New York Times Answers - Saturday, 31st August 1996 There are 37 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 31st August 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ProloguePREFACEAAcross 8: BeatsFLAILSAAcross 14: CracksCREVICESAAcross 15: Greet, in a wayRINGINAAcross 16: Courting chairLOVE SEATAAcross 16: Courting chairLOVESEATAAcross 17: Slow-wittedOBTUSEAAcross 18: Easily seenOVERTAAcross 19: SoakedSOGGYAAcross 21: Wore awayATEAAcross 22: Major, for exampleTORYAAcross 23: Game from the French for "five winning numbers"KENOAAcross 24: "The Bronx Zoo" star of 80's TVASNERAAcross 26: "A Song of Old Hawaii" accompanimentUKEAAcross 27: MaskingHIDINGAAcross 29: ChapsLADSAAcross 30: Beachhouse, oftenRENTALAAcross 32: Home on a heightAERIEAAcross 34: WhirlingEDDYINGAAcross 36: Ornamental badgeROSETTEAAcross 40: The Mets, but not the Yankees, for shortNLERSAAcross 42: ZeroCIPHERAAcross 43: CrownACMEAAcross 46: They may be wildDEUCESAAcross 48: Reproductive necessityRNAAAcross 49: SingesCHARSAAcross 51: Winter commentBRRRAAcross 52: PaymentsFEESAAcross 53: BlackguardCURAAcross 54: Crinkled fabricCREPEAAcross 56: SweetheartFLAMEAAcross 57: UncutENTIREAAcross 59: OutfitACCOUTERAAcross 61: PorterSKYCAPAAcross 62: Takes upSHORTENSAAcross 63: Diner table staplesSYRUPSAAcross 64: PartSEGMENTDDown 1: Angry, and not by accidentPROVOKEDDDown 2: King's titleREVERENDDDown 3: 1922 Ted Lewis hit "___ Day"EVERYDDown 4: Show of angerFISTDDown 5: Close friend, in slangACEDDown 6: Broke offCEASEDDDown 7: Land on Lake PeipusESTONIADDown 8: Kind of kickFROGDDown 9: Where dinars buy dinnersLIBYADDown 10: Army memberANTDDown 11: Baja creatureIGUANADDown 12: On the Big BoardLISTEDDDown 13: Says with scornSNEERSDDown 14: Parliamentary procedureCLOTUREDDown 20: One done forGONERDDown 23: Baked in an ovenKILNEDDDown 25: To Milton it was "dewy-feathered"SLEEPDDown 27: HuzzahHAILDDown 28: Certain store ownerGROCERDDown 31: Jazz pianist McCoy ___TYNERDDown 33: Veil of ___ (mystery)ISISDDown 35: Cousin of the loonGREBEDDown 37: MenaceTHREATENDDown 38: Ghetto sightTENEMENTDDown 39: Stationer's suppliesERASERSDDown 41: OutdoSURPASSDDown 43: Get toACCESSDDown 44: ThicksetCHUNKYDDown 45: Saint, maybeMARTYRDDown 47: Nativity representationCRECHEDDown 50: Free-for-allSCRAPDDown 52: Tall, slender wineglassFLUTEDDown 55: Capitol Hill workers, for shortREPSDDown 56: Word with tax or freeFORMDDown 58: Hospital sect.ICUDDown 60: SprocketCOG