New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 23rd October 1996 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 23rd October 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cry for "poor Yorick"ALASAAcross 5: Brothers' keeper?ABBOTAAcross 10: Chase fliesSHAGAAcross 14: Fountain choiceCOLAAAcross 15: Hotelier HelmsleyLEONAAAcross 16: Not wellILLYAAcross 17: Nafta fighterHROSSPEROTAAcross 19: FedG-MANAAcross 20: UnevenEROSEAAcross 21: RelatedPERTINENTAAcross 23: Gets the better ofDEFEATSAAcross 25: ParadiseEDENAAcross 26: Madrid Mrs.SRAAAcross 27: Like an old recordSCRATCHYAAcross 31: Blond shadeASHAAcross 34: One place to find FranklinC-NOTEAAcross 36: ___-Ball (arcade game)SKEEAAcross 37: Duffer's goalPARAAcross 38: Creator of the MorlocksH. G. WELLSAAcross 41: Important periodERAAAcross 42: "___ first..."IFATAAcross 44: Kind of chartNATALAAcross 45: Hide-hair connectorNORAAcross 46: It's all in the familyNEPOTISMAAcross 49: DecksKOSAAcross 51: LimeyBRITAAcross 52: Goes offDEPARTSAAcross 56: Sign-reading siteHOROSCOPEAAcross 60: Get used (to)ENUREAAcross 61: Frequent caller?AVONAAcross 62: Noted 1973 resigneeHRHALDEMANAAcross 64: Eye of ___ (witch's item)NEWTAAcross 65: The best and the brightestELITEAAcross 66: Starts a lawnSODSAAcross 67: Part of A.D.ANNOAAcross 68: Tamerlane sacked it in 1398DELHIAAcross 69: Shoe insertTREEDDown 1: ThrobbedACHEDDDown 2: Greenstreet cohort in "The Maltese Falcon"LORREDDown 3: RemovedALOOFDDown 4: DisrespectsSASSESDDown 5: Gran Paradiso, e.g.ALPDDown 6: Summons, in a wayBEEPSDDown 7: Crashing type?BOREDDown 8: ___ off (switch choice)ONORDDown 9: Rip to shredsTATTERDDown 10: Official sealsSIGNETSDDown 11: "The American Language" authorH. L. MENCKENDDown 12: Ex-Sen. CranstonALANDDown 13: "Peer ___"GYNTDDown 18: Kind of partySEARCHDDown 22: Lupino of filmIDADDown 24: BiteTANGDDown 27: Power source for FultonSTEAMDDown 28: Scot, for oneCELTDDown 29: SubHERODDown 30: Wine label infoYEARDDown 31: "...hear ___ drop"APINDDown 32: Ump's callSAFEDDown 33: Black activist of the 60'sHRAPBROWNDDown 35: HasOWNSDDown 39: Charles or George, e.g.LAKEDDown 40: InclinedSLOPEDDDown 43: SkyDome localeTORONTODDown 47: "___ the season..."TISDDown 48: YearnedITCHEDDDown 50: Most level-headedSANESTDDown 52: RuinationDEATHDDown 53: Kind of millRUMORDDown 54: VocationTRADEDDown 55: Taste, e.g.SENSEDDown 56: Mandlikova of tennisHANADDown 57: Hot spotOVENDDown 58: Heraldic chargeORLEDDown 59: One of the Everly BrothersPHILDDown 63: Ring around the collar?LEI