New York Times Answers - Friday, 20th December 1996 There are 31 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 20th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Grieve bitterlyEATONESHEARTOUTAAcross 16: Actress's date on Broadway?STAGEDOORJOHNNYAAcross 17: It's near the bottom of a suitTHREEOFDIAMONDSAAcross 18: Table d'___HOTEAAcross 19: Russian fighterMIGAAcross 20: Prefix with graphicXEROAAcross 21: Salty septetSEASAAcross 23: Cyrano's noseNEZAAcross 25: Shoot-'em-upOATERAAcross 28: Bores, in a wayDRONESONAAcross 31: Number not on a clockXIIIAAcross 32: Nav. rankCPOAAcross 33: Noted publication of 1933, for shortO.E.D.AAcross 33: Noted publication of 1933, for shortOEDAAcross 35: ___-MagnonCROAAcross 36: Fully getsFATHOMSAAcross 40: Yard sectionTWOFEETAAcross 42: 1947 Hope/Crosby destinationRIOAAcross 43: Encouraging wordRAHAAcross 44: "Discreet Music" composerENOAAcross 45: Cabinet Dept.EDUCAAcross 47: Pencil pushersDOODLERSAAcross 51: Dash instrumentsTACHSAAcross 53: Purcell pieceODEAAcross 54: Author FerberEDNAAAcross 56: Word to the wiseHINTAAcross 58: Role in Haydn's "The Creation"EVEAAcross 60: Break a leg?LAMEAAcross 62: FantasticTOOGOODTOBETRUEAAcross 66: Place for directionsINFORMATIONDESKAAcross 67: Steeplejacks' equipmentSAFETYHARNESSESDDown 1: O.T. bookESTHDDown 2: Dumas characterATHOSDDown 3: Made gaudy, with "up"TARTEDDDown 4: Feature of some Gothic architectureOGEE ARCHDDown 5: Name-dropper's word?NEEDDown 6: Old Dead Sea kingdomEDOMDDown 7: Fiestas hit of 1959SOFINEDDown 8: Diamond GilHODGESDDown 9: "___ tu" (Verdi aria)ERIDDown 10: Son of TelamonAJAXDDown 11: Lover of ShakespeareROMEODDown 12: Trunk sectionTHORAXDDown 13: Formally warnedONNOTICEDDown 14: Hamburger link?UNDDDown 15: Cobb et al.TYSDDown 22: Deep sleepSOPORDDown 24: Kind of suitZOOTDDown 26: Limerick's locationEIREDDown 27: Laugh-a-minuteRIOTDDown 29: Land roverNOMADDDown 30: Post by the stairsNEWELDDown 34: RecipientDONEEDDown 36: Ukulele featureFRETDDown 37: Ethiopian of operaAIDADDown 38: IgniteTOUCH OFFDDown 39: Insect repellent?SHOODDown 41: Popular 80's modelsFORDLTDSDDown 46: Tropical fleaCHIGOEDDown 48: Folk singer from Birmingham, Ala.ODETTADDown 49: Act of civilityDEVOIRDDown 50: Gamekeepers?SNARESDDown 52: BeltSNORTDDown 55: TickleAMUSEDDown 57: "Skip ___ Lou..."TOMYDDown 59: Black, to BlakeEBONDDown 61: Cries in the comicsEEKSDDown 62: Old-fashioned contractionTISDDown 63: ___ shoestringONADDown 64: Morse dashDAHDDown 65: Hurricane headingENE