New York Times Answers - Thursday, 26th December 1996 There are 35 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 26th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Egg holderOVISACAAcross 7: Male catTOMAAcross 10: Weisshorn and othersALPSAAcross 14: Having more butter and creamRICHERAAcross 15: Managed-care option, for shortHMOAAcross 16: Tropical food stapleTAROAAcross 17: Asia Minor capitalANKARAAAcross 18: KinsmanRELATIONAAcross 20: QuitLAYDOWNONESARMSAAcross 22: Joe ___BLOWAAcross 23: Hit the slopesSKIAAcross 24: Garcon's listCARTEAAcross 28: Allen of "Home Improvement"TIMAAcross 30: HearthINGLEAAcross 34: ET carriersUFOSAAcross 35: EminenceRENOWNAAcross 37: Maya ___ (Vietnam Wall designer)LINAAcross 38: QuitsGIVESUPTHEGHOSTAAcross 41: Lionel Richie's "You ___"AREAAcross 42: Female fowlPEAHENAAcross 43: Author GardnerERLEAAcross 44: Short-windedTERSEAAcross 46: B.A. or Ph.D.DEGAAcross 47: Dinner birdFRYERAAcross 48: StandardPARAAcross 50: Filled tortillaTACOAAcross 52: QuitsSTRIKESONESFLAGAAcross 60: 1995 Masters Tournament winnerCRENSHAWAAcross 61: AspireSTRIVEAAcross 62: AdjutantAIDEAAcross 63: Bio bitAGEAAcross 64: Part of a serviceTEAPOTAAcross 65: Sphagnum, for oneMOSSAAcross 66: ___ Paese cheeseBELAAcross 67: Illegal firingsARSONSDDown 1: Grueling examORALDDown 2: ___ del Mar, ChileVINADDown 3: Highly distastefulICKYDDown 4: Source of roeSHADDDown 5: Oxygen-dependent bacteriumAEROBEDDown 6: Rush-hour paceCRAWLDDown 7: QuitTHROW IN THE TOWELDDown 8: HarbingerOMENDDown 9: InfiltratorsMOLESDDown 10: ReachATTAINDDown 11: Place to hibernateLAIRDDown 12: It's a ballPROMDDown 13: Charlie Chan's #1 and #2SONSDDown 19: Kind of priceASKINGDDown 21: TabletNOTEPADDDown 24: Bandleader with the 1943 hit "Brazil"CUGATDDown 25: BurningAFIREDDown 26: ItinerantROVERDDown 27: Mao ___-tungTSEDDown 29: New England IndianMOHEGANDDown 31: Exult (in)GLORYDDown 32: Hard-twisted cotton threadLISLEDDown 33: Come inENTERDDown 35: RegretRUEDDown 36: Benign growthWENDDown 39: Barks on cue, as a dogSPEAKSDDown 40: Old what's-___-nameHERDDown 45: Porcupine quillsSPINESDDown 47: EncourageFOSTERDDown 49: Recovery regimen, for shortREHABDDown 51: Jai alai basketCESTADDown 52: ConSCAMDDown 53: Rap music's TLC, e.g.TRIODDown 54: 1990 World Series champsREDSDDown 55: GuruSAGEDDown 56: Abbey figuresFRASDDown 57: Prefix with suctionLI PODDown 57: Prefix with suctionLIPODDown 58: Stratford's riverAVONDDown 59: ComprehendsGETS