New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 31st August 2016 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 31st August 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sty fareSLOPAAcross 5: Stuff for sale at concertsMERCHAAcross 10: Galileo Galilei Airport cityPISAAAcross 14: Federico of the Clinton cabinetPENAAAcross 15: State bordering British ColumbiaIDAHOAAcross 16: Bow-toting deityEROSAAcross 17: Hormel's assurance that Spam is packed safely?YESWECANITAAcross 19: [I need this immediately]ASAPAAcross 20: Singer LambertADAMAAcross 21: Exposed to riskAT STAKEAAcross 23: Like most pretzelsSALTYAAcross 26: Brazil ___NUTAAcross 27: L.A. campusUSCAAcross 28: Ill temperIREAAcross 29: Playground equipment thief?SWINGBANDITAAcross 34: Places to hang hatsPEGSAAcross 36: "It's ___-brainer!"ANOAAcross 37: Major conduitsMAINSAAcross 38: "Enough!" as opposed to "You quit that right now!"?SHORTSTOPITAAcross 42: Bathroom fixtureBIDETAAcross 44: ___ de toiletteEAUAAcross 45: Zero, at Ashe StadiumLOVEAAcross 48: "Miss Dickinson, put your poem on Facebook"?EMILYPOSTITAAcross 52: An air ball misses thisRIMAAcross 53: Mental health org.APAAAcross 54: Parker or CrossPENAAcross 55: Kentucky Derby prizeROSESAAcross 57: Picnic basketsHAMPERSAAcross 59: A skeptic may raise oneBROWAAcross 61: Victims of the Morlocks, in sci-fiELOIAAcross 62: "Use this sparingly" ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeMAKEITLASTAAcross 67: Broadway musical based on "La Bohème"RENTAAcross 68: Epic of TroyILIADAAcross 69: Tree of Life localeEDENAAcross 70: Track figuresODDSAAcross 71: Reds and BluesTEAMSAAcross 72: Not a good thing to do while drivingTEXTDDown 1: One may bug youSPYDDown 2: Stan of Marvel ComicsLEEDDown 3: Walk-___ONSDDown 4: Handle clumsilyPAWATDDown 5: Mineral used for insulationMICADDown 6: Dutch cheese townEDAMDDown 7: CampaignedRANDDown 8: China's ___ Kai-shekCHIANGDDown 9: Poolside amenityHOT TUBDDown 10: Bog fuelPEATDDown 11: Taxpayers' bugaboosIRSAUDITORSDDown 12: Penetrates fullySOAKSINDDown 13: SidesASPECTSDDown 18: Breyers alternativeEDYSDDown 22: "PAID," for oneSTAMPDDown 23: Enjoy, as brandySIPDDown 24: "r," in a 72-AcrossAREDDown 25: Gangland rival of Dutch SchultzLEGSDIAMONDDDown 30: Cabinet department until 1947WARDDown 31: Acct. earningsINTDDown 32: Rhinoplasty targetsNOSESDDown 33: Something to hit on the headNAILDDown 35: Silverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"SHELDDown 39: Most common blood groupOTYPEDDown 40: Bit of body art, in briefTATDDown 41: Montréal assentOUIDDown 42: Come to the rescueBEAHERODDown 43: StuckIMPALEDDDown 46: Go head-to-headVIEDDown 47: Rescue squad lettersEMSDDown 49: Hunter's documentPERMITDDown 50: Attractive to bargain huntersONSALEDDown 51: Gait slower than a canterTROTDDown 56: Little hooterOWLETDDown 58: The absolute worst, with "the"PITSDDown 59: Grin from ear to earBEAMDDown 60: PurgesRIDSDDown 63: Rio automakerKIADDown 64: Suffix with Gator or PowerADEDDown 65: "The birds and the bees"SEXDDown 66: Explosive in Road Runner cartoonsTNT