New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th October 1987 There are 38 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th October 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Far from fewSCORESAAcross 7: BranchingRAMOSEAAcross 13: Algeciras, e.g.SEAPORTAAcross 14: Maltreater's actionABUSINGAAcross 16: Tropical plantLANTANAAAcross 17: This might be kneadedMASSAGEAAcross 18: In the manner ofALAAAcross 18: In the manner ofALA.AAcross 19: Bad news at the hospitalRELAPSEAAcross 21: Mate for an AndyMINAAcross 22: Scottish gobletTASSAAcross 24: BristlesSETAEAAcross 25: AllelomorphGENEAAcross 26: "___ Talking," Rivers-Meryman bookENTERAAcross 28: Desert region of shifting sandsREGAAcross 29: AssailBESETAAcross 30: Barrel partsSTAVESAAcross 32: ProximityNEARNESSAAcross 34: EternallyEVERAAcross 36: Casino cash-collectorSLOTAAcross 37: Grew togetherACCRETEDAAcross 41: Contest, for shortSWEEPSAAcross 45: Famed French mathematician: 1871-1956BORELAAcross 46: French articleLESAAcross 48: Ice pinnacleSERACAAcross 49: ___ RabbitBRERAAcross 50: IntendedMEANTAAcross 52: Kind of mothLUNAAAcross 53: Harem roomODAAAcross 54: More like powderMEALIERAAcross 56: Crandall of baseballDEL.AAcross 56: Crandall of baseballDELAAcross 57: RagsTATTERSAAcross 59: Short biographyPROFILEAAcross 61: Charge at some warehousesSTOWAGEAAcross 62: AllodiumsESTATESAAcross 63: DisintegratedERODEDAAcross 64: Took a napRESTEDDDown 1: Adhesive substanceSEALANTDDown 2: Card gameCANASTADDown 3: Make a choiceOPTDDown 4: Columbia rooter's commandROARDDown 5: Sea eaglesERNESDDown 6: More out of dateSTALERDDown 7: Rushes violently aboutRAMPAGESDDown 8: DegradeABASEDDown 9: PonderMUSEDDown 10: C.I.A. predecessorOSSDDown 11: Thon Buri nativesSIAMESEDDown 12: What the Unsers startENGINESDDown 13: BlackboardsSLATESDDown 15: Civet-related animalsGENETSDDown 20: Solar diskATENDDown 23: Not so clementSEVERERDDown 25: RefinedGENTEELDDown 27: Make merryREVELDDown 29: ForeheadsBROWSDDown 31: Put into placeSETDDown 33: Pacino and SmithALSDDown 35: Let goRELEASEDDDown 37: Monastery headsABBOTSDDown 38: Heart-shapedCORDATEDDown 39: Ancient of DaysCREATORDDown 40: Fir or pine boardDEALDDown 42: Like savantsERUDITEDDown 43: Covered a wall with woodPANELEDDDown 44: These are often tippedSCALESDDown 47: Hidden gunmanSNIPERDDown 50: Combine two into oneMERGEDDown 51: LaconicTERSEDDown 54: Alcoholic beverageMEADDDown 55: MoldersROTSDDown 58: Hardy's "___ on a Tower"TWODDown 60: ___ Albert of cartoonsFAT