New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th January 1977 There are 35 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th January 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ImpairDAMAGEAAcross 7: Click or stagBEETLEAAcross 13: Small portionMODICUMAAcross 14: Shoulder to shoulderABREASTAAcross 16: One ___ (singly)AT A TIMEAAcross 17: High-wire artist's forteBALANCEAAcross 18: Ran amokRAGEDAAcross 19: Roi's mateREINEAAcross 21: Girl's nameNANAAcross 22: RainbowIRISAAcross 23: De MilleAGNESAAcross 24: Congress people: Abbr.REPSAAcross 25: Hubble-bubbleADOAAcross 26: Ohio playersREDSAAcross 27: Vegetable pastePUREEAAcross 28: Moon goddessSELENEAAcross 31: Makes the gradePASSESAAcross 32: Ruffled drawersPANTALETSAAcross 34: DesertSAHARAAAcross 37: Superficial showVENEERAAcross 39: Sorrowful cryALACKAAcross 40: Pear varietyBOSCAAcross 41: Poetic wordE'ERAAcross 44: Julep ingredientMINTAAcross 45: Certain racerHORSEAAcross 46: MonsterOGREAAcross 47: Nigerian townABOAAcross 48: BriefTERSEAAcross 49: Koran chaptersSURASAAcross 50: Starchy foodRAVIOLIAAcross 52: Best-keptNEATESTAAcross 54: EncouragedABETTEDAAcross 55: Card games for twoECARTESAAcross 56: Poisonous gasARSINEAAcross 57: ConstraintDURESSDDown 1: Old foolDOTARDDDown 2: Dance duetsADAGIOSDDown 3: Tiny bugsMITESDDown 4: BitingACIDDDown 5: Moscow's big storeGUMDDown 6: Like many third-world nationsEMERGENTDDown 7: MollycoddlesBABIESDDown 8: Israel's Abba et al.EBANSDDown 9: Writer GardnerERLEDDown 10: Hyson or katTEADDown 11: FalconsLANNERSDDown 12: One on the lamESCAPEEDDown 13: Santa ___MARIADDown 15: Becomes rigidTENSESDDown 20: Takes a crack atENDEAVORSDDown 23: Place of contestARENADDown 24: Ballet ___RUSSEDDown 27: Cracker spreadPATEDDown 29: Solar-lunar year gapEPACTDDown 30: FrolicLARKDDown 31: Money in the U.K.PENCEDDown 33: WanedLESSENEDDDown 34: Elm fruitSAMARADDown 35: "Arabian Nights" woodcutterALI BABADDown 36: Dartmouth's homeHANOVERDDown 38: Send ___ (refuse politely)REGRETSDDown 40: Chemical compoundBORIDEDDown 42: ObliteratesERASESDDown 43: PausesRESTSDDown 45: Paris's prizeHELENDDown 46: UnconventionalOUTREDDown 48: Whole: PrefixTOTIDDown 49: River to the MoselleSAARDDown 51: "___ a deal!"ITSDDown 53: Old French coinECU