New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th September 1977 There are 36 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th September 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: YokelRUSTICAAcross 7: Deceive or drugHOCUSAAcross 12: Eastern sovereign's wifeSULTANAAAcross 13: Alters the shape ofRECASTSAAcross 15: CharmsAMULETSAAcross 16: ObliterationERASUREAAcross 17: Game played on land or in waterPOLOAAcross 18: Hi-fi buff's concernTONEAAcross 20: Ginkgo or baobabTREEAAcross 21: ___ pro nobisORAAAcross 22: Quick-wittedSMARTAAcross 24: Dealt with troubleCOPEDAAcross 25: No longer working: Abbr.RETAAcross 26: Suffix with battle or settleMENTAAcross 27: Proofreaders' inverted v'sCARETSAAcross 28: Tenth of a centuryDECADEAAcross 30: National flagCOLORSAAcross 31: DismountedALITAAcross 32: "Volsunga Saga" villainATLIAAcross 33: Magnetic-induction unitsTESLASAAcross 35: Moonshiners' vesselsSTILLSAAcross 38: Of a spring periodLENTENAAcross 39: School founded by Henry VIETONAAcross 40: "Let's Call ___ Day," 1932 songITAAAcross 42: Potok's "My Name Is ___ Lev"ASHERAAcross 43: CreatureBEINGAAcross 44: Tom, Dick and HarryMENAAcross 45: Romance lang.ITALAAcross 46: Put up wallpaperHANGAAcross 47: Fender benderDENTAAcross 48: "Flicks"CINEMASAAcross 50: MeanAVERAGEAAcross 53: QuartersSECTORSAAcross 54: ScreedsTIRADESAAcross 55: Change the typeRESETAAcross 56: GlossENAMELDDown 1: BruitedRUMOREDDDown 2: WailULULATEDDown 3: Town destroyed in 1944STLODDown 4: Menlo Park monogramTAEDDown 5: Bank term: Abbr.INTDDown 6: Spanish dancer's clickersCASTANETSDDown 7: On this earthHEREDDown 8: Edible rootOCADDown 9: Medicine or lubricantCASTOR OILDDown 10: Seizer like CaesarUSURPERDDown 11: "Back" and "Angel"STREETSDDown 12: FlavorSAPORDDown 13: Landlord's dueRENTDDown 14: Caraway produceSEEDSDDown 19: Scrap for SpotORTDDown 22: Not so largeSMALLERDDown 23: Strip in the middle of a highwayMEDIANDDown 24: VocationCALLINGDDown 27: Pima, for oneCOTTONDDown 29: Little strongholdsCASTELETSDDown 30: Criticize severelyCASTIGATEDDown 33: More snappishTESTIERDDown 34: MagnifyENHANCEDDown 36: Summer refresherLIMEADEDDown 37: A Casey who once went to batSTENGELDDown 38: Those not in the clergyLAICSDDown 39: Yet, to ShakespeareE'ENDDown 39: Yet, to ShakespeareEENDDown 41: Puts a stake into the potANTESDDown 43: Pinza was oneBASSDDown 46: One of Rodgers's partnersHARTDDown 47: Small measureDRAMDDown 49: Simian space pioneerMOEDDown 51: ___ roséVINDDown 52: AgeERA