New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 18th October 1977 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 18th October 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cool one's heelsWAITAAcross 5: Item in a trunkSPAREAAcross 10: Kettle handleBAILAAcross 14: Jersey or GuernseyISLEAAcross 15: Cards left over after a dealTALONAAcross 16: King of the HunsATLIAAcross 17: Time for contrition re imbibitionTHEMORNINGAFTERAAcross 20: Make propitiation forEXPIATEAAcross 21: Soak, as tea leavesINFUSEAAcross 22: YaliesELISAAcross 23: Plant of the bean familyANILAAcross 24: Scene 1 setting in "La Bohème"GARRETAAcross 27: Kringle's largessePRESENTSAAcross 31: Moslem princeAMEERAAcross 32: Indian garment: Var.SAREEAAcross 33: MouthsORAAAcross 34: Plaid fabricMAUDAAcross 35: AsseverateSWEARAAcross 36: Type of type: Abbr.ITALAAcross 37: Con Ed et al.UTSAAcross 38: Meeting places in Pericles' daySTOASAAcross 39: EscargotSNAILAAcross 40: Get spiffedTIEONEONAAcross 42: Like Horner or MuffetLITTLEAAcross 43: Easy winROMPAAcross 44: Safe's partnerSANEAAcross 45: Hindu musical instrumentsSITARSAAcross 48: Henry's goal: 1775LIBERTYAAcross 51: Go on a tearPAINTTHETOWNREDAAcross 54: EagerAGOGAAcross 55: "___ but an empty bubble": DrydenHONORAAcross 56: ElusiveEELYAAcross 57: What Mother Hubbard's dog hadNONEAAcross 58: An Alaskan first familyEGANSAAcross 59: RemoveDELEDDown 1: To ___ (for example)WITDDown 2: Tennis nameASHEDDown 3: HollyILEXDDown 4: Even or hot followerTEMPEREDDDown 5: Passage off GibraltarSTRAITDDown 6: Sam's lengthy errorPANTSDDown 7: "A mixture of ___ doth ever add pleasure": BaconALIEDDown 8: Jockey TurcotteRONDDown 9: Iron-horse driverENGINEERDDown 10: ConfoundBAFFLEDDown 11: Alaskan islandATTUDDown 12: ___ du Vent (the Windwards)ILESDDown 13: Milanese moneyLIREDDown 18: RaincoatOILERDDown 19: Aromatic herbANISEDDown 23: TapestryARRASDDown 24: From A to ZGAMUTDDown 25: Violin par excellenceAMATIDDown 26: Employ againREUSEDDown 27: Song of praisePAEANDDown 28: ___ home (out)NOTATDDown 29: The Cherokee, e.g.TRAILDDown 30: Room in a maisonSALLEDDown 32: Sudden descentSWOOPDDown 35: ___ tide (stops)STEMSTHEDDown 36: Confined during a warINTERNEDDDown 38: Stable soundSNORTDDown 39: TendonSINEWDDown 41: ___ blossom (cocktail)ORANGEDDown 42: Hercules' dirty dozenLABORSDDown 44: SquelchSITONDDown 45: BridgeSPANDDown 46: Desdemona's detractorIAGODDown 47: Suffix with idea and operaTIONDDown 48: Heroine of Conrad's "Victory"LENADDown 49: Eucalyptus or ailanthusTREEDDown 50: HollerYELLDDown 52: DurocHOGDDown 53: Substance from madderDYE