New York Times Answers - Thursday, 8th December 1977 There are 40 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 8th December 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Use Howe's machineSEWAAcross 4: Bind, as a sprainSTRAPAAcross 9: Once, onceERSTAAcross 13: Air: Comb. formATMOAAcross 14: Action centerARENAAAcross 15: TardyLATEAAcross 16: Café ___ (black coffee)NOIRAAcross 17: Katmandu's kingdomNEPALAAcross 18: Jewish monthADARAAcross 19: Strive to meet a deadlineWORKAGAINSTTIMEAAcross 22: Antarctic capeADAREAAcross 23: Genes acidDNAAAcross 24: Cleans a pipeREAMSAAcross 25: Part of a turbineROTORAAcross 26: Estonia, to EstoniansEESTIAAcross 28: Sri Lanka exportTEAAAcross 29: Prefix with classic or LatinNEOAAcross 30: Fort ___, in CaliforniaORDAAcross 31: SurmiseINFERAAcross 33: Periodical, for shortMAGAAcross 35: Welcoming flowersLEIAAcross 36: Out of datePASSEAAcross 38: Bridle partBITAAcross 40: Part of the P.O. networkRLOAAcross 43: Socko!BAMAAcross 44: Coupe's cousinSEDANAAcross 46: Calchas and MopsusSEERSAAcross 48: Shaped unevenlyEROSEAAcross 50: Emulate De NiroACTAAcross 51: Like Ida or SueSWEETAAcross 52: Toils or moilsWORKSLIKEAHORSEAAcross 55: Inter ___ (among other things)ALIAAAcross 56: BetterAMENDAAcross 57: Holy Communion, e.g.RITEAAcross 58: Musical pauseRESTAAcross 59: U.S. artist and telegraphy pioneerMORSEAAcross 60: Ship, synecdochicallyKEELAAcross 61: Noble name of FerraraESTEAAcross 62: French handlesANSESAAcross 63: Graduating class: Abbr.SRSDDown 1: ___ ceremony (demanded formality)STOODONDDown 2: Arabian commander's jurisdictionEMIRATEDDown 3: AteliersWORKROOMSDDown 4: WarbledSANGDDown 5: Person on a vintner's payrollTREADERDDown 6: ComplainedREPINEDDDown 7: PineappleANANASDDown 8: ChumsPALSDDown 9: Gladden the heartELATEDDown 10: DiffuseRADIATEDDown 11: Speech defectSTAMMERDDown 12: Singer BrewerTERESADDown 13: SadatANWARDDown 20: See 13 AcrossAERDDown 21: ThreefoldTRINEDDown 27: JoustTILTDDown 30: MoldingOGEEDDown 32: Pyrotechnist's productsFIREWORKSDDown 34: JenniesASSESDDown 36: Releases conditionallyPAROLESDDown 37: CasanovaAMORISTDDown 38: Angels on BroadwayBACKERSDDown 39: VehementINTENSEDDown 41: Less trustfulLEERIERDDown 42: Tragedy by EuripidesORESTESDDown 43: "Take care!"BEWAREDDown 45: Indwelling power or spiritDAIMONDDown 46: Quiet!SSHDDown 47: Type of band or woolSTEELDDown 49: Relative of a batfishSKATEDDown 53: User of a prayer wheelLAMADDown 54: Hot-day quaffsADES