New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th December 1977 There are 35 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th December 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ChoristerBASSAAcross 5: Some examsORALSAAcross 10: MordantACIDAAcross 14: Famous last wordsETTUAAcross 15: Lofty countryTIBETAAcross 16: PonselleROSAAAcross 17: Slow motionSNAILSPACEAAcross 19: Show biz awardEMMYAAcross 20: Patisserie fareTORTEAAcross 21: Gnu and oryxANTELOPESAAcross 23: Abbr. in physicsCGSAAcross 25: Jefferson Memorial featureCUPOLAAAcross 26: Rigs the evidenceFRAMESAAcross 29: Sailing raceREGATTAAAcross 32: Played the autocratCAESARIZEDAAcross 34: Musical notesRESAAcross 35: Light unitLUMENAAcross 36: Pithy sayingMOTAAcross 37: Egotist's smileSMIRKAAcross 39: Cycle or formUNIAAcross 40: Bartlett's collectionQUOTATIONSAAcross 42: One of Doc's companionsBASHFULAAcross 45: Lifts weightsEXERTSAAcross 46: Aramaic languageSYRIACAAcross 48: Lib causeERAAAcross 49: RandFANDANCERAAcross 52: Dazzling effectECLATAAcross 56: Radio-tube stabilizerAGERAAcross 57: Weak and vacillatingIRRESOLUTEAAcross 59: Elam's capitalSUSAAAcross 60: T.L.C. expertNURSEAAcross 61: Mavourneen's placeERINAAcross 62: Mrs. Dick TracyTESSAAcross 63: Wax histrionicEMOTEAAcross 64: Calendar abbr.SEPTDDown 1: TopsBESTDDown 2: ___ time (never)ATNODDown 3: HeadlinerSTARDDown 4: Piece of luggageSUITCASEDDown 5: Mil. academyOTSDDown 6: River bankRIPADDown 7: Char-___ (motor coach)ABANCDDown 8: Brief briefingLECTURETTEDDown 9: Well versed (in)STEEPEDDDown 10: Ring around a vesicleAREOLADDown 11: ColleagueCOMPATRIOTDDown 12: "Woe ___!"ISMEDDown 13: Preferred shiftDAYSDDown 18: ReporterLEGMANDDown 22: "Toothpick" for Paul BunyanLOGDDown 24: Sun. addressSERDDown 26: Animals in generalFAUNADDown 27: NegligenceREMISSNESSDDown 28: Image; effigySIMULACRUMDDown 30: ForktailsTERNSDDown 31: InvitesASKSDDown 32: Old Boys' milieuCLUBDDown 33: World-famous attraction in San DiegoZOODDown 37: Hi-fi gearSTEREODDown 38: Marvelous eventsMIRACLESDDown 40: Bitter tonicQUININEDDown 41: FireAXEDDown 43: Polyps or many-sided problemsHYDRASDDown 44: MonkFRADDown 47: Juan's hillCERRODDown 49: By expressFASTDDown 50: Shivering fitAGUEDDown 51: QuiescenceRESTDDown 53: InveigleLUREDDown 54: Like a ballerinaATIPDDown 55: Midway unitTENTDDown 58: ComprehendSEE