New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th December 1977 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th December 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Companions of ifs and butsANDSAAcross 5: Rubella eruptionRASHAAcross 9: Hammett poochASTAAAcross 13: PlunderLOOTAAcross 14: ___-Maritimes (where Nice is)ALPESAAcross 16: Kind of heapSLAGAAcross 17: Poll-taker RoperELMOAAcross 18: Fight site: Oct. 30, 1974ZAIREAAcross 19: YearnPINEAAcross 20: Useless peopleGOODFORNOTHINGSAAcross 23: SeedGERMAAcross 24: "Tantum ___," Eucharist stanzasERGOAAcross 25: Goat-man of Greek legendsSATYRAAcross 28: Ghana's capitalACCRAAAcross 31: Sapporo sashOBIAAcross 32: Dreamy drawingDOODLEAAcross 35: Girl in an old songNITAAAcross 39: Inventor's dreamBETTERMOUSETRAPAAcross 42: BlackthornSLOEAAcross 43: FondleCARESSAAcross 44: Roll-book notation: Abbr.ABSAAcross 45: Glean informationLEARNAAcross 47: Small hatTOQUEAAcross 49: PervadeFILLAAcross 51: MimicAPERAAcross 53: Musical comedy of 1941BESTFOOTFORWARDAAcross 60: ___ MajorURSAAAcross 61: Bassanio's emotionAMOREAAcross 62: KazanELIAAAcross 63: Net lining in a woman's hatCAULAAcross 64: Aegean gulfSAROSAAcross 65: JacquardLOOMAAcross 66: "Blue Night" artistKLEEAAcross 67: Like Paul PryNOSYAAcross 68: CitoleLUTEDDown 1: Shake ___ (hurry)ALEGDDown 2: Part of Agnew's pleaNOLODDown 3: Major-___DOMODDown 4: Very old-fashionedSTODGYDDown 5: Kind of clamRAZORDDown 6: Early morning soundALARMDDown 7: GyrateSPINDDown 8: Admired oneHERODDown 9: Position seekerASPIRANTDDown 10: Singapore ___ (bar drink)SLINGDDown 11: Dance for twoTANGODDown 12: RipensAGESDDown 15: Tennis termSETDDown 21: ___-lanceFERDEDDown 22: PronounHERDDown 25: WeepsSOBSDDown 26: Biblical victimABELDDown 27: Yugoslav leaderTITODDown 28: BedeckADORNDDown 29: TipCLUEDDown 30: TaxCESSDDown 33: Killer whaleORCADDown 34: Gen. BradleyOMARDDown 36: World's sixth largest oil producerIRAQDDown 37: ForbiddenTABUDDown 38: Church recessAPSEDDown 40: RevealingTELLTALEDDown 41: Ethyl acetoacetateESTERDDown 46: Mischievous childELFDDown 48: Eric Blair's pen nameORWELLDDown 49: UntamedFERALDDown 50: FlowISSUEDDown 51: Certain hairdosAFROSDDown 52: Poetic poetryPOESYDDown 53: It stopped at TrumanBUCKDDown 54: Western Hemisphere org.OASDDown 55: Muscat is its capitalOMANDDown 56: Charger in a Mexican arenaTORODDown 57: Ballplayer MattyALOUDDown 58: BrawlRIOTDDown 59: Christie's titleDAME