New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 20th December 1977 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 20th December 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Agt.'s cutPCTAAcross 4: Priest's garmentALBAAcross 7: ___ as a wet henASMADAAcross 12: ScratchCLAWAAcross 13: Name meaning "hairy"ESAUAAcross 14: Aristotle's teacherPLATOAAcross 15: Kind of Soc. Sec.OASIAAcross 16: Co-author of "Nice Guys Finish Last"LINNAAcross 17: AvidEAGERAAcross 18: Does some wheeling and dealingPITCHESACURVEAAcross 21: FlowSTREAMAAcross 22: Contents of a windrowHAYAAcross 23: Sequential lettersLMNAAcross 26: Within: PrefixESOAAcross 27: Don't be one, said PoloniusLENDERAAcross 30: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 31: Pounds' companionsPENCEAAcross 32: Coast Guard groupSPARSAAcross 33: OutwitsBEATSTOTHEPUNCHAAcross 38: ___ once (suddenly)ALLATAAcross 39: "Iolanthe" chorus membersEARLSAAcross 40: Dull and drabBLAHAAcross 41: Military attackSORTIEAAcross 43: Labor org.AFLAAcross 46: Sound receiverEARAAcross 47: HairdoSETAAcross 48: Make a snide remarkNEEDLEAAcross 50: Tries an evasive trickMAKESANENDRUNAAcross 54: Actress EkbergANITAAAcross 56: Zoo featureEMEUAAcross 57: "Erik ___," book by Ben HechtDORNAAcross 58: Cézanne contemporaryMONETAAcross 59: BacillusGERMAAcross 60: FlippantAIRYAAcross 61: ViewpointANGLEAAcross 62: "Sail ___ Ship of State!"ONOAAcross 63: Porcine abodeSTYDDown 1: BraidsPLAITSDDown 2: He converted CubaCASTRODDown 3: BisTWICEDDown 4: Tag on a sale itemASISDDown 5: TurnerLANADDown 6: Nobelist for Peace: 1950BUNCHEDDown 7: Parrot's forteAPERYDDown 8: Tito, e.g.SLAVDDown 9: Discoverer of the Marianas: 1521MAGELLANDDown 10: ConsumedATEDDown 11: Buzzing insectDORDDown 12: ThicketCOPSEDDown 13: Gold or silverELEMENTDDown 19: Most heartyHALESTDDown 20: Former Egypt-Syria initialsUARDDown 24: Playwright ConnellyMARCDDown 25: Yugoslav cityNISHDDown 28: Cpl. or sgt.NCODDown 29: InhibitDETERDDown 30: ConstellationAPUSDDown 31: Chief Egyptian godPTAHDDown 32: Ill temperSPLEENDDown 33: RuthBABEDDown 34: Governor GrassoELLADDown 35: ScaryALARMINGDDown 36: Caubeen, e.g.HATDDown 37: Abnormal leaf growthERINEUMDDown 41: UnderstandSEEDDown 42: Cooperstown's lakeOTSEGODDown 43: SkillfulADROITDDown 44: AdoFLURRYDDown 45: Dustin Hoffman roleLENNYDDown 47: Pass lightly (over)SKATEDDown 49: Two Icelandic literary worksEDDASDDown 51: Defective: PrefixATELDDown 52: Word of assentAMENDDown 53: Fiddler or pianistNERODDown 54: Japanese woman diverAMADDown 55: ___ compos mentisNON