New York Times Answers - Thursday, 12th January 1978 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 12th January 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Comes to the plateBATSAAcross 5: Vamp of the TwentiesBARAAAcross 9: Watering spotOASISAAcross 14: Leif's fatherERICAAcross 15: Inland seaARALAAcross 16: Campus clubsFRATSAAcross 17: Part of N.B.NOTAAAcross 18: BradNAILAAcross 19: Weather satelliteTIROSAAcross 20: Groucho in "The Big Store"WOLFJFLYWHEELAAcross 23: Malayan vesselPROAAAcross 24: Went after congersEELEDAAcross 25: Possess, in GlasgowHAEAAcross 28: With one leg on each sideASTRIDEAAcross 31: Go-between for StandishALDENAAcross 33: Gerundial suffixINGAAcross 34: In the present conditionASISAAcross 38: Groucho in "A Day at the Races"HUGOZHACKENBUSHAAcross 42: Last wordAMENAAcross 43: Horatian workODEAAcross 44: WeirdEERIEAAcross 45: "Looking for Mr. ___"GOODBARAAcross 48: TerminusENDAAcross 49: Room's partnerBOARDAAcross 52: ___ Ridge (race horse)RIVAAAcross 54: Groucho in "Duck Soup"RUFUSTFIREFLYAAcross 59: Language of the masses no longerLATINAAcross 60: Automotive pioneerOLDSAAcross 61: Rain hardTEEMAAcross 63: Turn asideAVERTAAcross 64: Baltic portRIGAAAcross 65: CheeseEDAMAAcross 66: Spanish wine cityXERESAAcross 67: Worldwide oil powersOPECAAcross 68: Like a June day, to LowellRAREDDown 1: Jonson of literary fameBENDDown 2: " . . . maids all in ___"AROWDDown 3: BrozTITODDown 4: Sell tickets illegallySCALPDDown 5: Things to pickBANJOSDDown 6: P.L.O. leaderARAFATDDown 7: Track positionRAILDDown 8: AssociateALLYDDown 9: "___ I Sing"OFTHEEDDown 10: Blithe spiritARIELDDown 11: Ranee's garbSAREEDDown 12: "Have ___ You Lately?" (pop song)ITOLDDDown 13: Draft org.SSSDDown 21: LisztFRANZDDown 22: Piece of cheeseWEDGEDDown 25: LaughHA-HADDown 25: LaughHAHADDown 26: AstringentALUMDDown 27: Nose outEDGEDDown 29: Prepared vegetablesRICEDDDown 30: SignINKDDown 32: Long timeEONDDown 34: Man of GothamABEDDown 35: PositiveSUREDDown 36: "The proof ___ the pudding"ISINDDown 37: Take offSHEDDDown 39: K.K.K. garmentsHOODSDDown 40: TroubleADODDown 41: BrashnessNERVEDDown 45: Sounds of effortGRUNTSDDown 46: Draw or contract followerBRIDGEDDown 47: Part of the lungAIR SACDDown 49: CourageousBRAVEDDown 50: Type of spaceOUTERDDown 51: BlazingAFIREDDown 53: In pursuit ofAFTERDDown 55: Corrida combatantTORODDown 56: Toss a coinFLIPDDown 57: Book by Aldous HuxleyLEDADDown 58: Solar or sidereal timeYEARDDown 59: SlackLAXDDown 62: French Mrs.MME