New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th March 1978 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th March 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rehearsal groupCASTAAcross 5: Roman statesmanCATOAAcross 9: Irish wit and playwrightGBSAAcross 12: Feed the kittyANTEAAcross 13: Chicago airportOHAREAAcross 15: Mountain: Comb. formOREOAAcross 16: " . . . ___ O'Rourke"MEANDMAMIEAAcross 18: RequireNEEDAAcross 19: Certain fundsTRUSTSAAcross 20: Not so fastSLOWERAAcross 22: Shad ___ROEAAcross 23: Mary Ellen of balletMOYLANAAcross 24: Word before pay or pathBASEAAcross 27: Isle of ___, in the Irish SeaMANAAcross 28: ConstellationARGOAAcross 30: Handy billsONESAAcross 31: Resort in the PyreneesPAUAAcross 32: Football ployEND RUNAAcross 34: Actress O'ConnorUNAAAcross 35: ___ IsleEMERALDAAcross 37: W.W. II areaETOAAcross 38: Piano fixersTUNERSAAcross 40: "___ tu" (Verdi aria)ERIAAcross 41: Spanish painterSERTAAcross 42: "Damn Yankees" girlLOLAAAcross 43: Rival of a Rep.DEMAAcross 44: On bended ___KNEEAAcross 45: ___ the barrelheadCASHONAAcross 47: ___ alaiJAIAAcross 49: Glossy fabricSATEENAAcross 50: One who keensMOANERAAcross 53: Church partAPSEAAcross 54: "Kathleen ___"MAVOURNEENAAcross 57: Donna of filmsREEDAAcross 58: AspersionsSLURSAAcross 59: Sea eagle or lake in IrelandERNEAAcross 60: Word with board or stoneKEYAAcross 61: Yankee shortstopDENTAAcross 62: Actor O'NealRYANDDown 1: Machine partCAMDDown 2: Writer ClaudeANETDDown 3: O'Toole is oneSTARDDown 4: Terms in officeTENURESDDown 5: French titleCOMTEDDown 6: Triumphant criesAHASDDown 7: "___ o' Shanter"TAMDDown 8: PrayerORISONDDown 9: "The ___ Grass of Home"GREENGREENDDown 10: Pub drinkBEERDDown 11: Ireland, the Old ___SODDDown 14: SlitheryEELYDDown 15: AheadONWARDDDown 17: Honor T.E. Lawrence refusedDSODDown 21: He played Chan before TolerOLANDDDown 23: O'Sullivan from BoyleMAUREENDDown 24: Event for John L. SullivanBOUTDDown 25: Make voidANNULDDown 26: "The Green Crow"SEAN O'CASEYDDown 27: Actress Murray: 1885–1965MAEDDown 29: BizarreOUTREDDown 31: Irish V.I.P.'sPMSDDown 32: WhitneyELIDDown 33: ObserveNOTEDDown 35: Rub outERASEDDown 36: Irish Sea, ___ of the AtlanticARMDDown 39: Pleased as PunchELATEDDDown 41: Cornelia Otis ___SKINNERDDown 43: O'Connor from ChicagoDONALDDDown 46: Fashion's varying linesHEMSDDown 47: Knight vs. knightJOUSTDDown 48: Rhine feederAARDDown 49: Graf ___SPEEDDown 50: "On a St. Patrick's ___ . . . "MORNDDown 51: Like a banshee's wailEERYDDown 52: Sand, in SiciliaRENADDown 53: Noah's houseboatARKDDown 53: Noah's houseboatARK.DDown 55: Sight, in SedanVUEDDown 56: North Sea FeederNEN