New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th August 1978 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th August 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: North Sea feederEMSAAcross 4: "Big A" soundCLOPAAcross 8: Leather named for a Western cityNAPAAAcross 12: Electrical unitVOLTAAcross 14: RegionalAREALAAcross 15: Muscat is its capitalOMANAAcross 16: On ___ with (equal to)APARAAcross 17: Alpinist's challengeMATTERHORNAAcross 19: Highest spot on earthEVERESTAAcross 21: Site of Bogus Basin ski resortBOISEAAcross 22: ___ libreVERSAAcross 23: Throw things atPELTAAcross 24: ___ Islands, supposed Fountain of Youth siteBIMINIAAcross 27: Money in MadridPESETASAAcross 30: Mauna ___LOAAAcross 31: Silver Springs neighborOCALAAAcross 33: Made tucksSEWEDAAcross 35: G.I. offenseAWOLAAcross 37: Stubborn as ___AMULEAAcross 39: Be worthy ofRATEAAcross 40: ExposesBARESAAcross 42: ImproveAMENDAAcross 44: Give ___ tryITAAAcross 45: Any undesirable localeSIBERIAAAcross 47: Ohio home of the WrightsDAYTONAAcross 49: River of "The Bard"AVONAAcross 50: Kind of mothLUNAAAcross 51: Crete's capitalCANEAAAcross 53: ___ Lake, N.Y. spaSARANACAAcross 56: Industrial suburb of DetroitRIVERROUGEAAcross 58: "Twittering Machine" painterKLEEAAcross 60: Salt Lake City teamUTESAAcross 61: BlunderedERREDAAcross 62: East or West in N.Y.C.SIDEAAcross 63: Jane of fictionEYREAAcross 64: Maine's ___ IslandDEERAAcross 65: ___ AvivTELDDown 1: Girl saved by Uncle TomEVADDown 2: Act listlesslyMOPEDDown 3: Dubrovnik residentSLAVDDown 4: Stupid; oafishCRASSDDown 5: Baltic dwellerLETTDDown 6: Word with cake or mealOATDDown 7: New West PointersPLEBESDDown 8: Hurler's dreamNO-HITTERDDown 9: Biblical bookAMOSDDown 10: ReducePAREDDown 11: Massachusetts capeANNDDown 13: Rome's Fountain of ___TREVIDDown 14: "The Beautiful"AMERICADDown 18: Play partsROLESDDown 20: City once called Lake's CrossingRENODDown 23: Washington posed for himPEALEDDown 24: Spill the beansBLABDDown 25: Midwest IndiansIOWASDDown 26: N.Z. PolynesianMAORIDDown 27: Pen for PedroPLUMADDown 28: Be in store forAWAITDDown 29: BoutSET-TODDown 32: ViolentlyAMAINDDown 34: DoyenDEANDDown 36: Natives of BeirutLEBANESEDDown 38: LastedENDUREDDDown 41: CutSEVERDDown 43: Artist Charles ___ GibsonDANADDown 46: Uttered loudlyROAREDDDown 48: Pershing's menYANKSDDown 50: Brewery productLAGERDDown 51: Gary or EugeneCITYDDown 52: AffirmAVERDDown 53: Word with fire or footedSUREDDown 54: Left the busALITDDown 55: Hand overCEDEDDown 56: Scribe or de RivoliRUEDDown 57: Pitchblende, e.g.OREDDown 57: Pitchblende, e.g.ORE.DDown 59: Snakelike fishEEL