New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 8th November 1978 There are 40 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 8th November 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hook for lifting heavy fishGAFFAAcross 5: Short, projecting stumpSNAGAAcross 9: "Windy City," for shortCH'IAAcross 9: "Windy City," for shortCHIAAcross 12: PotpourriOLIOAAcross 13: Savoir-___FAIREAAcross 14: ConjunctionTHANAAcross 15: RowTIERAAcross 16: Van ___ of NASA fameALLENAAcross 17: Very small marginHAIRAAcross 18: Cream or oysterOFF-WHITEAAcross 20: Leave a caveEMERGEAAcross 22: UnsubstantialAIRYAAcross 23: Anthony's friendEROSAAcross 24: CoxcombDANDYAAcross 26: Talks foolishlyBLATHERSAAcross 30: RetinueSUITEAAcross 31: Cabbage or breadGELTAAcross 32: Beasts of burdenOXENAAcross 33: InvalidateUNDOAAcross 34: Nest in the RockiesAERIEAAcross 35: Sword of a sortEPEEAAcross 36: Lower a sparREEFAAcross 37: SedimentLEESAAcross 38: Bjorn Borg, e.g.SWEDEAAcross 39: Lamb or BaconESSAYISTAAcross 41: FarinaceousMEALYAAcross 42: Doe or RoeNAMEAAcross 43: GrasslandsLEASAAcross 44: TV streetSESAMEAAcross 47: Like FosdickFEARLESSAAcross 51: Group famed for blankets and potteryHOPIAAcross 52: Hose materialNYLONAAcross 54: TrackOVALAAcross 55: IndigoANILAAcross 56: MinuteTEENYAAcross 57: ___ precedentSETAAAcross 58: F.D.R. successorHSTAAcross 59: Grayish blueSAXEAAcross 60: Playing cardTREYDDown 1: "You ___ My Head"GO-TODDown 2: Arabic letterALIFDDown 3: Feudal lord's estateFIEFDDown 4: Prelude to defeat, with 14 DownFORWANTOFANAILDDown 5: Like caviarSALTYDDown 6: Blue or WhiteNILEDDown 7: "Lafayette, we ___ here"AREDDown 8: ProduceGENERATEDDown 9: Convert to carbonCHARDDown 10: British field marshal in W.W. IHAIGDDown 11: ConcerningINREDDown 13: TinkerbellFAIRYDDown 14: See 4 DownTHESHOEWASLOSTDDown 19: StashHIDEDDown 21: WitticismMOTDDown 23: New York islandELLISDDown 24: Colorado's Great Sand ___DUNESDDown 25: DeputiesAIDESDDown 26: Hat for PierreBERETDDown 27: DisbarEXPELDDown 28: Long and thinREEDYDDown 29: Dirk of yoreSNEEDDown 30: UnerringSUREDDown 31: SimpletonsGEESEDDown 34: SustenanceALIMENTSDDown 38: ScorchSEARDDown 40: TuberYAMDDown 41: Labor leaderMEANYDDown 43: Sierra ___LEONEDDown 44: Eastern rulerSHAHDDown 45: Time immemorialEONSDDown 46: Barbecue adjunctSPITDDown 47: BendFLEXDDown 48: AlwaysEVERDDown 49: GlutSATEDDown 50: ExecuteSLAYDDown 53: TrulyYEA