New York Times Answers - Monday, 4th December 1978 There are 39 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 4th December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Piano exerciseSCALEAAcross 6: Pub specialtiesALESAAcross 10: Detailed informationDATAAAcross 14: Soda jerks' servingsCOLASAAcross 15: Days of penitenceLENTAAcross 16: Mohammedan princeEMIRAAcross 17: Oak fruitACORNAAcross 18: Type stylePICAAAcross 19: DrySEREAAcross 20: Cosmeticians' offeringsROUGESAAcross 22: Rush-hour crowds, figurativelySARDINESAAcross 24: Cover a bet at diceFADEAAcross 25: Bunch upCLUSTERAAcross 27: Take back a former employeeREHIREAAcross 29: Kind of circle or bearPOLARAAcross 33: Verb suffixINGAAcross 36: Eternal CityROMEAAcross 37: FloodgateSLUICEAAcross 38: Particle in an atomic nucleusNEUTRONAAcross 40: Soft glove leatherDOESKINAAcross 41: Gruel sourceCEREALAAcross 42: Knox or WayneFORTAAcross 43: Degree held by a Montclair State prof.EDDAAcross 44: MatureADULTAAcross 45: Good-natured give-and-takeBANTERAAcross 47: Nimrod's needLICENSEAAcross 49: "Don't ___ Leave Me," 1929 songEVERAAcross 53: GossipCHIT-CHATAAcross 53: GossipCHITCHATAAcross 56: GulchRAVINEAAcross 58: Italian coinLIRAAAcross 59: Mild oathEGADAAcross 61: Black Watch garbKILTSAAcross 62: Shape of MaltaOVALAAcross 63: Muse for ThucydidesCLIOAAcross 64: Key Biscayne is oneISLETAAcross 65: Unit of heredityGENEAAcross 66: Source of iodineKELPAAcross 67: Comes closerNEARSDDown 1: MufflerSCARFDDown 2: Hot chocolate drinkCOCOADDown 3: AudiblyALOUDDDown 4: "The ___ heart, the kindlier hand": TennysonLARGERDDown 5: Laborer, in Ivanhoe's dayESNEDDown 6: High mountainALPDDown 7: Unhurried easeLEISUREDDown 8: BoxENCASEDDown 9: Square oneSTARTDDown 10: Eager to obtainDESIROUSDDown 11: "So may it be!"AMENDDown 12: Lose zestTIREDDown 13: Battles buff on OlympusARESDDown 21: Andover is oneSCHOOLDDown 23: DiminishDEPLETEDDown 26: DepictLIMNDDown 28: WanderingERRATICDDown 30: Take pleasure inLIKEDDown 31: TartACIDDDown 32: SunderRENDDDown 33: Peru was his milieuINCADDown 34: WantNEEDDDown 35: Hindu tutorGURUDDown 37: P.O. clerkSORTERDDown 39: Poe's "The ___ Heart"TELLTALEDDown 40: Spanish lordsDONSDDown 42: Domestic pigeonFANTAILDDown 45: SleuthhoundBEAGLEDDown 46: Change textREVISEDDown 48: Fabric patternCHECKDDown 50: Country estateVILLADDown 51: Get inENTERDDown 52: Musical pausesRESTSDDown 53: EncumberCLOGDDown 54: Apian homeHIVEDDown 55: Persia, todayIRANDDown 57: RelatedAKINDDown 60: Diamond cutter's deviceDOP