New York Times Answers - Thursday, 7th December 1978 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 7th December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Without any changesASISAAcross 5: Lead-pipe cinchSNAPAAcross 9: ChesterfieldSOFAAAcross 13: Basin for holy waterFONTAAcross 14: Customary; conventionalNOMICAAcross 16: Blue-pencilEDITAAcross 17: Danseuse's attireTUTUAAcross 18: Town on the PenobscotORONOAAcross 19: Cell in the retinaCONEAAcross 20: Ecology-minded actorROBERT REDFORDAAcross 23: English watering placeBATHAAcross 24: Half a sawbuckFINAAcross 25: DecorateEMBOSSAAcross 28: Whitman's "___ of Adam"CHILDRENAAcross 33: BearCARRYAAcross 34: Rest periodPAUSEAAcross 35: U.S. satelliteOGOAAcross 36: Object of Androcles' beneficenceLIONAAcross 37: Valued atWORTHAAcross 38: WharfQUAYAAcross 39: Kind of dyeAZOAAcross 40: Guitar ridgesFRETSAAcross 41: EccentricOUTREAAcross 42: "Heartaches" bandleaderTEDWEEMSAAcross 44: Opposite of hits the hayARISESAAcross 45: Kin of mins. and secs.HRSAAcross 46: Says furtherADDSAAcross 47: Christmas "visitor"SAINT NICHOLASAAcross 53: Self-controlledCALMAAcross 54: Turning toolLATHEAAcross 55: Plant with sword-shaped leavesIRISAAcross 57: Prepares to fireAIMSAAcross 58: Arab titleEMEERAAcross 59: Elaine ___, author of "Right Bank"NEALAAcross 60: Neil Simon creationPLAYAAcross 61: Old tongueERSEAAcross 62: MalodorousGAMYDDown 1: SternwardAFTDDown 2: Bar offeringSOURDDown 3: "Long Day's Journey ___ Night"INTODDown 4: Dogged or mulishSTUBBORNDDown 5: Paddock soundsSNORTSDDown 6: Realm of BoreasNORTHDDown 7: Love, in AcapulcoAMORDDown 8: Victim of blister rustPINEDDown 9: Base placeSECONDDDown 10: BouquetODORDDown 11: Come acrossFINDDDown 12: Took refectionATEDDown 15: Massachusetts' "___ aristocracy"CODFISHDDown 21: Nothing to itEASYDDown 22: Rat-tail ___FILEDDown 25: Brilliant acclaimECLATDDown 26: Pale yellow, as cornMAIZEDDown 27: Coop groupBROODDDown 28: Peddlers' wagonsCARTSDDown 29: ShantiesHUTSDDown 30: Puts to flightROUTSDDown 31: Astray: Fr.EGAREDDown 32: Poet who wrote "The Highwayman"NOYESDDown 34: Quatrain containerPOEMDDown 37: Contend withWRESTLEDDown 38: TraitorQUISLINGDDown 40: House plantFERNDDown 41: Religious bookletORDODDown 43: Quaint humorWHIMSYDDown 44: StickADHEREDDown 46: Deep yearningsACHESDDown 47: Flying jibSAILDDown 48: Soprano ___ Jean SmithALMADDown 49: ReputationNAMEDDown 50: Brain passageITERDDown 51: ___ codeAREADDown 52: ThailandSIAMDDown 53: BeanieCAPDDown 56: Like ReynardSLY