New York Times Answers - Saturday, 9th December 1978 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 9th December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: S. A. rodentPACAAAcross 5: RascalSCAMPAAcross 10: Home of governmentSEATAAcross 14: "One small step for ___"A'MANAAcross 15: SlipERRORAAcross 16: Cartoonist who wrote "Man in the Shower"ARNOAAcross 17: Tweed's nemesisNASTAAcross 18: Basket weaveNATTEAAcross 19: Word with Kansas or OklahomaCITYAAcross 20: Relay system: 1860–61THEPONYEXPRESSAAcross 23: Son of GadERIAAcross 24: Affirmative voteYEAAAcross 25: IndiscretionLAPSEAAcross 29: Beame or VigodaABEAAcross 32: CollectAMASSAAcross 36: "___ santé!" (French toast)AVOTREAAcross 38: Trading centerENTREPOTAAcross 40: Signature shortcut for FranklinBENJAAcross 41: LoadCARGOAAcross 43: Archibald of the N.B.A.NATEAAcross 44: Study of beingONTOLOGYAAcross 46: Ostrich or emuRATITEAAcross 48: Poker ployRAISEAAcross 49: "___ Cape Cod," Patti Page hitOLDAAcross 51: A terminus of 56 AcrossCOLONAAcross 52: Transportation abbr.ETAAAcross 54: NarkRATAAcross 56: Goethals's achievementTHEPANAMACANALAAcross 64: ImprecationOATHAAcross 65: Adult insectIMAGOAAcross 66: Where the ginkgo growsASIAAAcross 68: Jack ___ of filmsELAMAAcross 69: Runner like RyunMILERAAcross 70: Conceal in the handPALMAAcross 71: London districtSOHOAAcross 72: "Stormy Weather" composerARLENAAcross 73: B'way groupANTADDown 1: CriticizePANDDown 2: She loves: Lat.AMATDDown 3: WherewithalCASHDDown 4: Prefix with dateANTEDDown 5: ___ Wences, puppeteerSENORDDown 6: Phrenologists' interestsCRANIADDown 7: OstentatiousARTYDDown 8: SpeckMOTEDDown 9: Prof's bossPREXYDDown 10: A terminus of 20 AcrossSACRAMENTODDown 11: Lake cityERIEDDown 12: Aardvark's dietANTSDDown 13: Hellman's "___ in the Attic"TOYSDDown 21: Earl or dukePEERDDown 22: Bosc or BartlettPEARDDown 25: Cabinet postLABORDDown 26: Oats, in OaxacaAVENADDown 27: Loren's husbandPONTIDDown 28: A terminus of 20 AcrossSTJOSEPHMODDown 30: One of October's birthstonesBERYLDDown 31: Character in Wallace's "The Two"ENGDDown 33: "To fetch ___ . . . "APAILDDown 34: ___ voceSOTTODDown 35: Dutch genre painterSTEENDDown 37: Bionomics: Comb. formECODDown 39: Maxwell Anderson's "High ___"TORDDown 42: PastAGODDown 45: "___ Smile Be Your Umbrella"LETADDown 47: Official minutesACTADDown 50: Medicated candyDRAGEEDDown 53: SoulANIMADDown 55: Squirrel's morselACORNDDown 56: DigitsTOESDDown 57: Angel's gearHALODDown 58: Greenland settlementETAHDDown 59: Eastern bigwigAMIRDDown 60: Shopper's paradiseMALLDDown 61: Wine valleyNAPADDown 62: Wise ___ owlASANDDown 63: Speak rhythmicallyLILTDDown 67: G.P.'s groupAMA