New York Times Answers - Saturday, 16th December 1978 There are 40 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 16th December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Grades that don't make the gradeEFSAAcross 4: ConfrontFACEAAcross 8: ___ Picchu (Incan stronghold)MACHUAAcross 13: Women's service org.ORTAAcross 14: Moslem titleAGHAAAcross 15: World supporterATLASAAcross 16: Stunt-plane maneuverLOOPAAcross 18: Iago's forteLIESAAcross 19: Thruway, e.g.ROUTEAAcross 20: Like a persona non grataUNWELCOMEAAcross 22: Firmly implantIMBEDAAcross 23: Sound reproduction, for shortSTEREOAAcross 24: Native of TeheranIRANIAAcross 26: Type of columnIONICAAcross 28: ArcaneSECRETAAcross 32: Satan's cohortDEMONAAcross 35: ChoreTASKAAcross 37: ___ a happy smile (beamed)WOREAAcross 38: EagerAVIDAAcross 39: StakesPALESAAcross 40: Lamb's pseudonymELIAAAcross 41: Prefix for meter or literDECIAAcross 42: HollyILEXAAcross 43: Member of a R.R. crewOILERAAcross 44: Delphic priestessORACLEAAcross 46: ___ in wait (ready to ambush)LYINGAAcross 48: PithyTERSEAAcross 50: Same old stuff, in new formREHASHAAcross 54: Promenades for PericlesSTOASAAcross 57: DunIMPORTUNEAAcross 59: Hair ornamentsCOMBSAAcross 60: " . . . a ___ and hungry look"LEANAAcross 61: PackSTOWAAcross 62: UsefulUTILEAAcross 63: "The ___ and Future King": WhiteONCEAAcross 64: Miner's questOREAAcross 64: Miner's questORE.AAcross 65: InhibitDETERAAcross 66: Suffix for prank or songSTERAAcross 67: To-be-cont. storySERDDown 1: Mt. ___, Colo. peakEOLUSDDown 2: FacadeFRONTDDown 3: Little Eva's creatorSTOWEDDown 4: PeregrineFALCONDDown 5: Exchange discountAGIODDown 6: Fe or Au, for exampleCHEMICAL ELEMENTDDown 7: Nurse, at timesEASERDDown 8: LeatherneckMARINEDDown 9: For oxygen, 16; for carbon, 12, etc.ATOMICWEIGHTSDDown 10: Social groupCLUBDDown 11: AbhorHATEDDown 12: Previously ownedUSEDDDown 17: Arrangement based on Mendeleev's lawPERIODIC TABLEDDown 21: TrotskyLEONDDown 25: QuestionsASKSDDown 27: Type of type: Abbr.ITALDDown 29: Parker House ___ROLLDDown 30: "Clinton's canal"ERIEDDown 31: RendTEARDDown 32: GrooveDADODDown 33: At any timeEVERDDown 34: Biotite, e.g.MICADDown 36: EroticSEXYDDown 39: Harbor structurePIERDDown 43: Rare individualONERDDown 45: InferiorLESSERDDown 47: He has pressing problemsIRONERDDown 49: Midwest cylindersSILOSDDown 51: Durant, Erskine, etc.AUTOSDDown 52: RhoncusSNOREDDown 53: He hacksHEWERDDown 54: Run before a galeSCUDDDown 55: TransportTOTEDDown 56: NeglectOMITDDown 58: GaitPACE