New York Times Answers - Friday, 22nd December 1978 There are 35 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 22nd December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Maiden appearancesDEBUTSAAcross 7: Best in counselSAGESTAAcross 13: OrthodoxCANONICAAcross 14: Cut throughPIERCEAAcross 15: Largest of existing birdsOSTRICHAAcross 16: Lord of the seaADMIRALAAcross 18: Hippo's relativeRHINOAAcross 19: Word element for boneOSTEAAcross 21: Legal workCASEAAcross 22: FinickyNICEAAcross 23: Indian sculptureTOTEMSAAcross 25: A match for the swordPENAAcross 26: Stretch (out) meagerlyEKEAAcross 27: Lady of SpainDONAAAcross 28: Operation aidsETHERSAAcross 30: One entangled in a wrangleDISPUTERAAcross 32: Household helpMAIDSAAcross 33: Lively, especially in ScotlandHEARTSOMEAAcross 35: RehearseDRILLAAcross 37: Far from meticulousSLIPSHODAAcross 41: Eccentric guyGEEZERAAcross 42: Wooden bladesOARSAAcross 43: MisfigureERRAAcross 44: Daily treadmillRUTAAcross 45: Delegate authorityDEPUTEAAcross 47: SuccessfulMADEAAcross 48: BitingACIDAAcross 50: Pioneer suffragistCATTAAcross 51: TimidPAVIDAAcross 52: LeastMINIMALAAcross 54: TougheningINURINGAAcross 56: Bellow's booksNOVELSAAcross 57: Hopeful campaignerNOMINEEAAcross 58: With good cheerGLADLYAAcross 59: Farm groupGRANGEDDown 1: African robe at the U.N.DASHIKIDDown 2: Leads into temptationENTICESDDown 3: CarriedBORNEDDown 4: Freshwater musselUNIODDown 5: TwitchTICDDown 6: Tall shipSCHOONERDDown 7: FloodSPATEDDown 8: Mnemonic deviceAIDE-MEMOIREDDown 9: Fine stoneGEMDDown 10: Norse nameERICDDown 11: Fiddled faultilySCRAPEDDDown 12: Tempting glimpsesTEASERSDDown 13: Salted in brineCORNEDDDown 17: Camera eyeLENSDDown 20: Sets forthSTARTSOUTDDown 23: Remarkable remembrance of things pastTOTALRECALLDDown 24: Collector's itemsSTAMPSDDown 27: Fought one-on-oneDUELEDDDown 29: TearsHIESDDown 31: The face, familiarlyPHIZDDown 34: Sound of flapping sailsSLATTINGDDown 35: Evening in tennisDEUCINGDDown 36: Vitamin ARETINOLDDown 38: Restless, as the seaHEAVINGDDown 39: One for the priesthoodORDINEEDDown 40: Dig under waterDREDGEDDown 41: Metric weightGRAMDDown 46: Walsy's partnerPALSYDDown 47: S.F. Bay countyMARINDDown 49: Sutherland is oneDIVADDown 51: CougarPUMADDown 53: Extension of the Atl.MEDDDown 55: And notNOR