New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 27th December 1978 There are 35 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 27th December 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: N.F.L. rest periodHALFAAcross 5: Mental midgetMORONAAcross 10: African lake or republicCHADAAcross 14: MixtureOLIOAAcross 15: Renowned racketerEVERTAAcross 16: Dressing gownROBEAAcross 17: Famous fibberBARON MUNCHAUSENAAcross 20: Easily disposed ofSALABLEAAcross 21: MeanPETTYAAcross 22: Neckline styleVEEAAcross 23: Go after fliesSWATAAcross 25: Coventry cigGASPERAAcross 29: Up-to-the-minuteCHICAAcross 30: WearyFAGAAcross 33: Atlas statisticAREAAAcross 34: Cut prices severelySLASHAAcross 35: Mailing address for a G.I.APOAAcross 36: Wicked and craftyMEPHISTOPHELIANAAcross 40: Actress HagenUTAAAcross 41: Snare for a steerNOOSEAAcross 42: Indefinite timeONCEAAcross 43: ___ AvivTELAAcross 44: Kind of spot or headSOREAAcross 45: Rod Carew, for oneHITTERAAcross 47: Court man: Abbr.ATTYAAcross 48: Do lawn workSODAAcross 49: Arizona college townTEMPEAAcross 52: Variable; unreliableSTREAKYAAcross 56: Hard to pin downSLIPPERYASANEELAAcross 60: Amonasro's daughterAIDAAAcross 61: Fencing ployLUNGEAAcross 62: AgainstINTOAAcross 63: Complain bitterlyRAILAAcross 64: EmancipatedFREEDAAcross 65: ___ roastLOINDDown 1: Fireplace sectionHOBDDown 2: Sigh for YorickALASDDown 3: Leghorn lucreLIRADDown 4: "Any ___ can make a rule": ThoreauFOOLDDown 5: Part of M.P.MEMBERDDown 6: Plant partOVULEDDown 7: Lyon ladRENEDDown 8: GrampusORCDDown 9: Degree lettersN-THDDown 9: Degree lettersNTHDDown 10: Condiment containerCRUETDDown 11: InnkeeperHOSTDDown 12: CountenanceABETDDown 13: DisownDENYDDown 18: Cathedral sectionNAVEDDown 19: Navajo's relativeAPACHEDDown 23: Something not to be out ofSHAPEDDown 24: Kind of boneWISHDDown 25: Major scaleGAMUTDDown 26: Range crestARETEDDown 27: Calyx partSEPALDDown 28: "How ridiculous!"PAHDDown 29: Come to termsCLOSEDDown 30: Lacking courageFAINTDDown 31: In speedy fashionAPACEDDown 32: Ruined oneGONERDDown 34: "Love ___"STORYDDown 37: Foot partINSTEPDDown 38: Sweep's concernSOOTDDown 39: Abraham's nephewLOTDDown 45: ___ around (indulged in tomfoolery)HORSEDDDown 46: ConceptIDEADDown 47: DismayAPPALDDown 48: Frontier vehicleSTAGEDDown 49: Slavonic sovereignTSARDDown 50: English essayistELIADDown 51: The south of FranceMIDIDDown 52: Since, to BurnsSYNEDDown 53: Indigo sourceANILDDown 54: Gambling gameKENODDown 55: Abominable SnowmanYETIDDown 57: Mythical magical midgetELFDDown 58: Capek classicRURDDown 59: Actor ChaneyLON