New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 3rd January 1979 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 3rd January 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kind of excuseLAMEAAcross 5: Permit to speakHEARAAcross 9: City on the DvinaRIGAAAcross 13: Afghanistan's western neighborIRANAAcross 14: AntEMMETAAcross 16: Slaughter of diamond fameENOSAAcross 17: HouseplantFERNAAcross 18: Berliner's money: 1924–48REICHSMARKAAcross 20: Parting wordsTAKE CAREAAcross 22: PassELAPSEAAcross 23: BetimesEARLYAAcross 24: Felt sharp painSMARTEDAAcross 25: Like N.F.L. menPADDEDAAcross 27: Bank draftCHECKAAcross 28: Org. serving servicemenUSOAAcross 29: "Oberon" composerWEBERAAcross 31: AtaturkKEMALAAcross 35: Make peevishMIFFAAcross 37: Less wateryDRIERAAcross 39: SurrealistDALIAAcross 40: ConcerningASFORAAcross 42: Senior toOLDERAAcross 44: Female ruffREEAAcross 45: "I love thy ___ and rills"ROCKSAAcross 47: Stung, in a dealSOAKEDAAcross 49: Foot or fathomMEASUREAAcross 52: SoughsMOANSAAcross 53: Military commandATEASEAAcross 54: Top rating in many guidesFOURSTARAAcross 57: On saleMARKEDDOWNAAcross 59: Bowery derelictWINOAAcross 60: "Four and twenty" were baked in itAPIEAAcross 61: Describing a biremeOAREDAAcross 62: Give offEMITAAcross 63: EyedSEENAAcross 64: Spots for rosesBEDSAAcross 65: Where to take your chancesRENODDown 1: Layer on a shoe heelLIFTDDown 2: Kind of wayAREADDown 3: Describing a tennis courtMARKEDOFFDDown 4: Set of nineENNEADDDown 5: ForeshadowedHERALDEDDDown 6: Kind of board or clothEMERYDDown 7: Girlfriend, in GirondeAMIEDDown 8: Got: Abbr.RECDDown 9: StatedREMARKEDDDown 10: Not suitableINAPTDDown 11: Furze or juniperGORSEDDown 12: InquiredASKEDDDown 15: Student's assignmentTHEMEDDown 19: LooseSLACKDDown 21: Kind of cutCREWDDown 24: Get rid of old moneySHREDDDown 25: Mountain lionPUMADDown 26: Sale conditionASISDDown 27: Tops a roomCEILSDDown 30: Out of doughBROKEDDown 32: Stands stillMARKSTIMEDDown 33: One way to put the helmALEEDDown 34: PrevaricatedLIEDDDown 36: DesertedFORSAKENDDown 38: EchoesRESOUNDSDDown 41: AwakenROUSEDDown 43: Belly laughROARDDown 46: TenetCREDODDown 48: SolutionANSWERDDown 49: May heroinesMAMASDDown 50: Marchers' stop-off placeETAPEDDown 51: Penthouse, for oneAERIEDDown 52: CutMOWEDDDown 54: Driver's warningFOREDDown 55: Have ___ withANINDDown 56: Photogravure process, for shortROTODDown 58: FlounderDAB