New York Times Answers - Friday, 5th January 1979 There are 36 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 5th January 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: EnclosureCAGEAAcross 5: Goes to the plateBATSAAcross 9: CrackSOLVEAAcross 14: Carry out an orderOBEYAAcross 15: ___ wereASITAAcross 16: Charged particleANIONAAcross 17: Mistle thrushSCREECHERAAcross 19: RelinquishDEMITAAcross 20: TravestiesMOCKERIESAAcross 22: Arena surfaceICEAAcross 23: Nut pinePIN ONAAcross 23: Nut pinePINONAAcross 24: Shin or mustardPLASTERAAcross 26: ___ room (play area)RECAAcross 27: Makeup itemLIPSTICKAAcross 30: Solo at San CarloARIAAAcross 32: Chignon localeNAPEAAcross 33: "It is human nature to ___ fallen man": AeschylusKICKAAAcross 37: Economic phenomenonMIDDLECLASSPOORAAcross 40: ___ FranceILEDEAAcross 41: SimpleEASYAAcross 42: Wild plumSLOEAAcross 43: RealEXISTENTAAcross 46: U.S.S.R. riverOKAAAcross 47: InformAPPRISEAAcross 50: ThomasDANNYAAcross 52: TavernBARAAcross 53: Flared fastenerCOTTER PINAAcross 56: Rounded moldingOVOLOAAcross 58: FruitlesslyTONOAVAILAAcross 61: Epoxy is oneRESINAAcross 62: Land of the "brothers of Israel"EDOMAAcross 63: Taro plantEDDOAAcross 64: Lock of hairTRESSAAcross 65: RamblerROSEAAcross 66: The "new gas"NEONDDown 1: Romaine lettuceCOSDDown 2: As simple as ___ABCDDown 3: DisinfectantGERMICIDEDDown 4: Keep an ___ (watch over)EYEONDDown 5: Part of a round of golfBACKNINEDDown 6: Wimbledon nameASHEDDown 7: BankTIERDDown 8: Ecdysiast's actSTRIPTEASEDDown 9: Helpless misfitsSADSACKSDDown 10: UnitedONEDDown 11: RestrictLIMITDDown 12: UtterVOICEDDown 13: RecordENTERDDown 18: Bionomics: Abbr.ECOLDDown 21: YaleELIDDown 23: Daredevil's delightPERILDDown 25: GambolsSKIPSDDown 26: BranchesRAMIDDown 28: Model of a sortPACESETTERDDown 29: Panel stripSPLATDDown 31: CopperheadADDERDDown 34: Row of pillarsCOLONNADEDDown 35: Like a weirdoKOOKYDDown 36: RegionAREADDown 38: Wordbooks; calepinsLEXICONSDDown 39: Set of concurrent thingsSYNDROMEDDown 44: Prefix with metrics or barISODDown 45: Polynesian's clothing itemTAPADDown 47: Cut shortABORTDDown 48: Device for spreading concretePAVERDDown 49: Bacon's fortePROSEDDown 51: Actor who wrote "The Moon's a Balloon"NIVENDDown 54: BustleTO-DODDown 55: Eve was his grannyENOSDDown 57: Fleur de ___LISDDown 59: Ceremony promiseIDODDown 60: U.K. capitalLON