New York Times Answers - Monday, 8th January 1979 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 8th January 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lacking flavorFLATAAcross 5: Showed sudden interestSATUPAAcross 10: Russian cityORELAAcross 14: PledgeOATHAAcross 15: ExcuseALIBIAAcross 16: ProtuberanceNODEAAcross 17: VexRILEAAcross 18: Highball mixTONICAAcross 19: Professorial gownTOGAAAcross 20: InsignificantTRIFLINGAAcross 22: FlautistTOOTERAAcross 24: Eldest: Fr.AINEAAcross 25: WitticismQUIPAAcross 26: Pan-friesSAUTESAAcross 29: StealsPURLOINSAAcross 33: Biblical river feeding the Dead SeaARNONAAcross 34: Move swiftlyFLEEAAcross 35: TurkeyFLOPAAcross 36: "Romeo, ___ thy name . . . ": JulietDOFFAAcross 37: ManipulateWIELDAAcross 38: BoreTIREAAcross 39: " . . . ___ is in heaven"ASITAAcross 40: Russian inland seaARALAAcross 41: FacetPHASEAAcross 42: BoundTETHEREDAAcross 44: Like a new lawnSEEDEDAAcross 45: LimitsENDSAAcross 46: RagoutSTEWAAcross 47: British derbyBOWLERAAcross 50: Fall or faintKEEL OVERAAcross 54: Western Samoan portAPIAAAcross 55: Relish-tray itemOLIVEAAcross 57: RenovateREDOAAcross 58: Prove not to be fireproofBURNAAcross 59: Climbing pepperBETELAAcross 60: Gauzy fabricLENOAAcross 61: ExhaustedUSEDAAcross 62: All possibleEVERYAAcross 63: Perfumery weightDRAMDDown 1: The Alamo was used as oneFORTDDown 2: DenLAIRDDown 3: Brother of BrynhildATLIDDown 4: Symbol of richesTHEFATOFTHELANDDDown 5: Glossy fabricsSATINSDDown 6: Berlin's "All ___": 1924ALONEDDown 7: High-pitched soundTINGDDown 8: Cicero's "Where?"UBIDDown 9: ImaginedPICTUREDDDown 10: Sitting prettyONTOPOFTHEWORLDDDown 11: BasisROOTDDown 12: LipEDGEDDown 13: King or poetLEARDDown 21: Legal claimLIENDDown 23: OPEC moneymakerOILDDown 25: ExtinguishQUELLDDown 26: AnwarSADATDDown 27: Cropped upAROSEDDown 28: IncompetentUNFITDDown 29: BegPLEADDDown 30: "The ___," Greek epicILIADDDown 31: Scandinavian groupNORSEDDown 32: CeleritySPEEDDDown 34: Gives the sack toFIRESDDown 37: ArmoireWARDROBEDDown 41: ParePEELDDown 43: Compass pointENEDDown 44: Singer ___ DanSTEELYDDown 46: CutSEVERDDown 47: Hindu gentlemanBABUDDown 48: CompositionOPUSDDown 49: Fence materialWIREDDown 50: Bird of preyKITEDDown 51: DeviateVEERDDown 52: Poet MillayEDNADDown 53: Available spaceROOMDDown 56: Bulgarian coin worth 100 stotinkiLEV