New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th January 1979 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th January 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Italian treatPIZZAAAcross 6: AminIDIAAcross 9: ThespianACTORAAcross 14: Characteristic of a particular languageIDIOMATICAAcross 16: Apricot or cherryDRUPEAAcross 17: Ford or WilliamsTENNESSEEAAcross 18: Famous golf courseDORALAAcross 19: Poultry seasoningSAGEAAcross 20: Sailing vesselKETCHAAcross 22: MerelyONLYAAcross 23: DirtySOILAAcross 25: ChancesRISKSAAcross 27: Printers' measuresEMSAAcross 30: Reduce to a skeletonUNFLESHAAcross 32: "___ ne passeront pas": PetainILSAAcross 35: In a marathonRACINGAAcross 37: Slacking offEASINGUPAAcross 39: Father of Jacob and EsauISAACAAcross 40: Whalers' get-togetherGAMAAcross 41: Use a foilFENCEAAcross 42: Boxed inCORNEREDAAcross 44: ReachATTAINAAcross 45: Literary collectionANAAAcross 46: Unusually large or heavyOUTSIZEAAcross 48: YouthLADAAcross 49: Flubs a fly ballMUFFSAAcross 51: Signs of springBUDSAAcross 53: Jacket or its collarETONAAcross 55: Film maker's sound-control deviceFADERAAcross 57: New Mexico resortTAOSAAcross 61: BearBRUINAAcross 63: Storage placeWAREHOUSEAAcross 65: Right-hand pageRECTOAAcross 66: One of Plato's pupilsARISTOTLEAAcross 67: DifferentOTHERAAcross 68: Affirmative voteYEAAAcross 69: GhostSPOOKDDown 1: AbyssesPITSDDown 2: BrainstormIDEADDown 3: Get-up-and-goZINGDDown 4: AreasZONESDDown 5: Soul, in SavoieAMEDDown 6: "Thou art the thing ___": King LearITSELFDDown 7: RegimenDIETDDown 8: Popular foodICE CREAMDDown 8: Popular foodICECREAMDDown 9: Tack onADDDDown 10: Con manCROOKDDown 11: Automobile featureTURN SIGNALDDown 12: GemOPALDDown 13: DependRELYDDown 15: EntreatingASKINGDDown 21: Greeting for the villainHISSDDown 24: "An ___ prevention . . . "OUNCEOFDDown 26: Changed gearsSHIFTEDDDown 27: Rhododendron's relativeERICADDown 28: Gardner heroMASONDDown 29: Rascal, from Italian farceSCARAMOUCHDDown 31: PromptsLEADSDDown 33: "Santa ___"LUCIADDown 34: ExhaustSPENDDDown 36: Fleming or SmithIANDDown 38: Borg-Connors separatorNETDDown 40: EscapesGETSAWAYDDown 43: Neck feathersRUFFDDown 44: Shades of blueAZURESDDown 47: European peninsulaIBERIADDown 50: AmalgamateUNITEDDown 52: Small porchSTOOPDDown 53: Saragossa's riverEBRODDown 54: Weight allowance for deteriorationTRETDDown 56: Kind of devilDAREDDown 58: Suburbanite's needAUTODDown 59: European capitalOSLODDown 60: "___ ye the Lord . . . ": IsaiahSEEKDDown 62: ConjunctiveNORDDown 64: Alts.HTS