New York Times Answers - Saturday, 17th February 1979 There are 34 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 17th February 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Double, e.g.HITAAcross 4: ___ Alonzo StaggAMOSAAcross 8: Q–W connectionRSTUVAAcross 13: QuasiASIFAAcross 15: Go on a dietBANTAAcross 16: SeasonINUREAAcross 17: Hawaii from 1900 to 1959: Abbr.TERRAAcross 18: Comedian JohnsonARTEAAcross 19: Light shield of yoreTARGEAAcross 20: AmerindCREEAAcross 21: British boilerSOAPCOPPERAAcross 23: Former gossip columnistHEDDAHOPPERAAcross 25: PortentOMENAAcross 26: ___ (Che) GuevaraERNESTOAAcross 31: Come ___ (happen)TOPASSAAcross 33: "___ of My Dreams," old songSTAYOUTAAcross 34: Corded fabricREPPAAcross 35: "Cogito, ___ sum": DescartesERGOAAcross 36: One transferring propertyALIENORAAcross 40: "Monkey Trial" defendantSCOPESAAcross 43: Fullness of divine powers and virtuesPLEROMAAAcross 44: Desdemona's detractorIAGOAAcross 45: Seeker of admiration in conversation via associationsNAME DROPPERAAcross 50: Bumpkin or lumpkinCLODHOPPERAAcross 54: Torn-down GroundsPOLOAAcross 55: Greenstreet contemporaryLORREAAcross 56: Words said with a sighAHMEAAcross 57: On a grand scaleEPICAAcross 58: Table before a reredosALTARAAcross 59: Rugby scoreGOALAAcross 60: DangerRISKAAcross 61: "But to see her ___ love her": BurnsWASTOAAcross 62: Pelagic birdsERNSAAcross 63: He wrote "The Wall Street Gang"NEYDDown 1: Passage between decksHATCHDDown 2: Rhone feederISEREDDown 3: All inTIREDDDown 4: Makes ashamedABASHESDDown 5: Leaves high and dryMAROONSDDown 6: Ready for useON TAPDDown 7: The ___ (vast Russian grasslands)STEPPESDDown 8: "___ vincitor!" (aria for Aida)RITORNADDown 9: PushoverSNAPDDown 10: Paint cleaner, for shortTURPDDown 11: Force onwardURGEDDown 12: ShiftVEERDDown 14: Creator of Happy HooliganFREDOPPERDDown 22: N.Y.S.E. documentCERTDDown 24: Female Japanese diverAMADDown 27: Something thrillingEYEPOPPERDDown 28: VexedSOREDDown 29: StrugglesTUGSDDown 30: SiouanOTODDown 31: NarrateTELLDDown 32: British artist 1761–1807OPIEDDown 34: KnockRAPDDown 37: Pusilanimous protagonistNONHERODDown 38: Oahu thrushOMAODDown 39: Violent behaviorRAMPAGEDDown 40: Jazz-band memberSIDEMANDDown 41: Enclosures for studying in a libraryCARRELSDDown 42: U.S. satelliteOGODDown 46: Greek supt. of public worksEPHORDDown 47: Visit unexpectedlyPOP INDDown 48: Beethoven's "Für ___"ELISEDDown 49: "The Italian Stallion"ROCKYDDown 50: UnguisCLAWDDown 51: Redford's wifeLOLADDown 52: Scraps for SpotORTSDDown 53: "Darn it!"DRAT