New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 27th February 1979 There are 34 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 27th February 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Upward shoveBOOSTAAcross 6: IncursionRAIDAAcross 10: Controversial planesSSTSAAcross 14: Item on a personnel chief's checklistAPPEARANCEAAcross 16: DiscontinuedQUITAAcross 17: Tchaikovsky balletNUTCRACKERSUITEAAcross 19: Curve in a roadESSAAcross 20: EntreatPLEADAAcross 21: Author of "Cry, the Beloved Country"PATONAAcross 22: Hannah ___, Van Buren's brideHOESAAcross 23: "___ Joey"PALAAcross 24: Varnish ingredientROSINAAcross 27: ___ wisdom (sage advice)PEARLSOFAAcross 32: Son of Boaz and RuthOBEDAAcross 33: BragsBOASTSAAcross 35: Prefix with angle or lingualTRIAAcross 36: Orchestral fairy tale by ProkofievPETERANDTHEWOLFAAcross 39: Have breakfastEATAAcross 40: HabituatesENURESAAcross 41: Medicinal plantALOEAAcross 42: Setting for a displaySHOWCASEAAcross 44: Singing birdsWRENSAAcross 45: LubricateOILAAcross 46: WanASHYAAcross 48: Shoot forthSPURTAAcross 51: ___ LamaDALAIAAcross 53: "Was ___ vision . . . ?": KeatsITAAAcross 56: Opera by HumperdinckHANSELUNDGRETELAAcross 59: See 9 DownALTEAAcross 60: Expression of affectionENDEARMENTAAcross 61: Hatchet manGO ONAAcross 61: Hatchet manGOONAAcross 62: Wilder's "The ___ of Our Teeth"SKINAAcross 63: Org. formed in 1954 at ManilaSEATODDown 1: SpoilerBANEDDown 2: Musical compositionOPUSDDown 3: ChoosesOPTSDDown 4: Dry, as wineSECDDown 5: Large game fishTARPONDDown 6: "A Day at the ___"RACESDDown 7: Singer-composer PaulANKADDown 8: Like some drinksICEDDDown 9: With 59 Across, AdenauerDERDDown 10: Severe windstormSQUALLDDown 11: Clubs or spadesSUITDDown 12: BrozTITODDown 13: English gunSTENDDown 15: Rattling chest soundRALEDDown 18: MeagerSPARSEDDown 22: ConcealHIDEDDown 23: BywaysPATHSDDown 24: What novices don't knowROPESDDown 25: West Indian sorceryOBEAHDDown 26: Sharp argumentSET-TODDown 27: Military chaplainPADREDDown 28: Ancient Roman ruinsESTEDDown 29: Woman's shoulder scarfSTOLEDDown 30: Synthetic fiberORLONDDown 31: Sometime partners of drumsFIFESDDown 33: HackneyedBANALDDown 34: BurdenONUSDDown 37: NarrateRECITEDDown 38: On guardWARYDDown 43: DeteriorateWORSENDDown 44: BuzzesWHIRRSDDown 46: Plymouth settler in 1620ALDENDDown 47: Norse prose narrativeSAGADDown 48: Go after and bring backSHAGDDown 49: With 55 Down, California cityPALODDown 50: "Do ___ others . . . "UNTODDown 51: Dip a doughnutDUNKDDown 52: Elder's "___ Alone Survived"ANDIDDown 53: Shrub with small white flowersITEADDown 54: Campsite sightTENTDDown 55: See 49 DownALTODDown 57: "___ Misérables"LESDDown 58: Scottish uncleEME