New York Times Answers - Monday, 12th March 1979 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 12th March 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Former TV host, Jack ___PAARAAcross 5: Mature tadpoleFROGAAcross 9: Member of a Latin I trioAMATAAcross 13: AtollISLEAAcross 14: Fragrant flowerLILACAAcross 16: "You must ___ peck of dirt . . . ": SwiftEATAAAcross 17: What some planes breakTHESOUNDBARRIERAAcross 20: JinxHEXAAcross 21: Wallace of TVMIKEAAcross 22: Des ___ (literally, of monks)MOINESAAcross 23: Desk appurtenancesPADSAAcross 24: ClownsMIMESAAcross 25: Eyes quicklySCANSAAcross 27: SootheCALMAAcross 28: One of the CratchitsTIMAAcross 31: Norse rumblerTHORAAcross 32: Tall Asiatic treeACLEAAcross 33: Inst. at Troy, N.Y.RPIAAcross 34: Protection from warplanesAIRRAIDSHELTERSAAcross 39: "To ___ is human"ERRAAcross 40: Kind of machineSLOTAAcross 41: Furnace outputHEATAAcross 42: Brenda the singerLEEAAcross 43: Swiss abstract painterKLEEAAcross 44: DevotionPIETYAAcross 46: Town ___CRIERAAcross 48: James ___, actor from N.Y.C.COCOAAcross 49: TV producer's concernRATINGAAcross 51: French weaponARMEAAcross 52: Superlative endingESTAAcross 55: What some planes fly onAWINGANDAPRAYERAAcross 58: Large, in LilleGROSAAcross 59: Part of AWOLLEAVEAAcross 60: Alien: Comb. formXENOAAcross 61: Since, in GlasgowSYNEAAcross 62: Playing cardTREYAAcross 63: He sang with MacDonaldEDDYDDown 1: GistPITHDDown 2: Netman ArthurASHEDDown 3: Karras of football fameALEXDDown 4: ___ judicataRESDDown 5: Gasoline and water, e.g.FLUIDSDDown 6: Skating areasRINKSDDown 7: Ye ___ Curiosity ShoppeOLDEDDown 8: ChitchatGABDDown 9: Height for a kiteAERIEDDown 10: Shoppers' meccaMAIN STREETDDown 11: Fit to ___ATEEDDown 12: "H.M.S. Pinafore" groupTARSDDown 15: Dumas novelCAMILLEDDown 18: Arabian Sea gulfOMANDDown 19: "The Desert Fox"ROMMELDDown 23: Young salmonPARRDDown 24: Jet plane's speed unitMACHDDown 25: English countySHIREDDown 26: Embarrassing newspaper noteCORRECTIONDDown 27: Class in CalcuttaCASTEDDown 29: "___ the Lord my soul to keep"IPRAYDDown 30: Hazard asea or on landMISTDDown 31: Far East unit of weightTAELDDown 35: Kind of priceASKINGDDown 36: Like smugglers' goodsILLEGALDDown 37: Active oneDOERDDown 38: KojakTHEODDown 44: Roman general and statesmanPOMPEYDDown 45: Baker's aideICERDDown 47: Laundry cycleRINSEDDown 48: Yearn forCRAVEDDown 49: "From ___ to riches"RAGSDDown 50: Wide of the markAWRYDDown 51: Jewish monthADARDDown 52: Checked out, visuallyEYEDDDown 53: TransmitSENDDDown 54: Home, to PriamTROYDDown 56: N.B.A. playerNETDDown 57: Cut down a treeAXE