New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd March 1979 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd March 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: MinusLESSAAcross 5: Like a rimrockSTEEPAAcross 10: Medical applicatorSWABAAcross 14: Nautical termALEEAAcross 15: "What ___ mood I'm in . . . "ARAREAAcross 16: SubduedTAMEAAcross 17: Russian-born author ("Ada")VLADIMIR NABOKOVAAcross 20: Like some mortgagesASSUMABLEAAcross 21: CorundumEMERYAAcross 22: Was interestedCAREDAAcross 23: ZucchettoCAPAAcross 24: "Arabian Nights" enchantressFATIMAAAcross 27: DarkEBONAAcross 29: Little, in AberdeenSMAAAcross 32: Mediterranean portORANAAcross 33: ThreefoldTRINEAAcross 34: ExposeAIRAAcross 35: Italian author ("L'Esclusa")LUIGI PIRANDELLOAAcross 39: ___-SaudIBNAAcross 40: Grooms' gearCOMBSAAcross 41: British nursemaidNANAAAcross 42: Morsel for AffirmedOATAAcross 43: "Able was I ___ . . . "EREIAAcross 44: Paper-plant workerPADDERAAcross 46: Lb. or oz.AMTAAcross 47: Neptune's discovererGALLEAAcross 49: Remove a mustacheSHAVEAAcross 52: PleasantAGREEABLEAAcross 56: French painter ("Dante et Virgile")EUGENE DELACROIXAAcross 58: Elbe tributaryEGERAAcross 59: Anglers' gearLURESAAcross 60: Sicilian resortENNAAAcross 61: Piquantly stimulatingPERTAAcross 62: Intervening, in lawMESNEAAcross 63: Classify after reflectionDEEMDDown 1: Pumice sourceLAVADDown 2: Letter-shaped jointsELLSDDown 3: Ross and IonianSEASDDown 4: Casanovanic activitySEDUCINGDDown 5: Fruit of the mapleSAMARADDown 6: Creek or CrowTRIBEDDown 7: U.S. writer ("The Black Camel")EARLDERRBIGGERSDDown 8: Marine eagleERNEDDown 9: LegumePEADDown 10: Jazz danceSTOMPDDown 11: Island between Guam and HawaiiWAKEDDown 12: Topic for OvidAMORDDown 13: Collection of belles or quailsBEVYDDown 18: Moslem prayer leaderIMAMDDown 19: Hit on the nogginBEANEDDDown 23: Twice-beaten Joe Louis challengerCONNDDown 24: Page numberFOLIODDown 25: Oranjestad's islandARUBADDown 26: BesmirchTAINTDDown 28: PrejudiceBIASDDown 29: Mixed greensSALADDDown 30: Mr. Pim's creatorMILNEDDown 31: Like Churchill Downs at Derby timeAROARDDown 33: Use a stopwatchTIMEDDown 36: Vestigial vendorsICEMENDDown 37: Said, for onePORTDDown 38: Caused to be highly regardedENDEAREDDDown 44: Crosby hitPLEASEDDown 45: "The Early Years of ___ Waugh"ALECDDown 46: What good fencers doAVERTDDown 48: Writer Michael ("The Green Hat")ARLENDDown 49: OozeSEEPDDown 50: GargantuanHUGEDDown 51: Antiquing agentAGERDDown 52: Together, in musicADUEDDown 53: Radius or femurBONEDDown 54: QueueLINEDDown 55: Quiz or testEXAMDDown 57: Shade producerELM