New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 3rd April 1979 There are 34 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 3rd April 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bette Davis roleJEZEBELAAcross 8: African river featuring Victoria FallsZAMBEZIAAcross 15: Type of atomISOTONEAAcross 16: Portions of the irisAREOLASAAcross 17: Woody Allen filmBANANASAAcross 18: SheetingPERCALEAAcross 19: Fat from sheep or cattleSUETAAcross 20: Life story, for shortBIOAAcross 22: More persistentGAMERAAcross 23: Novel settingLOCALEAAcross 26: With aweREVERENTLYAAcross 31: Bath and BanffSPASAAcross 35: Wood sorrelOXALISAAcross 36: Do a takeoffAPEAAcross 37: Ballet termPLIEAAcross 38: Had the miseryAILEDAAcross 39: Wee small hoursAMSAAcross 40: Torch-song topicFLAMEAAcross 41: Not in need of a low-fat dietSLIMAAcross 42: "Can"AXEAAcross 43: Climbed a soapboxORATEDAAcross 44: Williams and KennedyTEDSAAcross 45: FusesDETONATORSAAcross 47: Moon goddessSELENEAAcross 48: Corday's victimMARATAAcross 52: Ethiopian princeRASAAcross 53: Neighbor of Ore.WASHAAcross 53: Neighbor of Ore.WASH.AAcross 57: Early Canaan dwellerAMORITEAAcross 60: Medieval weaponGISARMEAAcross 62: Pike of Pikes PeakZEBULONAAcross 63: O.T. prophetEZEKIELAAcross 64: TalmudistEXEGETEAAcross 65: Fell back, as a tideRECEDEDDDown 1: Triangular sailsJIBSDDown 2: Biblical twinESAUDDown 3: Postal or commercial followerZONEDDown 4: French stateETATDDown 5: Half a sweetBONDDown 6: Lends authority toENABLESDDown 7: InjuryLESIONDDown 8: Cartoon sound effectZAPDDown 9: "We ___ the hollow men": EliotAREDDown 10: JoinMERGEDDown 11: ___ Raton, Fla.BOCADDown 12: Ancient Asian kingdomELAMDDown 13: Boxer TonyZALEDDown 14: Elbe tributaryISERDDown 21: Type of verse often used by PoeOCTAMETERDDown 24: Major mountainsALPSDDown 25: CausticLYEDDown 26: Ridicule Martin's guest of honorROASTDDown 27: BanishEXILEDDown 28: SupportableVALIDDDown 29: Pb, Cs, Fe, etc.ELEMSDDown 30: Free fromRIDDDown 31: Chair backSPLATDDown 32: Dialogue writer of oldPLATODDown 33: To love, in LyonAIMERDDown 34: BeginningsSEEDSDDown 39: Leap on the iceAXELDDown 40: ___ AngelicoFRADDown 42: Summer drinkADEDDown 43: "___ fits all" (common label)ONESIZEDDown 46: Wild assONAGERDDown 47: Rural crossingSTILEDDown 48: Place for a rat raceMAZEDDown 49: Wall St. indexAMEXDDown 50: Toga or stolaROBEDDown 51: " . . . bug in ___"ARUGDDown 53: Stir or exciteWAKEDDown 54: Like the MojaveARIDDDown 55: Captain Hook's sidekickSMEEDDown 56: Kept position under attackHELDDDown 58: Add upTOTDDown 59: Compass pointENEDDown 61: Time period, for shortSEC