New York Times Answers - Thursday, 12th April 1979 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 12th April 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ForefrontVANAAcross 4: Docile personLAMBAAcross 8: Type of historyORALAAcross 12: In a lineAROWAAcross 14: Place of an action, in lawVENUEAAcross 15: A lot of moneyPILEAAcross 16: Tree native to the southern U.S.TITIAAcross 17: Concern of Soviet officialsEMIGRATIONAAcross 19: Atmospheric pollutantAEROSOLAAcross 21: Liqueur and condiment flavorANISEAAcross 22: Birthplace of the limerickERINAAcross 23: Located at or in the earOTICAAcross 24: Insect-eating mammal of MadagascarTENRECAAcross 27: Washington Monument, e.g.OBELISKAAcross 30: Part of the psycheEGOAAcross 31: Caliban, to ProsperoSLAVEAAcross 33: Jack Horner, for oneEATERAAcross 35: Signs of Rialto successSROSAAcross 37: RejoiceEXULTAAcross 39: Captain in a Verne novelNEMOAAcross 40: DoctrineTENETAAcross 42: Epic of the Trojan WarILIADAAcross 44: Like a teacher's petAPTAAcross 45: Able to withstand stressTENSILEAAcross 47: "There is no ___ but life": RuskinWEALTHAAcross 49: Wood and coal derivativesTARSAAcross 50: Almost invisible biterGNATAAcross 51: BlazingAFIREAAcross 53: Mouth of a clamORIFICEAAcross 56: G.I. sent elsewhereTRANSFEREEAAcross 58: Frat's next of kinDORMAAcross 60: Make goo-goo eyesOGLEAAcross 61: CompleteUTTERAAcross 62: Beat out barelyEDGEAAcross 63: Candidate's concernPOLLAAcross 64: Word between stop and listenLOOKAAcross 65: The time of many billions of livesEONDDown 1: Wine vesselVATDDown 2: "The Toreador Song," e.g.ARIADDown 3: ObserveNOTEDDown 4: Winning manager in 1978 World SeriesLEMONDDown 5: DyeANILDDown 6: Drinking utensilMUGDDown 7: Criticize sharplyBERATEDDown 8: Spectacles are his specialtyOPTICIANDDown 9: Social reformer: 1849–1914RIISDDown 10: Succulent plantALOEDDown 11: Author DeightonLENDDown 13: Building artisanWIRERDDown 14: BlisterVESICLEDDown 18: Old-womanishANILEDDown 20: Ilmenite and chalcopyriteORESDDown 23: Printers' daggersOBELIDDown 24: Acid ___TESTDDown 25: Bird known for its valuable plumesEGRETDDown 26: Caldwell's "___ Hears"NOONEDDown 27: Part of a seed plantOVULEDDown 28: PeculateSTEALDDown 29: TrimKEMPTDDown 32: Branch or leaf anglesAXILSDDown 34: He wrote "Portnoy's Complaint"ROTHDDown 36: Possible watcher on the RhineSENTINELDDown 38: More like a lion's peltTAWNIERDDown 41: AutocratsTSARSDDown 43: Unwilling to listenDEAFDDown 46: AngryIREFULDDown 48: "There is ___ in the affairs of men . . . "ATIDEDDown 50: Socrates or IsocratesGREEKDDown 51: Jason's shipARGODDown 52: CollapseFALLDDown 53: Hamlet's "___ take arms . . . "ORTODDown 54: Word with area or zipCODEDDown 55: Hence, to HadrianERGODDown 56: Kind of billingTOPDDown 57: Ike's post in W.W. IIETODDown 59: Pieces for FischerMEN