New York Times Answers - Saturday, 5th May 1979 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 5th May 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Town on the GangesMAUAAcross 4: Samaritan's specialtyAIDAAcross 7: ReckonCOMPUTEAAcross 14: Immovable object vs. irresistible forceIMPASSEAAcross 16: Betting situationOVERLAYAAcross 17: Employees of utility companiesREADERSAAcross 18: StuffSATIATEAAcross 19: "___ I: Science is We": Claude BernardARTISAAcross 20: North Sea feederEMSAAcross 22: Best and PurvianceEDNASAAcross 23: EncompassGIRTAAcross 24: PrefacePROEMAAcross 26: Kind of dollarsEUROAAcross 27: Vane directionENEAAcross 28: Like some servantsDEVOTEDAAcross 30: ClamorDINAAcross 31: More retiringDEMURERAAcross 33: Violin's ancestorREBECAAcross 35: DoxiesISMSAAcross 36: Sand, to ChopinAMIEAAcross 37: Kaffir, e.g.BANTUAAcross 39: ImpededSNAGGEDAAcross 42: Cannes condimentSELAAcross 43: ___ awe of (was intimidated by)STOODINAAcross 45: Bible book: Abbr.LEVAAcross 47: Richard from S.F.EGANAAcross 49: Guessed wrongERREDAAcross 50: Gallery featuring scores of TurnersTATEAAcross 51: Late-show MurphyAUDIEAAcross 53: Swiss streamAARAAcross 54: Furnish foodCATERAAcross 55: French philosopherDIDEROTAAcross 57: TorridSEARINGAAcross 59: Peridot or shade of greenOLIVINEAAcross 60: "Johnny ___," Rodgers-Hart songONENOTEAAcross 61: "In the beginning" is its beginningGENESISAAcross 62: ___ Ling, Chinese rangeNANAAcross 63: A grandfather of SaulNERDDown 1: Optical illusionMIRAGEDDown 2: Eskimo or IndianAMERINDDDown 3: StymiedUPATREEDDown 4: Grieg's "___ Death"ASESDDown 5: Neighbor of Leb.ISRDDown 6: "None but the brave ___ the fair": DrydenDESERVESDDown 7: PamperCOSSETDDown 8: Eggs, to OvidOVADDown 9: DistributeMETEDDown 10: Self-esteemPRIDEDDown 11: Soviet city near Lake BaikalULANUDEDDown 12: TurkishTATARICDDown 13: " . . . your ___ things far off": PindarEYESONDDown 15: Mine entranceADITDDown 21: Othello, e.g.MOORDDown 24: Change the order ofPERMUTEDDown 25: Tavern for Raleigh, Jonson et al.MERMAIDDDown 28: Does houseworkDUSTSDDown 29: CondescendDEIGNDDown 32: Andy Gump's wifeMINDDown 34: ImploreBEGDDown 36: Dame JudithANDERSONDDown 37: CharmBEGUILEDDown 38: He had a magic lampALADDINDDown 39: Corn crake's cousinSORADDown 40: GleeELATIONDDown 41: International breatherDETENTEDDown 42: Harbor sealSEA DOGDDown 42: Harbor sealSEADOGDDown 44: Sounds off on a podiumORATESDDown 46: Church officialVERGERDDown 48: Snow, in SantiagoNIEVEDDown 50: Pool for an oreadTARNDDown 52: Sister of AresERISDDown 54: Port on the OrneCAENDDown 56: Navy's C.I.A.ONIDDown 58: Former Spanish queenENA