New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th May 1979 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th May 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: HumdingerPIPAAcross 4: Prefix for theaterAMPHIAAcross 9: Mine entranceADITAAcross 13: AgesERASAAcross 15: TravelerFARERAAcross 16: Tibetan monkLAMAAAcross 17: StrongholdROCK OF GIBRALTARAAcross 20: Endlessly energeticUNTIRINGAAcross 21: Structural membersIBEAMSAAcross 22: Actress LouiseTINAAAcross 23: RoebuckSTAGAAcross 24: Doughboy's leg coveringPUTTEEAAcross 27: Discontinue bit by bitPHASE-OUTAAcross 27: Discontinue bit by bitPHASEOUTAAcross 31: Coral islandATOLLAAcross 32: Hope's companionFAITHAAcross 33: DNA's counterpartRNAAAcross 34: Eye problem: Var.STYEAAcross 35: River to the SeineMARNEAAcross 36: News item of a kindOBITAAcross 37: Hee's forerunnerTEEAAcross 38: Cook in a little fatSAUTEAAcross 39: Bed and dresser, e.g.SUITEAAcross 40: How Romeo reacted to JulietARDENTLYAAcross 42: Tube used by a chefBASTERAAcross 43: Without sodaNEATAAcross 44: SeasonSALTAAcross 45: ScheduledSLATEDAAcross 48: PenetrablePERVIOUSAAcross 52: Protective supportTOWER OF STRENGTHAAcross 54: At any timeEVERAAcross 55: Remainder, in ReimsRESTEAAcross 56: ElationGLEEAAcross 57: UntidinessMESSAAcross 58: Ernest Thompson ___, nature writerSET ONAAcross 58: Ernest Thompson ___, nature writerSETONAAcross 59: Feminine endingESSDDown 1: Neighbor of BoliviaPERUDDown 2: Kind of curtainIRONDDown 3: CovenantPACTDDown 4: Brother-in-law, e.g.AFFINEDDown 5: ___ CartaMAGNADDown 6: Nice NellyPRIGDDown 7: Language of Isr.HEBDDown 8: AnnoyIRRITATEDDown 9: Aver without firm evidenceALLEGEDDown 10: InformationDATADDown 11: Moslem religious leaderIMAMDDown 12: SailorsTARSDDown 14: Have a game of ninepinsSKITTLEDDown 18: Bay windowORIELDDown 19: DisconcertABASHDDown 23: GlowSHINEDDown 24: Spaghetti or ravioliPASTADDown 25: PronounceUTTERDDown 26: TrifledTOYEDDDown 27: Word with dress or politicsPARTYDDown 28: MilieuORBITDDown 29: JoinUNITEDDown 30: SpudTATERDDown 32: Fracture in the earth's crustFAULTDDown 35: Sunday stars in MexicoMATADORSDDown 36: EvictingOUSTINGDDown 38: Villain's expressionSNEERDDown 39: OintmentSALVEDDown 41: Competes in a contestENTERSDDown 42: InfertileBARRENDDown 44: FraySET-TODDown 45: CheckSTEMDDown 46: Zilch, to ConnorsLOVEDDown 47: Overwhelms an admirerAWESDDown 48: Attention-getting soundPSSTDDown 49: Leer's relativeOGLEDDown 50: Shoshonean groupUTESDDown 51: "The Liner ___ a lady . . . ": KiplingSHESDDown 53: Compensation of a sortFEE