New York Times Answers - Saturday, 4th August 1979 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 4th August 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Thick sliceSLABAAcross 5: AnnoyIRKAAcross 8: AnnoyerPESTAAcross 12: What annoyers doTIREAAcross 13: Knot or shred of woolNOILAAcross 15: Earl "___" Hines, jazz pianistFATHAAAcross 16: Tennis termADINAAcross 17: Hengist or HorsaJUTEAAcross 18: "___ Is Born"ASTARAAcross 19: George S. Kaufman's "Epitaph for a waiter"GODCAUGHTHISEYEAAcross 22: EngageHIREAAcross 23: Fictional JaneEYREAAcross 24: "Hello, ___!"DOLLYAAcross 26: Strength of a currentAMPERAGEAAcross 30: Minute arachnidsMITESAAcross 31: ScoffSNEERAAcross 32: What the Dr. orderedMEDAAcross 33: "A Secretary Is Not ___," 1961 songATOYAAcross 34: Asparagus partSPEARAAcross 35: Vol. StateTENN.AAcross 36: LunchedATEAAcross 37: Destroyer: Comb. formCLASTAAcross 38: Eighth Greek letterTHETAAAcross 39: Collaborator with KaufmanMOSS HARTAAcross 41: EqualsPEERSAAcross 42: Ornery oneCUSSAAcross 43: Part of a Kipling lineARAGAAcross 44: Musical by Kaufman and 39 AcrossIDRATHERBERIGHTAAcross 51: He played Throttlebottom in "Of Thee I Sing"MOOREAAcross 52: Traditional septetSEASAAcross 53: RakeROUEAAcross 54: Stupid onesASSESAAcross 55: SensitivityTACTAAcross 56: Tra-___LALAAAcross 57: Malt-and-honey drinkMEADAAcross 58: "Little Red Book" authorMAOAAcross 59: Event at bridgeSLAMDDown 1: Kind of partySTAGDDown 2: Where Venetians baskLIDODDown 3: ParchedARIDDDown 4: A Kaufman companion at the Algonquin Round TableBENCHLEYDDown 5: LesionINJURYDDown 6: Cosmetician's productROUGEDDown 7: ___ and kinKITHDDown 8: Tarkenton was onePASSERDDown 9: Ending for room or kitchenETTEDDown 10: Vehicle in a Holmes poemSHAYDDown 11: DarnelTAREDDown 14: "___ Cake," Kaufman-Ryskind musicalLETEMEATDDown 15: Not so biasedFAIRERDDown 20: TroublesAILSDDown 21: Prefix with activeHYPERDDown 24: The sameDITTODDown 25: SiouansOTOESDDown 26: "'Tis good to keep ___ egg": Don QuixoteANESTDDown 27: Moslem rulerAMEERDDown 28: FellowsGENTSDDown 29: ___ Ferber, Kaufman collaboratorEDNADDown 30: Servant's wordMA'AMDDown 31: Least denseSPARSESTDDown 34: CutSLASHDDown 35: "Bring on ___," Kaufman-Ryskind musicalTHEGIRLSDDown 37: Rodeo structuresCHUTESDDown 38: ShredTEARDDown 40: PanickySCAREDDDown 41: QuicklyPRESTODDown 43: Fiber from a banana stalkABACADDown 44: Moslem leaderIMAMDDown 45: Measure of medicineDOSEDDown 46: Soprano PonselleROSADDown 47: Twenty quiresREAMDDown 48: PurposeGOALDDown 49: Sinuous danceHULADDown 50: Two or more draft animalsTEAM