New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 7th August 1979 There are 37 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 7th August 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Science dealing with lightOPTICSAAcross 7: Comb hair a certain wayTEASEAAcross 12: ApprenticeTRAINEEAAcross 13: Chinese ___LANTERNAAcross 15: Scolding vehementlyRANTINGAAcross 16: Of long standingOLD-TIMEAAcross 17: With lance in handATILTAAcross 18: WhimpersMEWLSAAcross 20: Sharp angleZIGAAcross 21: Attempt to overcome problemsCOPEAAcross 22: Loser to Roosevelt and TrumanDEWEYAAcross 23: Base of some saladsTUNAAAcross 24: Song syllableTRAAAcross 25: HowlerBONERAAcross 26: Printer's markCARETAAcross 27: ___ Settlements, former British colonySTRAITSAAcross 29: Dairy productCHEESEAAcross 30: Cobblers' gearAWLSAAcross 31: AcclaimHAILAAcross 32: Sterne heroSHANDYAAcross 35: DenyGAINSAYAAcross 38: Full of chatterTALKYAAcross 39: Evenings, in ParisSOIRSAAcross 40: Column in a Buddhist buildingLATAAcross 42: Members of the B.P.O.E.ELKSAAcross 43: Vigorous contemptSCORNAAcross 44: BaksheeshALMSAAcross 45: Words with carte or modeALAAAcross 45: Words with carte or modeALA.AAcross 46: Highest of the Alps, Mont ___BLANCAAcross 47: S.A. constrictorABOMAAAcross 48: Unbranded calfLONGEARAAcross 50: Toward the source of a streamUPRIVERAAcross 52: Place great confidence inSWEARBYAAcross 53: Wall St. groupTRADERSAAcross 54: Light carbinesSTENSAAcross 55: Gardeners, in springtimeSOWERSDDown 1: Men on the daisORATORSDDown 2: Historic town north of DelhiPANIPATDDown 3: ChampionshipTITLEDDown 4: Monogram unit: Abbr.INITDDown 5: Recent: Comb. formCENDDown 6: PartsSEGMENTSDDown 7: CorrespondTALLYDDown 8: IntentionsENDSDDown 9: A.B.A. memberATTDDown 10: Sudden attackSEIZUREDDown 11: Winter weaselsERMINESDDown 12: Theologian's opusTRACTDDown 13: FrownLOWERDDown 14: Deny the truth ofNEGATEDDown 19: Farm animalsEWESDDown 22: Place matDOILYDDown 23: Asian units of weightTAELSDDown 25: Off-colorBAWDYDDown 26: Double features, at timesCHINSDDown 28: RowsRANKSDDown 29: Kind of terrierCAIRNDDown 31: Specialties of tonsorial artistsHAIRCUTSDDown 32: PlagiarizesSTEALSDDown 33: Word between All and DayHALLOWSDDown 34: Red dye, or plant called buglossALKANETDDown 35: Talk effusivelyGO ONDDown 35: Talk effusivelyGOONDDown 36: ThoroughlyALL OVERDDown 36: ThoroughlyALLOVERDDown 37: Talks persistentlyYAMMERSDDown 39: Hair-raisingSCARYDDown 41: Those wielding much powerTSARSDDown 43: Applies thicklySLABSDDown 44: BearABIDEDDown 46: Swiss city on the AarBERNDDown 47: "___ Youth," Dostoyevsky novelARAWDDown 49: "She may ___ to France for me": BurnsGAEDDown 51: Pete Rose or Pete MaravitchPRO