New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th August 1979 There are 32 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th August 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Refuses to spill the beansCLAMSUPAAcross 8: Burns the midnight oilBONESUPAAcross 15: Where the jet set lets it all hang outRIVIERAAAcross 16: Stuffed oneselfOVERATEAAcross 17: Uranium is oneELEMENTAAcross 18: Sacking is his "bag"RAVAGERAAcross 19: Weight deductionTAREAAcross 20: ProvokedIRATEAAcross 22: Dir. from Halle to LeipzigESEAAcross 23: Comport oneselfACTAAcross 24: Baa-baa beastsBLEATERSAAcross 27: Projecting pipe rimFLANGEAAcross 28: UltimateLASTAAcross 32: DiscrepancyVARIANCEAAcross 35: Clement oneSPARERAAcross 37: CupidityAVARICEAAcross 38: Permanent ruleSTATUTEAAcross 39: Leave at 70, e.g.RETIREAAcross 40: Dinner accessoryPLACE MATAAcross 41: U.S.S.R. neighborIRANAAcross 42: Sounded sonorouslyPEALEDAAcross 43: ThrottledGARROTEDAAcross 46: Ex-G.I.VETAAcross 49: ScarfBOAAAcross 52: Bunyan or Pecos BillGIANTAAcross 53: CommiserationPITYAAcross 54: Like a certain hairdoUPSWEPTAAcross 56: Reduced tension or difficultyEASEDUPAAcross 59: ___ idolMATINEEAAcross 60: Exchange againRETRADEAAcross 61: CatchwordsSLOGANSAAcross 62: CuddledNESTLEDDDown 1: ChalkCRETADDown 2: Purple flowering shrubLILACDDown 3: Ward offAVERTDDown 4: JesterMIMEDDown 5: RegardSEEDDown 6: Coffee makerURNDDown 7: Solitaire gamePATIENCEDDown 8: Chemical saltBORATEDDown 9: Egg-shapedOVATEDDown 10: "Absolutely not!"NEVERDDown 11: "___ of Good Feeling"ERADDown 12: MahatmaSAGEDDown 13: ShoshoneansUTESDDown 14: French fatherPEREDDown 21: VogueRAGEDDown 24: House in Washington, D.C.BLAIRDDown 25: Carter's first Director of the BudgetLANCEDDown 26: Chosen or scheduledSLATEDDDown 27: Supplying with fuelFIRINGDDown 29: Calla lilyARUMDDown 30: BristleSETADDown 31: Former weight allowanceTRETDDown 32: Diverse: Comb. formVARIDDown 33: DeclareAVERDDown 34: New Zealand treeRATADDown 35: HackneyedSTALEDDown 36: Walked the floorPACEDDDown 38: Untidy femaleSLATTERNDDown 40: Mexican laborerPEONDDown 42: BabblesPRATESDDown 44: Rocket-launching stageAGENADDown 45: Come to maturityRIPENDDown 46: He wrote "Kalki": 1978VIDALDDown 47: Schumann piano pieceETUDEDDown 48: Cast in the same role continuallyTYPEDDDown 49: Old DodgersBUMSDDown 50: Iridescent gemOPALDDown 51: ConcerningASTODDown 53: ForwardPERTDDown 55: PerukeWIGDDown 57: Aeronautical eng.AEEDDown 58: City map abbrs.STS