New York Times Answers - Friday, 7th September 1979 There are 39 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 7th September 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: White vestmentALBAAcross 4: Stupid oneDOLTAAcross 8: Tree of the birch familyALDERAAcross 13: Straight, as a drinkNEATAAcross 15: JugEWERAAcross 16: IngenuousNAIVEAAcross 17: Part of DMZZONEAAcross 18: BristleSETAAAcross 19: Assad's domainSYRIAAAcross 20: Pain relieverANALGESICAAcross 22: Handle effectivelyWIELDAAcross 23: Stock of wineCELLARAAcross 24: BeliefTENETAAcross 26: Prefix with muralINTRAAAcross 28: Wore awayERODEDAAcross 32: SeparatesPARTSAAcross 35: ___ du VentILESAAcross 37: Win by a ___NOSEAAcross 38: Organic compoundENOLAAcross 39: ShedsMOLTSAAcross 40: Mal de ___ (headache): Fr.TETEAAcross 41: AgainstANTIAAcross 42: Holy Roman emperorOTHOAAcross 43: TatterSHREDAAcross 44: PearSECKELAAcross 46: Old-womanishANILEAAcross 48: Welsh playwright-actor WilliamsEMLYNAAcross 50: "___ Mister"CALLMEAAcross 54: Master, in colonial IndiaSAHIBAAcross 57: FlagrantEGREGIOUSAAcross 59: Die downABATEAAcross 60: SoilLOAMAAcross 61: Cartoonist who created the Democrats' donkeyNASTAAcross 62: IcyGELIDAAcross 63: CougarPUMAAAcross 64: Nymph whose voice became immortalECHOAAcross 65: Facing a glacierSTOSSAAcross 66: Ollie's partnerSTANAAcross 67: Part of a rt. triangleHYPDDown 1: Soldier from Down UnderANZACDDown 2: Sierra ___LEONEDDown 3: OrdinaryBANALDDown 4: "The ___ Song": RombergDESERTDDown 5: Is indebted toOWESDDown 6: Be natural or uninhibitedLETITALLHANGOUTDDown 7: Hide or hairTRACEDDown 8: "___ a fool according to his folly": ProverbsANSWERDDown 9: LevelLAYITONTHELINEDDown 10: DismalDIREDDown 11: "Hear no ___"EVILDDown 12: PeruseREADDDown 14: LevelTELLITLIKEITISDDown 21: German gooseGANSDDown 25: Mobsters' erstwhile nemesisNESSDDown 27: Read the ___ actRIOTDDown 29: ActivistDOERDDown 30: Northeast Italian townESTEDDown 31: Legal documentDEEDDDown 32: LegumesPEASDDown 33: Ste. ___ de BeaupréANNEDDown 34: Military org.ROTCDDown 36: Collar or jacketETONDDown 39: "___ Flanders," Defoe novelMOLLDDown 43: Dross of a metalSLAGDDown 45: Fixes in the mindEMBEDSDDown 47: Former maker of house callsICEMANDDown 49: Shrill barksYELPSDDown 51: Slender European fishLOACHDDown 52: Mawkishly amorousMUSHYDDown 53: Legally barESTOPDDown 54: Loses resiliencySAGSDDown 55: InstigateABETDDown 56: NimbusHALODDown 58: Author Santha ___ RauRAMA