New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 12th September 1979 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 12th September 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Not genuineSHAMAAcross 5: Period of wakefulnessVIGILAAcross 10: DefrostTHAWAAcross 14: It has six faces and might be sweetCUBEAAcross 15: Herb of the carrot familyANISEAAcross 16: Gulf of the Baltic SeaRIGAAAcross 17: Gershwin opus, with "An"AMERICANINPARISAAcross 20: Bird on Louisiana's state flagPELICANAAcross 21: Kith-and-kin groupNIECESAAcross 22: FinishedDONEAAcross 23: Romance in verseGESTAAcross 24: Medical immobilizerSPLINTAAcross 27: Snoop's activityNOSINGAAcross 31: Puccini piecesARIASAAcross 32: In vogueCHICAAcross 35: "Flying Down to ___," 1933 songRIOAAcross 36: " . . . a tale/Told ___ idiot"BYANAAcross 37: DisreputableSHADYAAcross 38: ___ morgana (mirage)FATAAAcross 39: Howard of "Happy Days"RONAAcross 40: ___ AltoPALOAAcross 41: Where the Black Forest isBADENAAcross 42: Fit for cultivationARABLEAAcross 45: Some are earlyRISERSAAcross 46: StraightedgeRULEAAcross 48: Two cupsPINTAAcross 49: Stevens or DallasSTELLAAAcross 51: HeavenlyANGELICAAcross 55: Beethoven favoriteMOONLIGHTSONATAAAcross 57: "___ a little pony"IHADAAcross 58: N.C. riverNEUSEAAcross 59: In any wayEVERAAcross 60: Scotch partnerSODAAAcross 61: Jane and ZaneGREYSAAcross 62: Sloping passagewayRAMPDDown 1: MacArthur title, for shortSCAPDDown 2: CronynHUMEDDown 3: Fratricide victimABELDDown 4: MiddayMERIDIANDDown 5: ExpressionlessVACANTDDown 6: PointlessINANEDDown 7: Game for 2 Down and TandyGINDDown 8: "Me, ___ as I must": MillayISINGDDown 9: Indulgence or mercyLENIENCYDDown 10: Stretches of landTRACTSDDown 11: WagesHIREDDown 12: One of four kings of SpartaAGISDDown 13: ExistedWASDDown 18: Religious artICONSDDown 19: Money in ManilaPESODDown 24: Native-born IsraeliSABRADDown 25: Roger or RichardPRYORDDown 26: Climbing plantLIANADDown 28: Islamic fiatIRADEDDown 29: Gunpowder ingredientNITERDDown 30: Their land became part of India in 1961GOANSDDown 32: Chinese teaCHADDown 33: LindenHALDDown 34: Wedding wordsIDODDown 37: School subjectSPELLINGDDown 38: Clasp or clipFASTENERDDown 41: Game of chanceBINGODDown 43: Singer Lee from AtlantaBRENDADDown 44: Drop in activityLULLDDown 45: Henna, etc.RINSESDDown 47: KeenEAGERDDown 48: Easy markPATSYDDown 49: Section of LondonSOHODDown 50: Object of aversionTOADDDown 52: Mt. Taal outputLAVADDown 53: ParticularITEMDDown 54: Relative of a buffalofishCARPDDown 55: Prefix with play or stepMISDDown 56: Former capital of AnnamHUE