New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 26th September 1979 There are 40 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 26th September 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ore depositLODEAAcross 5: Unit of elec. currentAMPAAcross 8: Violin for a virtuosoAMATIAAcross 13: ChimpsAPESAAcross 14: Keats featsODESAAcross 15: ScimitarSABERAAcross 16: Main ideaGISTAAcross 17: Prefix with meter or trooperPARAAAcross 18: Elephant's nasal extensionTRUNKAAcross 19: Very special personONEINAMILLIONAAcross 22: Wait on tablesSERVEAAcross 23: AgainstANTIAAcross 24: ChancesODDSAAcross 27: Loner at a hopSTAGAAcross 28: ChristmasNOELAAcross 29: Follower of astro or cosmoNAUTAAcross 30: Delicate sensitivityTACTAAcross 32: TeaseRIBAAcross 34: New Deal lettersNRAAAcross 35: "He ___ me to lie down . . . "MAKETHAAcross 38: Site of Lafayette CollegeEASTONAAcross 40: EpochERAAAcross 41: Auditory organEARAAcross 43: Man or RhodesISLEAAcross 44: Care forTENDAAcross 46: Mexican day laborerPEONAAcross 48: Trips around the trackLAPSAAcross 51: Wise oneSAGEAAcross 52: Beanery signEATSAAcross 53: Anagram for canoeOCEANAAcross 55: Terrible oddsAMILLIONTOONEAAcross 58: Wicked kingHERODAAcross 60: Metalware, often lacqueredTOLEAAcross 61: Flats: Abbr.APTSAAcross 62: SolitaryALONEAAcross 63: "On thy cold gray stones, ___!"OSEAAAcross 64: Part of a vending machineSLOTAAcross 65: SheenGLOSSAAcross 66: Legal matterRESAAcross 67: Heroine of an 1891 novelTESSDDown 1: Capital of NigeriaLAGOSDDown 2: ThinksOPINESDDown 3: Gobi or SaharaDESERTDDown 4: Snooze through the summerESTIVATEDDown 5: ObdurateADAMANTDDown 6: Breed of sheepMERINODDown 7: Biblical bookPSALTERDDown 8: Italian province, noted for wineASTIDDown 9: Leave high and dryMAROONDDown 10: CopiousABUNDANTDDown 11: Number of CommandmentsTENDDown 12: AnnoyIRKDDown 14: ___-Locka, city in Fla.OPADDown 20: NullifyNEGATEDDown 21: Easter flowersLILIESDDown 25: Coin for 46 AcrossDURODDown 26: Netman SmithSTANDDown 31: Place of worshipCHAPELDDown 33: VoteBALLOTDDown 35: They play at SheaMETSDDown 36: RegionAREADDown 37: Leaper recorded by Captain CookKANGAROODDown 39: Littoral areaSEA-COASTDDown 39: Littoral areaSEACOASTDDown 42: He has lots to sellREALTORDDown 43: Shoe partsINSOLESDDown 45: IncubusesDEMONSDDown 47: IndolentOTIOSEDDown 49: FolksPEOPLEDDown 50: World's largest coffee portSANTOSDDown 54: Hoopoes' homesNESTSDDown 56: Kin of kalends and nonesIDESDDown 57: Rival of the A.F.T.NEADDown 58: CroneHAGDDown 59: Building extensionELL