New York Times Answers - Friday, 12th October 1979 There are 34 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 12th October 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Source of tequilaMESCALAAcross 7: WaterfallCATARACTAAcross 15: Breathe outEXHALEAAcross 16: CuddlyADORABLEAAcross 17: Novel by Philip RothGOODBYECOLUMBUSAAcross 19: "___ Grows in Brooklyn"ATREEAAcross 20: Man for whom a berry was namedLOGANAAcross 21: Beast of burdenASSAAcross 22: Covered with trashLITTERYAAcross 24: Feminine endingETTEAAcross 25: Mil. training centerOCSAAcross 26: West Point initialsUSMAAAcross 29: Less straightforwardSLIERAAcross 30: Kafka novel, with "The"TRIALAAcross 31: "Do I ___ Waltz?"HEARAAAcross 32: Tech. degreeBCHEAAcross 35: Word of dismayUGHAAcross 36: Difficult to holdEELYAAcross 37: Star of "Gigi" and "Lili"CARONAAcross 38: GrousesMOANSAAcross 40: "___ mio"OSOLEAAcross 41: A few or moreSOMEAAcross 42: DippyMADAAcross 45: Creatures in a Steinbeck titleMICEAAcross 46: Symbol of UtahBEEHIVEAAcross 49: Chosen: Fr.ELUAAcross 50: Turkic languageTATARAAcross 54: King of CreteMINOSAAcross 55: Slogan used by travel agentsDISCOVERAMERICAAAcross 58: Frappe ingredientICE CREAMAAcross 58: Frappe ingredientICECREAMAAcross 59: Course for a future M.D.PREMEDAAcross 60: Garb for choristersCASSOCKSAAcross 61: Do the hootchy-kootchyGYRATEDDown 1: Large: Comb. formMEGALODDown 2: Strangely beautifulEXOTICDDown 3: Summer wearSHORTSDDown 4: Attendee at 26 AcrossCADETDDown 5: "Tiny Alice" playwrightALBEEDDown 6: Willy ___, rocket expertLEYDDown 7: Unpleasant: Comb. formCACODDown 8: Terhune's "Lad: ___"ADOGDDown 9: "Welcome ___," Altman filmTOLADDown 10: ___ for one's moneyARUNDDown 11: Namath, in 1977RAMDDown 12: MonasticABBATIALDDown 13: Growing in bunches, as grapesCLUSTERYDDown 14: Mosaic tileTESSERADDown 18: ParadisesELYSIUMSDDown 23: Play about androidsRURDDown 24: Robert ___ELEEDDown 27: Mr. ___, myopic cartoon characterMAGOODDown 28: Palace in GranadaALHAMBRADDown 29: Fillies, mares, etc.SHESDDown 30: Shoe sizeTENEDDown 32: San Pietro in Vaticano, for oneBASILICADDown 33: Signs of springCROCUSESDDown 34: ApertureHOLEDDown 37: ThalianCOMEDICDDown 39: Mary Lincoln, ___ ToddNEEDDown 42: Least quantitiesMINIMADDown 43: Long-legged birdAVOCETDDown 44: Marquis ___DE SADEDDown 47: ___ boardEMERYDDown 48: Personnel officialHIRERDDown 50: Matador's victimTORODDown 51: French prepositionAVECDDown 52: HardwoodTEAKDDown 53: "___ and the Man"ARMSDDown 56: Prescription amt.CCSDDown 57: Distance-fuel ratio: Abbr.MPG