New York Times Answers - Thursday, 18th October 1979 There are 37 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 18th October 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: SewSTITCHAAcross 7: Indian group of ArizonaMOHAVESAAcross 14: Long short storyNOVELETAAcross 16: Far from forthrightEVASIVEAAcross 17: Open-shelved cabinetETAGEREAAcross 18: Small bellTINKLERAAcross 19: Ending for velvetE'ENAAcross 19: Ending for velvetEENAAcross 20: Haut ___ (high society)MONDEAAcross 22: Pieter Bruegel's styleGENREAAcross 23: Sounds from cheerleadersRAHSAAcross 25: They like actionDOERSAAcross 27: "Ich ___," motto of Prince of WalesDIENAAcross 28: Apollo 15 astronautSCOTTAAcross 30: CalledNAMEDAAcross 32: Of no ___ (ineffectual)USEAAcross 33: "___ melodies are sweet": KeatsHEARDAAcross 35: Korea, Mongolia, etc.FAR EASTAAcross 37: Yeast, e.g.LEAVENINGAAcross 39: A neighbor of an AustralianMALAYANAAcross 41: Sheer fabricNINONAAcross 44: PopDADAAcross 45: Duke or HartDORISAAcross 47: Egyptian amuletMENATAAcross 49: French money: 1929–38ECUSAAcross 51: Newspaper editionFINALAAcross 53: ___ precedentSETAAAcross 54: Indonesian island groupSULASAAcross 56: Metal tip on a shoelaceAGLETAAcross 58: Comedian ConwayTIMAAcross 59: High spiritsELATIONAAcross 61: ScurrilousABUSIVEAAcross 63: Sound on a drum or doorRAT-A-TATAAcross 63: Sound on a drum or doorRATATATAAcross 64: CalumniatesDEFAMESAAcross 65: AdolescentsTEENERSAAcross 66: Dernier criLATESTDDown 1: Smiles derisivelySNEERSDDown 2: "The aim of forensic oratory is ___": CiceroTOTEACHDDown 3: Rowena's bridegroomIVANHOEDDown 4: One-year-old sheepTEGDDown 5: Skelton roleCLEMDDown 6: He imprisoned St. PeterHERODDDown 7: Public utilities employeeMETERMANDDown 8: Egg: Comb. formOVIDDown 9: Put up a pictureHANGDDown 10: InvitedASKEDDDown 11: Lithuanian capitalVILNIUSDDown 12: Hillary's conquestEVERESTDDown 13: PlacidSERENEDDown 15: Dovetail wedgeTENONDDown 21: Intolerably loudDEAFENINGDDown 24: BoothSTALLDDown 26: Cousin of a towheeSERINDDown 29: Stair partTREADDDown 31: Z-twist fabricDENIMDDown 34: "The ___ the Jackal": ForsythDAYOFDDown 36: One of the De MillesAGNESDDown 38: MutationsVARIANTSDDown 39: Spots; stainsMACULAEDDown 40: Flatter servilelyADULATEDDown 42: ErstwhileONE-TIMEDDown 42: ErstwhileONETIMEDDown 43: Indigenous inhabitantsNATIVESDDown 44: Romberg's "___ Song"DESERTDDown 46: Mess of cressSALADDDown 48: Least feralTAMESTDDown 50: Prince of DarknessSATANDDown 52: Sleuth in 34 DownLEBELDDown 55: Developer's interestSITEDDown 57: Porous rockTUFADDown 60: Item on a triremeOARDDown 62: Emulated HornerSAT