New York Times Answers - Friday, 26th October 1979 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 26th October 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DeficiencyLACKAAcross 5: Meccas for shoppersMARTSAAcross 10: Units of elec. resistanceOHMSAAcross 14: "0" in W.W. II codesOBOEAAcross 15: "I'll Never Smile ___"AGAINAAcross 16: DecorticatePEELAAcross 17: Red Sox infielderREMYAAcross 18: ProscribedTABOOAAcross 19: Poll-taker RoperELMOAAcross 20: Stretch outELONGATEAAcross 22: Barrie's "A ___ in Thrums"WINDOWAAcross 24: ___ Rijn, Utrecht's streamOUDEAAcross 25: Hindus' oldest sacred literatureVEDAAAcross 26: "___ proudly we hailed"WHATSOAAcross 29: Rhythmic patternsCADENCESAAcross 33: "Road" film starHOPEAAcross 34: Enlist again (G.I. slang)REUPAAcross 36: One of the AstairesADELEAAcross 37: Gershwin and LevinIRASAAcross 38: FlavorfulSAPIDAAcross 40: Musial or LaurelSTANAAcross 41: Canvas covers, for shortTARPSAAcross 43: Contesting groupSIDEAAcross 44: Female deerHINDAAcross 45: Highly regardedESTEEMEDAAcross 47: EstablishesFOUNDSAAcross 49: Turkestan seaARALAAcross 50: SaucyPERTAAcross 51: Dance of the mid-60'sMONKEYAAcross 54: Chinese silk centerHANGCHOWAAcross 58: Opposite of aweatherALEEAAcross 59: Lifts the lidOPENSAAcross 61: TopsA-ONEAAcross 62: StravinskyIGORAAcross 63: Lorelei's homeRHINEAAcross 64: Urge onSPURAAcross 65: Furnishes personnelMANSAAcross 66: Equine fathersSIRESAAcross 67: ExistenceESSEDDown 1: KnowledgeLOREDDown 2: U.S. labor leaderABELDDown 3: Barber who became a warblerCOMODDown 4: Their words are usually conventionalKEYNOTESPEAKERSDDown 5: Sunday stars in SonoraMATADORSDDown 6: Moppet's marbleAGATEDDown 7: "In the Boom Boom Room" playwrightRABEDDown 8: Niño's uncleTIODDown 9: ___ under (overwhelmed)SNOWEDDDown 10: Easily decided matterOPENANDSHUTCASEDDown 11: RetainedHELDDDown 12: Chore for a stenoMEMODDown 13: Mixer settingSLOWDDown 21: Songwriter KahnGUSDDown 23: ThoughtIDEADDown 25: DullVAPIDDDown 26: Kind of saleWHITEDDown 27: Israeli dancesHORASDDown 28: SeparatedAPARTDDown 29: The bow-and-arrow ladCUPIDDDown 30: Fat from a whale's head, used in soapsCETINDDown 31: AntelopeELANDDDown 32: TransmitsSENDSDDown 35: Item for Grant WoodEASELDDown 39: What QB's must "read"DEFENSESDDown 42: WitheredSEREDDown 46: Koch and BradleyMAYORSDDown 48: The O.A.S. is oneORGDDown 50: VelvetPANNEDDown 51: ImpairMAIMDDown 52: KorbutOLGADDown 53: Relative of xenonNEONDDown 54: Testator's choiceHEIRDDown 55: Ingredient of beerHOPSDDown 56: BurdenONUSDDown 57: "The Way We ___"WEREDDown 60: Part of a fraternity namePHI