New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th December 1979 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: River of BelgiumMAASAAcross 5: At right angles, aseaABEAMAAcross 10: Twice DCXXVMCCLAAcross 14: ___ breveALLAAAcross 15: Opera-box wearTIARAAAcross 16: "Hey there, sailor!"AHOYAAcross 17: Gully washersRAINSTORMSAAcross 19: ClosefistedNEARAAcross 20: At firstINITIALLYAAcross 21: PronouncementsDICTAAAcross 22: ___ de la Frontera, city NE of CádizARCOSAAcross 23: Call's partnerBECKAAcross 24: Hub: Abbr.CTRAAcross 27: Cardiologist's clue, for shortEKGAAcross 28: City's peripherySUBURBSAAcross 31: Letters on a perfect report cardAAAAAAcross 33: It sometimes leads to a dead endSIDE STREETAAcross 33: It sometimes leads to a dead endSIDESTREETAAcross 35: Black and whitePRINTAAcross 37: Hush-hush agcy.CIAAAcross 38: River flowing alongside Notre DameSEINEAAcross 39: Horse wranglersRANCHHANDSAAcross 42: Snick and ___SNEEAAcross 43: Gosson's "___ of Abuse"ASCHOOLAAcross 44: Police radio call: Abbr.APBAAcross 46: Soviet stateSSRAAcross 47: Links unitHOLEAAcross 48: Song heroine or Uncle Tom's wifeCHLOEAAcross 50: ColanderSIEVEAAcross 52: TreatiesALLIANCESAAcross 56: Spore sacsASCIAAcross 57: IdeaBRAINSTORMAAcross 58: Small dog, for shortPEKEAAcross 59: Jeweler's unitCARATAAcross 60: Canal or railroadERIEAAcross 61: Mtg.SESSAAcross 62: SlagDROSSAAcross 63: Hogarth subjectRAKEDDown 1: Maison figureMARIDDown 2: King or AldaALANDDown 3: Et ___ALIIDDown 4: His toys bring joys to girls and boysSANTADDown 5: OnsetsATTACKSDDown 6: Of lifeBIOLOGICALDDown 7: Peerage typesEARLSDDown 8: HostARMYDDown 9: Degrees for postgradsMASDDown 10: Literally, "hand-cares"MANICURESDDown 11: ControlsCHECKREINSDDown 12: Cover completelyCOATDDown 13: Vega's constellationLYRADDown 18: BegetSIREDDown 21: I.O.U.'sDEBTSDDown 23: Passenger vehicleBUSDDown 24: Famed directorCAPRADDown 25: ___ Shevchenko, Ukrainian poetTARASDDown 26: Ticket stubsRAINCHECKSDDown 28: Pacific coast flowersSEADAHLIASDDown 29: Czech patriotBENESDDown 30: Man the helmSTEERDDown 32: Antipasto garnishANCHOVIESDDown 34: ClangorDINDDown 36: OarlockTHOLEDDown 40: Have at the weedsHOEDDown 41: Basketwork materialSPLINTSDDown 45: NeckwearBOASDDown 48: Smoke for FidelCLARODDown 49: Stage directionENTERDDown 50: DoltsSAPSDDown 51: Words of understandingISEEDDown 52: Sandarac treeARARDDown 53: Uncas's belovedCORADDown 54: Composer SatieERIKDDown 55: Pintail duckSMEEDDown 57: A–E connectionBCD