New York Times Answers - Monday, 17th December 1979 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 17th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: UnproductiveARIDAAcross 5: Fleshy fruitPAPAWAAcross 10: SpokenORALAAcross 14: Borge, for oneDANEAAcross 15: PoignantACUTEAAcross 16: Return ship for Columbus: 1492–93NINAAAcross 17: Book of the BibleAMOSAAcross 18: Weill's "___ Opera"THREEPENNYAAcross 20: Shark or hellbenderMAN-EATERAAcross 22: EquivocatesDODGESAAcross 23: Went astrayERREDAAcross 24: BeltSLUGAAcross 25: DisturbPESTERAAcross 27: MaliciousSPITEFULAAcross 31: IntertwinesLACESAAcross 32: Hard woodsTEAKSAAcross 33: ___ and allONEAAcross 34: Assyrian god of warASURAAcross 35: VestigeTRACEAAcross 36: CougarPUMAAAcross 37: The "Hindy" was oneZEPAAcross 38: Mountain ridgeARETEAAcross 39: Ecological stagesSERESAAcross 40: LosersALSORANSAAcross 42: LeprechaunSPRITEAAcross 43: FoxxREDDAAcross 44: DestroyedSLAINAAcross 45: BrackishSALINEAAcross 48: StiffenedSTARCHEDAAcross 51: Baseball player's doubleTWO-BASE HITAAcross 53: StowLADEAAcross 54: Dolly of "Hello, Dolly!"LEVIAAcross 55: Papal vestmentORALEAAcross 56: AimsENDSAAcross 57: Some works of KeatsODESAAcross 58: AccusedNAMEDAAcross 59: Pierre is its cap.SDAKDDown 1: Actor WestADAMDDown 2: Siamese kingRAMADDown 3: Three sheets to the windINONESCUPSDDown 4: RunawayDESERTERDDown 5: GabblePATTERDDown 6: Felt sympatheticACHEDDDown 7: Murmuring soundPURRDDown 8: CorrodedATEDDown 9: Adjective for rapid, rank growthWEEDLIKEDDown 10: TenseONEDGEDDown 11: Best man's concernRINGDDown 12: BoleynANNEDDown 13: Sets downLAYSDDown 19: SulksPOUTSDDown 21: Greek god of warARESDDown 24: Flight reservationSPACEDDown 25: MarketplacePLAZADDown 26: Artist's standEASELDDown 27: Installs in officeSEATSDDown 28: TieFOUR-IN-HANDDDown 29: Not yet solved or consideredUNMETDDown 30: CharterLEASEDDown 32: VogueTRENDDDown 35: ExploitsTRADESONDDown 36: Athenian statesmanPERICLESDDown 38: Field of conflictARENADDown 39: Bandy wordsSPARDDown 41: African antelopesORIBISDDown 42: ScheduledSLATEDDDown 44: Steps over a fenceSTILEDDown 45: French citySTLODDown 46: Inspired with reverential fearAWEDDDown 47: Nothing, to NastaseLOVEDDown 48: Make-believeSHAMDDown 49: Icelandic literatureEDDADDown 50: SecretaryDESKDDown 52: ___ of Good FeelingERA