New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 18th December 1979 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 18th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Type of grassCRABAAcross 5: Devotee of cow's milkCALFAAcross 9: Bombacaceous treeBALSAAAcross 14: Apollo's motherLETOAAcross 15: Hebrew measureOMERAAcross 16: Hamburger helperONIONAAcross 17: PrepositionONTOAAcross 18: "With malice toward ___"NONEAAcross 19: Single entriesITEMSAAcross 20: Marx vehicleYOUBETYOURLIFEAAcross 23: Ship: Abbr.STRAAcross 24: Fictitious JohnDOEAAcross 25: Cloche or toqueHATAAcross 28: LatchHASPAAcross 31: Dry goods dealerDRAPERAAcross 36: DeckARRAYAAcross 38: Salty spot in UtahLAKEAAcross 40: Michigan townCAROAAcross 41: Two-edged wagerDOUBLEORNOTHINGAAcross 44: Response to an explanationISEEAAcross 45: NetworkRETEAAcross 46: High nestAERIEAAcross 47: Actress WrightTERESAAAcross 49: Do a deck jobSWABAAcross 51: Tennis unitSETAAcross 52: "Faerie Queene" hagATEAAcross 54: Saluki, e.g.DOGAAcross 56: Possibly a shoo-inODDSONFAVORITEAAcross 64: Auto tires' outer casingsSHOESAAcross 65: Pub call at closingTIMEAAcross 66: RegionAREAAAcross 67: Evangelist's first nameAIMEEAAcross 68: SquareEVENAAcross 69: "___ Fence Me In"DONTAAcross 70: Go-gettersDOERSAAcross 71: TearRENTAAcross 72: It's hard to make them meetENDSDDown 1: SateCLOYDDown 2: Divorce cityRENODDown 3: Aleutian isleATTUDDown 4: FoolsBOOBSDDown 5: Against: PrefixCONTRADDown 6: Chinese seaportAMOYDDown 7: Fabric weaveLENODDown 8: Famed name in psychoanalysisFREUDDDown 9: Basement installationBOILERDDown 10: Not proANTIDDown 11: Willingly, to an ElizabethanLIEFDDown 12: A fewSOMEDDown 13: Reply: Abbr.ANSDDown 21: ___ chloride (local anesthetic)ETHYLDDown 22: Cowpoke's arenaRODEODDown 25: ___ coming (deserved)HADITDDown 26: OriginatedAROSEDDown 27: More veraciousTRUERDDown 29: ___ ginSLOEDDown 30: SplitsPARTSDDown 32: Pain's relativeACHEDDown 33: Poker holdingsPAIRSDDown 34: Tennessee ___ FordERNIEDDown 35: Thesaurus nameROGETDDown 37: Busy as ___ABEEDDown 39: Had informationKNEWDDown 42: Muse for SapphoERATODDown 43: BanTABOODDown 48: Talks in a snippety waySASSESDDown 50: Period before ChristmasADVENTDDown 53: Come inENTERDDown 55: ClassGRADEDDown 56: State or riverOHIODDown 57: Hemispherical vaultDOMEDDown 58: Antler bearerDEERDDown 59: Basketball teamFIVEDDown 60: So be itAMENDDown 61: "The Man in the ___ Mask"IRONDDown 62: Care forTENDDDown 63: Diner signEATSDDown 64: UnhappySAD