New York Times Answers - Thursday, 20th December 1979 There are 41 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 20th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Will-o'-the-___WISPAAcross 5: RequestedASKEDAAcross 10: Pro football star's monogramOJSAAcross 13: Aware ofONTOAAcross 14: Fort ___ of Oregon Trail fameBOISEAAcross 15: ___ polishNAILAAcross 17: City south of MoscowORELAAcross 18: Solitary oneLONERAAcross 19: Cream colorECRUAAcross 20: Tin Pan Alley compositionLOVE-SONGAAcross 22: ___ AlaskaBAKEDAAcross 23: Phil of the Rangers, for shortESPOAAcross 24: Stevenson's Dr. ___JEKYLLAAcross 27: GongTAM-TAMAAcross 29: State confidentlyAVERAAcross 30: N.Y.C. wagering setupOTBAAcross 33: ___ Levant, memorable pianistOSCARAAcross 34: Correct a textEMENDAAcross 35: Teachers' org.NEAAAcross 36: The Senate and people of Rome: Abbr.SPQRAAcross 37: Group taking offGOERSAAcross 38: Navy V.I.P.'sCDRSAAcross 39: Teutonic godTIUAAcross 40: "A violet by a ___ stone"MOSSYAAcross 41: Almost thereCLOSEAAcross 42: Eliza crossed itICEAAcross 43: Biblical monthABIBAAcross 44: ___ schnitzelWIENERAAcross 45: ___ Abbey, U.S. painterEDWINAAAcross 47: Part of U.A.R.ARABAAcross 48: Autry and KellyGENESAAcross 50: A person vouched forREFERRALAAcross 54: Lane from BrooklynABBEAAcross 55: Kind of juryPETITAAcross 57: Hercules held her captiveIOLEAAcross 58: Stowe novelDREDAAcross 59: Berlin's "All ___"ALONEAAcross 60: Nickname for a Spanish girlNITAAAcross 61: Faeroe whirlwindsOESAAcross 62: Adjusted, as an engineTUNEDAAcross 63: Tall flower, for shortGLADDDown 1: Fabric from a sheepWOOLDDown 2: Geisha's girdle boxINRODDown 3: Movie actor gets into old Crawford filmSTEVEMCQUEENBEEDDown 4: Guide for a marinerPOLE STARDDown 4: Guide for a marinerPOLESTARDDown 5: In flowerABLOOMDDown 6: Before longSOONDDown 7: Ruler joins up with original "Tobacco Road" starKINGJAMESBARTONDDown 8: Vane dir.ESEDDown 9: ___ Alte (Adenauer)DERDDown 10: Ryan from L.A.ONEALDDown 11: Author has a beefJACKLONDONBROILDDown 12: FatherSIREDDown 16: Son of ShemLUDDDown 21: Coast Guard memberSPARDDown 22: Prominent senatorBYRDDDown 25: Partner of eachEVERYDDown 26: Kesey and VenturiKENSDDown 27: "Goodbye" composerTOSTIDDown 28: Perfume ingredientASPICDDown 31: SuccinctTERSEDDown 32: More despicableBASERDDown 34: DyeEOSINDDown 37: Big desertGOBIDDown 38: Weather wordCLEARINGDDown 40: Symbols of voracityMAWSDDown 41: Wax: Fr.CIREDDown 44: Borne along by a breezeWAFTEDDDown 46: "Mr. ___ Goes to Town"DEEDSDDown 48: Rove restlesslyGADDDown 49: Saragossa's riverEBRODDown 51: One, in OberammergauEINEDDown 52: Where Edmonton is: Abbr.ALTADDown 53: UsherLEADDDown 55: Paulsen from South Bend, Wash.PATDDown 56: Chosen: Fr.ELU