New York Times Answers - Sunday, 23rd December 1979 There are 69 across clues and 68 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Sunday, 23rd December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Commander of David's armyJOABAAcross 5: Sound seeking attentionAHEMAAcross 9: Mexican sandwichTACOAAcross 13: The other woman, Roman styleALTERAAAcross 19: Chaplet for GalahadORLEAAcross 20: Long skirt, for shortMAXIAAcross 21: Ebro y TajoRIOSAAcross 22: Creator of Dr. Fu ManchuROHMERAAcross 23: Glove leatherNAPAAAcross 24: Buck heroineOLANAAcross 25: EvergreensYEWSAAcross 26: Let ___ (bettor's expression)ITRIDEAAcross 27: Story by Queen Marie of RumaniaACHRISTMASTALEAAcross 30: Pieces of potterySHARDSAAcross 31: Former Eastern rulersSHAHSAAcross 32: "Land of Cockaigne" authorSERAOAAcross 33: Part of U.S.A.STATESAAcross 35: Actress HagenUTAAAcross 37: Part of a bottleNECKAAcross 38: PetroleumNAPHTHAAAcross 42: Words by Faith BaldwinBRIGHTISTHEMANGERAAcross 49: Ad ___HOCAAcross 50: Elusive oneEELAAcross 51: Bad ___ (German spa)EMSAAcross 52: "Rap session"SEANCEAAcross 53: BunglingINEPTAAcross 55: Actor VigodaABEAAcross 56: SwaysROCKSAAcross 59: AbyssesPITSAAcross 60: TrollsGNOMESAAcross 61: Maugham characterSADIEAAcross 63: Type of roofHIPAAcross 64: A CantorIDAAAcross 65: Cal. ___TECHAAcross 66: Words by Clement MooreBUTAMINIATURESLEIGHAAcross 72: Largest of sevenASIAAAcross 73: F.D.R. measureNRAAAcross 74: Tolkien creatureENTAAcross 75: Nebraskan IndiansOTOESAAcross 77: Liliaceous plantSMILAXAAcross 80: FrustrateFOILAAcross 81: Letter strokeSERIFAAcross 83: ___ de têteMALAAcross 84: Speaker of the House: 1801–07MACONAAcross 85: Trees or nutsHAZELSAAcross 87: Elec. unitAMPAAcross 88: Dec. 24EVEAAcross 89: Kind of shadowEYEAAcross 90: "It was told ___" (words by Janet Knox)THATASTARAPPEAREDAAcross 95: Celebration at YuletideWASSAILAAcross 97: HurriedHIEDAAcross 98: Patriotic org.SARAAcross 99: Puzzle wordACROSSAAcross 102: Mild expletivesEGADSAAcross 104: IntrigueCABALAAcross 108: EddiesSWIRLSAAcross 111: O. Henry story endingTHEYARETHEMAGIAAcross 114: Two-seated carriageLANDAUAAcross 115: DeserveRATEAAcross 116: ___ fixeIDEEAAcross 117: GuthrieARLOAAcross 118: Freshen, as a roomAIR OUTAAcross 119: ___ MajorURSAAAcross 120: Piano pieceNOLAAAcross 121: Religious imageICONAAcross 122: Sailor's jumperBLOUSEAAcross 123: Rabin's predecessorMEIRAAcross 124: MidgeGNATAAcross 125: Corvine callsCAWSDDown 1: Dr. SalkJONASDDown 2: Plant resembling spinachORACHDDown 3: BeginningALPHADDown 4: Tight squeezeBEAR HUGDDown 4: Tight squeezeBEARHUGDDown 5: Bible bookAMOSDDown 6: DiscontinuesHALTSDDown 7: Critical studiesEXAMENSDDown 8: Moslem towerMINARETDDown 9: Christmas thought from DickensTRYTOKEEPITALLTHEYEARDDown 10: Suburb of HonoluluAIEADDown 11: Monks' wearCOWLSDDown 12: Caucasian nativeOSSETDDown 13: BristlesARISTAEDDown 14: Words by John BowringLOTHEPRINCEOFPEACEDDown 15: BeatTHRASHDDown 16: Bedouin chiefEMIRDDown 17: FoxxREDDDDown 18: War godARESDDown 28: Title of an editorial by Francis Church: 1897ISTHEREASANTACLAUSDDown 29: Meistersinger Hans: 1494–1576SACHSDDown 34: Item on Pierre's Yule treeANGEDDown 36: Air: Comb. formATMODDown 39: Book by OatesTHEMDDown 40: Faith followerHOPEDDown 41: Bible bookACTSDDown 42: Arthur and LillieBEASDDown 43: Middle Eastern fiddleREBABDDown 44: ___ DiableILEDUDDown 45: Italian islandISCHIADDown 46: California IndianMAIDUDDown 47: Red star in ScorpiusANTARESDDown 48: Cartoonists' org.NCSDDown 54: ___ gameNO-HITDDown 57: RelationsKINDDown 58: Dutch philosopher: 1632–77SPINOZADDown 60: SetGELDDown 62: Aviator BalboITALODDown 65: Shoe typeTSTRAPDDown 67: Cake ___MIXDDown 68: Ram on highARIESDDown 69: Chemical suffixENEDDown 70: Pyle of TVGOMERDDown 71: Throw with effortHEAVEDDown 76: Gift for a moppetSLEDDDown 77: MerganserSMEWDDown 78: YucatecMAYADDown 79: DessertsICESDDown 80: FalstaffianFATDDown 82: PuckerelsIMPSDDown 85: Circle of lightHALODDown 86: Siberian antelopeSAIGADDown 91: ShaggyHIRSUTEDDown 92: Bringing upREARINGDDown 93: AppendedADDEDONDDown 94: Semitic languageARAMAICDDown 96: "La Tosca" dramatistSARDOUDDown 100: Fiddle with a ukeSTRUMDDown 101: N.Y.S.E. unitSHAREDDown 103: Stone monumentSTELADDown 105: Hannibal's family nameBARCADDown 106: Lit upAGLOWDDown 107: Service groupLIONSDDown 108: Thick sliceSLABDDown 109: LamentWAILDDown 110: Obi accessoryINRODDown 112: Though, to TacitusETSIDDown 113: FervorHEAT