New York Times Answers - Monday, 24th December 1979 There are 38 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 24th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Less ruddyPALERAAcross 6: Bends in the middleSAGSAAcross 10: Door catchHASPAAcross 14: TrueA-LINEAAcross 14: TrueALINEAAcross 15: Rodgers collaboratorHARTAAcross 16: Italian communeENNAAAcross 17: Describing MilquetoastTIMIDAAcross 18: Kind of codeAREAAAcross 19: FreshlyANEWAAcross 20: Used garmentHAND-ME-DOWNAAcross 22: BrookletRILLAAcross 23: Prayer endingAMENAAcross 24: Ritz and GrandHOTELSAAcross 26: Having clawsTALONEDAAcross 30: Raspberries' kinBOOSAAcross 31: Prolific poet: Abbr.ANONAAcross 31: Prolific poet: Abbr.ANON.AAcross 32: MollifyAPPEASEAAcross 36: CaressedSTROKEDAAcross 40: Makes seawater potableDESALTSAAcross 41: Rose or EthelKENNEDYAAcross 42: Leak outSEEPAAcross 43: Fencer's foilEPEEAAcross 44: General pardonAMNESTYAAcross 47: AdmitsLETSINAAcross 50: Dark purple fruitSLOEAAcross 51: Give offEMITAAcross 52: Kind of Boy ScoutTENDERFOOTAAcross 58: Put the kibosh onVETOAAcross 59: Busy as ___ABEEAAcross 60: BrinkVERGEAAcross 61: Gardner's first nameERLEAAcross 62: RippedTORNAAcross 63: Kind of Boy ScoutEAGLEAAcross 64: Soap ingredientsLYESAAcross 65: TerminiENDSAAcross 66: Eye ailmentsSTYESDDown 1: TrailPATHDDown 2: Inter ___ALIADDown 3: DrawLIMNDDown 4: Geraint's wifeENIDDDown 5: American aborigineRED MANDDown 6: Changed slightly, as a paintingSHADEDDDown 7: Hank or TommyAARONDDown 8: DevelopedGREWDDown 9: BuggySTANHOPEDDown 10: Wild pansyHEARTSEASEDDown 11: LaurieANNIEDDown 12: Fishline leaderSNELLDDown 13: Certain sliding boltsPAWLSDDown 21: Friend, in GlasgowEMEDDown 25: Clumsy person's cryOOPSDDown 26: Kind of forceTASKDDown 27: Feed the kittyANTEDDown 28: Elinor Wylie's "Jennifer ___"LORNDDown 29: AlertONONESTOESDDown 30: SpoiledBADDDown 33: Dark brown and OctoberALESDDown 34: Printer's directionSTETDDown 35: Make outESPYDDown 37: Poilu's capKEPIDDown 38: Lacking teethEDENTATEDDown 39: Textile pigmentDYEDDown 44: John and PriscillaALDENSDDown 45: Morris, for shortMOEDDown 46: JittersNERVESDDown 47: On the ___ (honest)LEVELDDown 48: Kind of boardEMERYDDown 49: ChampionshipTITLEDDown 50: Wooden MortimerSNERDDDown 53: BlackEBONDDown 54: DeedFEATDDown 55: BingeORGYDDown 56: Give the eyeOGLEDDown 57: Kickers' positionersTEES