New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 25th December 1979 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 25th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Benedictine's garbCOWLAAcross 5: SquawfishCHUBAAcross 9: Courteous interruptionAHEMAAcross 13: Drug-yielding plantALOEAAcross 14: Buffalo's ___ TheaterARENAAAcross 15: Cathedral areaNAVEAAcross 16: She asked The (N.Y.) Sun: "Is there a Santa Claus?"VIRGINIAOHANLONAAcross 19: ImperilENDANGERAAcross 20: Exercised a franchiseVOTEDAAcross 21: Very, in VersaillesTRESAAcross 22: SalverTRAYAAcross 24: More ostentatiousARTIERAAcross 27: Turkey ___TROTAAcross 28: JiffySECAAcross 31: Ancient tyrantNEROAAcross 32: Letter before iotaTHETAAAcross 33: Actor HolbrookHALAAcross 34: Character changed by spirits at YuletideEBENEZERSCROOGEAAcross 38: Old SolSUNAAcross 39: City where sherry was originatedXERESAAcross 40: Vincent Lopez's theme songNOLAAAcross 41: Hissed reproofTSTAAcross 42: WhittlePAREAAcross 43: RestraintFETTERAAcross 45: DependRELYAAcross 46: Sound of discouragementSIGHAAcross 47: EverydayUSUALAAcross 50: Gift for a brideLINGERIEAAcross 54: Largest Pacific atollCHRISTMASISLANDAAcross 57: Actress NettletonLOISAAcross 58: Coolidge and MorenoRITASAAcross 59: "___/To check the erring": WordsworthARODAAcross 60: Semicircular recessAPSEAAcross 61: Skater's spinning leapAXELAAcross 62: Far from fewMANYDDown 1: Primeval abodeCAVEDDown 2: Musicologist DownesOLINDDown 3: TidingsWORDDDown 4: It ranks below an embassyLEGATIONDDown 5: Bergman's "___ and Whispers"CRIESDDown 6: AttendHEARDDown 7: Número ___UNODDown 8: Exclamation from 34 AcrossBAHDDown 9: VexANNOYDDown 10: Sentry's commandHALTDDown 11: "Whoopee!" in ancient GreeceEVOEDDown 12: Do some darningMENDDDown 14: Cause of cross wordsANGERDDown 17: AnentINREDDown 18: IncarnationAVATARDDown 22: Part of a switchTRESSDDown 23: Corps created in 1916ROTCDDown 24: "___ of robins . . . "ANESTDDown 25: O.G.U.R.Y.Y. is oneREBUSDDown 26: E. C. Bentley's sleuthTRENTDDown 27: Magi numberTHREEDDown 28: New growthSHOOTDDown 29: Figure on a quarterEAGLEDDown 30: Weather forecastCLEARDDown 32: Bill ___ of baseball's Hall of FameTERRYDDown 35: Exercises a principal's prerogativeEXPELSDDown 36: FervorZEALDDown 37: Fleeing from the FedsONTHELAMDDown 43: Relative of omegaFINISDDown 44: RoeEGGSDDown 45: Hike, as taxesRAISEDDown 46: Material for ropeSISALDDown 47: Rival of U.S.C.UCLADDown 48: Busy place at YuletideSHOPDDown 49: Author of "QB VII"URISDDown 50: Like some editionsLATEDDown 51: ___ avisRARADDown 52: Get ___ the ground floorIN ONDDown 53: Jeanette's NelsonEDDYDDown 55: Refrain syllableTRADDown 56: JumbleMIX