New York Times Answers - Thursday, 27th December 1979 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 27th December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Vivacious or audaciousPERTAAcross 5: Technique practiced by troutersCASTAAcross 9: Lucian's forteSATIREAAcross 11: Uses a blenderPUREESAAcross 13: Stop signOCTAGONAAcross 14: Cuban provinceORIENTEAAcross 16: AveragePARAAcross 17: ChangedALTEREDAAcross 19: "___ when!"SAYAAcross 20: Goddess of discordERISAAcross 22: People who sound invitingLETTSAAcross 23: LocusSITEAAcross 24: Parts of violinsNECKSAAcross 26: Tourist's concern: Abbr.RTEAAcross 27: WhimperedPULEDAAcross 28: ProficiencySKILLAAcross 30: WrathfulANGEREDAAcross 32: John Ciardi is onePOETAAcross 34: Letter openerDEARAAcross 35: HarmonyRAPPORTAAcross 38: LockTRESSAAcross 41: EmbankmentLEVEEAAcross 42: Type of jet engineIONAAcross 44: Gate partLATCHAAcross 46: DeclareAVERAAcross 47: Small shootSPRIGAAcross 49: Trouter's artificial flyLUREAAcross 50: Member of Cong.SENAAcross 51: "The ___," by Sholem AschAPOSTLEAAcross 53: Word with pot or partyTEAAAcross 54: BickeredHAGGLEDAAcross 56: Did pirouettesROTATEDAAcross 58: Fall fallersLEAVESAAcross 59: MeritedEARNEDAAcross 60: Surveyor's nailSPADAAcross 61: Kind of drop or gasTEARDDown 1: Saint whose original name was SucatPATRICKDDown 2: Between zeta and thetaETADDown 3: Russian-dominated gulfRIGADDown 4: One way to fishTROLLDDown 5: Tans, in a wayCURESDDown 6: NonproductiveARIDDDown 7: Call, in pokerSEEDDown 8: StretchableTENSILEDDown 9: Causes jittersSCARESDDown 10: EnlistENTERDDown 11: BodePORTENDDDown 12: SaidSTATEDDDown 13: Kind of door or houseOPENDDown 15: Gave the once-overEYEDDDown 18: Singer JamesETTADDown 21: Ship's masterSKIPPERDDown 23: Bizarre, as a work of artSURREALDDown 25: InclineSLOPEDDown 27: Bailey or WhitePEARLDDown 29: Zodiac signLEODDown 31: ObtainGETDDown 33: Three-legged supportsTRIPODSDDown 35: BareREVEALDDown 36: Evens the scoreAVENGESDDown 37: Rocky pinnaclesTORSDDown 39: Speech impedimentSTUTTERDDown 40: DiatribeSCREEDDDown 41: Back or whip followerLASHDDown 43: British importNITREDDown 45: Where your occiput isHEADDDown 47: Jehu's delightSPEEDDDown 48: Survey with self-satisfactionGLOATDDown 51: Edison's middle nameALVADDown 52: Parisian's basic verbETREDDown 55: HiatusGAPDDown 57: AnthologyANA