New York Times Answers - Monday, 31st December 1979 There are 41 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 31st December 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sibilant signalPSTAAcross 4: Crawly creatureADDERAAcross 9: Antlered animalSTAGAAcross 13: Fictional plantationTARAAAcross 15: Greek islandCORFUAAcross 16: Sherwood Anderson's stateOHIOAAcross 17: Actor GuinnessALECAAcross 18: Abode of MinosCRETEAAcross 19: BlendMELTAAcross 20: Ragged clothingTATTERSAAcross 22: Broadway successSMASHAAcross 23: Theater curtainDROPAAcross 24: Rice's "___ Scene"STREETAAcross 27: AgreeASSENTAAcross 29: EquineROANAAcross 30: Time-belt initialsEDTAAcross 33: ScapegoatPATSYAAcross 34: ___ fours (small cakes)PETITAAcross 35: Old-time autoREOAAcross 36: Inquiring wordsHUHSAAcross 37: Broadway immortalCOHANAAcross 38: Dairy productEDAMAAcross 39: "Holiday on ___"ICEAAcross 40: Swiss cityBASELAAcross 41: Show pleasureSMILEAAcross 42: Society girl, for shortDEBAAcross 43: Greek peakOSSAAAcross 44: DestroysBLASTSAAcross 45: ___ dictumOBITERAAcross 47: Blow one's topRANTAAcross 48: Thin as ___ARAILAAcross 50: He starred on Broadway in "Harvey"STEWARTAAcross 53: Court celebrityBORGAAcross 54: BraidPLAITAAcross 56: Part of a theaterTIERAAcross 58: Actor RayALDOAAcross 59: GreetingHALLOAAcross 60: Light tanECRUAAcross 61: Acid ___TESTAAcross 62: "Rosmersholm" dramatistIBSENAAcross 63: Strong stuff in a shellTNTDDown 1: Sch. auxiliaryPTADDown 2: Nautical manSALTDDown 3: Performs on BroadwayTREADSTHEBOARDSDDown 4: ApproveACCEPTDDown 5: Rhode Island rebelDORRDDown 6: Pre-premiere performancesDRESSREHEARSALSDDown 7: TritonEFTDDown 8: Flowering plantRUEDDown 9: French riverSOMMEDDown 10: BroadwayTHEATERDISTRICTDDown 11: TroublesAILSDDown 12: Germanic tribesmanGOTHDDown 14: Broadway performerACTRESSDDown 21: Broadway awardTONYDDown 22: DispatchedSENTDDown 25: Amount toTOTALDDown 26: Broadway play of 1922RAINDDown 27: Plant pestAPHIDDDown 28: SeasonSAUCEDDown 31: Distributed a deckDEALTDDown 32: Library itemsTOMESDDown 34: Western movie standbyPOSSEDDown 37: Broadway groupCASTDDown 38: Spread abroadEMANATEDDown 40: Be furiousBOILDDown 41: SaladSLAWDDown 44: Cape ___, Nova ScotiaBRETONDDown 46: Intolerant oneBIGOTDDown 48: Blind as ___ABATDDown 49: Broadway slotROLEDDown 51: Roofing materialTILEDDown 52: Sea birdTERNDDown 54: Greek letterPHIDDown 55: Campus locale, for shortLABDDown 57: PotholeRUT