New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 27th February 1980 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 27th February 1980. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Actor-playwright GuitrySACHAAAcross 6: Forerunner of wasteHASTEAAcross 11: Quick to learnAPTAAcross 14: RelaxesIDLESAAcross 15: MisbehaveACT UPAAcross 16: Landing spot for GlennSEAAAcross 17: Adjective for some starsGIANTAAcross 18: PolarisNORTH STARAAcross 20: Vocal hesitationHEMAAcross 21: Tidal floodEAGREAAcross 23: Title Drake heldSIRAAcross 24: Celestial; heavenlySUPERLUNARAAcross 27: "High" timeNOONAAcross 30: TV spoofSOAPAAcross 31: Prefix with begottenMISAAcross 33: Cpl. or sgt.NCOAAcross 34: Single aircraft missionSORTIEAAcross 37: Rise and float in airLEVITATEAAcross 39: Trapped aloftTREEDAAcross 40: Cable ___CARAAcross 41: Cornmeal or oatmealGRUELAAcross 42: Person at the controlsOPERATORAAcross 44: Shallow African salt lakesCHOTTSAAcross 45: What Wafs are notMENAAcross 46: Moon buggyLEMAAcross 47: Dog-show pariahMUTTAAcross 48: Thespians' org.ANTAAAcross 50: Modern transportationSPACESHIPSAAcross 55: House extensionELLAAcross 57: Official decreeUKASEAAcross 58: Sound around a gridironRAHAAcross 59: Carried supplies by planeAIRLIFTEDAAcross 62: Foil von RichthofenEVADEAAcross 64: Top fighter pilotACEAAcross 65: Author ___ Rogers St. JohnsADELAAAcross 66: Prefix with rocketRETROAAcross 67: The ___ BaronREDAAcross 68: Palindromic titleMADAMAAcross 69: Material for a launching padSTEELDDown 1: Bridge of ___, VeniceSIGHSDDown 2: Goodbye, in GrenobleADIEUDDown 3: Holding deviceCLAMPDDown 4: More frier than flierHENDDown 5: Of small planets like CeresASTEROIDALDDown 6: Mental or emotional quirkHANG-UPDDown 6: Mental or emotional quirkHANGUPDDown 7: It fell on Chicken LittleACORNDDown 8: Defective parachuteSTREAMERDDown 9: Famous mummyTUTDDown 10: Williams athletesEPHSDDown 11: Modern explorerASTRONAUTDDown 12: Play-gun ammoPEADDown 13: Cousin of a gobTARDDown 19: Original ___SINDDown 22: WingsALAEDDown 25: Organic compoundESTERDDown 26: Broadway's "6 Rms ___ Vu"RIVDDown 28: Double quartetOCTETDDown 29: CarolsNOELSDDown 32: TouristsSIGHTSEERSDDown 34: Small plant orificeSTOMADDown 35: Irish painter: 1878–1931ORPENDDown 36: Returned to Earth's atmosphereREENTEREDDDown 37: Roman household deityLARDDown 38: Something to pledgeTROTHDDown 40: Did some sumsCOMPUTEDDDown 43: Thy, in ParisTESDDown 44: Help from promptersCUESDDown 47: Famed name in road buildingMCADAMDDown 49: Part of A-O.K.ALLDDown 51: Leader of a Cub Scout packAKELADDown 52: Very angryIRATEDDown 53: Sky pilotPADREDDown 54: O.T. nether worldSHEOLDDown 56: Writer O'FlahertyLIAMDDown 59: Longest Swiss riverAARDDown 60: Winter wing hazardICEDDown 61: Agcy. controlling narcoticsFDADDown 63: War pilot todayVET