New York Times Answers - Saturday, 20th December 1980 There are 35 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 20th December 1980. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Set rightTRUEDAAcross 6: History student's concernDATESAAcross 11: JoinCOUPLEAAcross 12: Meaning the contrary of what is expressedIRONICAAcross 14: Simmer downCOOL OFFAAcross 15: Do some rum-runningSMUGGLEAAcross 17: Burstyn or TerryELLENAAcross 18: Irish heroEMMETAAcross 20: Aye neutralizerNAYAAcross 21: CrucifixROODAAcross 22: Word with cast or sideBROADAAcross 23: Fright, in FrancePEURAAcross 24: Raggedy oneANNAAcross 25: Singer-songwriter SimonCARLYAAcross 26: Pouch between bone and tendonBURSAAAcross 27: Paul Dresser song: 1905MYGALSALAAcross 29: Devil's paternosterCURSESAAcross 30: Comers in the frog pondPOLLIWOGSAAcross 32: Tried mightilySTROVEAAcross 35: Boned the fishFILLETEDAAcross 39: Princess Anne, to MargaretNIECEAAcross 40: Dorian Gray's creatorWILDEAAcross 41: ___ of nervesWARAAcross 42: Facts, brieflyINFOAAcross 43: Pares pearsPEELSAAcross 44: ___-majestéLESEAAcross 45: RetainerFEEAAcross 46: Emerson's middle nameWALDOAAcross 47: Religious art workPIETAAAcross 48: Where ginkgoes and ginsengs growFAR EASTAAcross 50: GabbleTWITTERAAcross 52: Carriage houseREMISEAAcross 53: Yon's partnerHITHERAAcross 54: Noted 18th-century mathematicianEULERAAcross 55: Clear skyETHERDDown 1: "The letter is ___ by half a mile": Shak.TOOLONGDDown 2: Held swayRULEDDDown 3: Versed inUP ONDDown 3: Versed inUPONDDown 4: One of the little peopleELFDDown 5: PostponementDEFERRALDDown 6: AppallDISMAYDDown 7: Ready for combatARMEDDDown 8: Track manTOUTDDown 9: One of the Siamese twinsENGDDown 10: Fifty-six in '76SIGNERSDDown 11: Hong Kong is oneCOLONYDDown 13: This may be subordinateCLAUSEDDown 14: One of the Spice IslandsCERAMDDown 16: WildcatsEYRASDDown 19: AppeasedMOLLIFIEDDDown 22: Birthplace of 54 Across (older spelling)BASLEDDown 23: Iago's "trash"PURSEDDown 25: Garlic segmentCLOVEDDown 26: Blow reveilleBUGLEDDown 28: Gradually: Mus: dir.APOCODDown 29: Respiratory infectionsCOLDSDDown 31: ___-wispWILLOTHEDDown 32: Enjoy the fragranceSNIFFDDown 33: Lack of discernment re musicTIN EARDDown 34: Caller on the courtREFEREEDDown 36: Small loudspeakerTWEETERDDown 37: Festival named for a dawn goddessEASTERDDown 38: Gloomy, to KeatsDREARDDown 40: Confusion; turmoilWELTERDDown 43: Like yesterday's fadPASSEDDown 44: Adjective for a slender benderLITHEDDown 46: What banshees doWAILDDown 47: SubstancePITHDDown 49: Big birdEMUDDown 51: Mark Russell's forteWIT