New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th December 1981 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th December 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Noah's numberTWOAAcross 4: South American rodentsPACASAAcross 9: ConverseCHATAAcross 13: Salad ingredientHERBAAcross 15: Higher upABOVEAAcross 16: GoldieHAWNAAcross 17: "The King ___"ANDIAAcross 18: Gymnast's needROSINAAcross 19: Part of Q.E.D.ERATAAcross 20: "Petrouchka" composerIGOR STRAVINSKYAAcross 23: First-act finale in "La Bohème"DUETAAcross 24: Umpire's callOUTAAcross 25: BestowACCORDAAcross 28: In a bad positionCORNEREDAAcross 33: RubbishCHAFFAAcross 34: What many profs arePHDSAAcross 35: Shine's partnerRISEAAcross 36: ShrewHARPYAAcross 37: French consentOUIAAcross 38: "A votre ___!"SANTEAAcross 39: This, in San JuanESTAAAcross 40: Chilean capeHORNAAcross 41: Summoned, as at an airportPAGEDAAcross 42: Letter of regret to a G.I.DEARJOHNAAcross 44: Parts of songsVERSESAAcross 45: ObjectiveAIMAAcross 46: InclinationBENTAAcross 47: They wrote "Babes in Arms"RODGERSANDHARTAAcross 54: Chevalier filmGIGIAAcross 55: StirROUSEAAcross 56: Where Provo isUTAHAAcross 57: Skiing areaALPSAAcross 58: Pinza's part in "South Pacific"EMILEAAcross 59: GownROBEAAcross 60: AdhesiveGLUEAAcross 61: PreventDETERAAcross 62: A fall in wrestlingPINDDown 1: Nationality of the King in 17 AcrossTHAIDDown 2: Noted crossword puzzle editorWENGDDown 3: This gives directions for massesORDODDown 4: Like some hairdosPARTEDDDown 5: Stop a military missionABORTDDown 6: ___ NostraCOSADDown 7: Tel ___AVIVDDown 8: Some members of the upper classesSENIORSDDown 9: His nickname was "Dude President"CHESTER A. ARTHURDDown 10: Fox hunter's shoutHARKDDown 11: On vacationAWAYDDown 12: Filling for shellsTNTDDown 14: Colorful, ornate flowerBIRD OF PARADISEDDown 21: Like the beach at Atlantic CitySURFYDDown 22: Type of buoyNUNDDown 25: Felt pityACHEDDDown 26: Keystone Kops' routineCHASEDDown 27: Magna ___CARTADDown 28: Vessel for making butterCHURNDDown 29: Norse WodenODINDDown 30: "___ on her fingers . . . "RINGSDDown 31: Cosmetician LauderESTEEDDown 32: Cooper role in 1936DEEDSDDown 34: Milne's bearPOOHDDown 38: ExhaustSPENDDDown 40: Cleared the basesHOMEREDDDown 43: DanceJIGDDown 44: SuperficialityVENEERDDown 46: Old name for a Swiss cityBASLEDDown 47: BrookRILLDDown 48: Stalin's secret policeOGPUDDown 49: City in New York or GeorgiaROMEDDown 50: Hearts or clubsSUITDDown 51: At the peakATOPDDown 52: Moslem monthRABIDDown 53: ThereforeTHENDDown 54: Silencer or cause of guffawsGAG