New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th December 1981 There are 40 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th December 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "___ way to go"ATTAAAcross 5: BodySOMAAAcross 9: Greek lettersPSISAAcross 13: False godBAALAAcross 14: Hermit, e.g.CRABAAcross 15: Storage placeATTICAAcross 17: King Arthur's weaponEXCALIBURAAcross 19: Cow catcherRIATAAAcross 20: "Three's Company" is oneSITCOMAAcross 21: Sitter in dangerDAMOCLESAAcross 23: Malayan daggerKRISAAcross 25: PoutSULKAAcross 26: Singer DavisMACAAcross 29: Relative of etc.ET ALAAcross 29: Relative of etc.ET AL.AAcross 31: ConsideredDEEMEDAAcross 35: WingELLAAcross 36: W.W. II powersAXISAAcross 38: Was at the wheelDROVEAAcross 39: Thunder unitCLAPAAcross 41: GadsROVESAAcross 43: Dispatch a flySWATAAcross 44: Its pulp is a food sourceCAROBAAcross 46: Lamp partNECKAAcross 47: Nigerian cityEDEAAcross 48: ExpiatedATONEDAAcross 50: PaellaSTEWAAcross 52: German articleDERAAcross 53: The same, to SenecaIDEMAAcross 55: Did the butterflySWAMAAcross 57: Inlay style using a mosaic of wood piecesINTARSIAAAcross 61: EliminatedERASEDAAcross 65: Archie or GeorgeMOOREAAcross 66: DuelingSWORDPLAYAAcross 68: Buddies on the rangePARDSAAcross 69: RacedTOREAAcross 70: Mezzo-soprano ShirleyLOVEAAcross 71: ArmyHOSTAAcross 72: Cutter's kinSLEDAAcross 73: JugEWERDDown 1: Vigoda and BurrowsABESDDown 2: Popular TV programTAXIDDown 3: DiplomacyTACTDDown 4: Term of tribulationALACKDDown 5: Arabian swordSCIMITARDDown 6: BallORBDDown 7: Tennyson poemMAUDDDown 8: Canyon mouthsABRASDDown 9: Freed, conditionallyPAROLEDDDown 10: Epees or their usersSTICKERSDDown 11: Type, for shortITALDDown 12: LocationSITEDDown 16: Instance, in St.-LôCASDDown 18: LearningLOREDDown 22: Loser's "name"MUDDDown 24: Invader with an AngleSAXONDDown 26: Holy cityMECCADDown 27: ___ once (suddenly)ALLATDDown 28: CigarCLARODDown 30: Plutarch's concernsLIVESDDown 32: ___ down (overwhelmed)MOWEDDDown 33: AvoidEVADEDDown 34: DiscourageDETERDDown 37: Religious offshootsSECTSDDown 40: DaggersPONIARDSDDown 42: PiercedSKEWEREDDDown 45: Doctor's prescriptionBED RESTDDown 45: Doctor's prescriptionBEDRESTDDown 49: ___ Plaines, Ill.DESDDown 51: Child in the care of a guardianWARDDDown 54: Fine spraysMISTSDDown 56: Sugar producerMAPLEDDown 57: PookaIMPDDown 58: Father of JaphethNOAHDDown 59: Matador's victimTORODDown 60: Hooky, G.I. styleAWOLDDown 62: RetardSLOWDDown 63: Roof overhangEAVEDDown 64: Hairdresser, sometimesDYERDDown 67: Stibnite, e.g.OREDDown 67: Stibnite, e.g.ORE.