New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th December 1981 There are 38 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th December 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Nursery-rhyme nameDAWAAcross 4: Nucleus of an action unitCADREAAcross 9: Citizen of TallinnESTHAAcross 13: ProtectionEGISAAcross 15: Where Aristophanes could see his playsODEONAAcross 16: Virginia or challengeDAREAAcross 17: JargonCANTAAcross 18: Machine used in constructionPILE DRIVERAAcross 20: Pay for extra work-hoursOVERTIMEAAcross 22: Go ___ (deteriorate)TOSEEDAAcross 23: One possibly on a pensionRETIREEAAcross 24: Mexican's "Give way!"PASOAAcross 25: . . . peas in ___APODAAcross 26: Poet JeffersROBINSONAAcross 30: SurroundBESETAAcross 32: Leconte de ___, French poetLISLEAAcross 33: Curriculum vitae itemAGEAAcross 34: N.T. bookACTSAAcross 35: Greenleaf shotMASSEAAcross 36: "Guilty" or "not guilty"PLEAAAcross 37: Article in every newspaperTHEAAcross 38: AffrayMELEEAAcross 39: Roadside cabinsMOTELAAcross 40: Escamillo, e.g.TOREADORAAcross 42: This never clings to a rolling stoneMOSSAAcross 43: AmpersandsANDSAAcross 44: Famous mousquetairePORTHOSAAcross 47: Explosive containing TNTAMATOLAAcross 50: Path for pedestriansSIDEWALKAAcross 51: Plumber, of a sortPIPE FITTERAAcross 51: Plumber, of a sortPIPEFITTERAAcross 53: African treeAKEEAAcross 54: Moslem V.I.P.EMIRAAcross 55: Amy Carter, to BillyNIECEAAcross 56: Master a primerREADAAcross 57: DisownDENYAAcross 58: Stared with mouth openGAPEDAAcross 59: Hosp. groupRNSDDown 1: Furnishings styleDECORDDown 2: Rope sourceAGAVEDDown 3: Vintner's important employeeWINE TASTERDDown 4: ImitatedCOPIEDDDown 5: "Brother, can you spare ___?"ADIMEDDown 6: Opposite of stetDELEDDown 7: Marathoner AllisonROEDDown 8: Furniture itemENDTABLEDDown 9: Kinetoscope developerEDISONDDown 10: ExceptSAVEDDown 11: Tannenbaum, for oneTREEDDown 12: Kind of instinctHERDDDown 14: Features of silvery bassSTRIPESDDown 19: The O'Grady girlROSIEDDown 21: Word following turkeyTROTDDown 24: Law enforcers in a westernPOSSEDDown 26: Tread supportRISERDDown 27: Dining-table objectSALT SHAKERDDown 27: Dining-table objectSALTSHAKERDDown 28: S-shaped moldingOGEEDDown 29: Actress PatriciaNEALDDown 30: Cotton waddingBATTDDown 31: ResoundECHODDown 32: "Symphonie espagnole" composer and familyLALOSDDown 35: InterferenceMEDDLINGDDown 36: Opposite of antebellumPOSTWARDDown 38: "___ La Mancha"MANOFDDown 39: AdditionalMOREDDown 41: LunchroomEATERYDDown 42: King Arthur's evil nephewMODREDDDown 44: ___ de résistancePIECEDDown 45: City in SW N.Y.OLEANDDown 46: Timetables, for shortSKEDSDDown 47: ImpersonatedAPEDDDown 48: Marcel Marceau, for oneMIMEDDown 49: Neat as ___APINDDown 50: ChasséSTEPDDown 52: Esteban's auntTIA