New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 8th December 1982 There are 35 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 8th December 1982. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Play quoitsTOSSAAcross 5: Speak with a whineBLEATAAcross 10: NonchalantGLIBAAcross 14: Baseball family nameALOUAAcross 15: Diurnal birdEAGLEAAcross 16: FunctionROLEAAcross 17: Promissory notes, e.g.COMMERCIAL PAPERAAcross 20: StampsTRAMPLESAAcross 21: One of the SetonsERNESTAAcross 22: With no alterationsASISAAcross 23: Last remaining partDREGAAcross 24: "Iron Pants"PATTONAAcross 27: Changed the babyDIAPEREDAAcross 31: To the point at issueADREMAAcross 32: LamentationsMOANSAAcross 33: Kind of drumEARAAcross 34: Luang Prabang is hereLAOSAAcross 35: CounselsWARNSAAcross 36: MorenoRITAAAcross 37: Freudian topicEGOAAcross 38: Home of 15 AcrossAERIEAAcross 39: Star in CygnusDENEBAAcross 40: Mali or TogoREPUBLICAAcross 42: Sandburg poemLOSERSAAcross 43: ___ beneNOTAAAcross 44: PungencySALTAAcross 45: On a par withBESIDEAAcross 48: Treat with wool greaseLANOLIZEAAcross 52: Monetary aids used while travelingLETTERSOFCREDITAAcross 54: City named for an Indian groupERIEAAcross 55: First name in cosmeticsESTEEAAcross 56: ForwardedSENTAAcross 57: PromiseWORDAAcross 58: Type of believerDEISTAAcross 59: JudiciousSAGEDDown 1: Savoir-faireTACTDDown 2: Swan genusOLORDDown 3: Vine of the milkweed familySOMADDown 4: Adds togetherSUMMATESDDown 5: He wrote "God Bless America"BERLINDDown 6: Gives zest to a drinkLACESDDown 7: AuspicesEGISDDown 8: In the manner ofALADDown 8: In the manner ofALA.DDown 9: Aids to aerial navigationTELERANSDDown 10: Red of Forksville, Pa.GRANGEDDown 11: Easy gaitLOPEDDown 12: ___ du Vent (the Windwards)ILESDDown 13: Emcee ConvyBERTDDown 18: ___ DownsEPSOMDDown 19: Gets ready for an examPREPSDDown 23: Actress LaddDIANEDDown 24: More colorlessPALERDDown 25: SayingADAGEDDown 26: Kind of carrierTROOPDDown 27: Greek architectural orderDORICDDown 28: Roi's mateREINEDDown 29: Horner or SpratEATERDDown 30: Small amountsDRABSDDown 32: Song from "West Side Story"MARIADDown 35: Writhed; tumbledWELTEREDDDown 36: DiscontentedRESTLESSDDown 38: HomeABODEDDown 39: SorrowDOLORDDown 41: Part of U.A.R.UNITEDDDown 42: Surgical instrumentLANCETDDown 44: Sutton targetsSAFESDDown 45: MuffedBLEWDDown 46: SaarinenEERODDown 47: Cookbook directionSTIRDDown 48: Author of "Mon Frère Yves"LOTIDDown 49: ImpressionIDEADDown 50: EnthusiasmZINGDDown 51: Major followerETTEDDown 53: London-to-Le Havre dir.SSE