New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th December 1983 There are 35 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th December 1983. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Smash hitsWOWSAAcross 5: Royal stablesMEWSAAcross 9: Nancy or HelenaCITYAAcross 13: "Journey . . . the universe in ___": CervantesAMAPAAcross 14: Composer KhachaturianARAMAAcross 15: Young congerELVERAAcross 16: ___ morgana (mirage)FATAAAcross 17: Matador's targetTOROAAcross 18: SlantsLEANSAAcross 19: Start of an Edgard Varese quotationTHEREISNOAVANTAAcross 22: Islamic weight unitsARTALAAcross 23: DiluteTHINAAcross 24: Quotation, Part IIGARDETHEREAREAAcross 30: Where Alg. isAFRAAcross 32: "Elephant Boy" boySABUAAcross 33: PaludalMARSHYAAcross 34: Pick-___ (tonic)MEUPAAcross 36: Sq. urban spaceBLKAAcross 38: Old suffixSTERAAcross 39: Kind of plateBREASTAAcross 42: Hawkeye StateIOWAAAcross 45: "Norma ___," 1979 filmRAEAAcross 46: Quotation, Part IIIONLYPEOPLEWHOAAcross 49: RepastMEALAAcross 50: BobbysoxersTEENSAAcross 52: End of quotationAREALITTLELATEAAcross 57: NictitateBLINKAAcross 58: Vague one of filmdomVERAAAcross 59: Parson birdsTUISAAcross 60: HaranguesRANTSAAcross 61: College of "note"ETONAAcross 62: It blew in 1852ETNAAAcross 63: SuccorsAIDSAAcross 64: Funny FoxxREDDAAcross 65: Q–V connectionRSTUDDown 1: Blow gently, as a zephyrWAFTDDown 2: Birthplace of G.R.F.OMAHADDown 3: Thin porridgeWATERGRUELDDown 4: Modern Laconian capitalSPARTADDown 5: Double this for Belafonte hitMATILDADDown 6: Shooter of golden arrowsEROSDDown 7: Cry wolf and mean itWARNDDown 8: UnwrinkledSMOOTHDDown 9: DetergentsCLEANERSDDown 10: Actor DixonIVANDDown 11: Summer theater, at timesTENTDDown 12: Mos. and mos.YRSDDown 15: "Don Giovanni" donnaELVIRADDown 20: Spikes on a farmEARSDDown 21: Throaty noticeAHEMDDown 25: OutflowEBBDDown 26: Showy flowerTULIPDDown 27: Ride's fellow ridersASTRONAUTSDDown 28: American ostrichRHEADDown 29: Brontë heroineEYREDDown 30: Pulpit of yoreAMBODDown 31: It's often pottedFERNDDown 35: Rewards of sortsPAYMENTSDDown 37: ___ Nidre, prayer of atonementKOLDDown 40: "Harpo ___," 1961 autobiographySPEAKSDDown 41: GarganeyTEALDDown 43: BogWETLANDDDown 44: Bide ___ (tarry)AWEEDDown 47: Twist of fictionOLIVERDDown 48: ___-skelterHELTERDDown 51: RestrictionSTINTDDown 52: Turkish regimentALAIDDown 53: CrustRINDDDown 54: Henri's headTETEDDown 55: Stamped onTRODDDown 56: A son-in-law of ElonESAUDDown 57: Item with cupsBRA