New York Times Answers - Friday, 8th December 1989 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 8th December 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Screenwriter Lehman's "Family ___"PLOTAAcross 5: Funny-bone locationELBOWAAcross 10: Eastern bishop's titleABBAAAcross 14: Racing sledLUGEAAcross 15: Third-largest E African lakeNYASAAAcross 16: U.S.'s most abundant energy sourceCOALAAcross 17: CruisingASEAAAcross 18: Lehman's "Hello, ___!"DOLLYAAcross 19: Nat or NatalieCOLEAAcross 20: Lehman's 1965 award filmTHESOUNDOFMUSICAAcross 23: Before, to the BardEREAAcross 24: Swiss riverAARAAcross 25: Group of lionsPRIDEAAcross 28: Bridge builders' concernsSTRESSESAAcross 33: Hank of twineRANAAcross 34: FastenSECUREAAcross 37: "He ___ runs may read": TennysonTHATAAcross 38: Suffix with heroINEAAcross 39: More bashfulSHIERAAcross 40: Ike's W.W. II commandETOAAcross 41: Cooks in a microwaveZAPSAAcross 43: Most cunningCUTESTAAcross 45: Suffix with mountainE'ERAAcross 46: Opposite of hibernateESTIVATEAAcross 48: Pillage; plunderHARRYAAcross 50: "Bei ___ Bist Du Schoen," 1937 songMIRAAcross 51: Bill of expensesTABAAcross 52: Lehman's "Who's Afraid ___?"OFVIRGINIAWOOLFAAcross 61: Pocket billiardsPOOLAAcross 62: Some examsORALSAAcross 63: Having wingsALARAAcross 64: Fourth of HOMESERIEAAcross 65: ChoresTASKSAAcross 66: LevitateRISEAAcross 67: Sparks and BeattyNEDSAAcross 68: BristlesSETAEAAcross 69: Bestow lavish affectionDOTEDDown 1: Map of a cityPLATDDown 2: LuxuriantLUSHDDown 3: Curved moldingOGEEDDown 4: AnnoyedTEASEDDDown 5: ClotheENDUEDDown 6: Ben, Sue or Francis of filmsLYONDDown 7: Like a pilgarlicBALDDDown 8: Kon-Tiki Museum siteOSLODDown 9: "Canterbury Tales" groupWAYFARERSDDown 10: "O time most ___": Shak.ACCURSTDDown 11: Shouts disapprovalsBOOSDDown 12: "___ Ha'i," "South Pacific" songBALIDDown 13: Sauce made from herringsALECDDown 21: Mine findsORESDDown 22: Ginnie ___ (Government security)MAEDDown 25: Lehman's "The ___"PRIZEDDown 26: Indian princesRANASDDown 27: AwkwardINEPTDDown 28: Lehman's "Executive ___"SUITEDDown 29: Encephalartos, e.g.TREEDDown 30: DiaphanousSHEERDDown 31: TrenchermanEATERDDown 32: Lehman's "The Inside ___"STORYDDown 35: Cooked snailsESCARGOTSDDown 36: Impatient soundCHUTDDown 42: Some tropesSIMILESDDown 44: MeltTHAWDDown 47: Cato or CiceroVIRDDown 49: On a windjammerABOARDDDown 51: Metal plate for GalahadTASSEDDown 52: CandidOPENDDown 53: Prefix with hand or footFOREDDown 54: AnnulVOIDDDown 55: "Dies ___"IRAEDDown 56: Tweed twitterNASTDDown 57: ___ Chase, author-actressILKADDown 58: Highly spiced stewOLIODDown 59: Shoemaker's work blockLASTDDown 60: EmancipateFREE