New York Times Answers - Friday, 15th December 1989 There are 35 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 15th December 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kernel's spotCOBAAcross 4: Cardigan size: Abbr.LGEAAcross 7: Bridle attachmentREINAAcross 11: Actor VigodaABEAAcross 12: Like the worst of pittancesMERESTAAcross 15: Soprano MoffoANNAAAcross 16: ReptilesMILKSNAKESAAcross 18: "___ Help Singing," 1944 songCANTAAcross 19: Route: Abbr.ITINAAcross 20: "Ma, He's Making Eyes ___," 1921 songATMEAAcross 22: U.S.N. rank under captainCOMMANDERAAcross 26: Roll-shaped cloudARCUSAAcross 30: Queen killed by an aspCLEOAAcross 31: Belgian Surrealist: 1860-1949ENSORAAcross 33: D.D.E.'s predecessorHSTAAcross 34: Most astuteCANNIESTAAcross 37: Fill again, as a peashooterRELOADAAcross 39: Boa ___CONSTRICTORAAcross 41: Puckered fabricPLISSEAAcross 43: "There ___ in the bush": YarrontonISASNAKEAAcross 46: ChitIOUAAcross 47: Bone: Comb. formOSTEOAAcross 49: Brief lookGLIMAAcross 50: Helmet's nosepieceNASALAAcross 52: Star clustersASTERISMSAAcross 55: F.D.R.'s New ___DEALAAcross 57: Nigerian bigwigsOBASAAcross 58: Pay attentionHEEDAAcross 61: Sympathizer with the C.S.A.COPPERHEADAAcross 66: Like a groundless rumorIDLEAAcross 67: BelongINHEREAAcross 68: NOW objectiveERAAAcross 69: Duct dropletTEARAAcross 70: AdherentISTAAcross 71: Part of A.R.C.REDDDown 1: Machine partCAMDDown 2: Japanese sashOBIDDown 3: Actress Barbara ___ GeddesBELDDown 4: Pravda founderLENINDDown 5: Most magnificentGRANDESTDDown 6: Comic-strip characterEEKDDown 7: Fast-moving reptileRACERDDown 8: Alfonso's queenENADDown 9: HostelINNDDown 10: ___ Turner, Styron heroNATDDown 12: River in RussiaMSTADDown 13: ___ Tower, ChicagoSEARSDDown 14: Sound seeking silenceTSTDDown 17: Oriental robesKIMONOSDDown 21: French director of finances: 1703-8MARETSDDown 22: Ovid's 300CCCDDown 23: Biographer WinslowOLADDown 24: Chinese expounder of ConfucianismMENCIUSDDown 25: Diary jottingsENTRIESDDown 27: Hymn tunesCHORALSDDown 28: Dos Passos trilogyU.S.A.DDown 28: Dos Passos trilogyUSADDown 29: Norm: Abbr.STDDDown 32: Killer whaleORCADDown 35: Bootmaker's concernINSOLEDDown 36: Readings on compassesESESDDown 38: Somewhat like an anacondaLONGISHDDown 40: Protium and tritium, e.g.ISOTOPESDDown 41: It's often rolling in doughPINDDown 42: Mauna ___LOADDown 44: Kipling classicKIMDDown 45: Bad ___, German spaEMSDDown 48: Hawk's clawTALONDDown 51: Puff ___ (viper)ADDERDDown 53: First German presidentEBERTDDown 54: UncommonRAREDDown 56: Hero of a Handel serenataACIDDown 58: Broadway successHITDDown 59: Dutch cityEDEDDown 60: Guido's high noteELADDown 62: Key letterPHIDDown 63: Poet's "always"E'ERDDown 64: ExistAREDDown 65: PopDAD