New York Times Answers - Monday, 9th December 1996 There are 36 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 9th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ShortlyANONAAcross 1: ShortlyANON.AAcross 5: NaClSALTAAcross 9: Kind of cheeseSWISSAAcross 14: Letterman rivalLENOAAcross 15: Wash's partnerWEARAAcross 16: NoodlesPASTAAAcross 17: Traveling ice-cream sellerTHEGOODHUMORMANAAcross 20: Acapulco goldOROAAcross 21: Active personDOERAAcross 22: AssistantsAIDERSAAcross 23: OvercastSUNLESSAAcross 25: Denver of "The Dukes of Hazzard"PYLEAAcross 26: Fire residueASHAAcross 27: Gorbachev policyGLASNOSTAAcross 31: List componentsITEMSAAcross 34: Press, as clothesIRONAAcross 35: PrevaricateLIEAAcross 36: 1976 film about a Little League teamTHEBADNEWSBEARSAAcross 40: Oliver North's rank: Abbr.COLAAcross 41: Syncopated songsRAGSAAcross 42: Vast chasmABYSSAAcross 43: Getting a move onHUSTLINGAAcross 46: Lobster eater's accessoryBIBAAcross 47: PossessHAVEAAcross 48: Outstanding athleteALLSTARAAcross 52: On landASHOREAAcross 55: Not in useFREEAAcross 56: "Honest" PresidentABEAAcross 57: 1958 best seller set in Southeast AsiaTHEUGLYAMERICANAAcross 60: Oslo's land, on stampsNORGEAAcross 61: Scored 100 onACEDAAcross 62: Henri's headTETEAAcross 63: Brilliantly colored fishOPAHSAAcross 64: UnitesWEDSAAcross 65: Rabbit dishSTEWDDown 1: Choir membersALTOSDDown 2: India's first P.M.NEHRUDDown 3: Tie ___ (get smashed)ONEONDDown 4: Yuletide beverageNOGDDown 5: Rushing soundSWOOSHDDown 6: Yellow fever mosquitoAEDESDDown 7: Lion player of 1939LAHRDDown 8: Capote, familiarlyTRUDDown 9: Turns badSPOILSDDown 10: Head of a penWARDENDDown 11: "Woe ___!"ISMEDDown 12: Walk of Fame symbolSTARDDown 13: ___-serif (type style)SANSDDown 18: Ukraine portODESSADDown 19: Central American pyramid buildersMAYANSDDown 24: Mary's petLAMBDDown 25: Snow-cleaning vehiclesPLOWSDDown 27: One of the Allman BrothersGREGGDDown 28: Oil of ___OLAYDDown 29: Sexist letter startSIRSDDown 30: Dick Tracy's loveTESSDDown 31: Seven-year phenomenonITCHDDown 32: 10 C-notesTHOUDDown 33: Wriggly fishEELSDDown 34: FoolishINANEDDown 37: Utter nonsenseDRIVELDDown 38: One who dips out waterBAILERDDown 39: Subsides, as the tideEBBSDDown 44: HoweverTHOUGHDDown 45: Some T-shirtsLARGESDDown 46: Has an open woundBLEEDSDDown 48: Carrying gunsARMEDDDown 49: Be silent, in musicTACETDDown 50: Diminish in intensityABATEDDown 51: Ask for more Time?RENEWDDown 52: "___ added expense"ATNODDown 53: BoutiqueSHOPDDown 54: Wife of ZeusHERADDown 55: ConfrontFACEDDown 58: Go off courseYAWDDown 59: Part of T.G.I.F.ITS