New York Times Answers - Sunday, 15th December 1996 There are 70 across clues and 67 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Sunday, 15th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hosp. areasERSAAcross 4: Orbital extremeAPSISAAcross 9: FedG-MANAAcross 13: Mea ___CULPAAAcross 18: "I reckon not"NAHAAcross 19: ___ Affair (Civil War imbroglio)TRENTAAcross 20: Michener titleTEXASAAcross 22: 1995 N.B.A. scoring leaderONEALAAcross 23: Business firm, in France: Abbr.CIEAAcross 24: Page 2, usuallyVERSOAAcross 25: RatifyADOPTAAcross 26: Software buyersUSERSAAcross 27: Wing itAD-LIBAAcross 29: Relief pitchersFIREMENAAcross 31: Hardy grassESPARTOAAcross 33: Measuring systemMETRICAAcross 35: Popular sporting fishSEA BASSAAcross 37: Gen. Pershing's command: Abbr.AEFAAcross 38: Spread the word?PREACHAAcross 39: Tarlatan skirtTUTUAAcross 40: MasksCONCEALSAAcross 45: Georgia, once: Abbr.SSRAAcross 46: Day, to DayanYOMAAcross 48: Campaign proPOLAAcross 49: SampleSIPAAcross 50: Divvy upALLOTAAcross 51: "Behold," to BoethiusECCEAAcross 52: Harper's Weekly cartoonistNASTAAcross 54: Singer HarrisEMMYLOUAAcross 56: The tiniest bitAT ALLAAcross 59: Slugger's statRBIAAcross 62: Opposite of paleo-NEOAAcross 63: Def Jam records genreRAPAAcross 64: Traffic jamFIREENGINECARRACERRIGAAcross 72: Traffic jamTRAMROADSTERMOTORHOMEAAcross 73: Traffic jamSEMIVANAUTOSEDANMOPEDAAcross 74: Fleur-de-___LISAAcross 75: Author StanislawLEMAAcross 76: Young socialiteDEBAAcross 77: "The Flowering Peach" playwrightODETSAAcross 78: He wore a top hat in "Top Hat"ASTAIREAAcross 82: First word of "Send in the Clowns"ISNTAAcross 84: OverdueLATEAAcross 86: Earthshaking eventSEISMAAcross 87: White House inits.RMNAAcross 89: Sports governing body: Abbr.I.O.C.AAcross 89: Sports governing body: Abbr.IOCAAcross 91: Author of "The Island of the Day Before"ECOAAcross 92: Vacation spotSPAAAcross 95: Even more distressingANDWORSEAAcross 97: Optimist, of sortsBULLAAcross 99: Neptune moonTRITONAAcross 101: The dovekie is oneAUKAAcross 102: Film heptadSAMURAIAAcross 105: Plan outSCRIPTAAcross 106: TV dinner nameSWANSONAAcross 110: "Semiramide" composerROSSINIAAcross 112: "Fiddler on the Roof" roleYENTAAAcross 113: Day of la semaineMARDIAAcross 114: Like some traffic barriersCONICAAcross 116: Battlefield V.I.P.MEDICAAcross 118: Sticky stuffTARAAcross 119: Club publicationORGANAAcross 120: Paris cultural centerOPERAAAcross 121: Be behindTRAILAAcross 122: Poetic prepositionEREAAcross 123: Troll's cousinGNOMEAAcross 124: Flagstone, e.g.SLABAAcross 125: Davis of "Get On the Bus"OSSIEAAcross 126: Wino's woeDTSDDown 1: Prepares to spend the nightENCAMPSDDown 2: Al Davis's menRAIDERSDDown 3: HarborSHELTERDDown 4: Traffic jamATVBICYCLERVLIMOUSINEDDown 5: Post's oppositePREDDown 6: Lord's lackeySERFDDown 7: Put one's foot downINSISTDDown 8: Save for a rainy daySTOREUPDDown 9: Traffic jamGTAMBULANCEOMNIBUSCABDDown 10: Jason's wife, in mythMEDEADDown 11: Nerve fibersAXONSDDown 12: Tot's time-outNAPDDown 13: Traffic jamCOUPECAMPERMOTORCYCLEDDown 14: With riskUNSAFELYDDown 15: Groucho expressionLEERDDown 16: Auditioner's aimPARTDDown 17: PlusALSODDown 21: Sault ___ MarieSTEDDown 28: "Cybill" characterIRADDown 30: Popular brand of stationeryEAT ONDDown 32: ___ Jacinto Day (April 21)SANDDown 34: Kiss flavor: Abbr.CHOCDDown 36: Poli ___SCIDDown 41: Ready to be turned onOPERATABLEDDown 42: Best effortALLDDown 43: Elton's johnLOODDown 44: Good name for a cabin attendantSTUDDown 47: Diving ducksMERGANSERSDDown 49: Had a tantrumSTORMEDDDown 51: Fragrant resinELEMIDDown 53: Large chainSEARSDDown 55: City on the Ocmulgee RiverMACONDDown 56: Parts of days, in the classifiedsAFTSDDown 57: FlagTIREDDown 58: Saroyan heroARAMDDown 60: ___ fond farewell toBIDADDown 61: It can cause a shockINSULINDDown 65: Asphyxiation causeNOAIRDDown 66: Diminutive endingsETTESDDown 67: HeckledRODEDDown 68: ___ IslandRHODEDDown 69: Hitchcock titleROPEDDown 70: "___ a man who wasn't there"IMETDDown 71: Sheepskin alternatives, for shortGEDSDDown 78: Matter of fact introduction?ASADDown 79: One in it for the long term?: Abbr.SENDDown 80: Prescription abbr.TIDDDown 81: Construction of 1898-1902ASWAN DAMDDown 83: Balzac's birthplaceTOURSDDown 85: Is decisiveACTSDDown 88: Mayo, e.g.MESDDown 90: Words before fame or after layCLAIMTODDown 92: Pinched penniesSTINTEDDDown 93: Toaster snackPOPTARTDDown 94: Scorpio's brightest starANTARESDDown 96: Howard Hughes studioRKODDown 98: Record holdersLINERSDDown 100: IncenseIREDDown 103: Synthetic fiberARNELDDown 104: Shearer of "Peeping Tom"MOIRADDown 106: Kind of alertSMOGDDown 107: AlertWARNDDown 108: Ship to ColchisARGODDown 109: Bilko, for one: Abbr.NCODDown 111: Castor's killerIDASDDown 115: Photo ___OPSDDown 117: Grandson, maybeIII