New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th December 1999 There are 36 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th December 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Jazzy riffsVAMPSAAcross 6: Dry-as-dustBLAHAAcross 10: Gund Arena hoopstersCAVSAAcross 14: Author CalvinoITALOAAcross 15: LevelRAZEAAcross 16: Shepherd of GenesisABELAAcross 17: Start of a Harvey Keitel jest to a journalistIFYOUSAYONEMOREAAcross 20: SchemataPLANSAAcross 21: Arctic transportSLEDGEAAcross 22: 1,000-kilometer chainALPSAAcross 25: UproarsADOSAAcross 27: Clean up, in a wayBLEEPAAcross 28: Jest, part 2WORDABOUTMEAAcross 31: Aircraft at OrlyAVIONAAcross 32: Top-Flite supportTEEAAcross 33: 18-Down productAUTOAAcross 37: Common baitRED WORMAAcross 40: "Grumpy Old Men" co-starMATTHAUAAcross 42: Place of complete contentEDENAAcross 43: Philologist's ref.O.E.D.AAcross 43: Philologist's ref.OEDAAcross 45: Big apeORANGAAcross 46: Jest, part 3BEINGATOUGHAAcross 49: Kind of wavesRADIOAAcross 53: They may be cosmicRAYSAAcross 54: SolidifyCLOTAAcross 55: Locust treeACACIAAAcross 57: Singer LopezTRINIAAcross 59: End of the jestGUYILLBEATYOUUPAAcross 64: Footnote abbr.ET ALAAcross 64: Footnote abbr.ET AL.AAcross 65: Anemometer spinnerGUSTAAcross 66: Diploma wordSUMMAAAcross 67: WithholdDENYAAcross 68: Pot builderANTEAAcross 69: Bacon pieceESSAYDDown 1: The first Tudor HenryVIIDDown 2: Org. that does raidsATFDDown 3: Busy time at IndyMAYDDown 4: Drops with a thudPLOPSDOWNDDown 5: EssenceSOULDDown 6: "Mutiny on the Bounty" star, 1962BRANDODDown 7: Presents in detailLAYSOUTDDown 8: ___ dyeAZODDown 9: Feathered layersHENSDDown 10: Caravan beastCAMELDDown 11: DomicileABODEDDown 12: BrinkVERGEDDown 13: Chronotherapy aids itSLEEPDDown 18: Big Swedish manufacturerSAABDDown 19: Wittenberg's riverELBEDDown 22: SentientAWAREDDown 23: Was sweet onLOVEDDDown 24: "The possession of fools": HerodotusPRIDEDDown 26: Forward partSTEMDDown 29: Four seasons in BajaANODDown 30: Confession starterMEADDown 33: DreadfulATROCIOUSDDown 34: Orange-and-white rentalUHAULDDown 35: Mambo cousinTANGODDown 36: Is expected (to)OUGHTDDown 38: Beluga yieldROEDDown 39: Rabin's predecessorMEIRDDown 41: SproutTOTDDown 44: Crime lab jobDNATESTDDown 46: Canning instructionBOILDDown 47: Dance wildlyGYRATEDDown 48: Just ___ should beASITDDown 49: Went ballisticRAGEDDDown 50: UrgentACUTEDDown 51: Six-Day War commanderDAYANDDown 52: Without empathyICILYDDown 56: Bit of planktonALGADDown 58: Big Board inits.NYSEDDown 60: Schoolmarm's doBUNDDown 61: Verbal stumblesUMSDDown 62: Thurman of "Jennifer 8"UMADDown 63: Settle up withPAY