New York Times Answers - Monday, 9th May 1977 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 9th May 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Clusters of plantsCLUMPSAAcross 7: Like GalahadCHASTEAAcross 13: High-school non-finisherDROP OUTAAcross 13: High-school non-finisherDROPOUTAAcross 14: Mention brieflyTOUCH ONAAcross 15: Ornament resembling a flowerROSETTEAAcross 16: SecondINSTANTAAcross 17: ConcerningANENTAAcross 18: "Sticks float; they wood" is onePUNAAcross 20: Device on a doorHINGEAAcross 21: Senator from Va. or W.Va.BYRDAAcross 22: SharpenedHONEDAAcross 24: Something to lendEARAAcross 25: "Sock exchange"BOUTAAcross 26: Soldier in grayREBAAcross 29: Approach graduallyLEADUPTOAAcross 33: Appetite rousersAROMASAAcross 37: WarrantINSUREAAcross 38: "Delightful" in hippie jargonGROOVYAAcross 39: InterestBEHALFAAcross 40: Took offenseRESENTEDAAcross 42: Baton Rouge sch.LSUAAcross 43: "Amores" poetOVIDAAcross 44: Begin to flowerBUDAAcross 47: Inexpensive furLAPINAAcross 49: Convert the chipsCASHAAcross 53: ___ on (continuously)ONANDAAcross 56: Big ___BENAAcross 57: Quebec peninsulaGASPEAAcross 58: IneffectualOFNOUSEAAcross 60: VisitsCALLSONAAcross 62: Bridge boo-booMISDEALAAcross 63: Ousters of a sortEXILERSAAcross 64: Hard as nailsSTEELYAAcross 65: Carter vs. Ford on TV: 1976DEBATEDDown 1: SidekickCRONYDDown 2: Burgoyne at SaratogaLOSERDDown 3: Beat; defeatUPENDDDown 4: Grove on a prairieMOTTDDown 5: "Polly, ___ the kettle on"PUTDDown 6: SocializeSTEP OUTDDown 7: SwindleCONDDown 8: MuffleHUSHDDown 9: Playbill headingACTIDDown 10: Met sopranoSHANEDDown 11: Polynesian kingdomTONGADDown 12: PierceENTERDDown 13: Part of o.d.DRABDDown 14: ProngTINEDDown 19: "Render therefore ___ Caesar . . . "UNTODDown 22: SanguineHOPEFULDDown 23: Voices irrelevant argumentsDRAGSINDDown 25: Tree-trunk growthsBURLSDDown 27: MisjudgedERREDDDown 28: BlessingBOONDDown 29: Women's ___LIBDDown 30: Compass pointENEDDown 31: Blonde shadeASHDDown 32: BinaryDUALDDown 34: Bright sayingMOTDDown 35: Hail!AVEDDown 36: One of the ChaplinsSYDDDown 40: LassoROPEDDown 41: Showed clearlyEVINCEDDDown 44: FlourishesBOOMSDDown 45: IncapableUNFITDDown 46: "___ Macabre"DANSEDDown 48: Labor leaderABELDDown 49: LilyCALLADDown 50: Charisma, e.g.ASSETDDown 51: SeedSPOREDDown 52: Coop groupHENSDDown 54: Predicament or knotNODEDDown 55: Burr vs. HamiltonDUELDDown 57: Smooth-talkingGLIBDDown 59: DeclareSAYDDown 61: Tool for BunyanAXE