New York Times Answers - Monday, 23rd May 1977 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 23rd May 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DwindleEBBAAcross 4: Top fighter pilotsACESAAcross 8: "Help Wanted" itemJOBAAcross 11: SwindleROOKAAcross 13: Bank draftCHECKAAcross 15: Ship's officerMATEAAcross 16: Make use of a hock shopPAWNAAcross 17: Garden flower, for shortHELIOAAcross 18: Step ___ (hurry)ON ITAAcross 19: Cuts upSLICESAAcross 21: Certain oil producersOLIVESAAcross 23: "___ in his heaven"GODSAAcross 24: Questionnaire itemNAMEAAcross 25: ReverberationECHOAAcross 27: Greek lettersMUSAAcross 29: Schools like Groton, for shortPREPSAAcross 33: BabblesPRATTLESAAcross 35: State stronglyASSERTAAcross 36: HelpAIDAAcross 37: Make into lawENACTAAcross 39: CreekRIAAAcross 40: SwarmedTEEMEDAAcross 43: Ciao or alohaGREETINGAAcross 46: Bar legallyESTOPAAcross 47: Little pollinatorBEEAAcross 48: Brooke or FieldPOETAAcross 49: ArnazDESIAAcross 51: Pass over lightlySKIMAAcross 53: Part of the Big AppleQUEENSAAcross 55: LocustCICADAAAcross 58: One kind of budgetFUSSAAcross 59: W. German mfg. cityAHLENAAcross 61: Apple shooterTELLAAcross 63: Soapbox harangueRANTAAcross 64: On the way outGOINGAAcross 65: Bread spreadOLEOAAcross 66: Nabokov novelADAAAcross 67: Cats, dogs, goldfish, etc.PETSAAcross 68: PermitLETDDown 1: Marshall Plan initialsERPDDown 2: Noted anthropologistBOASDDown 3: Gridiron settingBOWLDDown 4: Hurt all overACHEDDDown 5: Hidden items in this puzzleCHESSMENDDown 6: MorayEELDDown 7: OffshootsSCIONSDDown 8: Tarzan's friendJANEDDown 9: Elevator magnateOTISDDown 10: Venture at VegasBETDDown 12: Gawain or GalahadKNIGHTDDown 14: Nut containing caffeineKOLADDown 15: They have van, will liftMOVERSDDown 20: Aquatic birdCOOTDDown 22: Little demonsIMPSDDown 25: Iroquoian groupERIESDDown 26: West PointerCADETDDown 28: TreatmentUSAGEDDown 30: WeirdEERIEDDown 31: PublishPRINTDDown 32: Male social gatheringSTAGDDown 33: Crown of the headPATEDDown 34: GuidedLEDDDown 35: Partook of foodATEDDown 38: Turkish emblemCRESCENTDDown 41: Far from forwardMODESTDDown 42: Dueling swordEPEEDDown 44: Poetic formEPICDDown 45: Love appleTOMATODDown 47: PrelateBISHOPDDown 50: DrawbackSNAGDDown 52: Book of the BibleKINGSDDown 53: Oxford courtyard, for shortQUADDDown 54: Inst. at AnnapolisUSNADDown 56: Spot between hillsDELLDDown 57: On the sheltered sideALEEDDown 58: ___ Lippo LippiFRADDown 60: DeceiveLIEDDown 62: Realty unitLOT