New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 31st May 1977 There are 41 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 31st May 1977. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Balls of cottonWADSAAcross 5: Rodeo performerROPERAAcross 10: LettersMAILAAcross 14: Emanation of a sortAURAAAcross 15: Peace goddessIRENEAAcross 16: City in SpainADRAAAcross 17: Shirt buttonSTUDAAcross 18: Cut awayPAREDAAcross 19: Asian poetOMARAAcross 20: Farm animalHOGAAcross 21: Play the paracleteHELPAAcross 22: Edge or vergeBRINKAAcross 23: BeginOPENAAcross 25: Pastry pieceECLAIRAAcross 28: ProprietorsOWNERSAAcross 30: Work hardTOILAAcross 31: Cairo cobraASPAAcross 34: QuoteCITEAAcross 35: ReceptaclesURNSAAcross 36: Beachhead boatLCIAAcross 37: Two Buckeye burgsASHLANDANDAKRONAAcross 42: Strasberg of theaterLEEAAcross 43: Hockey scoreGOALAAcross 44: Tip-offHINTAAcross 45: InletARMAAcross 46: Jack-in-the-pulpitARUMAAcross 47: SuspendersBRACESAAcross 49: With elbows bentAKIMBOAAcross 51: GradeRANKAAcross 52: "Debutantalizer"SIRENAAcross 54: Coal-mine carTRAMAAcross 56: Make a choiceOPTAAcross 59: ThrustPOKEAAcross 60: Descendant or shootSCIONAAcross 62: MaintainAVERAAcross 63: Author WisterOWENAAcross 64: With head held highPROUDAAcross 65: "Le ___ Goriot," by BalzacPEREAAcross 66: London art galleryTATEAAcross 67: Lone Ranger's palTONTOAAcross 68: FactualTRUEDDown 1: CleanseWASHDDown 1: CleanseWASH.DDown 2: "Indy 500" entryAUTODDown 3: Overly abundant articleDRUGONTHEMARKETDDown 4: DisconsolateSADDDown 5: Comes to maturityRIPENSDDown 6: Viva-voceORALDDown 7: Asset of an ideal machinePERPETUAL MOTIONDDown 8: Compass pointENEDDown 9: RubescentREDDDown 10: N.Z. nativeMAORIDDown 11: Hyman from PolandADMIRALRICKOVERDDown 12: Land of the Peacock ThroneIRANDDown 13: FrolicLARKDDown 21: "Rings on ___ fingers"HERDDown 22: Raft woodBALSADDown 24: Do a K.P. jobPEELDDown 26: Farm cropCORNDDown 27: Swedish singerLINDDDown 28: Florida cityOCALADDown 29: More judiciousWISERDDown 32: TeacakeSCONEDDown 33: Eight make a gallonPINTSDDown 38: One more timeAGAINDDown 39: StandardNORMDDown 40: Paint poorlyDAUBDDown 41: Asian title of respectKHANDDown 47: Oscar winner: 1954BRANDODDown 48: Fordham mascotRAMDDown 50: N.H. cityKEENEDDown 52: Kind of checkSPOTDDown 53: Where Gov. Ray holds swayIOWADDown 55: Put to flightROUTDDown 57: Pizarro's conquestPERUDDown 58: Dryad's homeTREEDDown 60: What 16 Across is: Abbr.SPTDDown 61: ___-Magnon raceCRODDown 62: Quick-wittedAPT