New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th May 1978 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th May 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Architecture critic HuxtableADAAAcross 4: Ghana's capitalACCRAAAcross 9: In disorderMESSYAAcross 14: "Oh, ___!" (Burns-Denver film)GODAAcross 15: Lively old danceGALOPAAcross 16: Moslem decreeIRADEAAcross 17: Embellishment, in musicGRACE NOTEAAcross 19: An Indo-EuropeanARYANAAcross 20: IrreverenceIMPIETYAAcross 21: Fabrics for naperyDAMASKSAAcross 23: "___ Perpetua," Idaho's mottoESTOAAcross 24: DunceASSAAcross 26: Late croonerBINGAAcross 27: GistNUTAAcross 29: Pacific porgyTAIAAcross 31: Barber's specialtyTRIMAAcross 34: Return a profitPAYAAcross 37: Redeeming featureSAVING GRACEAAcross 40: OriginatedAROSEAAcross 42: Guggenheim offeringARTAAcross 43: French secondary schoolLYCEEAAcross 44: Finishing strokeCOUP DE GRACEAAcross 47: Werner Erhard's creationESTAAcross 48: CrookedAWRYAAcross 49: Inst. at Baton RougeLSUAAcross 50: BorderHEMAAcross 52: "Them as has ___"GITSAAcross 54: Irritant to a princessPEAAAcross 56: Move slowlyINCHAAcross 60: Traveling showmenCARNIESAAcross 63: SlenderGRACILEAAcross 65: In one's majority; matureOF AGEAAcross 66: Lovely, inspirational Greek trioTHEGRACESAAcross 68: Quiche Lorraine ingredientBACONAAcross 69: Atelier itemEASELAAcross 70: "Who ___ seen the wind?"HASAAcross 71: British gunsBRENSAAcross 72: European subwayMETROAAcross 73: Juillet, août, etc.ETEDDown 1: Student of farmingAGGIEDDown 2: Campus buildingsDORMSDDown 3: Adjust to new conditionsADAPTDDown 4: U.S. author: 1909–55AGEEDDown 5: Choral workCANTATADDown 6: SurfeitsCLOYSDDown 7: Root problemROTDDown 8: Did the same asAPEDDDown 9: Dolphins' homeMIAMIDDown 10: Knightly activityERRANTRYDDown 11: Utters a preprandial prayerSAYSGRACEDDown 12: Loc. of PierreSDAKDDown 13: LongingsYENSDDown 18: Shoot for graftingCIONDDown 22: " . . . carry ___ stick"ABIGDDown 25: Footrest of sortsSTIRRUPDDown 28: ExercisedUSEDDDown 30: U.S. stage groupANTADDown 32: Summertime treatsICESDDown 33: Come acrossMEETDDown 34: S.A. rodentPACADDown 35: In single fileAROWDDown 36: Phrase in addressing an Anglican archbishopYOURGRACEDDown 38: Bindle stiffsVAGSDDown 39: Joy, sometimes maliciousGLEEDDown 41: ReconnoiteringSPYINGONDDown 45: OtherELSEDDown 46: Steed for battleCHARGERDDown 51: IsinglassMICADDown 53: Gallic exclamationTIENSDDown 55: Exude; dischargeEGESTDDown 57: Recess in a wallNICHEDDown 58: Sports-shoe featureCLEATDDown 59: Nobelist in Literature: 1946HESSEDDown 60: Ty or Irvin S.COBBDDown 61: DistantAFARDDown 62: Stop, in skiingSTEMDDown 64: GuthrieARLODDown 67: Have, to BurnsHAE