New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 23rd May 1978 There are 40 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 23rd May 1978. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Junior's ammoCAPSAAcross 5: HerringSPRATAAcross 10: RemainderRESTAAcross 14: Run ___ (go wild)AMOKAAcross 15: Wipe outERASEAAcross 16: Dies ___ (days of wrath)IRAEAAcross 17: WitheredSEREAAcross 18: Something of unknown valuePIGINAPOKEAAcross 20: Bobby socksANKLETSAAcross 22: Rivals to who one always losesNEMESESAAcross 23: Make obscureBEDIMAAcross 24: "___ Old Cowhand"IMANAAcross 25: Radio noiseSTATICAAcross 27: Kayo cloutONERAAcross 28: Poison ___IVYAAcross 31: Jewel weightCARATAAcross 32: Use gray matterTHINKAAcross 33: Wedding-report wordNEEAAcross 34: PitchHURLAAcross 35: ___ Institute, in BrooklynPRATTAAcross 36: ConflictsWARSAAcross 37: Dutch townEPEAAcross 38: Old ___GLORYAAcross 39: InterruptionLAPSEAAcross 40: Verdi's "La Forza ___ Destino"DEL.AAcross 40: Verdi's "La Forza ___ Destino"DELAAcross 41: RakeROUEAAcross 42: Tooth decayCARIESAAcross 43: Uses a shuttleTATSAAcross 44: Auctioneer's wordGOINGAAcross 45: What a lapel-grabber doesACCOSTSAAcross 48: BigotsRACISTSAAcross 51: HeadgearPORKPIE HATAAcross 53: TidyNEATAAcross 54: HautboyOBOEAAcross 55: Ruth's mother-in-lawNAOMIAAcross 56: Stabilizing deviceGYROAAcross 57: FeathersDOWNAAcross 58: EstimateGUESSAAcross 59: OozeSEEPDDown 1: Señor's houseCASADDown 2: SobeitAMENDDown 3: Political patronagePORK BARRELDDown 4: EmaciatedSKELETALDDown 5: PutrefactiveSEPTICDDown 6: Light-ray disperserPRISMDDown 7: Kind of time or dollRAGDDown 8: SillinessASININITYDDown 9: Slum dwellingTENEMENTDDown 10: MatureRIPENDDown 11: CupidEROSDDown 12: BenefitSAKEDDown 13: Golf equipmentTEESDDown 19: "And the Lord set ___ upon Cain"AMARKDDown 21: EmendEDITDDown 25: Timetable: Abbr.SCHEDDDown 26: Hosiery shadeTAUPEDDown 27: Chicago airportOHAREDDown 28: "Baloney!"IN A PIG'S EYEDDown 29: Ogden Nash's forteVERSEDDown 30: Sycophants' responsesYESESDDown 32: Bridal outfitTROUSSEAUDDown 35: Conspirator's activityPLOTTINGDDown 36: Alarms or omensWARNINGSDDown 38: UnderstandGRASPDDown 39: SecularLAICDDown 42: Raccoons' cousinsCOATISDDown 43: Subway fareTOKENDDown 44: Metric weightsGRAMSDDown 45: " . . . two peas in ___"APODDDown 46: Arena in DetroitCOBODDown 47: BoastCROWDDown 49: Weight deductionTAREDDown 50: ArrestSTOPDDown 52: Farm toolHOE