New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th May 1979 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th May 1979. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Horror-film soundSCREAMAAcross 7: Lyricist's concernMETERAAcross 12: Ricardo's "Rah! Rah!"OLEOLEAAcross 13: Broadway "turkeys"FAILURESAAcross 16: "Tannhäuser" composerWAGNERAAcross 17: Cause a desert to bloomIRRIGATEAAcross 18: Hindu titleSRIAAcross 19: BlousesMIDDIESAAcross 21: Break a CommandmentSINAAcross 22: DoctrineISMAAcross 24: ___ over (helped with funds)TIDEDAAcross 25: Sergeant York was oneHEROAAcross 26: Theater acronymANTAAAcross 27: With 55 Across, candidate for the N.F.L.ALLAAcross 28: ShipwormBORERAAcross 29: Axis or puduDEERAAcross 30: Suffix with acetyl and amylENEAAcross 31: Suburbanite's sine qua nonCARAAcross 32: Go off-pitchSTRIKEASOURNOTEAAcross 38: ZeroNILAAcross 39: Priestly vestmentALBAAcross 40: Aussie birdsEMUSAAcross 41: ImprisonedCAGEDAAcross 44: Sofa partARMAAcross 45: ShadingTINTAAcross 46: Bakery employeeICERAAcross 47: Parade entryFLOATAAcross 49: DirectionSSEAAcross 50: Long TomGUNAAcross 51: Ponds, French styleLAGUNESAAcross 53: Ukr. is oneSSRAAcross 55: See 27 AcrossAMERICANAAcross 57: Talk before the classRECITEAAcross 59: Took up former habitsREVERTEDAAcross 60: Worked hard for nothingSLAVEDAAcross 61: Church sectionsNAVESAAcross 62: Church officialsELDERSDDown 1: Boars' matesSOWSDDown 2: Benny Goodman plays itCLARINETDDown 3: Singer's voice rangeREGISTERDDown 4: Mind-boggling periodEONDDown 5: Turkish imperial standardALEMDDown 6: EarnMERITDDown 7: Stuck in gookMIREDDDown 8: Ivy League teamELISDDown 9: Harbor vesselTUGDDown 10: Hit manERASERDDown 11: Go to bedRETIREDDown 13: Tinkers withFIDDLESAROUNDDDown 14: Blithe spiritARIELDDown 15: Man of La ManchaSENORDDown 20: Actress-singer RossDIANADDown 23: Spacecraft sent toward MarsMARINERDDown 25: StingersHORNETSDDown 26: Want ___ADSDDown 28: Where to find a pink ladyBARDDown 30: SnipefishEELDDown 31: Ernie Banks was oneCUBDDown 33: Tease playfullyKIDDDown 34: "___ River," Kern songOLMANDDown 35: Leaving outOMISSIVEDDown 36: Tin Pan Alley personageTUNESTERDDown 37: Book by Carl Frederick: 1976ESTDDown 41: Maduro, e.g.CIGARDDown 42: Businessman's assetACUMENDDown 43: League of Nations seatGENEVADDown 44: SeaweedALGAEDDown 47: DataFACTSDDown 48: SuccinctTERSEDDown 51: Money in ModenaLIREDDown 52: HawkSELLDDown 54: Seaver's teammatesREDSDDown 56: Motor turn, for shortREVDDown 58: Ill-bred personCAD