New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 21st May 1980 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 21st May 1980. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Catch fliesSHAGAAcross 5: Fun's companionGAMESAAcross 10: Actor Richard, from S.F.EGANAAcross 14: Campbell of the OilersEARLAAcross 15: Author JongERICAAAcross 16: Branch chosen by J.F.K., G.R.F. and J.E.C.NAVYAAcross 17: Date of Columbus's last voyageMDIIAAcross 18: ClawTALONAAcross 19: Word with clothes or shoeTREEAAcross 20: He wrote "The Fire Next Time"JAMES BALDWINAAcross 23: Nieuwe ___, Rotterdam's riverMAASAAcross 24: Draw forthELICITAAcross 26: De NiroROBERTAAcross 29: Black Sea portODESSAAAcross 31: Rare individualsONERSAAcross 32: LessenABATEAAcross 35: Onto the jiveHEPAAcross 36: "___ is more": BrowningLESSAAcross 37: Bridge partsSPANSAAcross 38: Mil. groupsDETSAAcross 39: KindledLITAAcross 40: PoorNEEDYAAcross 41: A.F.B. in TexasREESEAAcross 42: Bowdler was oneEDITORAAcross 44: Does a grammar exercisePARSESAAcross 45: Unpaid debtARREARAAcross 47: Mrs., in PolandPANIAAcross 48: He wrote "Invisible Man"RALPH ELLISONAAcross 52: DryARIDAAcross 54: Of a certain time periodHORALAAcross 55: Start of a plotIDEAAAcross 57: Hamlet, e.g.DANEAAcross 58: SillyINANEAAcross 59: WeskitVESTAAcross 60: Cake ingredientsEGGSAAcross 61: AllottedMETEDAAcross 62: U.S. satelliteESSADDown 1: Theological inst.SEMDDown 2: PilgrimageHADJDDown 3: Part of an operaARIADDown 4: Dim perceptionsGLIMMERSDDown 5: Influences by briberyGETSATDDown 6: Some members of OPECARABSDDown 7: "___ 18," Uris bookMILADDown 8: Elève's milieuECOLEDDown 9: Young hitters' hauntsSANDLOTSDDown 10: LureENTICEDDown 11: Attaches a debtor's property or wagesGARNISHEESDDown 12: Galba's greetingAVEDDown 13: American humoristNYEDDown 21: Sonar, to a destroyerEARSDDown 22: Word with angle or eyedWIDEDDown 25: African flyTSETSEDDown 26: Esther of "Good Times"ROLLEDDown 27: N.Y. county, city, lake or riverONEIDADDown 28: RousingBESTIRRINGDDown 30: Church partsAPSESDDown 32: MimicAPEDDown 33: Like Leroy BrownBADDDown 34: "___ Wednesday," Robards vehicleANYDDown 37: Heavenly beingsSERAPHIMDDown 38: ScornfulDERISIVEDDown 40: CowardNOELDDown 41: Rajah's mateRANIDDown 43: OccupationsTRADESDDown 44: WeariedPALLEDDDown 46: River of EuropeRHONEDDown 47: Carpenter's toolPLANEDDown 49: Quod ___ faciendumERATDDown 50: Lyrical literatureODESDDown 51: Monster's milieu, perhapsNESSDDown 52: Cool drinkADEDDown 53: Joplin compositionRAGDDown 56: ___ loss for wordsATA