New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 6th May 1981 There are 38 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 6th May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: GrackleDAWAAcross 4: Cousin of a WacSPARAAcross 8: Leonine groupPRIDEAAcross 13: BoundaryMETEAAcross 14: Spelunker's milieuCAVEAAcross 15: Device through which squash is squashedRICERAAcross 16: Trompe l'oeilOPTICAL ILLUSIONAAcross 19: Crises is one; also criteriaPLURALAAcross 20: Two-electrode tubeDIODEAAcross 21: AgesEONAAcross 22: Douglas Fraser's org.UAWAAcross 24: CompeteVIEAAcross 25: Yale manELIAAcross 28: Cochineal, e.g.DYEAAcross 29: Walks off withSWIPESAAcross 31: KilnOVENAAcross 32: One of 50STATEAAcross 33: Inflict (vengeance)WREAKAAcross 34: LegerdemainSLEIGHT OF HANDAAcross 38: ImpassiveSTOICAAcross 39: UseAVAILAAcross 40: "___ Stallion," Jeffers poemROANAAcross 41: SlackenRELENTAAcross 43: Correspondent's second afterthoughtPPSAAcross 46: AdmitOWNAAcross 47: Henry V, as princeHALAAcross 48: Tpk.RTEAAcross 49: Mongoose's preyRATAAcross 50: RefresherTONICAAcross 52: On landASHOREAAcross 54: ThaumaturgePRESTIDIGITATORAAcross 58: Occurring every 60 minutesHORALAAcross 59: Relative of etc.ET ALAAcross 59: Relative of etc.ET AL.AAcross 60: Ancient AsianMEDEAAcross 61: BalladDERRYAAcross 62: Society girls, familiarlyDEBSAAcross 63: "___ Robsart," Hugo playAMYDDown 1: Position strategicallyDEPLOYDDown 2: Bring into harmonyATTUNEDDown 3: DamWEIRDDown 4: RogueSCALAWAGDDown 5: ChumPALDDown 6: EagerAVIDDDown 7: Meander down Memory LaneRELIVEDDown 8: Nice NellyPRUDEDDown 9: Shine's partnerRISEDDown 10: "___ on parle français"ICIDDown 11: ___ volenteDEODDown 12: Ending with various directionsERNDDown 13: Bike's newest relativeMOPEDDDown 17: BitingCAUSTICDDown 18: Clark Kent's girlLOISDDown 23: "Abide ___ Me"WITHDDown 25: TiedEVENDDown 26: GraphiteLEADDDown 27: Squid's defenseINKDDown 30: Floral leafPETALDDown 31: AloudORALDDown 32: His, in BonnSEINDDown 33: Most pallidWHITESTDDown 34: PackSTOWDDown 35: Banker's concernLOANDDown 36: DoneOVERDDown 37: Some pigeons or goldfishFANTAILSDDown 38: Hit signSRODDown 41: Indian princessRANIDDown 42: SuppressedELIDEDDDown 43: For now, for shortPRO TEMDDown 44: Literary caricaturePARODYDDown 45: Cubic meterSTEREDDown 47: " . . . this chase is ___ follow'd": Shak.HOTLYDDown 50: AutocratTSARDDown 51: Mention an authorityCITEDDown 53: City in SyriaHAMADDown 54: Pres. Wilson was onePH.D.DDown 54: Pres. Wilson was onePHDDDown 55: CaviarROEDDown 56: GoofERRDDown 57: YakGAB