New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 12th May 1981 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 12th May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Comic's offeringGAGAAcross 4: "Wrap-session" itemSARANAAcross 9: More suitableAPTERAAcross 14: Mine outputOREAAcross 14: Mine outputORE.AAcross 15: ___ de mentheCREMEAAcross 16: FortitudeNERVEAAcross 17: Pig padPENAAcross 18: AttacksHASATAAcross 19: Used a dish towelDRIEDAAcross 20: Divine localeSEVENTH HEAVENAAcross 23: Outer edgeRIMAAcross 24: Pub drinksALESAAcross 25: Superlative suffixESTAAcross 26: Impenetrably hardADAMANTAAcross 29: Type of admiralREARAAcross 31: Cole or TurnerNATAAcross 32: Done, to KeatsO'ERAAcross 34: "Two hearts that beat ___"ASONEAAcross 38: Divine localeTHEGARDENOFEDENAAcross 43: Pliny was oneELDERAAcross 44: Church benchPEWAAcross 45: PopDADAAcross 46: Rivers of SpainRIOSAAcross 49: SecuresANCHORSAAcross 52: Shade treeELMAAcross 54: EngrossedRAPTAAcross 56: Something to lendEARAAcross 57: Divine protectorGUARDIAN ANGELAAcross 61: Vitro di ___ (Venetian glassware)TRINAAAcross 62: Calcareous depositLOESSAAcross 63: PledgeVOWAAcross 65: Israeli statesmanBEGINAAcross 66: Actress Janis: 1889–1956ELSIEAAcross 67: Chemical suffixENEAAcross 68: T.R.'s "big ___"STICKAAcross 69: Ponselle and BonheurROSASAAcross 70: This is not grossNETDDown 1: Dems.' oppositionGOPDDown 2: War godARESDDown 3: ProducedGENERATEDDDown 4: Preliminary draftSCHEMADDown 5: Irish isleARANDDown 6: Declared anewRESTATEDDDown 7: He had "Night Visitors"AMAHLDDown 8: LowerNETHERDDown 9: "On a wing ___ prayer"ANDADDown 10: WaywardPERVERSEDDown 11: AttemptsTRIESDDown 12: OccurrenceEVENTDDown 13: Stoplight colorREDDDown 21: PepVIMDDown 22: Opposite of WNWESEDDown 26: Poker stakeANTEDDown 27: Arlene or RoaldDAHLDDown 28: Neither's chaserNORDDown 30: Air arm: Abbr.AAFDDown 33: Corded fabricREPDDown 35: Ration-days phrase at service stationsODDOREVENDDown 36: Not farNEARDDown 37: Football positionsENDSDDown 39: Branch of languages including EnglishGERMANICDDown 40: Uris characterARIDDown 41: Quality admired by finical peopleNEATNESSDDown 42: PossessOWNDDown 47: Fort ___, Calif.ORDDDown 48: Ketch or sloopSAILERDDown 50: Burns myrrhCENSESDDown 51: CroneHAGDDown 52: HeronEGRETDDown 53: PirandelloLUIGIDDown 55: Francesca's loverPAOLODDown 58: File's companionRANKDDown 59: Land massASIADDown 60: The ___ RangerLONEDDown 61: Recipe initialsTBSDDown 64: Type of blanketWET