New York Times Answers - Friday, 15th May 1981 There are 33 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 15th May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ GrasMARDIAAcross 6: In ___ quoSTATUAAcross 11: Wide-spreading treeBANYANAAcross 12: Burst inIRRUPTAAcross 14: Kindred soulsBIRDSOFAFEATHERAAcross 17: In reASTOAAcross 18: Group of eight singersOCTETAAcross 19: "Wonderful ___," 1922 songONEAAcross 20: SwizzleSTIRAAcross 21: Followed a trajectoryARCEDAAcross 22: Patisserie itemFLANAAcross 23: Novelist WolfertIRAAAcross 24: Ready for the frayARMEDAAcross 25: "If I ___ Care," 1939 songDIDNTAAcross 26: Furniture styleCOLONIALAAcross 28: DefeatsWORSTSAAcross 29: StandoffSTALEMATEAAcross 31: FreeGRATISAAcross 34: ___ a fall (courts danger)RIDESFORAAcross 38: ArcaneRUNICAAcross 39: DwindledWANEDAAcross 40: Cy Young Award statERAAAcross 41: Name meaning "daughter"INGAAAcross 42: MentionedCITEDAAcross 43: ChanneledSENTAAcross 44: Chemical endingENEAAcross 45: BenefactorDONORAAcross 46: Helm positionALEEAAcross 47: Kindred soulsFELLOWTRAVELERSAAcross 51: Library clientREADERAAcross 52: UniformLIVERYAAcross 53: SagaSTORYAAcross 54: Verb Hamlet knew notSEEMSDDown 1: Adjective for certain artsMARTIALDDown 2: Contract phraseANDORDDown 3: Amtrak, B.&O., etc.RYSDDown 4: Philippine treeDAODDown 5: FolksyINFORMALDDown 6: Used a colanderSIFTEDDDown 7: CorneredTREEDDDown 8: Smell ___ARATDDown 9: Pish!TUTDDown 10: SupportsUPHOLDSDDown 11: CafeBISTRODDown 13: LesseeTENANTDDown 14: FundamentalBASICDDown 15: Gas pedalACCELERATORDDown 16: HiresRENTSDDown 21: Opera highlightsARIASDDown 22: SacksFIRESDDown 24: CapriceANTICDDown 25: Was gaga aboutDOTEDDDown 27: Port of ancient RomeOSTIADDown 28: Used hip bootsWADEDDDown 30: Rutile and spheneMINERALSDDown 31: DistressGRIEFDDown 32: Alberto Salazar, e.g.RUNNERDDown 33: Seraphim, to SevilliansANGELESDDown 35: AntennaeFEELERSDDown 36: Like a stubborn critterORNERYDDown 37: Stands wellRATESDDown 39: HiemalWINTRYDDown 42: Shrink fromCOWERDDown 43: Hawthorne's birthplaceSALEMDDown 45: Stupid oneDODODDown 48: Map line: Abbr.LATDDown 49: Try to outdoVIEDDown 50: "All About ___," 1950 filmEVE