New York Times Answers - Sunday, 17th May 1981 There are 79 across clues and 94 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Sunday, 17th May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ matter of factASAAAcross 4: ___ bodkins!ODSAAcross 7: Police dept. callsAPBSAAcross 11: Shake ___ (get going)ALEGAAcross 15: PipkinPOTAAcross 18: FoulsBEMIRESAAcross 20: Small land massISLETAAcross 21: Italian philosopher-historianCROCEAAcross 22: "___ Blue?"AMIAAcross 23: JUDGES 15:4SAMSONWENTANDCAUGHTAAcross 26: Select for membershipTAPAAcross 27: Type of ball gameNO-HITAAcross 28: Of a bishop's authorityDIOCESANAAcross 29: Seven ___ (hybrid rose)SISTERSAAcross 31: Water, figurativelyADAMSALEAAcross 33: Hagen from GottingenUTAAAcross 35: Wedding-report wordNEEAAcross 36: ___ Ike (Cliff Edwards)UKULELEAAcross 39: II SAMSON 17:26ABSALOMPITCHEDAAcross 46: ThresholdSILLAAcross 47: Former L.A. manager and familyALSTONSAAcross 50: Linowitz or HurokSOLAAcross 51: VagrantHOBOAAcross 52: MusialSTANAAcross 53: Nautical termALEEAAcross 54: W.W. II agencyOSSAAcross 56: ___ Hills of IndiaNAGAAAcross 59: Box-score col.RBIAAcross 60: EclatRENOWNAAcross 62: NUMBERS 13:33WESAWTHEGIANTSAAcross 67: Le Duc ___ of HanoiTHOAAcross 68: Yugoslav cityNISAAcross 69: U.S. missileSAMAAcross 70: In a flutterDITHERYAAcross 73: Keep ___ (watch closely)TABSONAAcross 76: Bear Bryant, for oneCOACHAAcross 78: OutdoBESTAAcross 80: Kin of shamrocksOCASAAcross 81: Bedouin headcordsAGALSAAcross 82: NUMBERS 11:32TENHOMERSAAcross 85: Richter-scale itemQUAKEAAcross 86: "___ Marlene"LILIAAcross 87: Many-headed missileMIRVAAcross 89: One of the CycladesDELOSAAcross 90: Axis title, with "Der"FUHRERAAcross 91: Diplomatic conflictCOLD WARAAcross 93: Bankbook entry: Abbr.INTAAcross 96: Sash for SuzukiOBIAAcross 97: CreekRIAAAcross 98: LEVITICUS 20:23YESHALLNOTWALKAAcross 102: RejoinANSWERAAcross 106: Dit's companionDAHAAcross 108: "___ fishin'"GONEAAcross 109: Drop a popERRAAcross 110: DawnlikeEOANAAcross 112: Painted metalwareTOLEAAcross 113: When William II diedIIOOAAcross 115: Singer Janis ___IANAAcross 117: Victor at Tiberias: 1187SALADINAAcross 120: MediocreSO-SOAAcross 121: II CHRONICLES 33:22AMONSACRIFICEDAAcross 125: Graig of the YankeesNETTLESAAcross 128: Clink; slammerCANAAcross 129: Subject in H.S.SCIAAcross 130: Verdi's Ethiopian kingAMONASROAAcross 133: "Lucky" inningSEVENTHAAcross 137: Phil of hockey fameESPOSITOAAcross 140: Tissue layersTELAEAAcross 143: Comedian OlsenOLEAAcross 144: LEVITICUS 25:35THOUSHALTRELIEVEHIMAAcross 148: CauchoULEAAcross 149: Aged: Abbr.AETATAAcross 150: Black hawsSLOESAAcross 151: BumblebeesDRONERSAAcross 152: Face valuePARAAcross 153: Diving duckSMEWAAcross 154: ClodsOAFSAAcross 155: Mideast rep.ISRAAcross 156: Shea playerMETDDown 1: Univ. degreesABSDDown 2: O'CaseySEANDDown 3: Burp-gun fodderAMMODDown 4: Copper-tin alloyOROIDEDDown 5: ___ flossDENTALDDown 6: Jacksonville-to-Tampa dir.SSWDDown 7: Home of Tennyson's ElaineASTOLATDDown 8: Inert medicamentPLACEBODDown 9: Very well, in VeronaBENEDDown 10: Norms: Abbr.STDSDDown 11: Indonesia's ___ IslandsARUDDown 12: Yule fuelLOGSDDown 13: Sea urchinsECHINIDDown 14: Race-starting wordsGETSETDDown 15: Golfer JerryPATEDDown 16: Moreno of the PiratesOMARDDown 17: They're hot at BelmontTIPSDDown 19: PSALMS 26:1ISHALLNOTSLIDEDDown 20: Amazon dolphinINIADDown 21: Pound worksCANTOSDDown 24: Stanky and OttEDSDDown 25: Veneer-shaping sheetCAULDDown 30: Georgia or TexasTECHDDown 32: One of three squaresMEALDDown 34: In company withAMONGDDown 36: Crimea's localeUSSRDDown 37: Cheat on a checkKITEDDown 38: Mongolia's ___ BatorULANDDown 40: Fuji's topperSNOWDDown 41: Aides to execs.ASSTSDDown 42: Scotties' garbPLAIDSDDown 43: Trolley's relativeHORSECARDDown 44: RecedeEBBDDown 45: "___ Hear a Waltz?"DOIDDown 48: Burdette of diamond fameLEWDDown 49: Part of simian mottoSEENOEVILDDown 53: SoonANONDDown 53: SoonANON.DDown 55: "___ Na Na" of TVSHADDown 57: Canter, for exampleGAITDDown 58: White ___ (termite)ANTDDown 61: "___ on first?"WHOSDDown 63: Shensi province capitalSIANDDown 64: Author Sholem ___ASCHDDown 65: ConfusedEMBROILEDDDown 66: GENESIS 31:26THOUHASTSTOLENDDown 71: Hogarth's made progressRAKEDDown 72: North Sea feederYSERDDown 73: SteatiteTALCDDown 74: Exchange premiumAGIODDown 75: Flamboyant pufferyBALLYHOODDown 76: Between rg. and lg.CTRDDown 77: Kind of carrierHODDDown 79: Tee precederESSDDown 83: Sound from GrimalkinMEOWDDown 84: Island off CorsicaELBADDown 85: A Dafoe charge, for shortQUINDDown 87: Portia treeMAHODDown 88: Like Bani-SadrIRANICDDown 90: TarkentonFRANDDown 92: Savoyard monogramWSGDDown 94: Opp. of 6 DownNNEDDown 95: Artistic trunksTORSIDDown 99: Norman and KingLEARSDDown 100: Farm machine, for shortTRACDDown 101: Japanese carpKOIDDown 103: What a ewe grewWOOLDDown 104: OtherwiseELSEDDown 105: Cars of the 20'sREOSDDown 106: Rad. x 2DIADDown 107: Firing-range wordAIMDDown 111: Hammerstein heroineANNADDown 114: Grimm openerONCEDDown 116: Most preciseNICESTDDown 118: ___ all (lowest)LEASTOFDDown 119: Marvels atADMIRESDDown 122: Barbara and ClaraSANTASDDown 123: "O Canada," for oneANTHEMDDown 124: Dace or plaiceFISHDDown 126: Fragrant compoundsESTERSDDown 127: Actor HowardTREVORDDown 131: Natives of: SuffixOTESDDown 132: Lon ___ of CambodiaNOLDDown 133: Dinner beginnerSOUPDDown 134: Author LefflandELLADDown 135: SwerveVEERDDown 136: Table d'___HOTEDDown 138: ___ doble, corrida musicPASODDown 139: Sonoran stewpotOLLADDown 141: Throat-clearer's soundAHEMDDown 142: Ireland, to a GaelEIREDDown 145: Big Detroit org.UAWDDown 146: March 15, in MilanoIDIDDown 147: Colo. timeMST