New York Times Answers - Thursday, 21st May 1981 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 21st May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ SpeeGRAFAAcross 5: NoblemanLORDAAcross 9: Bar at the barESTOPAAcross 14: ___ and voidNULLAAcross 15: Foe of a SenecaERIEAAcross 16: Barrel partSTAVEAAcross 17: Largest continentASIAAAcross 18: Drop the QBSACKAAcross 19: Circus performerTAMERAAcross 20: Start of a diner's question to a B'way waiterWHATISTHEREPORTAAcross 23: Loose or loosenFREEAAcross 24: Slithery oneEELAAcross 25: Dress designer for Garbo et al.ADRIANAAcross 28: Like Evangeline's forestPRIMEVALAAcross 33: BarbecueROASTAAcross 34: Designer of St. Paul's CathedralWRENAAcross 35: Harem roomODAAAcross 36: Completion of 20 AcrossONTHECHEFSSALADAAcross 40: Chemical suffixANEAAcross 41: Relative of a booHISSAAcross 42: Delight for NarcissusIMAGEAAcross 43: Burgoyne's menREDCOATSAAcross 46: SpringesSNARESAAcross 47: "Exodus" heroARIAAcross 48: Sedimentary stuffLEESAAcross 49: Waiter's reply to the dinerMIXEDREVIEWSSIRAAcross 57: TubbyOBESEAAcross 58: SwerveVEERAAcross 59: TittleIOTAAAcross 60: Coin of IraqDINARAAcross 61: Photographer MorathINGEAAcross 62: Creator of the Democratic donkeyNASTAAcross 63: Kitchen emanationsODORSAAcross 64: Berliner's songLIEDAAcross 65: Mardi ___GRASDDown 1: What beavers and marmots doGNAWDDown 2: Hustle and bustleRUSHDDown 3: Late queen of JordanALIADDown 4: Halibut or soleFLATFISHDDown 5: AbateLESSENDDown 6: DeclaimORATEDDown 7: OpulentRICHDDown 8: Astronaut SlaytonDEKEDDown 9: Regard highlyESTEEMDDown 10: Wheat or cottonSTAPLEDDown 11: "___ Shanter"TAMODDown 12: ConcludedOVERDDown 13: SassyPERTDDown 21: WrathfulIRATEDDown 22: Jockey's controlsREINSDDown 25: BellowingAROARDDown 26: Metaphysical poet: 1573–1631DONNEDDown 27: AssessedRATEDDDown 28: The Fourth EstatePRESSDDown 29: Kin of umpsREFSDDown 30: Of the palm or soleVOLARDDown 31: "Better late than never" is oneADAGEDDown 32: Fills the holdLADESDDown 34: TrifleWHITDDown 37: Follower of easy or highCHAIRDDown 38: Tendon; strengthSINEWDDown 39: Hoarder's activityAMASSINGDDown 44: Famed cordon bleuCAESARDDown 45: Restaurant patrons' choicesORDERSDDown 46: Become boiling madSEE REDDDown 48: Feudal lord or vassalLIEGEDDown 49: Manner, in MexicoMODODDown 50: Footnote abbr.IBID.DDown 51: Strange: Comb. formXENODDown 52: Sinful; sinisterEVILDDown 53: "___, vidi, vici"VENIDDown 54: Fly highSOARDDown 55: "___ girl!"ITSADDown 56: Cry of disgustRATS