New York Times Answers - Saturday, 23rd May 1981 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 23rd May 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: President, actor or actressADAMSAAcross 6: President, comedian or actressWILSONAAcross 12: FootstoolOTTOMANAAcross 14: May and StritchELAINESAAcross 16: Toxic liquidBROMINEAAcross 17: AncestryLINEAGEAAcross 18: Nol of CambodiaLONAAcross 19: Item cast at a casinoDIEAAcross 20: StriplingLADAAcross 21: " . . . for me and my ___"GALAAcross 22: Wou-wousAPESAAcross 24: " . . . faces in the ___": PoundCROWDAAcross 26: HonorFETEAAcross 27: PithyTERSEAAcross 29: "No seats" signSROAAcross 30: Philosopher KierkegaardSORENAAcross 31: Ancient asceticESSENEAAcross 33: Co-writer of "What Kind of Fool Am I?"BRICUSSEAAcross 35: Study groupSEMINARAAcross 37: Mousse au ___CHOCOLATAAcross 41: Sister of MosesMIRIAMAAcross 46: Nongregarious oneLONERAAcross 47: Lynx or cougarCATAAcross 49: Barry or Robert of film fameMORSEAAcross 50: Fit to ___ATEEAAcross 51: Derived from applesMALICAAcross 53: Prepare a saladTOSSAAcross 54: Japanese statesmanITOAAcross 55: Ethylene, e.g.GASAAcross 56: Fabled birdROCAAcross 58: She wrote "The House of Incest": 1949NINAAcross 59: LeaseholdersRENTERSAAcross 61: WorshipIDOLIZEAAcross 63: Soviet republicESTONIAAAcross 64: Those imposing retributionNEMESESAAcross 65: President, actor or actressTAYLORAAcross 66: President, actor or actressGRANTDDown 1: ExpiatorsATONERSDDown 2: Monastic titleDOMDDown 3: Surrounded byAMIDDDown 4: ___-depressiveMANICDDown 5: Shows scornSNEERSDDown 6: CommonplaceWELL-WORNDDown 7: Epic about a siegeILIADDDown 8: AlightLANDDDown 9: They, in ThüringenSIEDDown 10: Wild asses or catapultsONAGERSDDown 11: InvalidatesNEGATESDDown 12: Flattened at the polesOBLATEDDown 13: Figures of speechTROPESDDown 15: Moon goddessSELENEDDown 23: Dir.SSEDDown 25: Like a satellite's pathORBITALDDown 26: Crazy, in CrécyFOUDDown 28: Belgian Surrealist: 1860–1949ENSORDDown 30: Sheer cloth used for curtainsSCRIMDDown 32: CongerEELDDown 34: "___ a Camera"IAMDDown 36: Indonesian port or hair oilMACASSARDDown 37: Chennault of Air Force fameCLAIREDDown 38: Most pepperyHOTTESTDDown 39: New York cityONEONTADDown 40: Third letterCEEDDown 42: PutrefyROTDDown 43: Socrates, at timesIRONISTDDown 44: Judicial inquiryASSIZEDDown 45: Certain feudal lordsMESNESDDown 48: Somewhat wearyTIRINGDDown 51: Lanza or CavaradossiMARIODDown 52: CryptographerCODERDDown 55: Mil. rank of 37 DownGENLDDown 57: Book by Robin CookCOMADDown 60: Bandalore, e.g.TOYDDown 62: Deighton or DawsonLEN