New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 4th May 1983 There are 37 across clues and 34 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 4th May 1983. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: PursuesCHASESAAcross 7: Like a nosegayFLORALAAcross 13: Poseidon's weaponTRIDENTAAcross 14: Changeable; unstableLABILEAAcross 15: AffectationPRETENSEAAcross 16: Actors' lines, at timesASIDESAAcross 17: YoungsterLADAAcross 18: Gazpacho, for oneSOUPAAcross 19: SpeaksUTTERSAAcross 20: Mine accessADITAAcross 22: Adjust a clockRESETAAcross 24: SurfeitSATEAAcross 25: PranksterCUT-UPAAcross 25: PranksterCUTUPAAcross 27: Lessing or DukeDORISAAcross 29: Defense Dept. armUSNAAcross 30: Lycées' kinECOLESAAcross 32: NuzzledNOSEDAAcross 34: TwitsDERIDESAAcross 36: Marked with an asteriskSTARREDAAcross 40: SurfacedPAVEDAAcross 42: English essayist: 1672–1729STEELEAAcross 43: Hinny's motherASSAAcross 46: DormouseLEROTAAcross 48: Aromatic plantsSAGESAAcross 49: Palm treeNIPAAAcross 51: African republicNIGERAAcross 53: Prearranged knockoutDIVEAAcross 54: Far from farNEARBYAAcross 56: Isle of Man residentGAELAAcross 58: Mal de ___MERAAcross 59: SufferENDUREAAcross 60: EmbellishmentORNAMENTAAcross 62: Lack of vitalityANEMIAAAcross 63: GroomsNEATENSAAcross 64: Best-selling author on income taxesLASSERAAcross 65: Given name of 52 DownERNESTDDown 1: Debtor's dunnerCREDITORDDown 2: Rialto blockbusterHITDDown 3: Punches sans much punchADESDDown 4: Courtesy title, in MálagaSENORDDown 5: Occurred afterwardENSUEDDDown 6: Relative or treadsSTEPSONDDown 7: Orchestra membersFLAUTISTSDDown 8: Stick it outLASTDDown 9: Some newspaper items, for shortOBITSDDown 10: Canal or lake in OntarioRIDEAUDDown 11: ArousesALERTSDDown 12: DwindleLESSENDDown 13: DefameTRADUCEDDown 15: Finished secondPLACEDDDown 21: Showy flowerTULIPDDown 23: A son of AphroditeEROSDDown 26: TreadlePEDALDDown 28: Resting placesSEATSDDown 31: "The ___ Itch," Axelrod playSEVENYEARDDown 33: Intense anxietyDREADDDown 35: Indian of SonoraSERIDDown 37: SystematizeREGIMENTDDown 38: Gridiron teamsELEVENSDDown 39: ForsakeDESERTDDown 41: Euphemist's oathDOGGONEDDown 43: TemperANNEALDDown 44: Shade of brownSIENNADDown 45: In ___ (emphatically)SPADESDDown 47: Blustering personTEARERDDown 50: Calla liliesARUMSDDown 52: French philosopher: 1823–92RENANDDown 55: Kind of cheeseBRIEDDown 57: DelayedLATEDDown 61: Michel's "my"MES