New York Times Answers - Monday, 23rd May 1983 There are 33 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 23rd May 1983. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DistortWARPAAcross 5: Gold or silver braidORRISAAcross 10: Hairy HimalayanYETIAAcross 14: Thought: Comb. formIDEOAAcross 15: Patriotic pamphleteerPAINEAAcross 16: Nerve-cell partAXONAAcross 17: GoldbrickerFEATHERMERCHANTAAcross 20: Boards a ConcordeENPLANESAAcross 21: Ardent loverROMEOAAcross 22: MaintainAVERAAcross 23: Money-changer's feeAGIOAAcross 25: WanedABATEDAAcross 28: Buttons one's lipCLAMSUPAAcross 31: Seat for a judgeBANCAAcross 32: Dream, in DeauvilleREVEAAcross 33: Yellow or CoralSEAAAcross 35: Almost weightlessLIGHTASAFEATHERAAcross 40: WingELLAAcross 41: Blue-pencilEDITAAcross 42: The Carpenters' "___ Only Just Begun"WEVEAAcross 43: Having notchesSERRATEAAcross 45: Portuguese islandsAZORESAAcross 47: Dumbarton ___OAKSAAcross 48: ___-a-bracBRICAAcross 49: At the summitONTOPAAcross 52: ViesCOMPETESAAcross 56: Grow rich opportunisticallyFEATHER ONE'S NESTAAcross 59: KismetFATEAAcross 60: DoctrineTENETAAcross 61: London galleryTATEAAcross 62: Betelgeuse, e.g.STARAAcross 63: ChasmABYSSAAcross 64: TwistSKEWDDown 1: Eydie, to SteveWIFEDDown 2: Arabian gulfADENDDown 3: HarvestREAPDDown 4: Chinook shindigPOTLATCHDDown 5: Began the biddingOPENEDDDown 6: Less commonRARERDDown 7: EdgesRIMSDDown 8: Suffix with adamantINEDDown 9: To be: Sp.SERDDown 10: Swift brutesYAHOOSDDown 11: Thing to cram forEXAMDDown 12: FranchotTONEDDown 13: " . . . ___ the wild blue yonder"INTODDown 18: PossessHAVEDDown 19: Site of a famous chargeCRIMEADDown 23: Hebrew letterALEFDDown 24: YieldedGAVEDDown 25: CompetentABLEDDown 26: Buccaneers' bucketsBAILSDDown 27: Right, for oneANGLEDDown 28: HeapCRATEDDown 29: Wedding-party memberUSHERDDown 30: Pet ___PEEVEDDown 34: War godARESDDown 36: Semitic idolTERAPHDDown 37: Aleutian islandADAKDDown 38: PosesSITSDDown 39: What some things aren't worthTWOCENTSDDown 44: FanROOTERDDown 45: Medieval helmetsARMETSDDown 46: Goose eggsZIPSDDown 48: Minstrels' Mr. ___BONESDDown 49: Dial settingsOFFSDDown 50: Cleverly phrasedNEATDDown 51: Cheerio!TATADDown 52: European rabbitCONYDDown 53: Hard woodTEAKDDown 54: Neighbor of PaduaESTEDDown 55: FretSTEWDDown 57: Greek letterETADDown 58: Johnny ___REB