New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd May 1985 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd May 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Luke followerWARMAAcross 5: "___ Little Acre"GODSAAcross 9: WitheredSEREAAcross 13: " . . . ___ saw Elba"EREIAAcross 14: "Olympia" painterMANETAAcross 15: Family of sortsCLANAAcross 16: Places for dustBINSAAcross 17: How some go itALONEAAcross 18: Audience approvalHANDAAcross 19: Writer's middlemanLITERARY AGENTAAcross 22: Diamond stats.RBISAAcross 23: "The word"MUMAAcross 24: Thriller featureACTIONAAcross 27: Peaches and cream, e.g.DESSERTAAcross 31: Sand barSHOALAAcross 32: In ___ (not in vitro)SITUAAcross 33: Berlin's "___ a Rag Picker"HESAAcross 35: Admonition to a professorPUBLISHORPERISHAAcross 39: Marie or Jeanne: Abbr.STEAAcross 40: HeartCOREAAcross 41: Spanish innVENTAAAcross 42: Writers' overseersEDITORSAAcross 45: Put more powder in a musketRELOADAAcross 46: Skiff itemOARAAcross 47: Skirt typeMINIAAcross 48: Another name for 19 Across et al.TENPERCENTERSAAcross 54: See 47 AcrossMAXIAAcross 55: Fur piecesPELTSAAcross 56: Part of R.S.V.P.VOUSAAcross 58: Nev. neighborARIZAAcross 59: IdolizeADOREAAcross 60: It, in ItalyESSOAAcross 61: Kind of boardTOTEAAcross 62: Bird that went bye-byeDODOAAcross 63: College V.I.P.DEANDDown 1: NetworkWEBDDown 2: Seed coveringARILDDown 3: Painter Guido: 1575–1642RENIDDown 4: Judge's judgment, sometimesMISTRIALDDown 5: FetesGALASDDown 6: ___ about (approximately)ONORDDown 7: ContradictDENYDDown 8: Gets angrySTEAMSUPDDown 9: PlotSCHEMEDDown 10: VerveELANDDown 11: Rave's partnerRANTDDown 12: Book partENDDDown 14: Calif. countyMARINDDown 20: "Christ Stopped at ___"EBOLIDDown 21: Astronaut GrissomGUSDDown 24: VipersASPSDDown 25: RapidsCHUTEDDown 26: "Early ___ . . . "TOBEDDDown 27: Some stylish garmentsDIORSDDown 28: To be, in ParisETREDDown 29: Large beast, for shortRHINODDown 30: EpispermTESTADDown 32: Memorable restaurateur TootsSHORDDown 34: Roe sourceSHADDDown 36: Game accessorySCOREPADDDown 37: HappeningEVENTDDown 38: UnburdenedRELIEVEDDDown 43: Become electrically chargedIONIZEDDown 44: Dance, in a wayTAPDDown 45: Washer settingRINSEDDown 47: Paris subwayMETRODDown 48: Elephant's-earTARODDown 49: Way outEXITDDown 50: RenovateREDODDown 51: DoltCLODDDown 52: Stein's flowerROSEDDown 53: Elam's capitalSUSADDown 54: Frame inside a frameMATDDown 57: Charles, to ElizabethSON