New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th May 1985 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th May 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sail supportMASTAAcross 5: Strait near JavaSUNDAAAcross 10: ShadowboxSPARAAcross 14: Big Egyptian birdIBISAAcross 15: Neighbor of TaurusORIONAAcross 16: English riverAIREAAcross 17: Stones from the skyMETEORITESAAcross 19: Bright star in LyraVEGAAAcross 20: Click beetleELATERAAcross 21: Ford of "Can You Top This?"SENATORAAcross 23: Commemorative slabSTELAAAcross 26: "Oysters ___ season"RINAAcross 27: TattletaleREVEALERAAcross 30: All thereINTACTAAcross 34: Date for DomitianIDESAAcross 35: A ship rememberedMAINEAAcross 37: Waikiki wreathLEIAAcross 38: FirearmGUNAAcross 39: Sugar, bread, etc.STAPLESAAcross 41: SilenceGAGAAcross 42: Old French coinECUAAcross 43: Alaskan peninsulaKENAIAAcross 44: Measured quantityDOSEAAcross 45: RenterLESSEEAAcross 47: Innkeeper of oldHOSTELERAAcross 50: ___ and outsINSAAcross 51: Plant of the lily familyONIONAAcross 52: CompensationREDRESSAAcross 56: "Let ___ do it"GEORGEAAcross 60: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 61: Variable, as a novaINCONSTANTAAcross 64: Neighbor of EcuadorPERUAAcross 65: ExtinguishDOUSEAAcross 66: Famed AlaskanEGANAAcross 67: WhopsTANSAAcross 68: Green newtEBBETAAcross 69: Bristlelike organSETADDown 1: Mute actorMIMEDDown 2: A labor leaderABELDDown 3: Wife of RamachandraSITADDown 4: Disease-carrying fliesTSETSESDDown 5: BaySORRELDDown 6: Swiss cantonURIDDown 7: Basketball tourn.NITDDown 8: Bucks' matesDOESDDown 9: StupidANSERINEDDown 10: Wise manSAVANTDDown 11: Painter MondrianPIETDDown 12: Former constellationARGODDown 13: Rise highREARDDown 18: Greek mountain chainOETADDown 22: Mets, Padres et al.NINESDDown 24: Geneva's lakeLEMANDDown 25: Plains IndianARAPAHODDown 27: Star in 15 AcrossRIGELDDown 28: Bring outEDUCEDDown 29: Morning starVENUSDDown 31: Star in PerseusALGOLDDown 32: DesistCEASEDDown 33: Striped animalTIGERDDown 36: Troy, to AchillesILIONDDown 39: Part of a Greek theaterSKENEDDown 40: Place on a Yorkshire riverTEESSIDEDDown 44: SignifiesDENOTESDDown 46: Dog StarSIRIUSDDown 48: SealSIGNETDDown 49: Pedal appendagesTOESDDown 52: SpellboundRAPTDDown 53: Ancient town in Lucania, ItalyELEADDown 54: Mend socksDARNDDown 55: Supercilious oneSNOBDDown 57: FurorRAGEDDown 58: Small biting flyGNATDDown 59: Sicilian volcanoETNADDown 62: Ernie Banks was oneCUBDDown 63: Chemical suffixOSE