New York Times Answers - Friday, 15th May 1987 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 15th May 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Insect snareWEBAAcross 4: European coal basinSAARAAcross 8: Walled Spanish cityAVILAAAcross 13: Author of "I Want It Now"AMISAAcross 15: Cousin of a belugaORCAAAcross 16: ___ do (slangy refusal)NOCANAAcross 17: Potter's ovenKILNAAcross 18: Bread made with cornmealJOHNNY CAKEAAcross 18: Bread made with cornmealJOHNNYCAKEAAcross 20: "Invisible Man" authorELLISONAAcross 22: Bag restrictionGAME LAWAAcross 23: Pre-K.G.B. groupOGPUAAcross 24: State flower of UtahSEGOAAcross 25: Fliers of 1941RAFAAcross 27: Heavenly bearURSAAAcross 29: King Hassan's capitalRABATAAcross 34: Underworlds, long agoINFERNALSAAcross 37: Funeral orationELOGEAAcross 38: SpareLEANAAcross 39: Patriot DeaneSILASAAcross 41: R.I.P. itemOBITAAcross 42: Produces interestEARNSAAcross 44: Tissandier vehicleDIRIGIBLEAAcross 46: FantasizeDREAMAAcross 47: MitigateEASEAAcross 48: "___, Giorgio," 1982 filmYESAAcross 49: Cultural studiesARTSAAcross 52: License platesTAGSAAcross 54: "I Love ___": H. LauderALASSIEAAcross 58: ScourgesTERRORSAAcross 61: Rock-drilling toolJACKHAMMERAAcross 63: Atherton's "Black ___"OXENAAcross 64: FreeUNTIEAAcross 65: Become wearisomePALLAAcross 66: Actor RaymondGENEAAcross 67: Trot and gallopGAITSAAcross 68: SlipperyEELYAAcross 69: Map abbr.RTEDDown 1: Stern sightWAKEDDown 2: Industrialist von SkodaEMILDDown 3: Cafe listBILL OF FAREDDown 4: Temporary staysSOJOURNSDDown 5: How Elvis signed his middle nameARONDDown 6: Berliner's expletiveACHDDown 7: ScopeRANGEDDown 8: CurrentlyANYMOREDDown 9: Sotto ___VOCEDDown 10: Ending for poet or mythICALDDown 11: "Mighty ___ Rose"LAKADDown 12: AgainANEWDDown 14: Drag logsSNIGDDown 19: BadgerNAGDDown 21: GriffeSPURDDown 24: SortiesSALLIESDDown 25: Got one's goatRILEDDDown 26: Nigh, in poesyANEARDDown 28: SpokeSAIDDDown 30: Standard: Fr.ALOIDDown 31: Hortense Calisher subject: 1986BOBBYSOXERDDown 32: Like hoopster JordanAGILEDDown 33: Areas for beretsTETESDDown 35: Sicilian resortENNADDown 36: Poet TeasdaleSARADDown 40: SororalSISTERLYDDown 43: Some tennis strokesSMASHESDDown 45: ParaphernaliaGEARDDown 50: Narrow creekRIADDown 51: Home of Arizona State U.TEMPEDDown 53: Rum concoctionGROGDDown 54: "___ of Wine, a Loaf . . . "AJUGDDown 55: Singer CantrellLANADDown 56: Play openerACTIDDown 57: Comic sketchSKITDDown 58: Swiss heroTELLDDown 59: SchismRENTDDown 60: Snick's partnerSNEEDDown 62: Clarke or MarshMAE