New York Times Answers - Saturday, 16th May 1987 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 16th May 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ParrotsAPERSAAcross 6: Old weaponMACEAAcross 10: Persian spritePERIAAcross 14: Where Galileo taughtPADUAAAcross 15: Wang Lung's wifeOLANAAcross 16: Charmian's coworkerIRASAAcross 17: Image smashingICONOCLASTICISMAAcross 20: Sphere precederATMOAAcross 21: Norwegian riverOTRAAAcross 22: Farm basketsSKEPSAAcross 23: LotFATEAAcross 25: Ankara dollarLIRAAAcross 27: Suburb of LiègeANSAAcross 30: Friend of OdysseusMENTORAAcross 32: Petits ___POISAAcross 36: RateTEMPOAAcross 38: Singer SumacYMAAAcross 39: "___ Sanctorum"ACTAAAcross 40: Line from a laureateBREAKBREAKBREAKAAcross 44: StateAVERAAcross 45: Wide shoe sizeEEEAAcross 46: " . . . ___/Told by an idiot . . . "ATALEAAcross 47: AssayTESTAAcross 48: Hunting dogBASSETAAcross 51: Eur. kingdomNORAAcross 52: ProvokedIREDAAcross 54: Music hallsODEAAAcross 56: Major Joppolo's postADANOAAcross 59: CayISLEAAcross 61: "Duncan ___," Burns poemGRAYAAcross 65: State of disconnectionFRAGMENTARINESSAAcross 68: Soprano GristRERIAAcross 69: Actor RichardEGANAAcross 70: HireLEASEAAcross 71: Becomes encumberedOWESAAcross 72: "The Longest Day" craftLSTSAAcross 73: Famed Canadian physicianOSLERDDown 1: Upolu portAPIADDown 2: Warsaw ___PACTDDown 3: Biblical landEDOMDDown 4: ___ the millRUNOFDDown 5: Holy man, in LisbonSAODDown 6: Kind of rockMOLTENDDown 7: PteroidALARDDown 8: Famed big bandCASALOMADDown 9: Tolkien creatureENTDDown 10: Find fault withPICK APARTDDown 11: Coloratura MillsERIEDDown 12: AbradeRASPDDown 13: DoctrinesISMSDDown 18: Pigeon's placeCOTEDDown 19: A neighbor of Leb.ISRDDown 24: Running wildAMOKDDown 26: Asian republicIRAKDDown 27: Up, in baseballAT-BATDDown 28: CrustNERVEDDown 29: PochardsSMEESDDown 31: Chinook salmonTYEESDDown 33: Rock starOCEANDDown 34: Writer CalvinoITALODDown 35: Falconer's traineeSAKERDDown 37: " . . . ___ such sweet sorrow"PARTINGISDDown 41: Bambino's Gallic cousinBEBEDDown 42: Palmists' forteREADINGSDDown 43: Caged hawk's tantrumBATEDDown 49: GannetsSOLANSDDown 50: River to the FuldaEDERDDown 53: Gypsy boyROMDDown 55: Author RepplierAGNESDDown 56: Certain hair styleAFRODDown 57: A BarrymoreDREWDDown 58: Swiss riverAAREDDown 60: R.b.i., e.g.STATDDown 62: ActualREALDDown 63: S African foxASSEDDown 64: Nord riverYSERDDown 66: Vinegar ___ (worm)EELDDown 67: U.N. armILO