New York Times Answers - Saturday, 23rd May 1987 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 23rd May 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Polytype, in printingCASTAAcross 5: CommonplaceBANALAAcross 10: Word with hop or jarBELLAAcross 14: Piffero's cousinOBOEAAcross 15: Shopping centerAGORAAAcross 16: Noyes's "Drake," e.g.EPICAAcross 17: Dewey ___, Faulkner girlDELLAAcross 18: Ellington's "___ Doll"SATINAAcross 19: Oliver or RexREEDAAcross 20: Playwright-actor consumes a vegetableADOLPHPEAGREENAAcross 23: At bayTREEDAAcross 24: Some TV initialsUHFAAcross 25: Holds fast, at seaBELAYSAAcross 28: Read the ___ (censure)RIOT ACTAAcross 32: U.S.S.R. inland seaARALAAcross 33: Sudden temporary activitySPASMAAcross 35: Federal watchdog agcy.GAOAAcross 36: Actress acquires one more curveKARENPITCHBLACKAAcross 40: Suffix or dir.ESEAAcross 41: DressARRAYAAcross 42: Italian bonifaceOSTEAAcross 43: DwellsRESIDESAAcross 45: Sand man?CHOPINAAcross 47: ShamusTECAAcross 48: Emulate Miss HardcastleSTOOPAAcross 50: Silents' star has a pure heartPEARLSNOWWHITEAAcross 56: Gauge faceDIALAAcross 57: ServiceableUTILEAAcross 58: BalmODORAAcross 59: Letters at CalvaryINRIAAcross 60: Airplane-plant employeeDOPERAAcross 61: "More," to BrowningLESSAAcross 62: Take a powderTALCAAcross 63: OenochoesEWERSAAcross 64: DisburdenEASEDDown 1: Musical epilogueCODADDown 2: RetiredABEDDDown 3: Pas seulSOLODDown 4: Outward indicationTELLTALEDDown 5: Shindigs in SouthamptonBASHESDDown 6: Love feastAGAPEDDown 7: CelebratedNOTEDDDown 8: A Met scoreARIADDown 9: FlagLANGUISHDDown 10: DispossessedBEREFTDDown 11: Inventor of a sign languageEPEEDDown 12: Debtor's burdenLIENDDown 13: Math initialsLCDDDown 21: SnoopPRYDDown 22: A parallelogramRHOMBDDown 25: Regan's replacementBAKERDDown 26: Take outERASEDDown 27: Gods for GalbaLARESDDown 28: RisquéRACYDDown 29: PantingAGASPDDown 30: SaguarosCACTIDDown 31: Vecturist's delightTOKENDDown 33: Letter openerSIRSDDown 34: Harper Valley gp.PTADDown 37: Actor GeorgeNADERDDown 38: Shut outPRECLUDEDDown 39: Lawyer's questLOOPHOLEDDown 44: Type faceITALICDDown 45: CringesCOWERSDDown 46: Word with come or soHOWDDown 48: DowitcherSNIPEDDown 49: Chan portrayerTOLERDDown 50: ___ coladaPINADDown 51: Hoopster MonroeEARLDDown 52: SteeveSTOWDDown 53: ConceitIDEADDown 54: BuffetTOSSDDown 55: Old tongueERSEDDown 56: Morse-code wordDIT