New York Times Answers - Thursday, 12th May 1988 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 12th May 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The Bard's riverAVONAAcross 5: MollycoddleBABYAAcross 9: Big, stupid guyBOZOAAcross 13: MuscoviteMICAAAcross 14: Switch extenderEROOAAcross 15: Muscle powerSINEWAAcross 16: Ego behind the plate?ICATCHINGAAcross 18: Lobster trapCREELAAcross 19: PlentifullyGALOREAAcross 20: Gave reliefEASEDAAcross 22: "___ pro nobis"ORAAAcross 23: River of FlandersYSERAAcross 25: Like some heroesUNSUNGAAcross 29: QuonsetsHUTSAAcross 30: Make sure little Irene gets to Iowa, initially?SEEITOIAAcross 31: Dried root of a Mexican vineJALAPAAcross 34: EarthCLODAAcross 36: Life, in UdineVITAAAcross 37: St. John's or Penn. StateUNIVAAcross 38: Type of note or numberWHOLEAAcross 39: Sacred symbolICONAAcross 40: Jambalaya ingredientRICEAAcross 41: Six: Comb. formHEXAAAcross 42: Had significanceMEANTAAcross 43: Ego does some tailing?ISHADOWAAcross 45: Quid, in DogpatchCHAWAAcross 47: Type of fishing boatSEINERAAcross 48: DurabilityWEARAAcross 49: Matheson or ConwayTIMAAcross 52: Arctic sightIGLOOAAcross 54: Capital of S.D.PIERREAAcross 56: Musical syllablesSOLFAAAcross 59: Retain a charged particle?KEEPANIONAAcross 61: "Hasta luego"ADIOSAAcross 62: Calcium oxideLIMEAAcross 63: WithoutSANSAAcross 64: Match; equalPEERAAcross 65: Business abbr.ASSNAAcross 66: City in southern Tex.ELSADDown 1: Adversario oppositeAMIGODDown 2: Substitute; deputyVICARDDown 3: Fla. citrus centerOCALADDown 4: Org. created in 1949NATODDown 5: DirectiveBEHESTDDown 6: Actress MeyersARIDDown 7: Chef, at timesBONERDDown 8: Hindu disciplineYOGADDown 9: Book by an aviculturist?BIRDSIVIEWDDown 10: "___-and-Twenty": JohnsonONEDDown 11: Kin of omegaZEEDDown 12: He gives a hootOWLDDown 15: Stormy encounterSCENEDDown 17: PraiseCRYUPDDown 21: Finished kidSUEDEDDown 24: Abstain fromESCHEWDDown 26: City on the MohawkUTICADDown 27: "___ your life!"NOTONDDown 28: Hudson filmGIANTDDown 29: Be ready to give a black bird?HAVEANIFORDDown 30: ConsoleSOLACEDDown 31: Prudent beginningJURISDDown 32: Aromatic flavoringANISEDDown 33: African antelopeLICHIDDown 35: Bagel topperLOXDDown 38: ConvolutionWHORLDDown 42: Dancer TallchiefMARIADDown 44: "The Ballet Class" painterDEGASDDown 46: Come into beingHAPPENDDown 48: "___ me!"WOEISDDown 49: Error's partnerTRIALDDown 50: Actor JeremyIRONSDDown 51: Intellectuals' groupMENSADDown 53: A neighbor of Ark.OKLA.DDown 55: Start of the Bay State mottoENSEDDown 56: ExhaustSAPDDown 57: "___ to Simplicity": CollinsODEDDown 58: Hammarskjöld's predecessorLIEDDown 60: Trio in summertimeEMS