New York Times Answers - Friday, 12th May 1989 There are 38 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 12th May 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Event on a rinkSAVEAAcross 5: Part songGLEEAAcross 9: Group in a loftCHOIRAAcross 14: DanceTRIPAAcross 15: Nino ___, Italian composerROTAAAcross 16: Coward's "This ___ Breed"HAPPYAAcross 17: Friend of AntonyEROSAAcross 18: ___ out (barely manages)EKESAAcross 19: ObloquyABUSEAAcross 20: Gdansk dancePOLONAISEAAcross 22: Neon and freonGASESAAcross 23: PunditsSWAMISAAcross 24: Do some mendingDARNAAcross 26: Courts' needsNETSAAcross 29: BlockadesSIEGESAAcross 33: EncampmentETAPEAAcross 37: Bill Haley's musicROCK 'N' ROLLAAcross 37: Bill Haley's musicROCK'N'ROLLAAcross 39: Gaucho's weaponBOLAAAcross 40: QuashesKILLSAAcross 41: Swedish pop-rock quartetABBAAAcross 42: "The Girl From Ipanema," e.g.BOSSANOVAAAcross 44: AdvantageASSETAAcross 45: What Burns was to AllenSTOOGEAAcross 46: Turkish titleEMIRAAcross 48: Droplets of waterDEWSAAcross 50: RedressesRIGHTSAAcross 55: "Deck the Halls," for oneCAROLAAcross 58: Formal ballCOTILLIONAAcross 61: Kind of flatADOBEAAcross 62: Woeful wordALASAAcross 63: Soprano MoffoANNAAAcross 64: Toy-shop displayDOLLSAAcross 65: Marceau, e.g.MIMEAAcross 66: SambarDEERAAcross 67: AntillesISLESAAcross 68: Boston orchestraPOPSAAcross 69: Chimney on das HausESSEDDown 1: Dance routinesSTEPSDDown 2: PointerARROWDDown 3: PansyVIOLADDown 4: College in S EnglandEPSOMDDown 5: Long-running musicalGREASEDDown 6: Norse god of mischiefLOKIDDown 7: Nice summersETESDDown 8: LightenedEASEDDDown 9: VexationCHAGRINDDown 10: Cuban tangolike dancesHABANERASDDown 11: Beethoven creationOPUSDDown 12: ___ dixitIPSEDDown 13: Bread and whiskyRYESDDown 21: Number of MusesNINEDDown 25: QuizzesASKSDDown 27: Pointer Sisters, e.g.TRIODDown 28: DecipherSOLVEDDown 30: RaftsGOBSDDown 31: Hamburg's riverELBEDDown 32: Blind sectionSLATDDown 33: Falls backEBBSDDown 34: BingeTOOTDDown 35: FurtherALSODDown 36: Corrida march musicPASO DOBLEDDown 36: Corrida march musicPASODOBLEDDown 38: QuahogCLAMDDown 40: Apprehended clearlyKNEWDDown 43: PerpetualAGELESSDDown 44: Seed coveringARILDDown 47: RainbowsIRISESDDown 49: RascalSCAMPDDown 51: Forest clearingGLADEDDown 52: Jazzman Earl (Fatha) ___HINESDDown 53: Musical soundsTONESDDown 54: Small drumSNAREDDown 55: Muslim judgeCADIDDown 56: FoofarawsADOSDDown 57: Beat for RingoROLLDDown 59: MiscellanyOLIODDown 60: Pack in gentlyTAMP