New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th May 1989 There are 33 across clues and 45 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th May 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "___ Rebel," 1962 hit songHESAAAcross 5: MisbehaveACT UPAAcross 10: Trumpeter AlHIRTAAcross 14: U.S., in one senseAMERAAcross 15: InexactLOOSEAAcross 16: Musical miscellanyOLIOAAcross 17: "Dear John," e.g.SITUATION COMEDYAAcross 20: Chevy Chase shtickPRATFALLAAcross 21: Large trendsTIDESAAcross 22: Collector in Apr.IRSAAcross 23: HawkKITEAAcross 25: Doesn't hit the markMISSESAAcross 29: Will Rogers, e.g.HUMORISTAAcross 33: Up toUNTILAAcross 34: Snack-bar offeringSODAAAcross 35: Blacksburg, Va., campusVPIAAcross 36: David Brenner, e.g.STANDUP COMEDIANAAcross 40: Imperfect: Abbr.IRRAAcross 41: Papal namePIUSAAcross 42: Caroline, to Sen. KennedyNIECEAAcross 43: Animators' outputCARTOONSAAcross 46: ElapsesPASSESAAcross 47: Small hotelsINNSAAcross 48: Flower or lap dog, for shortPOMAAcross 49: IsolatedALONEAAcross 52: "Saturday Night Live" alienCONEHEADAAcross 57: Sondheim songSENDINTHECLOWNSAAcross 60: Feed a kittyANTEAAcross 61: Incisor, for oneTOOTHAAcross 62: ___ extremes (overdo)GO-TOAAcross 63: InferiorPOORAAcross 64: In what way?HOWSOAAcross 65: Vail rentalsSKISDDown 1: Hinged fasteningHASPDDown 2: Eastern bigwigEMIRDDown 3: ___ precedentSETADDown 4: In ___ (stuck)ARUTDDown 5: Hitching postsALTARSDDown 6: Gathers a hoseCOILSDDown 7: PuppetTOOLDDown 8: Pulver's org.USNDDown 9: Town in YugoslaviaPECDDown 10: More comfortable and cozyHOMIERDDown 11: "___ Three Lives": PhilbrickILEDDDown 12: Roller coaster, e.g.RIDEDDown 13: TriflesTOYSDDown 18: Off the right pathAFIELDDDown 19: Swimmer KristinOTTODDown 23: PraiseKUDOSDDown 24: Mosque leaderIMAMDDown 25: One of the seven artsMUSICDDown 26: Mural starterINTRADDown 27: Ringo or BartSTARRDDown 28: WrongdoingSINDDown 29: ___-pocusHOCUSDDown 30: VinesIVIESDDown 31: Modern frontierSPACEDDown 32: Fork featuresTINESDDown 34: Makes threadSPINSDDown 37: Well-informed aboutUP ONDDown 37: Well-informed aboutUPONDDown 38: Crown protectorENAMELDDown 39: Negative prefixDISDDown 44: KindlingTINDERDDown 45: "The ___ Love . . . ": Jones-Kahn hitONEIDDown 46: Rain cloakPONCHODDown 48: Frost and PoundPOETSDDown 49: "Right away" abbr.ASAPDDown 50: Carson's substituteLENODDown 51: Aware ofONTODDown 52: EatsCHOWDDown 53: Some are barrowsHOGSDDown 54: "Return of the Jedi" creatureEWOKDDown 55: OppositionistANTIDDown 56: Brit. military decorationsDSOSDDown 58: To the ___ degreeN-THDDown 58: To the ___ degreeNTHDDown 59: OverlyTOO