New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th May 1990 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th May 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: InventoryLISTAAcross 5: Decorative knobBOSSAAcross 9: DesiresWANTSAAcross 14: StravinskyIGORAAcross 15: Oct.'s birthstoneOPALAAcross 16: Siskel's TV partnerEBERTAAcross 17: ArnazDESIAAcross 18: Kind of ton or wattMEGAAAcross 19: Becker of tennisBORISAAcross 20: With 53 Across, Aesop's words after "It is easy"TOBEBRAVEFROMAAcross 23: Layer of the eyeUVEAAAcross 24: InebriateSOTAAcross 25: Equipped with wingsALATEAAcross 28: Vanzetti's trial partnerSACCOAAcross 31: Initials for Reagan space projectSDIAAcross 34: Actor SutherlandDONALDAAcross 36: A sweet drinkROOT BEERAAcross 38: Dyer's deviceAGERAAcross 39: Muslim princeEMEERAAcross 41: Enthusiastic reviewRAVEAAcross 42: Multilingual personPOLYGLOTAAcross 44: One of Neptune's moonsTRITONAAcross 46: Literary monogramTSEAAcross 47: HicksRUBESAAcross 49: Make amendsATONEAAcross 50: Short-lived fashionFADAAcross 51: Nick and Nora's dogASTAAAcross 53: See 20 AcrossASAFEDISTANCEAAcross 59: Not illuminatedUNLITAAcross 60: Peak in ThessalyOSSAAAcross 61: SnackNOSHAAcross 63: Kind of drumSNAREAAcross 64: Virginia ___REELAAcross 65: Island of the HebridesIONAAAcross 66: Monopolized, with "up"SEWEDAAcross 67: Ancient IranianMEDEAAcross 68: Give ___ up (help)ALEGDDown 1: CoverLIDDDown 2: "By the Time ___ to Phoenix"IGETDDown 3: Just averageSO-SODDown 4: SubordinateTRIBUTARYDDown 5: Frozen dessertBOMBEDDown 6: Concerns of the Glyndebourne Festival SocietyOPERASDDown 7: Roman-fleuveSAGADDown 8: Ukranian, e.g.SLAVDDown 9: Nickname for an OregonianWEBFOOTDDown 10: Scrub a launchABORTDDown 11: L. D. AhenobarbusNERODDown 12: Window moldingTRIMDDown 13: Peter, Paul et al.STSDDown 21: KnievelEVELDDown 22: Accompany for protectionESCORTDDown 25: Modify for useADAPTDDown 26: Corp. insigniaLOGOSDDown 27: Anoint, old styleANELEDDown 29: Mountain ridgeARETEDDown 30: Runner SebastianCOEDDown 31: NATO's extinct cousinSEATODDown 32: Exeter's shireDEVONDDown 33: Entertainer BordoniIRENEDDown 35: GullDELUDEDDown 37: Arne's "Rule, ___"BRITANNIADDown 40: RabbleMOBDDown 43: Surgically transplantedGRAFTEDDDown 45: Pro ___ (proportionately)RATADDown 48: Talked impudentlySASSEDDDown 50: Laissez-___FAIREDDown 52: InsipidSTALEDDown 53: "Green Gables" girlANNEDDown 54: Cabbage dishSLAWDDown 55: Coll. buildingDORMDDown 56: Words of comprehensionISEEDDown 57: "___ Tombs," Sandburg poemCOOLDDown 58: Anglo-Saxon serfESNEDDown 59: Letters on a warshipUSSDDown 62: WitchHAG