New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 23rd May 1990 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 23rd May 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kind of duck or excuseLAMEAAcross 5: Risky venture on Wall St.SPECAAcross 9: ClammyDAMPAAcross 13: Roman god of loveAMORAAcross 14: Neighbor of Silver Springs, Fla.OCALAAAcross 15: Canal backed by DeWitt ClintonERIEAAcross 16: Mother of F.D.R.SARAAAcross 17: Actress Marta ___: 1926-57TORENAAcross 18: Lamb's penCOTEAAcross 19: Mayor La Guardia's nicknameTHELITTLEFLOWERAAcross 22: D.V.M. holderVETAAcross 23: StriplingLADAAcross 24: "Adeline" to R. H. GerardFLOWEROFMYHEARTAAcross 33: Sahara filling stationsOASESAAcross 34: ___ about (approximately)ONORAAcross 35: SkateRAYAAcross 36: Extinct wild oxURUSAAcross 37: Caruso was oneTENORAAcross 39: Seed coveringARILAAcross 40: Hosiery mishapRUNAAcross 41: VendedSOLDAAcross 42: Worn awayEROSEAAcross 43: Juliet's expectation for "this bud of love"BEAUTEOUSFLOWERAAcross 47: Composer RoremNEDAAcross 48: Sky god preserved in a weekdayTIUAAcross 49: "___ is born to blush unseen": GrayFULLMANYAFLOWERAAcross 58: Lotion ingredientALOEAAcross 59: Springe partNOOSEAAcross 60: Singer Jerry ___VALEAAcross 61: LabelsTAGSAAcross 62: Hints for HolmesCLUESAAcross 63: First czarIVANAAcross 64: Greeks 13 AcrossEROSAAcross 65: Dumbo's wingsEARSAAcross 66: Scar on a carDENTDDown 1: EndureLASTDDown 2: Oriental nanaAMAHDDown 3: Oliver Twist's requestMOREDDown 4: Of an epochERALDDown 5: Soprano Renata ___SCOTTODDown 6: Br. legislaturePARLDDown 7: Gen. Robert ___ELEEDDown 8: "I ___ I can run": MiltonCANFLYORDDown 9: Solve a cryptogramDECODEDDown 10: Lined upAROWDDown 11: Very small sumMITEDDown 12: EqualPEERDDown 14: Playful mammalOTTERDDown 20: Currier's partnerIVESDDown 21: Cowardly Lion portrayerLAHRDDown 24: Small shoe sizeFOURBDDown 25: Narrator for TV's "Lights Out"LARUEDDown 26: A rival of Laver and EmersonOSUNADDown 27: Unseld of N.B.A. fameWESDDown 28: Ballerina's leg-bending actionFONDUDDown 29: L-P connectionMNODDown 30: Weapon for HoodARROWDDown 31: Employee's delightRAISEDDown 32: Tippecanoe's associateTYLERDDown 37: Emulate TallchiefTOE DANCEDDown 38: British rock groupELODDown 39: Nigerian nativeARODDown 41: Goblet partSTEMDDown 42: Jewish monthELULDDown 44: If notUNLESSDDown 45: States of equilibriumSTASESDDown 46: Band instrumentsFIFESDDown 49: KismetFATEDDown 50: Suffix for cellULARDDown 51: TrademarkLOGODDown 52: V. Lopez theme songNOLADDown 53: Groucho's "You Bet ___ Life"YOURDDown 54: Roman poetOVIDDDown 55: BreakerWAVEDDown 56: Zesty feelingELANDDown 57: Landlord's chargeRENT