New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th May 1991 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th May 1991. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Gehrig predecessorPIPPAAcross 5: "A te, o ___," Bellini melodyCARAAAcross 9: Official recordsACTAAAcross 13: ReputeODORAAcross 14: Persia, todayIRANAAcross 15: Kind of committeeAD HOCAAcross 16: San ___, ItalyREMOAAcross 17: Make progressGAINAAcross 18: "___ porridge hot . . . "PEASEAAcross 19: Lily?CAPPSABNERPLUSYAAcross 22: Grand Ole ___OPRYAAcross 23: Norse kingOLAFAAcross 24: Dirty tricksRUSESAAcross 26: Actor Andrews of "The Mod Squad"TIGEAAcross 28: ChargeFEEAAcross 31: Of timbreTONALAAcross 32: Bishop ___ of S. AfricaTUTUAAcross 33: WorstBESTAAcross 34: Peony?SMALLHORSEPLUSEAAcross 37: N.Y.C. residencesAPTSAAcross 38: Solo for StratasARIAAAcross 39: Brings down the house in SohoRASESAAcross 40: Q-U go-betweensRSTAAcross 41: SoonANONAAcross 41: SoonANON.AAcross 42: Marceau et al.MIMESAAcross 43: Nickname for a hockey greatESPOAAcross 45: Showed upCAMEAAcross 46: Pansy?CONTAINERSPLUSYAAcross 53: Choice wordsANDORAAcross 54: Yale griddersELISAAcross 55: ResoundECHOAAcross 56: FragranceSCENTAAcross 57: Lemon's companionLIMEAAcross 58: CinderSLAGAAcross 59: LamarrHEDYAAcross 60: Peggy and PinkyLEESAAcross 61: EpicSAGADDown 1: A meat on a French menuPORCDDown 2: NotionIDEADDown 3: CeremonyPOMPDDown 4: Offers of marriagePROPOSALSDDown 5: New daddy's handoutsCIGARSDDown 6: "The Sheik of ___," 1921 songARABYDDown 7: A blessing or baneRAINDDown 8: Lace-owning saint?ANNEDDown 9: Writer Rogers St. JohnsADELADDown 10: French fireside chairCHAUFFEUSEDDown 11: Fix a saladTOSSDDown 12: ___-deuceyACEYDDown 15: Fameuse, e.g.APPLEDDown 20: InfluenceSPELLDDown 21: Solitary, savage elephantROGUEDDown 24: GambolsROMPSDDown 25: Sans retinueUNATTENDEDDDown 26: Milan rivalTURINDDown 27: "___ Good Day," 1946 songITSADDown 29: Double curvesESSESDDown 30: Hot times in ParisETESDDown 31: Ivan was oneTSARDDown 32: Corrida principalTORODDown 33: InnocentBLAMELESSDDown 35: An Asian capitalHANOIDDown 36: PreenPRIMPDDown 41: SeparateAPARTDDown 42: Hoi polloiMASSESDDown 44: UnfeelingSTONYDDown 45: Start of a Dostoyevsky titleCRIMEDDown 46: Aussie netmanCASHDDown 47: Head of a taleONCEDDown 48: Carter of "Ain't Misbehavin'"NELLDDown 49: Nobelist WieselELIEDDown 50: U.S.C. rivalUCLADDown 51: Dance stepSHAGDDown 52: System of exercisesYOGA