New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 1st May 1996 There are 37 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 1st May 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Easing of tensionTHAWAAcross 5: They go down when it's sunnyVISORSAAcross 11: Va. clock settingESTAAcross 14: Quattro makerAUDIAAcross 15: Menu pickENTREEAAcross 16: Big initials in old filmsRKOAAcross 17: Man with a 36-AcrossGEORGE BURNSAAcross 19: Prefix with conservativeNEOAAcross 20: Crop-___ (having short hair)EAREDAAcross 21: Connecticut townDARIENAAcross 23: ThwartedHOGTIEDAAcross 26: Return to classREMEETAAcross 27: Gofer's taskERRANDAAcross 28: Brand of vacuumsORECKAAcross 29: Pours none too neatlySLOPSAAcross 30: Ancient IraniansMEDESAAcross 32: Dictionary abbr.OBSAAcross 35: Under: Fr.SOUSAAcross 36: Theme of this puzzleCIGARAAcross 37: Gov. Bayh of IndianaEVANAAcross 38: S.A.S.E., e.g.ENCAAcross 39: Body of lawCANONAAcross 40: Egg-shapedOVATEAAcross 41: Learned via the grapevineHEARDAAcross 43: Army helicopterAPACHEAAcross 44: Drink with ScotchROB ROYAAcross 45: Blubber stripperFLENSERAAcross 46: Big bang makerCYMBALAAcross 47: Ali-Foreman battle siteZAIREAAcross 48: Nutritional abbr.RDAAAcross 49: Man with a 36-AcrossFIDEL CASTROAAcross 54: ___LingusAERAAcross 55: Set apartENISLEAAcross 56: Home of 49-AcrossCUBAAAcross 57: "Anonymous"MRXAAcross 58: Salvation Army workersSANTASAAcross 59: Kind of pollEXITDDown 1: Make "it"TAGDDown 2: ShadeHUEDDown 3: UproarADODDown 4: Watergate-type crimesWIRETAPSDDown 5: Turned asideVEEREDDDown 6: Sacked outINBEDDDown 7: Collar fastenerSTUDDDown 8: Rink greatORRDDown 9: GiverRENDERERDDown 10: Cracker seedsSESAMESDDown 11: Man with a 36-AcrossERNIEKOVACSDDown 12: Shooter's gameSKEETDDown 13: Bugs Bunny, e.g.TOONDDown 18: Capital___GAINSDDown 22: VCR button: Abbr.RECDDown 23: "Siddhartha" authorHESSEDDown 24: Wrinkle-resistant fabricORLONDDown 25: Man with a 36-AcrossGROUCHO MARXDDown 26: Tokyo destroyer, in filmRODANDDown 30: Dawber TV roleMINDYDDown 31: It's sometimes bruisedEGODDown 33: WashBATHEDDown 34: Scornful utteranceSNEERDDown 36: English colony until 1729CAROLINADDown 37: Fade awayEVANESCEDDown 39: Vessels outside port?CARAFESDDown 40: La Scala performanceOPERADDown 42: Flow's partnerEBBDDown 43: "___Restaurant"ALICESDDown 44: Golf cup nameRYDERDDown 45: Spanish composer Manuel de___FAL LADDown 45: Spanish composer Manuel de___FALLADDown 46: Stuff (in)CRAMDDown 47: Joie de vivreZESTDDown 50: RacketDINDDown 51: Prom attireTUXDDown 52: Diamond statRBIDDown 53: Dobbin's nibbleOAT