New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 15th May 1996 There are 39 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 15th May 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Magic stickBATONAAcross 6: Like bad newsGRIMAAcross 10: Working hardATITAAcross 14: Like a lotADOREAAcross 15: Sub___ROSAAAcross 16: Writer JaffeRONAAAcross 17: Five-and-ten-cent store chainJJNEWBERRYAAcross 19: Golf clubIRONAAcross 20: DinedATEAAcross 21: Chop___SUEYAAcross 22: "The Thrill Is Gone" bluesmanB. B. KINGAAcross 24: "Amazing Grace," e.g.HYMNAAcross 25: Queen of the heavensHERAAAcross 26: Jerk: Var.SHMOAAcross 29: BoyfriendBEAUAAcross 31: ___Israel (Hebrew homeland)ERETZAAcross 35: Taken care ofSEENTOAAcross 37: All the wayFROMATOZAAcross 39: Kilmer of "Batman Forever"VALAAcross 40: "Now We Are Six" authorA. A. MILNEAAcross 42: F.D.R.'s successorHSTAAcross 43: Edmonton residentALBERTANAAcross 45: Physicist FermiENRICOAAcross 47: Large African lakeNYASAAAcross 48: Front's oppositeREARAAcross 50: Set___on (limit)ACAPAAcross 51: RidiculeTWITAAcross 53: Track tipsterTOUTAAcross 55: Popular catalogue companyLLBEANAAcross 58: Has___good authorityITONAAcross 59: Worthless amountSOUAAcross 62: Gentleman's titleEARLAAcross 63: "1 x 1" poetE. E. CUMMINGSAAcross 66: "Hear no___..."EVILAAcross 67: ___College, N.C.ELONAAcross 68: Start of a Dickens titleATALEAAcross 69: AppraiseRATEAAcross 70: See 26-DownDINEAAcross 71: Slangy refusalsNOPESDDown 1: Mexicali areaBAJADDown 2: Kind of gen.ADJTDDown 3: RichnessTONEDDown 4: Tram cargoOREDDown 4: Tram cargoORE.DDown 5: InformativeNEWSYDDown 6: Novelist GrahamGREENEDDown 7: Actor CalhounRORYDDown 8: Medit. landISRDDown 9: God willingMAYBEDDown 10: Dakota IndianARIKARADDown 11: Singer AmosTORIDDown 12: Apprised ofIN ONDDown 13: Distinctive tasteTANGDDown 18: Provisions provider, around a harborBUMBOATDDown 23: German portBREMENDDown 24: SweetieHONDDown 25: ThrowHURLDDown 26: With 70-Across, a whodunit writerSSVANDDown 27: Mary of TV's "Peter Loves Mary"HEALYDDown 28: Peach___MELBADDown 30: "That's___how-do-you-do!"AFINEDDown 32: Body of valuesETHICDDown 33: Puccini operaTOSCADDown 34: Rock group that sang "Tush"ZZTOPDDown 36: 1943 U.S. victory siteTARAWADDown 38: Like early schoolhousesONEROOMDDown 41: Wal-___MARTDDown 44: Actress GettyESTELLEDDown 46: SquealerRATDDown 49: Adjust, as in harmonyATTUNEDDown 52: The Temptations' "All___"INEEDDDown 54: FrightenUNMANDDown 55: Lecher's lookLEERDDown 56: Kilauea flowLAVADDown 57: Fergie, for oneBRITDDown 58: SymbolICONDDown 59: Easy taskSNAPDDown 60: StareOGLEDDown 61: AppliesUSESDDown 64: Yale studentELIDDown 65: "Was___blame?"ITO