New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd May 1996 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd May 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bygone leaderSHAHAAcross 5: Kind of acidFOLICAAcross 10: Business sch. candidate's examGMATAAcross 14: 1983 Michener novelPOL&AAcross 15: Easter Rebellion site, 1916IREL&AAcross 16: FadRAGEAAcross 17: "___right!"EYESAAcross 18: 1992 Pulitzer author MarkNEELYAAcross 19: Giordano opera "___Chenier"&REAAAcross 20: SpendthriftsWASTRELSAAcross 22: The S in "DOS"SYSTEMAAcross 24: Astronaut William of Apollo 8&ERSAAcross 25: Field goal pct., e.g.STATAAcross 26: Messy placePIGSTYAAcross 29: China's 1972 gift to the U.S.TWOP&ASAAcross 32: "What was___think?"ITOAAcross 33: FrostHOARAAcross 34: African antelopesEL&SAAcross 36: Certain SlavSERBAAcross 38: Davis or MidlerBETTEAAcross 39: Umbrella partsRIBSAAcross 40: Mr. HammerARM&AAcross 41: They're typed with the left pinkieONESAAcross 42: Dye holderVATAAcross 43: Desert worryS&STORMAAcross 45: Church aidesUSHERSAAcross 48: Heyerdahl's "Kon-___"TIKIAAcross 49: In stockONH&AAcross 50: Places to sip mint julepsVER&ASAAcross 53: Grammatical caseABLATIVEAAcross 57: BedouinARABAAcross 58: Part of a reservation, maybeTEPEEAAcross 60: Ancient theatersODEAAAcross 61: Send backREM&AAcross 62: "Casino Royale" actress&RESSAAcross 63: Frau's partnerHERRAAcross 64: Kennel noisesYIPSAAcross 65: Wind instrumentsSAXESAAcross 66: Peruvian, perhaps&EANDDown 1: GushSPEWDDown 2: Georgetown athleteHOYADDown 3: BrewsALESDDown 4: Gymnastic featsH&ST&SDDown 5: Best clothesFINERYDDown 6: Pitcher Hershiser et al.ORELSDDown 7: Undrunk portionLEESDDown 8: ImproperlyILLDDown 8: ImproperlyILL.DDown 9: Place for suckersC&YSTOREDDown 10: ShowoffGR&ST&ERDDown 11: Superette, e.g.MARTDDown 12: Writer JamesAGEEDDown 13: Kind of spiritTEAMDDown 21: No longer in the U.S.N.RETDDown 23: Big mouthYAPDDown 25: Swings atSWATSDDown 26: Tower locationPISADDown 27: Roman roadsITERSDDown 28: Chowhound: Var.GORM&DDown 29: Tribal objectTOTEMDDown 30: SurvivingALIVEDDown 31: Ship grounderS&BARDDown 33: Clothing merchant BendelHENRIDDown 35: Fast planesSSTSDDown 37: Some outdoor musical combosB&ST&B&SDDown 38: Left Bank sightsBOOKST&SDDown 44: Pedro's auntTIADDown 45: Proviso wordUNLESSDDown 46: ___Na NaSHADDown 47: Kind of combatH&TOH&DDown 49: More than portlyOBESEDDown 50: FluctuateVARYDDown 51: "...___saw Elba"EREIDDown 52: Highway exitRAMPDDown 53: ZenithAPEXDDown 54: ___fixeIDEEDDown 55: Miles of "Psycho"VERADDown 56: Garner, as rewardsEARNDDown 59: 70's-80's pol. causeERA