New York Times Answers - Thursday, 1st May 1997 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 1st May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: *"Toil and trouble" precederDOUBLEAAcross 7: *Normal, in a wayTWENTYAAcross 13: The N. Platte, e.g.USRIVERAAcross 15: Less soundSHAKIERAAcross 16: Increaser of one's growth potential?ROGAINEAAcross 17: GiftsTALENTSAAcross 18: Pub supplyALESAAcross 19: Garments for grannySHAWLSAAcross 21: Nintendo's Super ___NESAAcross 22: Tito's homelandCROATIAAAcross 24: Slalom segmentESSAAcross 27: Like some archesFALLENAAcross 28: Car partAXLEAAcross 29: Taxonomic div.FAMAAcross 32: WillinglyLIEFAAcross 33: Composer MahlerGUSTAVAAcross 35: "___ Male War Bride" (1949 movie)IWASAAAcross 37: Sound units: Abbr.DBSAAcross 39: Fin de ___ (remainder): Fr.SERIEAAcross 40: Marinated beef stripFAJITAAAcross 42: Official recordsACTAAAcross 44: Cape ___ANNAAcross 45: Some boxing winsTKOSAAcross 46: "The Thrill Is Gone" singerB. B. KINGAAcross 48: "___ out!"YERAAcross 49: Adriatic portTRIESTEAAcross 50: Typewriter keyTABAAcross 53: PiecesSHARDSAAcross 54: "Que ___ es?" (Spanish 101 question)HORAAAcross 55: Sneakers brandPROKEDSAAcross 58: Made of certain twigsOSIEREDAAcross 61: Many a MiamianRETIREEAAcross 62: Corporate routineRAT RACEAAcross 63: *1990's sitcomSISTERAAcross 64: *Name in the news, 6/5/68SIRHANDDown 1: *English pop groupDURANDDown 2: "___ Mio"OSOLEDDown 3: SpursURGESDDown 4: It's unfairBIASDDown 5: Year in Nero's reignLVIDDown 6: Poetic contractionE'ENDDown 6: Poetic contractionEENDDown 7: Out of the freezerTHAWINGDDown 8: *Home of Whitman CollegeWALLADDown 9: Squeezes (out)EKESDDown 10: Writer AnaisNINDDown 11: Hanoi festivalTETDDown 12: Age: Abbr.YRSDDown 14: CobbledRESOLEDDDown 15: What each star representsSTATEDDown 20: Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues?HALF-BAKEDDDown 22: BCFLATDDown 23: BBC's Italian counterpartRAIDDown 24: *Newsboy's cryEXTRADDown 25: AssassinatedSLAINDDown 26: *Height of the N.B.A.'s Gheorghe MuresanSEVENDDown 28: Peer Gynt's motherASEDDown 29: *Evenly splitFIFTYDDown 30: Open-eyedAWAKEDDown 31: *"Catch-22" characterMAJORDDown 34: Strunk & White subjectUSAGEDDown 36: Family memberSISDDown 38: ClipSCISSORDDown 41: RubberABRADERDDown 43: Cable choiceTNTDDown 47: Short hair, to BurnsBIRSEDDown 49: *"It'll be O.K."THEREDDown 50: The Bible before JoshuaTORAHDDown 51: Asian palmARECADDown 52: *European resortBADENDDown 53: Burlesque bitSKITDDown 54: Munster MisterHERRDDown 55: Duos: Abbr.PRSDDown 56: Defendants at lawREIDDown 57: Nail-biters: Abbr.OTSDDown 59: Eur. carrierSASDDown 60: "Lord, is ___?"ITI