New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 7th May 1997 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 7th May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: How the boss wants things done, brieflyASAPAAcross 5: DittoSAMEAAcross 9: Devil dolls, e.g.MOJOSAAcross 14: Kind of chopJUDOAAcross 15: "Family Ties" kidALEXAAcross 16: DanderIRISHAAcross 17: "Oh, woe!"ALASAAcross 18: Chimney coveringSOOTAAcross 19: Nick name?SANTAAAcross 20: "Don't tell!"MUMSTHEWORDAAcross 23: "Losing My Religion" rock groupREMAAcross 24: Scene of the William Tell legendURIAAcross 25: Norma Webster's middle nameRAEAAcross 26: Cash substituteIOUAAcross 27: Certain corporate career pathTHEMOMMYTRACKAAcross 33: BeamRAYAAcross 34: Carthage founderDIDOAAcross 35: Julia, on "Seinfeld"ELAINEAAcross 38: "___ Three Lives"ILEDAAcross 40: Reggae relativeSKAAAcross 42: Brit. decorationsDSOSAAcross 43: New York countyOSWEGOAAcross 46: Reaching as far asUP TOAAcross 49: Easter parade attractionHATAAcross 50: 1948 Irene Dunne filmIREMEMBERMAMAAAcross 53: Foldaway, e.g.COTAAcross 55: Polit. designationIND.AAcross 56: Maiden name precederNEEAAcross 57: ___ ArborANNAAcross 58: Western mountain rangeSIERRAMADREAAcross 64: Shade treeBEECHAAcross 66: Equine shadeROANAAcross 67: "Let's Make a Deal" choiceDOORAAcross 68: "Victory ___" (1954 film)AT SEAAAcross 69: SecularLAICAAcross 70: Designer CassiniOLEGAAcross 71: ForfeitsLOSESAAcross 72: SwirlEDDYAAcross 73: "And away ___!"WEGODDown 1: In ___ (having trouble)AJAMDDown 2: George Takei TV/film roleSULUDDown 3: Sixth-day creationADAMDDown 4: "Playing" critterPOSSUMDDown 5: Japanese fish dishSASHIMIDDown 6: Facial tissues additiveALOEDDown 7: Doorsill cryMEOWDDown 8: Obtain by forceEXTORTDDown 9: Poker boo-booMISDEALDDown 10: Mouths, anatomicallyORADDown 11: Eastern taxi: Var.JINRIKISHADDown 12: Prefix with arthritisOSTEODDown 13: Sea World attractionSHAMUDDown 21: Walked (on)TRODDDown 22: ScarceRAREDDown 27: Chamber group, maybeTRIODDown 28: Dutch painterHALSDDown 29: See firsthandEYEWITNESSDDown 30: Clinic workers, for shortMDSDDown 31: Mammy ___YOKUMDDown 32: LowlifeCADDDown 36: Linguist ChomskyNOAMDDown 37: "Como ___ usted?"ESTADDown 39: German articleDERDDown 41: Police radio msg.APBDDown 44: Japanese entertainersGEISHASDDown 45: Old DodgeOMNIDDown 47: Period of a renter's agreementTENANCYDDown 48: Provo neighborOREMDDown 51: Channel swimmer GertrudeEDERLEDDown 52: Grazing areaMEADOWDDown 53: PlotCABALDDown 54: "You're ___ talk!"ONETODDown 59: Way to goROADDDown 60: Bust, so to speakRAIDDDown 61: HandoutDOLEDDown 62: Film director NicolasROEGDDown 63: "Cogito ___ sum"ERGODDown 65: Middling markCEE