New York Times Answers - Thursday, 8th May 1997 There are 39 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 8th May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Construction liftsHOISTSAAcross 7: "If ___ a nickel..."IHADAAcross 11: Pointed criticismJABAAcross 14: You can say that again!MANTRAAAcross 15: Section flanked by aislesNAVEAAcross 16: HubbubADOAAcross 17: AppointORDAINAAcross 18: Spring zoo attractionTIGER CUBAAcross 20: Tick offIRKAAcross 21: DeariePETAAcross 22: Ambles (along)POKESAAcross 23: Magellan, e.g.BRAVEMARINERAAcross 27: Crescent-shaped figureLUNEAAcross 28: Olive ___OYLAAcross 29: Beach time in Buenos AiresENEROAAcross 32: RetiredABEDAAcross 33: StruggleVIEAAcross 34: O'Brien of "The Barefoot Contessa"EDMONDAAcross 36: TV news timeSIXAAcross 37: Namesakes of a literary foxRENARDSAAcross 39: Suffix with sawYERAAcross 40: Plain homesTEPEESAAcross 42: Eight pts.GALAAcross 43: Not occurring naturallyMADEAAcross 44: ___ voceSOTTOAAcross 45: Adaptable truck, for shortUTEAAcross 46: Stonewort, e.g.ALGAAAcross 47: Confederate soldier, at times?YANKEEDODGERAAcross 50: PunditSWAMIAAcross 53: Where to hear "All Things Considered"NPRAAcross 54: Number of articles in the ConstitutionVIIAAcross 55: New York City opera benefactor?METANGELAAcross 57: Melon originally from TurkeyCASABAAAcross 60: Tide rivalERAAAcross 61: Noted first name in jazzELLAAAcross 62: Like Alban Berg's musicATONALAAcross 63: Get splicedWEDAAcross 64: ___-polyROLYAAcross 65: Metric unitsTENTHSDDown 1: Med. care providerHMODDown 2: SweepOARDDown 3: World's fair pavilionINDIANEXPODDown 4: FamishedSTARVEDDDown 5: Tot's transportTRIKEDDown 6: Start of many Western place namesSANDDown 7: Theme of this puzzleINTERLEAGUEPLAYDDown 8: 1492 Columbus discoveryHAITIDDown 9: Dow Jones fig.AVGDDown 10: Pool areasDEEPENDSDDown 11: Item in a trunkJACKDDown 12: Together, musicallyADUEDDown 13: Feints in boxingBOBSDDown 19: "Air Music" composerROREMDDown 21: Contribute, as to an accountPAYINDDown 23: Criticize in no uncertain termsBLASTDDown 24: Red corundumsRUBIESDDown 25: ContinuesMOVESONDDown 26: RazzedNEEDLEDDDown 30: Louis XIV, to himself?ROYALGIANTDDown 31: Wound upONEDGEDDown 35: CheerlessDREARDDown 37: Attorney's requestRETAINERDDown 38: CriticRATERDDown 41: Old words from which modern words are derivedETYMADDown 43: Half of the Odd CoupleMADISONDDown 48: Sound of passageKNELLDDown 49: Not perfectly roundOVATEDDown 50: Fish-eating duckSMEWDDown 51: Ginger Rogers tune "___ in the Money"WEREDDown 52: Not muchATADDDown 56: Day-___GLODDown 57: Be-bopperCATDDown 58: "Phooey!"BAHDDown 59: Capp and CaponeALS