New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 12th May 1999 There are 37 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 12th May 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wide in the middleHIPPYAAcross 6: Con's cover, of a sortALIASAAcross 11: "The eye" networkCBSAAcross 14: Esteem to the extremeADOREAAcross 15: Bunting or sparrowFINCHAAcross 16: ___ y Plata (Montana motto)OROAAcross 17: Plight of one under house arrest?HOMESTRETCHAAcross 19: Cone producerFIRAAcross 20: Skiing meccaALPSAAcross 21: Sword sharpenerHONERAAcross 22: Way offAFARAAcross 23: Reason for extra inningsTIEAAcross 25: Hotbed for baby bloomersNURSERYAAcross 27: Lifer's beef?RUN-ON SENTENCEAAcross 32: "Exodus" heroARIAAcross 33: Garr of "Mr. Mom"TERIAAcross 34: Tool for a duelSABERAAcross 37: Actress DianaRIGGAAcross 39: Jazz sectionSAXESAAcross 42: Alpaca habitatPERUAAcross 43: PaleASHENAAcross 45: Major Air France terminusORLYAAcross 47: Have a bugAILAAcross 48: Get-out-of-jail-free card?TERM INSURANCEAAcross 52: Northeast New Jersey cityPASSAICAAcross 54: Country with a blue-and-white flag: Abbr.ISRAAcross 55: PickableRIPEAAcross 56: Three-masted vesselXEBECAAcross 59: E-mail: Abbr.MSGSAAcross 63: Response to a bailiffIDOAAcross 64: Inmates?TIMEKEEPERSAAcross 66: Shea playerMETAAcross 67: Dumb and then someINANEAAcross 68: Golfer's holeDIVOTAAcross 69: They go below signatures, for shortPSSAAcross 70: Lady ___, Girl Guides founderAGNESAAcross 71: WorriesSTEWSDDown 1: Result of a crack?HA-HADDown 1: Result of a crack?HAHADDown 2: Teen faveIDOLDDown 3: Partner of circumstancePOMPDDown 4: Chop-chopPRESTODDown 5: "That's a go"YESDDown 6: Frizzy coifAFRODDown 7: Legal claimLIENDDown 8: AimINTENTDDown 9: Add upACCRUEDDown 10: "Put a lid on it!"SHHDDown 11: Brew bitCOFFEE BEANDDown 12: Kind of pipeBRIARDDown 13: "I take it back"SORRYDDown 18: Masters' papersTHESESDDown 22: Royalties-collecting org.ASCAPDDown 24: A.C.D. provides itINTDDown 26: T.L.C. specialistsRNSDDown 27: ___ avisRARADDown 28: "Exodus" authorURISDDown 29: BistrosNIGHTSPOTSDDown 30: All alternativeERADDown 31: President with an enemies listNIXONDDown 35: Rock's ClaptonERICDDown 36: Make a callRULEDDown 38: Airborne honkersGEESEDDown 40: Hosp. receiving centersERSDDown 41: FloodgateSLUICEDDown 44: Org. that sticks to its guns?NRADDown 46: Mos. and mos.YRSDDown 49: Table-hopping, e.g.MIXINGDDown 50: Block party?ICEMANDDown 51: Ban site?ARMPITDDown 52: PreenPRIMPDDown 53: GofersAIDESDDown 57: Cato's "well"BENEDDown 58: Manages, with "out"EKESDDown 60: Golfer BallesterosSEVEDDown 61: MultiplyGROWDDown 62: Mach-makers: Abbr.SSTSDDown 64: Acapulco auntTIADDown 65: Bradley and HarrisEDS