New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 1st May 2001 There are 35 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 1st May 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Helpful hintsTIPSAAcross 5: Head offAVERTAAcross 10: Greater likeliness to winEDGEAAcross 14: High draft ratingONEAAAcross 15: Home of La ScalaMILANAAcross 16: "Hercules" TV spinoffXENAAAcross 17: Homework excuse #1ILEFTITONTHEBUSAAcross 20: River embankmentLEVEEAAcross 21: AdditionallyANDAAcross 22: Pretentious, as a displayARTSYAAcross 23: BreastboneSTERNUMAAcross 25: News item for a scrapbookOBITAAcross 27: Wide-brimmed hatSKIMMERAAcross 29: 401(k) alternativeIRAAAcross 32: Financial predicamentHOLEAAcross 36: Dos precederUNOAAcross 37: Nike rivalADIDASAAcross 39: Homework excuse #2ABURGLARSTOLEITAAcross 42: Bob Marley's musicREGGAEAAcross 43: S.A.T. administratorETSAAcross 44: Composer SchifrinLALOAAcross 45: Easter egg applicationDYEAAcross 46: Winter Olympics racesSLALOMSAAcross 49: Radio-active driverCBERAAcross 50: Newscast segmentWEATHERAAcross 55: Sunny farewellALOHAAAcross 58: Civil War side: Abbr.CSAAAcross 60: Tabriz residentIRANIAAcross 61: Homework excuse #3MYDOGCHEWEDITUPAAcross 64: PrissyPRIMAAcross 65: Corporate departmentLEGALAAcross 66: Big copper exporterPERUAAcross 67: Flow slowlySEEPAAcross 68: Dental recordsXRAYSAAcross 69: Get ready, for shortPREPDDown 1: Works hardTOILSDDown 2: Arm of the seaINLETDDown 3: AnnoyPEEVEDDown 4: "60 Minutes" reporterSAFERDDown 5: Bordeaux beauAMIDDown 6: Popular antioxidantVITAMIN ADDown 7: Carolina collegeELONDDown 8: Like an "eeny meeny, miney, mo" selectionRANDOMDDown 9: AOL Time Warner networkTNTDDown 10: Bring to bearEXERTDDown 11: Red inkDEBTDDown 12: Bearded beastsGNUSDDown 13: Like falling off a logEASYDDown 18: Till compartmentTENSDDown 19: Bob, e.g.HAIRDODDown 24: Tiny Tim's instrumentUKULELEDDown 26: "I have no idea!"BEATSMEDDown 28: Certain mushroomMORELDDown 29: Flash of inspirationIDEADDown 30: Commuter lineRAILDDown 31: ConcerningASTODDown 32: StonyHARDDDown 33: Toe the lineOBEYDDown 34: Winter Olympics vehicleLUGEDDown 35: Joule fractionERGDDown 38: Feeling offILLDDown 38: Feeling offILL.DDown 40: ChatterboxGASBAGDDown 41: Groucho, in "Monkey Business"STOW AWAYDDown 41: Groucho, in "Monkey Business"STOWAWAYDDown 47: William Tell, e.g.ARCHERDDown 48: RemarkedSAIDDDown 49: Eat like a horseCHOMPDDown 51: "Tubby the Tuba" lyricist PaulTRIPPDDown 52: MisanthropeHATERDDown 53: Become accustomed (to)ENUREDDown 54: Tear to shredsRIP UPDDown 55: Word on a fuseAMPSDDown 56: Orpheus's instrumentLYREDDown 57: Garfield's foilODIEDDown 59: Nintendo competitorSEGADDown 62: XX times VIIICLXDDown 63: Overhead trainsELS