New York Times Answers - Saturday, 7th May 2005 There are 28 across clues and 29 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 7th May 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Disparaging commentsSLURSAAcross 6: ViperineASPISHAAcross 12: They require you to pull your own weightCHINUPSAAcross 14: Literally, the way of the godsSHINTOAAcross 15: BelievesHASFAITHAAcross 17: Recalled things from the 1970's?PINTOSAAcross 18: Features of a Martian costumeANTENNAEAAcross 19: Not showing much creativityINARUTAAcross 20: Fly catchersFIELDERSAAcross 21: Prove wrongREFUTEAAcross 22: VisionariesFANTASTSAAcross 23: Flats, e.g.ABODESAAcross 24: Antique shop employeesRESTORERSAAcross 26: "___ is more beautiful than beauty": EmersonGRACEAAcross 30: Casting choices?HEXESAAcross 31: Last person, professionally?SHOEMAKERAAcross 34: Express disapproval ofHISSATAAcross 35: Falcons and Patriots, e.g.MISSILESAAcross 42: CleaveADHEREAAcross 43: Strait-laced sortBLUENOSEAAcross 44: Original "S.N.L." cast memberRADNERAAcross 45: Its logo is a pair of crossed handsALLSTATEAAcross 46: River followed by the Oregon TrailPLATTEAAcross 47: Kept onRETAINEDAAcross 48: Birds with valuable plumesEGRETSAAcross 49: Compaction toolsRAMMERSAAcross 50: Sonata closers, oftenRONDOSAAcross 51: Food and waterNEEDSDDown 1: First name in country musicSHANIADDown 2: "You're not paying attention!"LISTENDDown 3: Like quakes of magnitude 2.0 or lessUNFELTDDown 4: ___-Urundi, former U.N. trust territory in AfricaRUANDADDown 5: Library patrons read themSPINESDDown 6: What a Cockney may not doASPIRATEDDown 7: Bootblack's needSHINEBOXDDown 8: Child's flouncy apronPINAFOREDDown 9: MeddlesINTRUDESDDown 10: More valiantSTOUTERDDown 11: First lady, oftenHOSTESSDDown 12: Tease good-naturedlyCHAFFDDown 13: TV show with the most spinoffs, according to the Guinness BookSTARTREKDDown 16: "Siddhartha" authorHESSEDDown 25: Less pleasing to the earSHRILLERDDown 26: ConfoundedGOSHDARNDDown 27: Took exception toRESENTEDDDown 28: Rich ice cream toppingAMARETTODDown 29: Job title for Blondie, in the comicsCATERESSDDown 31: Expert gamblerSHARPERDDown 32: Spanish noblemanHIDALGODDown 33: HinderEMBARDDown 36: Mideast V.I.P.SULTANDDown 37: With 41-Down, cooking oil sourceSESAMEDDown 38: Sooner or laterIN TIMEDDown 38: Sooner or laterINTIMEDDown 39: AdvancedLOANEDDDown 40: Aromatic compoundsESTERSDDown 41: See 37-DownSEEDS