New York Times Answers - Thursday, 12th May 2005 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 12th May 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It's surrounded by wallsMESAAAcross 5: Place for changeTILLAAcross 9: A Marx brotherCHICOAAcross 14: CannedAXEDAAcross 15: Nebraska City is its county seatOTOEAAcross 16: Capital city surrounding the Lake of the Restored SwordHANOIAAcross 17: Clearly doing evilUPTONOGOODATALLAAcross 20: FateLOTAAcross 21: "I heard you! I heard you!"OKOKAAcross 22: Combat zonesARENASAAcross 23: It gets plasteredLATHAAcross 25: "That steams me!"IMMADAAcross 27: Opposite of sansAVECAAcross 29: DeadenOBTUNDAAcross 31: Pokémon, for oneFADAAcross 34: Play groupCASTAAcross 35: Take awayLESSAAcross 36: Keep an ___ the groundEARTOAAcross 38: At issueUPFORDISCUSSIONAAcross 41: "Irish Lullaby" starterTOORAAAcross 42: Chug-a-lugGULPAAcross 43: View all overOGLEAAcross 44: Get it wrongERRAAcross 45: Big enough fishKEEPERAAcross 47: Home for hippopotamusesNILEAAcross 48: It may be perfectTENSEAAcross 49: Like a gin fizzICEDAAcross 51: IncentiveCARROTAAcross 54: Brand for a pasta loverRAGUAAcross 56: AliasA.K.A.AAcross 56: AliasAKAAAcross 59: AleeAWAYFROMTHEWINDAAcross 62: Scads, after "a"LOTOFAAcross 63: PovertyWANTAAcross 64: Completely uninterestingARIDAAcross 65: Caramel-topped dessertsFLANSAAcross 66: Baseball's SlaughterENOSAAcross 67: Comes down withGETSDDown 1: Stake driverMAULDDown 2: Public show, for shortEXPODDown 3: Takes, without being completely happy about itSETTLESFORDDown 4: Hurry-scurryADODDown 5: RootedTOOKHOLDDDown 6: "Let ___" ("Quit worrying")ITGODDown 7: Cry in Metropolis while pointing … and a hint to this puzzle's themeLOOKITSSUPERMANDDown 8: Generous, creative, but bossy type, so it's saidLEODDown 9: Party gameCHARADESDDown 10: Couldn't takeHATEDDDown 11: "Back ___ hour"INANDDown 12: RC, e.g.COLADDown 13: Stops squeakingOILSDDown 18: "Just the opposite!"NOTDDown 19: "Confound it!"DAMNDDown 24: Stage presenceACTORDDown 26: Mover or shaker?MUSCLEDDown 27: Well-tunedACUTEDDown 28: Contrail contentVAPORDDown 30: Quiet colorsBEIGESDDown 31: Kitchen applianceFRIGIDAIREDDown 32: Beach localeATOLLDDown 33: Charitable organization, oftenDONEEDDown 37: In syncASONEDDown 39: Skimmers' skimmingsRAKEOFFSDDown 40: GoalpostsUPRIGHTSDDown 46: ___'acteENTRDDown 48: Check for fitTRY-ONDDown 50: Nod, maybeCUEDDown 51: Young whaleCALFDDown 52: Military acronymAWOLDDown 53: Pro ___RATADDown 55: 79 for gold, e.g.: Abbr.ATNODDown 57: Like a polo shirtKNITDDown 58: Stirs inADDSDDown 60: Be shyOWEDDown 61: JokesterWAG