New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th May 2006 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th May 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Join rudely, as a conversationBUTT INAAcross 7: Pantry lineupJARSAAcross 11: ConsumeUSEAAcross 14: Big and muscularBRAWNYAAcross 15: Genesis brotherABELAAcross 16: Org. awarding cultural grantsNEAAAcross 17: 2 cups …CUBEDTOMATOAAcross 19: Make a sharp turnZIGAAcross 20: Wahine's wreathLEIAAcross 21: Old Italian breadLIRAAAcross 22: Label infoSIZEAAcross 23: Prefix with maturePREAAcross 25: 1/2 cup …GREEN PEPPERAAcross 28: CatchesLASSOESAAcross 30: Grp. with the 1976 hit "Livin' Thing"ELOAAcross 31: Biol. subjectANATAAcross 32: Ticklee's crySTOPAAcross 35: Longtime Mell Lazarus comic stripMOMMAAAcross 39: … to tasteCILANTROORONIONAAcross 42: ___ nousENTREAAcross 43: Chamber stockAMMOAAcross 44: Greeting in London's East EndELLOAAcross 45: Howe'erTHOAAcross 47: Passed outAWARDEDAAcross 49: 3/4 teaspoon …CHILI POWDERAAcross 54: Abilene-to-San Antonio dir.SSEAAcross 55: Go here and thereROVEAAcross 56: Nest siteTREEAAcross 57: Balancing pro, in briefCPAAAcross 59: Egg head?OVOAAcross 60: 1 teaspoon …DICEDGARLICAAcross 64: According toPERAAcross 65: Gulf war allyOMANAAcross 66: Texas oil cityODESSAAAcross 67: Operating with ulterior motivesSLYAAcross 68: Word before come and goEASYAAcross 69: Something to be hoist byPETARDDDown 1: ___ America (cable TV service)BBCDDown 2: Country between Braz. and Arg.URUDDown 3: 3/4 teaspoon ….TABLE SALTDDown 4: Oh-so-quaint, in EnglandTWEEDDown 5: Rainbow shadeINDIGODDown 6: Big inits. in newspapersNYTDDown 7: Farr or FoxxJAMIEDDown 8: Can't hit the broad side of ___ABARNDDown 9: Record overRETAPEDDown 10: Traffic cautionSLODDown 11: Decompress, as a computer fileUNZIPDDown 12: CollarSEIZEDDown 13: Not just readyEAGERDDown 18: Pseudo fatOLESTRADDown 22: Reverend credited with saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard"SPOONERDDown 23: Better than showPLACEDDown 24: ArrestedRANINDDown 26: BreakRESTDDown 27: "Sesame Street" character with a goldfish named DorothyELMODDown 29: Make the hair stand on endSTARTLEDDown 33: Start of a tuba soundOOMDDown 34: Having a scented ointment, as hairPOMADEDDDown 36: What 17-, 25-, 39-, 49- and 60-Across and 3-Down combine to makeMILDSALSADDown 37: TunnelersMOLESDDown 38: Cell terminalANODEDDown 40: Classic soft drinkNEHIDDown 41: Investment firm T. ___ PriceROWEDDown 46: IdealsOPTIMADDown 48: It comes with all the bells and whistlesARCADEDDown 49: Wheat and cornCROPSDDown 50: ShantyHOVELDDown 51: Shade of whiteIVORYDDown 52: SeaWorld attractionsORCASDDown 53: PipsqueakWEENYDDown 58: ___-à-porterPRETDDown 60: Where the buck stops?DOEDDown 61: Org. that's in the red?GOPDDown 62: Syr. neighborISRDDown 63: JerkCAD