New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th May 2007 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th May 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ChurnROILAAcross 5: Tale with a pointFABLEAAcross 10: Pre-Communist leaderTSARAAcross 14: It's a killerORCAAAcross 15: Tubular instrumentsOBOESAAcross 16: DoingUP TOAAcross 17: Winston Churchill's description of a fanatic, part 1ONEWHOCANTAAcross 19: Gymnastics apparatus, for shortBEAMAAcross 20: LayoutFORMATAAcross 21: Opposite of Mar. on a calendarSEPAAcross 23: American Depression, e.g.ERAAAcross 24: Part of A/CAIRAAcross 25: Secured, as a fish on a lineREELEDINAAcross 27: Description, part 2CHANGEHISMINDAAcross 31: SufferAILAAcross 32: Not the brainiest sortSAPAAcross 33: December celebrationsNOELSAAcross 36: ChoosesSELECTSAAcross 39: DreadfulABYSMALAAcross 41: Rock's ___ Van HalenEDDIEAAcross 42: LugAPEAAcross 43: "Lead ___ King Eternal" (hymn)ONOAAcross 44: Description, part 3ANDWONTCHANGEAAcross 49: How often federal elections are heldBIYEARLYAAcross 51: Science fiction author StanislawLEMAAcross 52: "Well, ___ be!"ILLAAcross 52: "Well, ___ be!"ILL.AAcross 53: Free (of)RIDAAcross 54: Formally speaksORATESAAcross 58: Résumé addendaBIOSAAcross 60: Description's endTHESUBJECTAAcross 63: RangyLANKAAcross 64: Like a despot, typicallyHATEDAAcross 65: Western IndianOTOEAAcross 66: Pushing the envelopeEDGYAAcross 67: Collars worn outside the lapelsETONSAAcross 68: Payment in MonopolyRENTDDown 1: Part of the mouthROOFDDown 2: "Yes ___?"ORNODDown 3: FrosterICERDDown 4: Tin star wearerLAWMANDDown 5: Barber chair featureFOOTRESTDDown 6: "Dancing With the Stars" airerABCDDown 7: It has some feathers around the neckBOADDown 8: Contacts, e.g.LENSESDDown 9: RevereESTEEMDDown 10: Margarine containerTUBDDown 11: LeadfootSPEED DEMONDDown 12: Pong creatorATARIDDown 13: Not italicROMANDDown 18: Alexander who said "I'm in control here"HAIGDDown 22: "Elder" of ancient historyPLINYDDown 25: Tear (up)RIPDDown 26: Orbiting chimp of 1961ENOSDDown 27: Legal assignmentCASEDDown 28: Double-timedHIEDDDown 29: From dawn till duskALL DAY LONGDDown 30: OwnsHASDDown 34: "Metropolis" director FritzLANGDDown 35: Gin fruitSLOEDDown 37: Bild articleEINEDDown 38: Moth deterrentCEDARDDown 39: Bldg. unitAPTDDown 40: ObscuresBECLOUDSDDown 42: Indiscriminate amountANYDDown 45: SquirmWRITHEDDown 46: CommonplaceOLD-HATDDown 47: Spearmint, e.g.HERBDDown 48: Key with three sharpsAMAJORDDown 49: Oath taker's aidBIBLEDDown 50: Classic epicILIADDDown 55: Head, in an écoleTETEDDown 56: College course, brieflyECONDDown 57: Mark indicating "O.K. as is"STETDDown 59: HeavensSKYDDown 61: Abbr. on W.W. II mapsETODDown 62: Bayh or Biden: Abbr.SEN