New York Times Answers - Friday, 13th May 2011 There are 27 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 13th May 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: [See blurb]SUPERSTITIONAAcross 13: Deal-making occasion, maybeBUSINESSDINNERAAcross 15: Betty Crocker or Hungry Jack productINSTANTPOTATOESAAcross 17: MechanicallyBYROTEAAcross 18: "Impossible"NOCANDOAAcross 19: CancelNEGATEAAcross 22: Bean, for oneORSONAAcross 23: Ruhr rodentMAUSAAcross 26: Like Bruckner's Symphony No. 7INEAAcross 27: Day associated with an unlucky number: Abbr.FRIAAcross 28: Certain ring-bearer: Abbr.MRSAAcross 28: Certain ring-bearer: Abbr.MRS.AAcross 29: Hard to nail downINDEFINABLEAAcross 34: Takes the bite out of?DEFANGSAAcross 36: Germany vis-à-vis France, e.g.EXENEMYAAcross 37: Open formallyCALL TO ORDERAAcross 39: End of many a fuel source nameANEAAcross 40: ComposePENAAcross 41: Mortar carrierHODAAcross 42: PokerPRODAAcross 43: "Are you calling me ___?"ALIARAAcross 46: Island whose name means, literally, "main land"HONSHUAAcross 48: FlattenPANCAKEAAcross 50: OvertonesTINGESAAcross 54: Reading devicesOPTICALSCANNERSAAcross 57: Bridge workers, perhapsDENTALSURGEONSAAcross 58: Wasn't quite as great as beforeLOSTONESEDGEDDown 1: Sch. syst. with a campus in BuffaloSUNYDDown 2: BOAC destination, in songUSSRDDown 3: Climbers' gearPITONSDDown 4: Related on the mother's sideENATEDDown 5: Backing out ofRENEGINGONDDown 6: Boomer that retired in the early '00s?SSTDDown 7: It's more than a pinch: Abbr.TSPDDown 8: "What on earth have ___?"IDONEDDown 9: One of the JacksonsTITODDown 10: TrappedINACORNERDDown 11: Mike Myers or Dan Aykroyd, onceONTARIANDDown 12: Bygone DodgesNEONSDDown 13: Lobster catcher?BIBDDown 14: Mulligan, sayREDODDown 16: Prince, e.g.SONDDown 20: "Hence ..."AND SODDown 21: Basketball timeout signTEEDDown 23: End of the 26th centuryMMDCDDown 24: Staging ___AREADDown 25: Defunct sports org. with the Denver Gold and Chicago BlitzUSFLDDown 27: Apparently stationary light sources, to astronomersFIXEDSTARSDDown 29: Plays with others, for instanceINTERACTSDDown 30: Had for a mealFEDONDDown 31: Certain Wall Street typeBEARDDown 32: Alphabet runLMNODDown 33: SawEYEDDDown 35: "Author! Author!" star, 1982ALPACINODDown 38: A fraternity chapterRHODDown 42: Made Berne burn?PUNNEDDDown 43: Base lettersAPODDown 44: Grp. in "Die Hard"LAPDDDown 45: Pentium sourceINTELDDown 46: "What do we have here?!"HELLODDown 47: Connector with a pivotal roleHINGEDDown 49: Pitcher Jim who was a 16-time Gold Glove winnerKAATDDown 51: Popular Sporcle subj.GEOGDDown 52: Sea cliff dwellerERNEDDown 53: Draft org.SSSDDown 55: Passport application datum: Abbr.SSNDDown 56: Pool needCUE