New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th May 2017 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th May 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Muscles worked by bench pressesPECSAAcross 5: Transport de MontréalMETROAAcross 10: Queen of the Greek godsHERAAAcross 14: "Hmm, how shall ___ this?"IPUTAAcross 15: Hosiery shadesECRUSAAcross 16: Alternative to Thrifty or DollarAVISAAcross 17: Tributary of the ColoradoGILAAAcross 18: ... for a loop, say / Area that an N.B.A. team has eight ...DOUBLE BACKAAcross 20: Passage off Gibraltar, e.g.STRAITAAcross 22: Laughing gas and rust, for twoOXIDESAAcross 23: ... seconds to clear / Successful detective's ...COURTCASEAAcross 26: "S.N.L." alum CheriOTERIAAcross 27: "Fireside chats" monogramFDRAAcross 28: "Baby Got Back" Grammy winner Sir ___MIXALOTAAcross 30: Fig. on a W-9SSNAAcross 31: Hemsworth of "The Hunger Games"LIAMAAcross 33: Asians who play elephant poloTHAISAAcross 35: ... declaration / Critical computer ...CLOSED-CIRCUITAAcross 41: John's running mate in 2008SARAHAAcross 42: Website for D.I.Y.ersEHOWAAcross 44: Merino motherEWEAAcross 47: Thing to practice percussion onDRUMPADAAcross 51: Angsty music genreEMOAAcross 52: Soccer superstar LionelMESSIAAcross 54: ... component / Dreaded words in a video ...BOARD GAMEAAcross 56: One-uppedBESTEDAAcross 58: Like light beersWATERYAAcross 59: ... arcade / Knocked ...OVERSEEINGAAcross 62: "Noob"TYROAAcross 64: ___ wave (oscilloscope output)SINEAAcross 65: Obsolete repro machineMIMEOAAcross 66: Helped oneself toTOOKAAcross 67: Did in, as a dragonSLEWAAcross 68: How confident solvers may solveINPENAAcross 69: Results of sacrificesOUTSDDown 1: Eat, eat, eat, with "out"PIGDDown 2: Like soap operasEPISODICDDown 3: Like some international exchangesCULTURALDDown 4: Beatle who sang "Octopus's Garden"STARRDDown 5: Ruling family of old FlorenceMEDICIDDown 6: Levy on polluters, e.g.ECOTAXDDown 7: Play about CapoteTRUDDown 8: Marinade alternativeRUBDDown 9: World capital on the 60th parallelOSLODDown 10: Something to kick, maybeHABITDDown 11: Gives the slip toEVADESDDown 12: Utensils for making hash brownsRICERSDDown 13: Invites for tea, sayASKSINDDown 19: Kind of dancerEXOTICDDown 21: Drive-up convenienceATMDDown 23: Grid org. with a 110-yard fieldCFLDDown 24: "Hello, Dolly!" singer, informallySATCHMODDown 25: For grades K-12ELHIDDown 29: Dory propellerOARDDown 32: Crooks' patterns, to copsMOSDDown 34: Be litigiousSUEDDown 36: Nicknames for 41-AcrossesSADIESDDown 37: MuffERRDDown 38: Apply sloppilyDAUBDDown 39: "Roger that"IHEARYOUDDown 40: "Horsefeathers!"TOMMYROTDDown 43: Hand-wringer's emotionWOEDDown 44: Adorn with raised designsEMBOSSDDown 45: Cotton planter's headacheWEEVILDDown 46: Dead Sea Scrolls writerESSENEDDown 48: Oklahoma tribePAWNEEDDown 49: Home to Henry VIII's CatherineARAGONDDown 50: Pesticide banned in the '70sDDTDDown 53: Scatter, as seedsSTREWDDown 55: Succeed in annoyingGET TODDown 57: Moore of "G.I. Jane"DEMIDDown 60: "Ich bin ___ Berliner"EINDDown 61: Prank-pulling sortIMPDDown 63: Good-to-go signalsOKS