New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 There are 43 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Christmas Island's closest neighborJAVAAAcross 5: Rites of passage for college-bound studentsSATSAAcross 9: "The X-Files" extraFEDAAcross 12: "Metamorphoses" poetOVIDAAcross 13: Throws of the dice, maybeTURNSAAcross 15: Within boundsFAIRAAcross 16: ___ the Hyena of old comicsLENAAAcross 17: Key parts of a so-called supervocalic wordAEIOUAAcross 18: Seaweed, e.g.ALGAAAcross 19: Where gold and silver cups may be displayedTROPHYROOMAAcross 21: Like a hearthASHYAAcross 22: Word with twist and neckTIEAAcross 23: ImpaleSTABAAcross 25: "The X-Files" extras, for shortETSAAcross 26: Foot with clawsPAWAAcross 29: W.W. II inits.DDEAAcross 31: Fowl placesCOOPSAAcross 33: "... ___ which will live in infamy"ADATEAAcross 35: SnoozeNAPAAcross 38: Broadcasting liveON AIRAAcross 40: Dance often accompanied by an accordionPOLKAAAcross 41: Railroad terminus: Abbr.STAAAcross 42: Martial art with bamboo swordsKENDOAAcross 43: Green-lightALLOWAAcross 44: Automotive pioneer Ransom ___ OldsELIAAcross 45: Guiding set of principlesCREEDAAcross 46: TryESSAYAAcross 48: Nipper's co.RCAAAcross 50: Mormon grp.LDSAAcross 51: Corner keyboard keyESCAAcross 52: Meditative practiceYOGAAAcross 55: Hieroglyphic figureASPAAcross 57: Nobel Prize subj.ECONAAcross 59: Temperature- and humidity-controlled placeWINE CELLARAAcross 64: City near the California/Nevada borderRENOAAcross 65: Gate featureLATCHAAcross 66: Number twoAIDEAAcross 67: Creep (along)INCHAAcross 68: Elicit a slug with a pillow, maybeSNOREAAcross 69: Extra in "The Producers"NAZIAAcross 70: Good time for un pique-niqueETEAAcross 71: Fastener with a flangeTNUTAAcross 72: Tax evasion investigators, quaintlyTMENDDown 1: What a double shot of caffeine providesJOLTDDown 2: StateAVERDDown 3: Chianti or Asti SpumanteVINODDown 4: Not be a dinosaurADAPTDDown 5: Didn't leaveSTAYEDDDown 6: Violinist LeopoldAUERDDown 7: Quartets after some infighting?TRIOSDDown 8: High-and-mighty sortSNOOTDDown 9: Something you might secretly push in a 24-DownFALSEPANELDDown 10: OctagonalEIGHT-SIDEDDDown 11: Heavy cartsDRAYSDDown 14: Poison ___SUMACDDown 15: Branch of the Dept. of TransportationFAADDown 20: Secret spotHIDEAWAYDDown 24: Where you might adjust the volume?BOOKCASEDDown 26: Family nicknamePAPADDown 27: Teen, e.g.ADOLESCENTDDown 28: Something you might secretly push in a 19-AcrossWALLSCONCEDDown 30: Start of Massachusetts' state mottoENSEDDown 32: Extraordinary thing, in slangONERDDown 34: Some ring decisionsTKOSDDown 36: CNN's home: Abbr.ATLDDown 37: Glove purchasePAIRDDown 39: Subjects of meltdownsRODSDDown 47: Some caterwaulingYOWLSDDown 49: PrestigeCACHETDDown 51: SpookyEERIEDDown 53: "Fee, fi, fo, fum" speaker in a fairy taleGIANTDDown 54: Author ChekhovANTONDDown 56: Purposely placed evidencePLANTDDown 58: Japanese dramaNOHDDown 60: Khaki-like colorECRUDDown 61: One of Hollywood's HemsworthsLIAMDDown 62: Shaping toolADZEDDown 63: Control, with "in"REIN