22 May 2000 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 22 May 2000

1
A
2
D
3
D
4
S
5
A
6
S
7
S
8
T
9
T
10
A
11
B
12
B
13
Y
14
S
E
E
M
15
R
O
N
A
16
W
H
E
R
E
17
I
S
L
E
18
C
R
U
X
19
E
A
S
E
L
20
F
I
L
L
21
T
H
E
B
I
22
L
L
23
T
A
P
24
T
A
I
25
A
V
26
I
S
27
D
28
E
29
B
30
S
E
31
A
32
L
33
T
H
E
D
E
34
A
35
L
36
C
R
A
37
F
T
38
L
E
E
R
39
I
L
S
A
40
C
A
D
R
E
41
B
E
N
42
S
O
L
O
S
43
A
S
H
E
44
S
E
C
S
45
A
M
E
N
S
46
B
E
A
T
47
T
H
E
H
E
48
A
T
49
R
E
O
50
I
S
E
E
51
T
I
52
S
53
F
54
A
R
55
T
A
56
K
57
E
58
T
H
E
C
59
A
60
K
61
E
62
O
L
D
63
E
R
64
E
L
M
O
65
O
R
E
O
66
A
M
A
T
I
67
D
I
E
M
68
F
I
N
N
69
M
A
Y
A
S
70
S
A
N
E
71
F
A
T
S

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Does simple arithmetic : ADDS
5
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
9
Cat, informally : TABBY
14
"I ___ to recall..." : SEEM
15
Gossipy Barrett : RONA
16
What treasure hunters want to know : WHERE
17
Capri, e.g. : ISLE
18
Heart of the matter : CRUX
19
Flip chart holder : EASEL
20
Suffice, and then some : FILLTHEBILL
23
Faucet : TAP
24
Mai ___ (drink) : TAI
25
Budget competitor : AVIS
27
Society newcomer : DEB
30
Shake on it : SEALTHEDEAL
36
Ceramic-making, e.g. : CRAFT
38
Wanton look : LEER
39
Rick's "Casablanca" love : ILSA
40
Group of key officers : CADRE
41
London's Big ___ : BEN
42
Flies alone : SOLOS
43
Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
44
Parts of a min. : SECS
45
Congregational cries : AMENS
46
Go for a swim, say, during hot weather : BEATTHEHEAT
49
Bygone car : REO
50
"Now it's clear" : ISEE
51
"___ the season..." : TIS
53
Not near : FAR
55
Surpass all others : TAKETHECAKE
62
Up in years : OLDER
64
"Tickle-me" character : ELMO
65
Creme-filled snack : OREO
66
Violinmaker who taught Stradivari : AMATI
67
Per ___ (daily) : DIEM
68
Huckleberry ___ : FINN
69
Central American Indians : MAYAS
70
Not crazy : SANE
71
Minnesota ___ : FATS
Down
1
"Like, no way!" : ASIF
2
He loved Lucy : DESI
3
Big computer maker : DELL
4
Refine, as metal : SMELT
5
Veronica's guy, in the comics : ARCHIE
6
Achy : SORE
7
Social slight : SNUB
8
Curbside cry : TAXI
9
Jury number, commonly : TWELVE
10
"Now I get it!" : AHA
11
Any Grisham novel : BESTSELLER
12
La ___ tar pits : BREA
13
Kennel sound : YELP
21
"Here, try some!" : TASTE
22
Bert of "The Wizard of Oz" : LAHR
26
Peculiar expression : IDIOM
27
1983 comedy with Mr. T : DCCAB
28
Clear, as a disk : ERASE
29
Coiffure crisis : BADHAIRDAY
31
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" dramatist : ALBEE
32
Parasitic type : LEECH
33
Pluperfect, e.g. : TENSE
34
In unison : ASONE
35
Rodeo rope : LASSO
37
Worries : FRETS
42
Composer Erik : SATIE
44
Mets' home : SHEA
47
Hot 1990's computer game : TETRIS
48
In : ATHOME
52
Speak derisively : SCOFF
53
Shaving stuff : FOAM
54
___ mater : ALMA
56
Sneakers brand : KEDS
57
Charles Lamb's pen name : ELIA
58
Certain Feds : TMEN
59
Song for Carmen : ARIA
60
Superman, most of the time : KENT
61
Almost forever : EONS
63
Airplane announcement, for short : ETA