31 May 2001 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 May 2001

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

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Rich, raisiny cake : BABA
5
Knuckler alternative : FASTBALL
10
Court helper : BALLBOY
14
Work in the media : EDIT
15
Jazz pianist Marsalis : ELLIS
16
Museo work : ARTE
17
Fathers' robes : ALBS
18
Cheery : RIANT
19
Broadway luminary? : NEON
20
It rises in Lake Victoria : NILE
21
___ X : GEN
22
Throws off : ADDLES
24
In-line skate part : BALLBEARING
26
Start of a simple game : TIC
27
"___ a perfumed sea ...": Poe : OER
28
Synchronize anew : REPHASE
32
Commode component : BALLCOCK
36
Flap : ADO
38
Ride in a shuttle : SALLY
39
Tale of Vikings, perhaps : SAGA
40
Cartoon aficionado's purchase : CEL
41
Comment after the fog clears : ISEE
42
Manual consultants : USERS
44
Fish of the genus Electrophorus : EEL
45
Cold war ammunition? : SNOWBALL
46
She ranks : PEERESS
48
___-Pitch : SLO
50
In addition : YET
51
Mess up at a critical moment : DROPTHEBALL
56
He stopped smoking cigars in 1985 : CASTRO
59
Hockey shutout : OOO
60
Hockey position : WING
61
Symbol of life : ANKH
62
Gives the nod to : OKAYS
64
One-two connector : ANDA
65
In ___ (even) : ATIE
66
Caribbean port : PONCE
67
Footnote word : IDEM
68
Tennis miss : NETBALL
69
Rounded end : BALLPEEN
70
Revealing work of art? : NUDE
Down
1
Dangerous pitch : BEANBALL
2
Unrehearsed : ADLIB
3
Job site? : BIBLE
4
One way to be lost : ATSEA
5
Former Windsor in-law, informally : FERGIE
6
"Star Trek" peoples : ALIENRACES
7
Talk on the street : SLANG
8
Foil material : TIN
9
Hoosier university : BALLSTATE
10
Jailbird's burden : BALLANDCHAIN
11
Belgian balladeer : BREL
12
Missouri's ally, once : OTOE
13
Desires : YENS
23
Market corrections : DIPS
25
Seoul soldier : ROK
28
Big wheel's wheels : ROLLSROYCE
29
Plus : ALSO
30
Offed : SLEW
31
Look at : EYEBALL
32
Muddles : BALLSUP
33
Possessive, e.g. : CASE
34
S-curve : OGEE
35
Be in charge : CARRYTHEBALL
37
River to the North Sea : DEE
43
Nostradamus, for one : SEER
45
Saturate : SOP
47
Street game : STOOPBALL
49
Relax : LOOSEN
51
College in Crete, Neb. : DOANE
52
"What Is Man?" essayist : TWAIN
53
Caste member : HINDU
54
Through : ENDED
55
It may follow the national anthem : BALLGAME
56
"Slither" star, 1973 : CAAN
57
___ meridiem : ANTE
58
Little play : SKIT
63
Comical lawman : KOP