New York Times Answers - Thursday, 1st January 1998 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 1st January 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: FieldAREAAAcross 5: StingTRAPAAcross 9: ConjointlyASONEAAcross 14: Rossini subjectTELLAAcross 15: Craig of the N.B.A.EHLOAAcross 16: SplitRIVENAAcross 17: Alaska's first governorEGANAAcross 18: Ones born in late JulyLEOSAAcross 19: Floor, in a wayAMAZEAAcross 20: Clothing salesman's greetingMAYIBEOFHELPAAcross 23: With 12-Down, eyeglassesPINCEAAcross 24: Cabin attendant, onceSTEWAAcross 25: MerganserSMEWAAcross 29: Sandlot gameONEOCATAAcross 31: Be of good cheerREJOICEAAcross 33: Basic rhyme schemeABABAAcross 35: ___ a high noteEND ONAAcross 36: Shopper's reply to the salesmanNAHJUSTBROWSINGAAcross 42: PastichesOLIOSAAcross 43: Beer buyCASEAAcross 44: Old-fashioned fighting forceLANCERSAAcross 47: ClodDULLARDAAcross 52: Not taken in byONTOAAcross 53: Netanyahu of IsraelBIBIAAcross 55: Like "The X-Files"EERIEAAcross 56: Clothing salesman's replySUITYOURSELFAAcross 59: Words of recognitionAHYESAAcross 62: Tahiti and othersILESAAcross 63: Western tieBOLOAAcross 64: ExerciseWIELDAAcross 65: Undercover workerNARCAAcross 66: He had designs on JackieOLEGAAcross 67: "Semi-Tough" actressLENYAAAcross 68: SpoilsSWAGAAcross 69: Be impudentSASSDDown 1: "Resume speed," to a musicianATEMPODDown 2: Get backREGAINDDown 3: Comic BooslerELAYNEDDown 4: Magnetic alloyALNICODDown 5: Cast leaderTELEDDown 6: Current regulatorRHEOSTATDDown 7: Up in the airALOFTDDown 8: More ritzyPOSHERDDown 9: ___ Sea (Amu Darya's outlet)ARALDDown 10: 90's TV family, with "the"SIMPSONSDDown 11: EggsOVADDown 12: See 23-AcrossNEZDDown 13: Helm headingENEDDown 21: "Abbey Road" songBECAUSEDDown 22: Part of a flockEWEDDown 26: Knee concealerMIDIDDown 27: 37-Down's concern: Abbr.ECONDDown 28: Memorable puzzle editorWENGDDown 30: Certain muscles, informallyABSDDown 32: Ringmaster?JEWELERDDown 34: Telly optionBBCDDown 36: ___ contendereNOLODDown 37: Mr. GreenspanALANDDown 38: "Warm" or "cold"HINTDDown 39: With levityJOCOSELYDDown 40: The 30's and 40's, e.g.RADIOERADDown 41: Big Ten sch.OSUDDown 45: Ken Griffey Jr. stat.RBIDDown 46: ProtestsSITINSDDown 48: Sappho's homeLESBOSDDown 49: IntersticeAREOLADDown 50: Lunar trenchesRILLESDDown 51: Clears, in a wayDEFOGSDDown 54: Charter member?BYLAWDDown 57: Food stamp agcy.USDADDown 58: Naut. law enforcersUSCGDDown 59: Punching toolAWLDDown 60: RunHIEDDown 61: WishYEN