New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th January 1998 There are 36 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th January 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Revolutionary War commander JohnASHEAAcross 5: Arabic leaderALIFAAcross 9: Caught, with "in"ROPEDAAcross 14: Popular game birdTEALAAcross 15: There's no sense in itCOMAAAcross 16: ___ breath (spoken very rapidly)INONEAAcross 17: Statistician's presentationBELL-SHAPED CURVEAAcross 20: ThingENTITYAAcross 21: Settle down for the nightROOSTAAcross 22: TipSTEERAAcross 23: Corp. money managersCFOSAAcross 25: Christmas soundsHOSAAcross 28: Anderson's "High ___"TORAAcross 29: France's ___ PolytechniqueECOLEAAcross 31: Showy flowerPEONYAAcross 33: Coastal Brazilian stateBAHIAAAcross 34: Guest on Carson's last "Tonight Show"MIDLERAAcross 35: "I Ching"BOOKOFCHANGESAAcross 38: "Alien" heroineRIPLEYAAcross 39: ___ diemCARPEAAcross 40: Big name in sports trading cardsFLEERAAcross 41: One who's in it for the long runMILERAAcross 42: Gold oak leaf wearer: Abbr.MAJAAcross 45: German articleDERAAcross 46: Founder of CarthageDIDOAAcross 47: Start of many bumper sticker slogansILOVEAAcross 49: PatronageAEGISAAcross 52: Point makerSCORERAAcross 53: 1989 World Series siteCANDLESTICKPARKAAcross 57: ImproperUNDUEAAcross 58: "To Live and Die ___" (film)INLAAAcross 59: MoreELSEAAcross 60: Heater settingDE-ICEAAcross 60: Heater settingDEICEAAcross 61: Stalk of bananasSTEMAAcross 62: GermSEEDDDown 1: OptimallyAT BESTDDown 2: Taken care ofSEENTODDown 3: Summer wearHALTERDDown 4: Barbara's role on "Dallas"ELLIEDDown 5: SoreACHYDDown 6: Mauna ___LOADDown 7: Little pestIMPDDown 8: North Atlantic's ___ IslandsFAEROEDDown 9: Wealthy, in MadridRICODDown 10: BlameONUSDDown 11: Cabin featurePORTHOLEDDown 12: Part of SASE: Abbr.ENVDDown 13: Low markDEEDDown 18: Person who can barely runSTREAKERDDown 19: Computer "engine"DOSDDown 23: HairstyleCOIFDDown 24: WeakFLACCIDDDown 26: Parts of binary codeONESDDown 27: Neighbor of Iraq: Abbr.SYRDDown 30: Bok ___ (Chinese vegetable)CHOYDDown 31: Minor annoyancePINPRICKDDown 32: VergeEDGEDDown 33: Tree trunkBOLEDDown 34: Dark area on the moonMAREDDown 35: IrascibilityBILEDDown 36: Latin word in police dramasOPERANDIDDown 37: NimbusHALODDown 38: Obsolescent mail abbr.RFDDDown 41: "Little woman"MISSISDDown 42: Esprit de corpsMORALEDDown 43: HostileAVERSEDDown 44: Didn't proceed smoothlyJERKEDDDown 46: Screw cutterDIEDDown 48: Proceeds smoothlyLOPESDDown 50: Part of E.T.S.: Abbr.EDUCDDown 51: Part songGLEEDDown 52: StingSCAMDDown 53: Chew it overCUDDDown 54: Actress Sue ___ LangdonANEDDown 55: Cable channelTNTDDown 56: Tahiti, for exampleILE