New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd January 1998 There are 34 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd January 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "Huh-uh"NOWAYJOSEAAcross 10: Star qualityECLATAAcross 15: Spread out, in a wayAMORTIZEDAAcross 16: RootCAUSEAAcross 17: Sunday drives?TELETHONSAAcross 18: 1946 Literature NobelistHESSEAAcross 19: ExtremeENDAAcross 20: "We the Living" authorRANDAAcross 21: OutdoneBESTEDAAcross 22: Pants specificationWIDEAAcross 23: ImpartsRELAYSAAcross 24: FestiveJOYOUSAAcross 27: Transplant needDONORAAcross 28: ConsternationALARMAAcross 29: Sociopolitical movementWOMEN'S LIBAAcross 33: StingBILKAAcross 34: Where Swansea isWALESAAcross 35: LightAIRYAAcross 36: Enter from the rear, maybeSNEAKINTOAAcross 38: Kid's commentBLEATAAcross 39: Toast beginningHERESAAcross 40: Designer LanvinJEANNEAAcross 41: Stole fromLOOTEDAAcross 43: First-placeGOLDAAcross 44: Sheds, British-styleMOULTSAAcross 45: Sci-fi author FrederikPOHLAAcross 46: BurlesqueAPEAAcross 49: BeforeUNTILAAcross 50: Swedes, gastronomically speakingRUTABAGASAAcross 52: Clear, in a wayDE-ICEAAcross 52: Clear, in a wayDEICEAAcross 53: Crash course?ECONOMICSAAcross 54: GetupDRESSAAcross 55: TrivialPENNY ANTEDDown 1: "Big ___" of the comics pageNATEDDown 2: SignOMENDDown 3: Elevated, open countryWOLDDDown 4: Metric measureAREDDown 5: Element #39YTTRIUMDDown 6: Holy warsJIHADSDDown 7: What CFC's depleteOZONEDDown 8: Radio, e.g.SENDDDown 9: Some staffers, for shortEDSDDown 10: LevelECHELONDDown 11: Chef Cardini's creationCAESAR SALADDDown 12: Full of vigorLUSTYDDown 13: OnagersASSESDDown 14: Got ready to driveTEEDDDown 21: Two-time Czech presidentBENESDDown 22: Busy bodies?WORKAHOLICSDDown 23: One gentleman of VeronaROMEODDown 24: Hook alternativesJABSDDown 25: Golfer DutraOLINDDown 26: Noah Webster's alma materYALEDDown 27: LunkheadsDOLTSDDown 29: Let upWANEDDDown 30: Bank claimLIENDDown 31: Where Baha'i beganIRANDDown 32: Storage unitBYTEDDown 34: Some guysWIRESDDown 37: They sometimes whistleKETTLESDDown 38: "Front!" runnerBELLBOYDDown 40: Bach or Strauss, e.g.JOHANNDDown 41: Hardly a people personLONERDDown 42: Certain navel, slangilyOUTIEDDown 43: BoardedGOTONDDown 44: Noted PBS newsmanMUDDDDown 45: Dark purplePUCEDDown 46: "I'm ___ it!"AGINDDown 47: BargainPACTDDown 48: BeingESSEDDown 50: Agent, colloquiallyREPDDown 51: Professional org. since 1847AMA