New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 25th February 1998 There are 38 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 25th February 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Start of many instructionsFIRSTAAcross 6: Important Phoenician citySIDONAAcross 11: Letters from 12-DownXISAAcross 14: Carlo Levi's "Christ Stopped at ___"EBOLIAAcross 15: PennedWROTEAAcross 16: 80's White House nicknameRONAAcross 17: Month after AdarNISANAAcross 18: Keep an ___ the groundEARTOAAcross 19: Literary olioANAAAcross 20: Emergency food of Operation Overlord?DDAYKRATIONAAcross 22: Pup's cryYIPAAcross 23: OverjoysELATESAAcross 24: They may have a crush on youBOASAAcross 25: College conferralsDEGREESAAcross 28: "___ she blows!"THARAAcross 30: They may be slipperyELMSAAcross 31: TabooOFF-LIMITSAAcross 36: ___ modeALAAAcross 36: ___ modeALA.AAcross 37: Michael Caine spy movieBLUEICEAAcross 39: Tuck's partnerNIPAAcross 40: Writer's joyFAN LETTERAAcross 42: Downyflake alternativeEGGOAAcross 43: Kind of flea or dollarSANDAAcross 44: Astronomical phenomenonMOONSETAAcross 47: Wallet wadONESAAcross 49: Magna ___CHARTAAAcross 51: CD-___ROMAAcross 52: Chalet support, possiblyAFRAMEIBEAMAAcross 57: United rivalTWAAAcross 58: SugarcoatGLAZEAAcross 59: With 63-Across, comics girlfriendOLIVEAAcross 60: "Bali ___"HAIAAcross 61: Worn awayEATENAAcross 62: Zaragoza sirSENORAAcross 63: See 59-AcrossOYLAAcross 64: ResidedDWELTAAcross 65: ParadisesEDENSDDown 1: Ward (off)FENDDDown 2: Kin of op. cit.IBID.DDown 3: Parks of civil rightsROSADDown 4: Hit menSLAYERSDDown 5: Crystal chandelier soundTINKLEDDown 6: Endures apprehensivelySWEATSOUTDDown 7: More than miffedIRATEDDown 8: Day of "Pillow Talk"DORISDDown 9: Director PremingerOTTODDown 10: Broadway blinkerNEONDDown 11: Do a post-Challenger diagnosisXRAYORINGSDDown 12: Ancient Greek colonyIONIADDown 13: Loses controlSNAPSDDown 21: "Norma ___"RAEDDown 24: "Kapow!"BAMDDown 25: Refusing to listenDEAFDDown 26: Actress RainesELLADDown 27: F.B.I. agent's communicationGMANSEMAILDDown 28: Mom's offeringTLCDDown 29: HastenHIEDDown 32: EmolumentFEEDDown 33: HeavensFIRMAMENTDDown 34: Andrews of "The Mod Squad"TIGEDDown 35: "Fix"SPOTDDown 37: TV's MatlockBENDDown 38: Inc., overseasLTD.DDown 41: Vegas openerLASDDown 42: LicensedENABLEDDDown 45: Sourdough's findOREDDown 45: Sourdough's findORE.DDown 46: Of no useOTIOSEDDown 47: Straight: PrefixORTHODDown 48: "Nothing doing!"NOWAYDDown 49: JalopyCRATEDDown 50: Eye colorHAZELDDown 52: Like sharp cheeseAGEDDDown 53: It may be fatalFLAWDDown 54: One from HanoverEINEDDown 55: "Lucid" stream, to Thomas GrayAVONDDown 56: Sartre's seasMERS