New York Times Answers - Saturday, 4th April 1998 There are 36 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 4th April 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Policeman, in slangJOHNLAWAAcross 8: Hair styleBANGSAAcross 13: BeastlyABUSIVEAAcross 14: Chekhov play, with "The"SEA GULLAAcross 14: Chekhov play, with "The"SEAGULLAAcross 16: Acts of kindnessMERCIESAAcross 17: Concern for some losersCALORIEAAcross 18: Underestimate, e.g.ERRAAcross 19: C.P.A.'s requestIRSFORMAAcross 21: Literary monogramTSEAAcross 22: Eye opening, maybeSLITAAcross 24: BingesTOOTSAAcross 25: ScapegoatBUTTAAcross 26: Looks atVIEWSAAcross 28: Bit of reverse English?NOTAAcross 29: Gay cityPAREEAAcross 30: Not alfrescoINDOORAAcross 32: Line positionTIGHT ENDAAcross 34: DonnedSLIPPEDONAAcross 36: Interested partyCUSTOMERAAcross 39: Devious onesSNEAKSAAcross 43: Deal prerequisitesANTESAAcross 44: Hors d'oeuvre itemDIPAAcross 46: Oedipus, in the endEXILEAAcross 47: Work areaSHOPAAcross 48: Kind of discussionPANELAAcross 50: UnfeignedTRUEAAcross 51: More, to MehtaPIUAAcross 52: CheckCONTROLAAcross 54: Old Ford modelLTD.AAcross 55: Privately, and to be kept privateINTRUSTAAcross 57: DetailITEMIZEAAcross 59: Some discriminatorsAGEISTSAAcross 60: Carpenter, at timesSTAINERAAcross 61: The socially lostNERDSAAcross 62: Make ready for useHARNESSDDown 1: Son of Mary StuartJAMESVIDDown 2: College that pioneered in coeducationOBERLINDDown 3: SlapdashHURRIEDDDown 4: Pres. advisory grp.NSCDDown 5: Year Trajan was bornLIIIDDown 6: Keep from happeningAVERTDDown 7: Big name in oilWESSONDDown 8: EmollientBALMDDown 9: BackAGODDown 10: EncourageNURTUREDDown 11: Reflect brilliantlyGLISTENDDown 12: Came down pretty hardSLEETEDDDown 14: Short dog, for shortSCOTTIEDDown 15: Surrogate listenerEARSDDown 20: Classic clueFOOTPRINTDDown 23: Gliding ballroom danceTWO-STEPDDown 25: Be on deckBATNEXTDDown 27: Cadenzas, e.g.SOLOSDDown 29: CallPHONEDDown 31: LipRIMDDown 33: Mdse.GDSDDown 35: They split hairsPEDANTSDDown 36: Volga outletCASPIANDDown 37: RattleUNHINGEDDown 38: Less dauntedSTOUTERDDown 40: Diver's needAIRLINEDDown 41: PalookasKLUTZESDDown 42: Groundskeeping apparatusesSEEDERSDDown 45: Fade awayPERISHDDown 48: AnnouncePOSTDDown 49: "Whole ___ Love" (1970 hit)LOTTADDown 52: SwearCUSSDDown 53: "Laughable Lyrics" writerLEARDDown 56: Clear (of)RIDDDown 58: Time div.MIN