New York Times Answers - Thursday, 7th May 1998 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 7th May 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hot stuffTABASCOAAcross 8: Nuts, so to speakZEALOTSAAcross 15: More accurateEXACTERAAcross 16: Select for jury dutyEMPANELAAcross 17: SnobELITISTAAcross 18: Saltpeter, for oneNITRATEAAcross 19: They're found in patchesMELONSAAcross 20: ZeroNILAAcross 21: Like some straitsDIREAAcross 22: PeeveIRKAAcross 23: Recurring subjectMOTIFAAcross 25: Record store sectionRAPAAcross 26: Moistens, in a wayDEWSAAcross 28: With 43-Across and 20-Down, a sign on a restaurant doorNOSHOESAAcross 30: "My God," in the ScripturesELIAAcross 31: Jack-a-dandyDUDEAAcross 32: Semimonthly tidesNEAPSAAcross 36: On floppy disk, sayMACHINE READABLEAAcross 40: SignedINKEDAAcross 41: Burgundy and BordeauxVINSAAcross 42: InterdictBANAAcross 43: See 28-AcrossNOSHIRTAAcross 46: Tear to bitsRENDAAcross 47: Sighs of contentAHSAAcross 50: 1-Across, e.g.SAUCEAAcross 51: Stable stapleHAYAAcross 52: Places for PekesLAPSAAcross 54: SpleenIREAAcross 55: "The Misfits" co-starMONROEAAcross 58: Initial gainTOEHOLDAAcross 60: Vine-covered passagewayPERGOLAAAcross 61: SpiritsALCOHOLAAcross 62: Opens, as a letterUNSEALSAAcross 63: Give backRESTOREAAcross 64: Lent precederTUESDAYDDown 1: Be rife (with)TEEMDDown 2: Wheel supportAXLEDDown 3: DomainBAILIWICKDDown 4: Hunt and PeckACTORSDDown 5: Olfactory offenseSTINKDDown 6: British taxCESSDDown 7: Table scrapORTDDown 8: Magnavox rivalZENITHDDown 9: ___ Largo, "Thunderball" villainEMILIODDown 10: ProneAPTDDown 11: Cover with fatLARDDDown 12: TV studio signON AIRDDown 13: Prefix with chlorideTETRADDown 14: Visit the land of NodSLEEPDDown 20: See 28-AcrossNOSERVICEDDown 23: Statistical calculationMODEDDown 24: Wards (off)FENDSDDown 26: Half of the French?DEMIDDown 27: SparkleELANDDown 28: Wimple wearerNUNDDown 29: The brinySEADDown 31: PranksDIDOSDDown 33: Album whose cover shows Paul McCartney with 28-AcrossABBEYROADDDown 34: BlueprintPLANDDown 35: E-mail commandSENDDDown 37: Female lobsterHENDDown 38: The Old SodEIREDDown 39: Small colonistANTDDown 44: Chantey singerSAILORDDown 45: Now clear this!HURDLEDDown 46: Kitchen appliancesRANGESDDown 47: Hitching post?ALTARDDown 48: Non-Polynesian, in Pearl CityHAOLEDDown 49: BlueprintSPECSDDown 51: Centaur, in partHORSEDDown 53: With 60-Down, Summer Olympics eventSHOTDDown 55: Computer listMENUDDown 56: StewpotOLLADDown 57: CushyEASYDDown 59: "So that's your game!"OHODDown 60: See 53-DownPUT