New York Times Answers - Saturday, 9th May 1998 There are 38 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 9th May 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Touches for a scoreTAPSINAAcross 7: ForwardedREROUTEDAAcross 15: Go byELAPSEAAcross 16: ConfrontationONE-ON-ONEAAcross 17: Heart chamberATRIUMAAcross 18: 1786 erupterMTSHASTAAAcross 19: RaiseREARAAcross 20: Mitchell familyOHARASAAcross 22: The "S" of R.S.V.P.SILAAcross 23: "Turkey on white, hold the mayo," e.g.ORDERAAcross 25: OverANEWAAcross 26: DecoyLUREAAcross 27: Mile High Center architectPEIAAcross 28: ChillingONICEAAcross 30: Spy, at timesTAPERAAcross 31: ___ rollEGGAAcross 32: Belle's counterpartBETEAAcross 33: Ref. stapleO.E.D.AAcross 33: Ref. stapleOEDAAcross 34: 1995 Annie Lennox hitNOMOREILOVEYOUSAAcross 40: It may be sparedRODAAcross 41: TouchABUTAAcross 42: Atl. stateFLA.AAcross 43: HistrionicSTAGYAAcross 46: Boeotian Muse of memoryMNEMEAAcross 47: Florist lettersFTDAAcross 48: Coffee houses?URNSAAcross 49: Gets stuck, with "down"BOGSAAcross 50: Political eventsRACESAAcross 52: Joint jobGIGAAcross 53: Some theatrical fareREVUESAAcross 55: When repeated, one of the Society IslandsBORAAAcross 56: Gounod compositionAVE MARIAAAcross 58: Emphatic, in a wayITALICAAcross 60: Serving as a satelliteRELAYINGAAcross 61: Engage again, as an actREBOOKAAcross 62: Rocky period?STONE AGEAAcross 63: Bart and BrendaSTARRSDDown 1: Deal with impatiently, as mailTEAROPENDDown 2: Clark Kent, for oneALTER EGODDown 3: EpitomePARADIGMDDown 4: Skyline featureSPIREDDown 5: Ames inst.ISUDDown 6: Verne villainNEMODDown 7: 34-Across, e.g.?ROMANCE LANGUAGEDDown 8: AccessENTREEDDown 9: Lumbering machineRESAWDDown 10: Amazed outcriesOOHSDDown 11: Actress MerkelUNADDown 12: Even chanceTOSS-UPDDown 12: Even chanceTOSSUPDDown 13: UnbrokenENTIREDDown 14: Casino positionDEALERDDown 21: Independent country since 1804HAITIDDown 24: Scotch concoctionROB ROYDDown 26: Disney dogLADYDDown 29: EmergencyNEEDDDown 30: VacillateTEETERDDown 33: Start of something big?OVUMDDown 35: Subjects of many H.S. yearbook photosORGSDDown 36: Having a lot to lose?OBESEDDown 37: SpicyOFF-COLORDDown 38: ConcealedULTERIORDDown 39: BunglersSADSACKSDDown 43: Body substancesSUGARSDDown 44: Serving aidTRIVETDDown 45: Pope John XXIII's first nameANGELODDown 46: EmotionalMOVINGDDown 49: Head of Soviet secret police, 1938-53BERIADDown 51: Addis ___ABABADDown 53: Oscar-winning MarthaRAYEDDown 54: Word often followed by a colonSIRSDDown 57: "Wow!"MANDDown 59: ___ holidayTET