New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 27th May 1998 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 27th May 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Problem in the defense linesHOLEAAcross 5: Mountain dew producerSTILLAAcross 10: TheoriesISMSAAcross 14: On ___ with (equal to)APARAAcross 15: Lofty roostAERIEAAcross 16: Cannon of "Deathtrap"DYANAAcross 17: First name in jeansLEVIAAcross 18: French and Indian War battle siteLAKEGEORGEAAcross 20: "Much Ado About Nothing" friarFRANCISAAcross 22: GallivantGADAAcross 23: Article in France-SoirUNEAAcross 24: Clinton, e.g., before being Pres.GOVAAcross 25: Igneous rock constituentFELDSPARAAcross 27: Grand Canyon viewPANORAMAAAcross 31: It's 0 deg. at the equatorLATAAcross 32: Pueblo materialADOBEAAcross 33: With competenceABLYAAcross 35: Cause to grimacePAINAAcross 39: Standard partnerPOORSAAcross 40: "___ Man Answers" (1962 film)IFAAAcross 41: "Pénélope" composerFAUREAAcross 42: "___ silly question..."ASKAAAcross 43: RecognizeKNOWAAcross 44: Part of LEMLUNARAAcross 45: 4, on a phoneGHIAAcross 47: Opened, as a doorUNBOLTEDAAcross 49: "The Dating Game" contestantBACHELORAAcross 53: Mentalist GellerURIAAcross 54: 1-Down doubledALLAAcross 55: 80's sitcom with the voice of Paul FuscoALFAAcross 56: Wild assesONAGERSAAcross 60: Newfoundland's capitalSAINT JOHN'SAAcross 60: Newfoundland's capitalSAINT JOHNSAAcross 63: Where Farsi is spokenIRANAAcross 64: Shells and suchAMMOAAcross 65: Standing byONICEAAcross 66: "Lovely" Beatles girlRITAAAcross 67: Arcing shotsLOBSAAcross 68: Neighbor of OmanYEMENAAcross 69: SpringLEAPDDown 1: Soccer segmentHALFDDown 2: Telephone abbr.OPERDDown 3: Kind of lampLAVADDown 4: St. Patrick's Day phraseERINGOBRAGHDDown 5: Mouth moistenerSALIVADDown 6: They may be herbalTEASDDown 7: Tick offIRKDDown 8: Feudal lordLIEGEDDown 9: Under sanctionLEGALLYDDown 10: 49-Across's last wordsIDODDown 11: Vermont productSYRUPDDown 12: ___ cum laudeMAGNADDown 13: Vile smileSNEERDDown 19: Classic Icelandic poetryEDDADDown 21: NucleiCORESDDown 25: Quartet hidden in this puzzleFABFOURDDown 26: Beer brewed in BremenSTPAULIGIRLDDown 27: Hemingway's handlePAPADDown 28: CommotionsADOSDDown 29: Breakfast areaNOOKDDown 30: Water sourceMAINDDown 34: Bowling greenLAWNDDown 36: Bee or EmAUNTDDown 37: "Dies ___"IRAEDDown 38: Disappointing date, maybeNERDDDown 41: Regional plantsFLORADDown 43: Wet blanketKILLJOYDDown 46: Qualifying raceHEATDDown 48: Burner designerBUNSENDDown 49: Kind of metabolismBASALDDown 50: Texas shrineALAMODDown 51: ShinnyCLIMBDDown 52: ___ mind (in agreement)OFONEDDown 56: Story starterONCEDDown 57: Pelee Island's lakeERIEDDown 58: Tat-tat precederRATADDown 59: Say with annoyanceSNAPDDown 61: RefusalsNOSDDown 62: "She Done ___ Wrong"HIM