New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th July 1998 There are 34 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th July 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like many a detective's trailCOLDAAcross 5: Asian taxiCYCLOAAcross 10: Merit badge holderSASHAAcross 14: Kind of "snackwich"OREOAAcross 15: Light headwear?HALOSAAcross 16: Earthenware potOLLAAAcross 17: DummyVENTRILOQUYFOILAAcross 20: PrizedESTEEMEDAAcross 21: Rachmaninoff pieceETUDEAAcross 22: Honor bestowed by Eliz.OBEAAcross 23: Last of a Latin trioAMATAAcross 25: Another dummyOPENBRIDGEHANDAAcross 32: UnstrictLAXAAcross 33: Bringing forth fruit, as cornEARINGAAcross 34: Heater componentCOILAAcross 36: Opening bitANTEAAcross 38: With 60-Down, Whoopi's "Ghost" roleODAAAcross 39: Sea terrorORCAAAcross 40: "The one that got away"YARNAAcross 41: OneUNITEDAAcross 44: Indy 500 sponsorS.T.P.AAcross 44: Indy 500 sponsorSTPAAcross 45: Yet another dummyMAGAZINEMOCKUPAAcross 48: Idle on the screenERICAAcross 49: Campaign proPOLAAcross 50: Confidence gameSTINGAAcross 53: Keyboard professionalPIANISTEAAcross 58: And still another dummyWINDOWMANNEQUINAAcross 61: Works in the UffiziARTEAAcross 62: Reason for celebrationRAISEAAcross 63: Biblical prepositionUNTOAAcross 64: LoutBOORAAcross 65: Streisand vehicleYENTLAAcross 66: They're inflatableEGOSDDown 1: Sheltered nookCOVEDDown 2: They're found in prospectors' sectorsORESDDown 3: Carnival followerLENTDDown 4: IdolizeDOTEONDDown 5: Idle fancyCHIMERADDown 6: Where the Clintons metYALEDDown 7: LunkheadCLODDDown 8: Stage dir. meaning "begins to speak"LOQDDown 9: Columbus sch.OSUDDown 10: Mexican munchieSOFTTACODDown 11: Baseball family nameALOUDDown 12: Used a firehouse poleSLIDDDown 13: SoundHALEDDown 18: Jewish teacherREBBEDDown 19: Part of a Beatles refrainYEAHDDown 23: Paternal relativeAGNATEDDown 24: "Falstaff" mezzo-sopranoMEGDDown 25: Oil of ___OLAYDDown 26: It began service in 1927PANAMDDown 27: Unbilled personEXTRADDown 28: Double-edgedIRONICDDown 29: OffedDIDINDDown 30: From Oslo, to nativesNORSKDDown 31: Mirabile ___ (wonderful to say)DICTUDDown 35: Reindeer herderLAPPDDown 37: Give rise toENGENDERDDown 41: Cause of widespread firing?UZIDDown 42: Select for jury duty: Var.EMPANELDDown 43: Blackmore heroineDOONEDDown 46: Constellation south of the Big DipperARGODDown 47: In-groupCLIQUEDDown 50: TarSWABDDown 51: Rookie: Var.TIRODDown 52: Absorbed byINTODDown 53: AnnoyancePAINDDown 54: Technical sch.INSTDDown 55: Chinese dynasty overthrown by the MongolsSUNGDDown 56: Mambo king PuenteTITODDown 57: "The Dukes of Hazzard" spinoffENOSDDown 59: SeinfeldesqueWRYDDown 60: See 38-AcrossMAE