New York Times Answers - Friday, 14th August 1998 There are 37 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 14th August 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Thrifty competitorAVISAAcross 5: Kind of pointFOCALAAcross 10: SubjoinADDAAcross 13: Idealistic sortDON QUIXOTEAAcross 15: Chief Big Bear, e.g.CREEAAcross 17: HabitualACCUSTOMEDAAcross 18: Snakes lack themEARSAAcross 19: Mend a dress, maybeREHEMAAcross 20: 1990 Literature Nobelist Octavio ___PAZAAcross 21: Meet transactionSWAPAAcross 22: "...could ___ horse!"EATAAAcross 25: Swell place?SEAAAcross 27: "Mister!"SIRAAcross 28: Pane producerGLAZIERAAcross 31: James, for oneEPISTLEAAcross 33: Rose upREBELLEDAAcross 35: Some tourneysPROAMSAAcross 36: LotsAGOBAAcross 37: SupersizedLARGEAAcross 39: Father of Fear and PanicARESAAcross 40: King of popCAROLEAAcross 42: It may heat up a dishJALAPENOAAcross 44: Cure-allsELIXIRSAAcross 46: Counterstrokes: Var.RIPOSTSAAcross 47: SmokeCIGAAcross 48: S.F. zonePSTAAcross 49: Go off the deep endSNAPAAcross 50: Banned weaponsUZISAAcross 52: Wharton grad's aspiration, maybeCEOAAcross 54: Jonson dedicateeCELIAAAcross 58: Scotch ___PINEAAcross 59: Ultimate villainANTICHRISTAAcross 62: HitchSNAGAAcross 63: JustificationGOODREASONAAcross 64: Day-___GLOAAcross 65: Bacon productESSAYAAcross 66: Not locoSANODDown 1: When Purim is observedADARDDown 2: Una ___ (unanimously)VOCEDDown 3: Span fractionINCHDDown 4: ConcertinaSQUEEZE BOXDDown 5: MeetFITDDown 6: Tic-tac-toe dudOXODDown 7: Free ticketCOMPDDown 8: RestingATEASEDDown 9: Plant groupLEDZEPPELINDDown 10: Hand helpersACESDDown 11: What public oddities often doDRAWSTARESDDown 12: Result of a bad jumpDERAILMENTDDown 14: FedEx alternativeUSMAILDDown 16: Starbucks listingsESPRESSOSDDown 23: Withdrawal whereaboutsTELLERSCAGEDDown 24: DepartmentAREADDown 26: 4-Down necessityAIRDDown 28: Meal-ending toastsGRACECUPSDDown 29: Making O.K., in a wayLEGALIZINGDDown 30: NativeABORIGINALDDown 32: Daily productionsSOAPOPERASDDown 34: Court legendDR. JDDown 38: Long-jawed fishesGARSDDown 41: Leo Durocher monicker, with "The"LIPDDown 43: Military helicopterAPACHEDDown 45: TachygraphistsSTENOSDDown 51: Utah's flowerSEGODDown 53: Native OklahomansOTOSDDown 55: Daughter of Homer and MargeLISADDown 56: "Help ___ the way!"ISONDDown 57: ___ extra costATNODDown 60: Civil rights leader WellsIDADDown 61: "All for one and one for all," e.g.CRY