New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 19th August 1998 There are 43 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 19th August 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Noted Presidential loserGOLDWATERAAcross 6: Serious troubleHOT WATERAAcross 10: Kind of markLOW WATERAAcross 14: Start of an añoENEROAAcross 15: Stinging remarkBARBAAcross 16: Derby trackOVALAAcross 17: Statehouse official: Abbr.LTGOVAAcross 18: It may get a good lickingOREOAAcross 19: Pianist PeterNEROAAcross 20: On the way to oblivionDOOMEDAAcross 22: Peek in (on)SPYAAcross 23: Opposite of ecto-ENDOAAcross 24: Make a misstepERRAAcross 25: DisguisesMASKSAAcross 27: Tummy musclesABSAAcross 30: On a scale of one ___TOTENAAcross 32: Words before mention or worryNOTTOAAcross 36: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, etc.DEIAAcross 37: Loudspeaker, informallyHORNAAcross 38: "Y'know what ___?"IMEANAAcross 39: De Klerk's successorMANDELAAAcross 41: ViolationOFFENSEAAcross 43: Like printing pressesINKEDAAcross 44: Soft cheeseBRIEAAcross 45: Educ. groupPTAAAcross 46: Opera about an opera singerTOSCAAAcross 47: Country music singer GibbsTERRIAAcross 48: Funnyman BrooksMELAAcross 49: Live coalEMBERAAcross 51: WindupENDAAcross 53: PorticoSTOAAAcross 56: Leg's partnerARMAAcross 57: SoaksSTEEPSAAcross 61: Divisions of joulesERGSAAcross 62: Quiz answerTRUEAAcross 64: Entertained in one's apartmentHADUPAAcross 65: Suffix with concessionAIREAAcross 66: Masons' burdensHODSAAcross 67: She wants to "talk proper...like a lye-dy"ELIZAAAcross 68: It may rock you to sleepWATER BEDAAcross 68: It may rock you to sleepWATERBEDAAcross 69: Web-footed rodentWATER RATAAcross 70: Actor SamWATERSTONDDown 1: NeuterGELDDDown 2: Catch ___ONTODDown 3: Kind of blocksLEGODDown 4: Suffix with hippo-DROMEDDown 5: History that no longer mattersWATEROVERTHEDAMDDown 6: Modern movie initialsHBODDown 7: Regatta crewOARSMENDDown 8: Boring toolTREPANDDown 9: Team helpersWATERBOYSDDown 10: In need of companyLONESOMEDDown 11: Pizzeria featureOVENDDown 12: PrecinctWARDDDown 13: DefeatWATERLOODDown 21: SalivateDROOLDDown 26: 1962 Polanski Oscar nomineeKNIFEINTHEWATERDDown 27: Concede (to)ADMITDDown 28: Minor betting gameBEANODDown 29: ScuttlesSINKSDDown 31: La-la lead-inTRADDown 33: Curfew time, maybeTENPMDDown 34: SampleTASTEDDown 35: Ryan or TatumONEALDDown 40: LateDECEASEDDDown 41: Hockey's BobbyORRDDown 42: CansFIRESDDown 44: Kind of onionBERMUDADDown 47: FrightTERRORDDown 50: Tub fillerBATH WATERDDown 50: Tub fillerBATHWATERDDown 52: Gives a handDEALSDDown 53: BrineSEAWATERDDown 54: Windy City paper, with "The"TRIBDDown 55: MeanieOGREDDown 58: Take out or put in, e.g.EDITDDown 59: "The Sicilian" authorPUZODDown 60: CrossSPANDDown 63: French directionEST