New York Times Answers - Friday, 28th August 1998 There are 29 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 28th August 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Medical soapGENERALHOSPITALAAcross 16: There's no disputing itUNANIMOUSCHOICEAAcross 17: DrysTOTALABSTAINERSAAcross 18: Ante matterBETAAcross 19: Upset, with "up"HETAAcross 20: March timeIDESAAcross 21: CowBULLYAAcross 24: EncyclopedicATOZAAcross 26: They're crossed in competitionEPEESAAcross 27: Where Alexandria isNILEDELTAAAcross 32: Pendulum pathsARCSAAcross 33: Outer limitRIMAAcross 34: People in these know the ropesRODEOSAAcross 35: TwaddleROTAAcross 36: One showing empathySOLACERAAcross 38: "___ Titanic" (1979 movie)SOSAAcross 39: Destine for, as oblivionDOOMTOAAcross 41: Vulcan, for oneGODAAcross 42: PortcullisGATEAAcross 43: Rock localeSTREAMBEDAAcross 45: More wiseSAGERAAcross 46: "Your Erroneous Zones" authorDYERAAcross 47: ParryAVERTAAcross 48: Bouquet sourceWINEAAcross 51: Access, with "into"TAPAAcross 53: Muscle: PrefixMYOAAcross 54: Safe from a storm, as a planeABOVETHEWEATHERAAcross 60: Felt feverishRANATEMPERATUREAAcross 61: Melt materialPROCESSED CHEESEDDown 1: Kind of feelingGUTDDown 2: "Another Green World" composer, 1975ENODDown 3: Pendleton of "Northwest Passage"NATDDown 4: QualifiesENABLESDDown 5: Classic British carsRILEYSDDown 6: Latin lover's word?AMATDDown 7: High pitchLOBDDown 8: The sound of silenceHUSHDDown 9: BonyOSTEALDDown 10: Here and thereSCATTEREDDDown 11: Fraternity letterPHIDDown 12: Charged, in a wayIONIZEDDDown 13: In a bindTIEDDDown 14: Development unitACREDDown 15: Amount to make do withLESSDDown 21: Opposes boldlyBEARDSDDown 22: DisplaceUPROOTDDown 23: Figure of speech?LECTORDDown 25: Carbon monoxide's lackODORDDown 27: Goose eggNILDDown 28: Politico's concernIMAGEDDown 29: "Gil Blas" authorLESAGEDDown 30: Whistle blowerTOOTERDDown 31: Put forwardASSERTDDown 33: Amtrak offeringsROOMETTESDDown 36: Supporting memberSTAYDDown 37: Soft-rayed food fishC.O.D.DDown 37: Soft-rayed food fishCODDDown 40: High-tech form of rescueMEDEVACDDown 42: Dance in quadruple meterGAVOTTEDDown 44: "A German Requiem" composerBRAHMSDDown 45: Doctor's orderSAYAAHDDown 48: BuckleWARPDDown 49: Supporting memberIBARDDown 50: Double negative?NONODDown 52: Spanish Philip, informallyPEPEDDown 53: Ford make, for shortMERCDDown 55: Haitian seasonETEDDown 56: Have an "altar-cation"?WEDDDown 57: CastHUEDDown 58: Stumbling pointsERSDDown 59: "Riddle-me-___" ("Guess!")REE