New York Times Answers - Friday, 18th September 1998 There are 23 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 18th September 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: MadeCRAFTEDAAcross 8: GrippersTALONSAAcross 14: Submission accompanimentsRETURNENVELOPESAAcross 17: Started to save, maybeOPENEDANACCOUNTAAcross 18: Take post-battle inventoryCOUNTONESLOSSESAAcross 19: Make outESPYAAcross 20: Forum greetingAVEAAcross 21: Knock for ___ALOOPAAcross 26: Jazz trumpeter ZiggyELMANAAcross 30: Gruff-sounding comics characterSGTSNORKELAAcross 35: Mansard extensionEAVEAAcross 36: Lengthy warningsCAUTIONARYTALESAAcross 38: Utah ski resortALTAAAcross 39: Long-winded speeches, e.g.SOPORIFICSAAcross 40: Dust jacket messageBLURBAAcross 42: Saturn satelliteTITANAAcross 43: Datebook abbr.FRIAAcross 45: Blue Triangle grp.YWCAAAcross 49: Holiday airingACHRISTMASCAROLAAcross 57: Repairman's knackTROUBLESHOOTINGAAcross 58: Sister of Joseph IIMARIE ANTOINETTEAAcross 59: Communism or capitalism, e.g.SYSTEMAAcross 60: Iron man?PRESSERDDown 1: Departed 70's singerCROCEDDown 2: Bank takebacksREPOSDDown 3: Believed unquestioninglyATEUPDDown 4: OddFUNNYDDown 5: Waste allowanceTRETDDown 6: "The Samurai" novelist ShusakuENDODDown 7: Church V.I.P.DEANDDown 8: Santa ___, El SalvadorTECLADDown 9: Library featureALCOVEDDown 10: Not bound inLOOSELEAFDDown 11: Sonata, e.g.OPUSDDown 12: It's protected in HawaiiNENEDDown 13: Tu-144 and othersSSTSDDown 15: Mobile-to-Birmingham dir.NNEDDown 16: Anatomical ductVASDDown 21: What makes a plan plain?ANIDDown 22: British conveniencesLOOSDDown 23: "Ready ___..."ORNOTDDown 24: Animal with striped legsOKAPIDDown 25: Reform Party founderPEROTDDown 27: Niger neighborMALIDDown 28: "___ ça!" ("Nonsense!"): Fr.AVECDDown 29: Lead role in a 60's TV dramaNESSDDown 30: Object of union protestSCABDDown 31: More than irkGALLDDown 32: South African NobelistTUTUDDown 33: Juicy treat from Southeast AsiaSTAR FRUITDDown 33: Juicy treat from Southeast AsiaSTARFRUITDDown 34: Neighbor of Hercules in the night skyLYRADDown 37: Like some earsTINDDown 41: Graft recipientBRIBEEDDown 44: Powerful Mideast forceISLAMDDown 45: "Bullitt" directorYATESDDown 46: Mittimus and mandamusWRITSDDown 47: "Thieves' Highway" starCONTEDDown 48: Ragged Dick's creatorALGERDDown 49: 20's suppliersATMSDDown 50: Big name in computersCRAYDDown 51: ___ de combatHORSDDown 52: Half a scoreTENDDown 53: Colo. hoursMSTDDown 54: ___, skip and jump awayAHOPDDown 55: Matin's oppositeSOIRDDown 56: Traffic ___CONE