New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 22nd September 1998 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 22nd September 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Part of P.T.A.: Abbr.ASSNAAcross 5: Make senseADD UPAAcross 10: St. Thomas or St. MartinISLEAAcross 14: It's hard for some people to carryTUNEAAcross 15: DoughMOOLAAAcross 16: N.Y. Met or L.A. Dodger, e.g.NLERAAcross 17: White's dessert?BROWN BETTYAAcross 19: Fly highSOARAAcross 20: Ho helloALOHAAAcross 21: Dried upSEREAAcross 22: There's no free ride on these hwys.TPKSAAcross 23: Key task?TYPINGAAcross 25: Fable fellowAESOPAAcross 27: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and othersROUNDSAAcross 30: Check for fitTRY-ONAAcross 33: Prepare for a rainy daySAVEAAcross 36: Bud's buddyLOUAAcross 37: Disco spinnerDEEJAYAAcross 38: Prop in slapstickPIEAAcross 39: Carrey's snack food?SLIMJIMAAcross 41: Mine findOREAAcross 41: Mine findORE.AAcross 42: Shows flexibility, in a wayADAPTSAAcross 44: Hit like HolyfieldBOXAAcross 45: Numero unoBESTAAcross 46: Free-for-allMELEEAAcross 47: Western howlerCOYOTEAAcross 49: Blender makerOSTERAAcross 51: Like Joe AverageNORMALAAcross 55: From pillar to ___POSTAAcross 57: TelevisesAIRSAAcross 60: Bid the bed adieuARISEAAcross 61: ___ in a blue moonONCEAAcross 62: Sawyer's beef?STEAKDIANEAAcross 64: Sharif of "Doctor Zhivago"OMARAAcross 65: Leg boneTIBIAAAcross 66: Life-or-death matter: Abbr.EMERAAcross 67: The lady'sHERSAAcross 68: Like snakeskinSCALYAAcross 69: Madams' menSIRSDDown 1: Trip to the plateAT-BATDDown 2: Rude and sullenSURLYDDown 3: Be a busybodySNOOPDDown 4: Recently employed workerNEWHIREDDown 5: Diplomat: Abbr.AMBDDown 6: Bucks' matesDOESDDown 7: Fuss over, with "on"DOTEDDown 8: ExtremistsULTRASDDown 9: Check casherPAYEEDDown 10: Coming upIN STOREDDown 11: Pesci's sandwich?SLOPPY JOEDDown 12: Faucet failureLEAKDDown 13: Screws upERRSDDown 18: Billionth: PrefixNANODDown 24: PatsiesGULLSDDown 26: Stern's oppositeSTEMDDown 28: "___ won't be afraid" ("Stand by Me" lyric)NOIDDown 29: Flying elephantDUMBODDown 31: They fit in locksOARSDDown 32: Nikita's "no"NYETDDown 33: Junk E-mailSPAMDDown 34: Glorified goferAIDEDDown 35: Wilde's entree?VEALOSCARDDown 37: Popular pencil brandDIXONDDown 39: Let it be, editoriallySTETDDown 40: Newborn child, for oneJOYDDown 43: Bothers à la baby brotherPESTERSDDown 45: They may be black and blueBERRIESDDown 47: Siskel or EbertCRITICDDown 48: Warty-skinned critterTOADDDown 50: Bridge positionsEASTSDDown 52: Home of the N.B.A. HeatMIAMIDDown 53: "Lou Grant" starASNERDDown 54: Salacious looksLEERSDDown 55: Christopher Robin's palPOOHDDown 56: Treater's wordsONMEDDown 58: Singer McEntireREBADDown 59: Go yachtingSAILDDown 63: Mary ___ of cosmeticsKAY