New York Times Answers - Saturday, 3rd October 1998 There are 36 across clues and 34 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 3rd October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ParadesSHOWSOFFAAcross 9: Percussion instrumentsANVILSAAcross 15: Review in detailHASH OVERAAcross 16: SacredICONICAAcross 17: With savvyASTUTELYAAcross 18: Cavalry memberLANCERAAcross 19: Way offRAMPAAcross 20: ClawNIPPERAAcross 22: Horatian workODEAAcross 23: Grp. hosting an open housePTAAAcross 24: RiotCARDAAcross 25: SheetFLOEAAcross 26: LordsSIRSAAcross 28: Compacter than compactMINIAAcross 29: Kind of costumeCLOWNAAcross 30: Result of a wallopTKOAAcross 31: 1980 Diana Ross hitITSMYTURNAAcross 33: A substitute?ALFAAAcross 35: TopsA-ONEAAcross 36: Using fiscal prudenceTHRIFTILYAAcross 39: Cowboys' grp.NFCAAcross 42: Merino, for oneBREEDAAcross 43: ___ many wordsINSOAAcross 44: French chalkTALCAAcross 46: ConstruedREADAAcross 47: Anjou alternativeBOSCAAcross 48: "Angie" actor, 1994REAAAcross 49: Vex, with "at"EATAAcross 50: Indication of permanenceTENUREAAcross 52: Seaweed productAGARAAcross 53: Not so good physicallyACHIERAAcross 55: Not to mentionLET ALONEAAcross 57: Like bons motsCLEVERAAcross 58: Borders on the beach?TANLINESAAcross 59: Grounds for excommunicationHERESYAAcross 60: Dabbles (in)SMATTERSDDown 1: ExpertsSHARPSDDown 2: Dives into a projectHASATITDDown 3: European coin until 1990OSTMARKDDown 4: PasteWHUPDDown 5: LushSOTDDown 6: Dutch ___OVENDDown 7: ComplimentFELICITATIONDDown 8: SkilletsFRYPANSDDown 9: DistressedAILEDDDown 10: Tenn. neighborNCARDDown 11: Part of a noble's nameVONDDown 12: Like almost all TV shows nowadaysINCOLORDDown 13: Go to bed, sayLIE DOWNDDown 14: Show for criticsSCREENDDown 21: Kind of therapyPRIMALSCREAMDDown 25: SmoothFLUENTDDown 27: Became exaltedSOAREDDDown 28: AnnoyMIFFDDown 29: Bill of lading abbr.CTNDDown 32: DorkYO-YODDown 34: CoverLIDDDown 36: GooTREACLEDDown 37: Low-growing shrubHEATHERDDown 38: Schoolyard tauntsINSULTSDDown 40: Beyond repairFARGONEDDown 41: Having fewer errors, as copyCLEANERDDown 42: Security errorBREACHDDown 45: Treat lovinglyCARESSDDown 47: Tart ingredientBERRYDDown 50: Elevators, of a sortTEESDDown 51: "Empedocles on ___" (Arnold poem)ETNADDown 52: Settled (on)ALITDDown 54: Suffix with correctIVEDDown 56: Ft. above landALT