New York Times Answers - Monday, 5th October 1998 There are 38 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 5th October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shirking workingLAZYAAcross 5: WetlandMARSHAAcross 10: Big dudFLOPAAcross 14: Butter substituteOLEOAAcross 15: 80's-90's singer BakerANITAAAcross 16: Not prerecordedLIVEAAcross 17: Kids' building playthingsTINKERTOYSAAcross 19: Prophetic signOMENAAcross 20: Rat finkSTOOLIEAAcross 21: Private instructorsTUTORSAAcross 23: Corrida cryOLEAAcross 24: Deep chasmABYSSAAcross 26: Actress LollobrigidaGINAAAcross 28: WilySLYAAcross 29: It gives an artist backingEASELAAcross 33: Carson's successorLENOAAcross 34: Not mass-producedTAILOR-MADEAAcross 34: Not mass-producedTAILORMADEAAcross 36: Santa ___, Calif.ANAAAcross 37: Tolkien creaturesHOBBITSAAcross 38: "Mamma ___!"MIAAAcross 39: Queen's subject?SOLDIERANTAAcross 41: Tilt, as the headCOCKAAcross 42: Oregon's capitalSALEMAAcross 43: Actor VigodaABEAAcross 44: Excellent, in modern slangPHATAAcross 45: "Stars and Stripes Forever" composerSOUSAAAcross 47: "Ben-___"HURAAcross 48: ___ scampiSHRIMPAAcross 51: Winnie-the-Pooh's creatorA. A. MILNEAAcross 55: Telly Savalas's lackHAIRAAcross 56: Small telescopesSPYGLASSESAAcross 59: First word in a fairy taleONCEAAcross 60: "Silas Marner" novelistELIOTAAcross 61: Soviet news agencyTASSAAcross 62: Lyric poemsODESAAcross 63: Salad bar serversTONGSAAcross 64: 1988 Olympic gold-medal swimmer KristinOTTODDown 1: OodlesLOTSDDown 2: Came down to earthALITDDown 3: Greek philosopher of paradox fameZENODDown 4: John Lennon's wifeYOKO ONODDown 5: One of the OsmondsMARIEDDown 6: Poker player's paymentANTEDDown 7: Brazilian cityRIODDown 8: Pigs' digsSTYDDown 9: RashHASTYDDown 10: Ocean debrisFLOTSAMDDown 11: Car with a barLIMODDown 12: Out's partnerOVERDDown 13: State prisonsPENSDDown 18: Grammy winner FitzgeraldELLADDown 22: Computer operatorsUSERSDDown 24: Poor woodcutter of folkloreALI BABADDown 25: "Puzzle by Peter Gordon," e.g.BY-LINEDDown 25: "Puzzle by Peter Gordon," e.g.BYLINEDDown 26: Italian salami cityGENOADDown 27: Counting everythingIN ALLDDown 28: Israeli nativesSABRASDDown 30: Neighbor of FijiSAMOADDown 31: ProclamationEDICTDDown 32: Breach of secrecyLEAKDDown 33: Young womanLASSDDown 34: Gout spotTOEDDown 35: Giant slugger MelOTTDDown 37: Phrase spoken with a wave into a TV cameraHIMOMDDown 40: Longs forDESIRESDDown 41: His art is a wrapCHRISTODDown 44: Mountain lionPUMADDown 46: Win for the underdogUPSETDDown 47: CeasesHALTSDDown 48: "Git!"SHOODDown 49: Round of applauseHANDDDown 50: Houston universityRICEDDown 51: Full of excitementAGOGDDown 52: Future attorney's exam: Abbr.LSATDDown 53: Hornet's homeNESTDDown 54: Old gas brandESSODDown 57: Arafat's org.PLODDown 58: Yang's counterpartYIN