New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 7th October 1998 There are 37 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 7th October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bringing up the rearLASTAAcross 5: Message on a work orderASAPAAcross 9: Bars for guitarsCAPOSAAcross 14: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 15: ProvenSUREAAcross 16: Like acacia leavesOVATEAAcross 17: Left on a mapWESTAAcross 18: CannabisHEMPAAcross 19: Premarathon foodPASTAAAcross 20: # 1 ("Hogan's Heroes")SCHULTZAAcross 22: # 2 (old radio/TV serials)PRESTONAAcross 24: Word said with a saluteSIRAAcross 25: Burden carrierBEASTAAcross 26: Woodstock supplyLSDAAcross 29: Tablecloths and suchNAPERYAAcross 31: Month before juinMAIAAcross 34: AlertOPEN-EYEDAAcross 36: People who aren't what they seemSPIESAAcross 38: Theme of this puzzleFAMOUSSERGEANTSAAcross 41: Beat the pants offTROMPAAcross 42: Onetime Asian CommunistsVIETMINHAAcross 43: Flunky's responseYESAAcross 44: DescendantsSCIONSAAcross 46: Fannie ___MAEAAcross 47: More than partialTOTALAAcross 49: Catchall abbr.ETC.AAcross 51: # 3 ("Sands of Iwo Jima")STRYKERAAcross 54: # 4 ("F Troop")OROURKEAAcross 58: Jewels siteTIARAAAcross 59: "Cheerio!"TATAAAcross 61: Pioneer talk show hostPAARAAcross 62: Ambassador's inferiorENVOYAAcross 63: Pianist GilelsEMILAAcross 64: TwosomeITEMAAcross 65: Leaves in a hot rod, with "out"PEELSAAcross 66: Antarctic explorer Sir JamesROSSAAcross 67: Paris's Avenue ___ RépubliqueDELADDown 1: Parts of a codeLAWSDDown 2: Smart-___ALECDDown 3: Medals localeSASHDDown 4: Book before PhilemonTITUSDDown 5: Smoke shop stockASHTRAYSDDown 6: Egyptian portSUEZDDown 7: TentacleARMDDown 8: # 5 (Beatles album)PEPPERDDown 9: Handles hardshipCOPESDDown 10: "Halt!" to a saltAVASTDDown 11: Kind of tensePASTDDown 12: "Beetle Bailey" dogOTTODDown 13: O'Casey or O'FaoláinSEANDDown 21: Order on the courtLINE UPDDown 21: Order on the courtLINEUPDDown 23: Bit of hopeRAYDDown 25: PlagueBEDEVILDDown 26: Like some goalsLOFTYDDown 27: Flat replacementSPAREDDown 28: Audition tapesDEMOSDDown 30: Foot, to FlaviusPESDDown 31: About one dropMINIMDDown 32: Prudential rivalAETNADDown 33: 1979 hit "___ Really Going Out With Him?"ISSHEDDown 35: Passeport infoNOMDDown 36: Begins, as workSETSTODDown 37: Popular cooking sprayPAMDDown 39: Orinoco, e.g.RIODDown 40: Battle starsGENERALSDDown 44: ___ Anne de BeaupréSTEDDown 45: # 6 ("Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")CARTERDDown 47: Its capital is InnsbruckTYROLDDown 48: Rubber-stampsOKAYSDDown 50: Amorous archerCUPIDDDown 51: Exercise routine bitSTEPDDown 52: Pitchfork prongTINEDDown 53: 90's partyRAVEDDown 54: Name that has its ups and downsOTISDDown 55: Part of A.P.R.RATEDDown 56: Film critic PaulineKAELDDown 57: Humorist BombeckERMADDown 60: Latin series starterAMO