New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th October 1998 There are 33 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like digital clock nos.LCDAAcross 4: 1978 film sleeper?COMAAAcross 8: Neil Sedaka's daughter/co-singerDARAAAcross 12: Hydrodynamic duoOARSAAcross 14: Caesar's "these"HAECAAcross 15: New father's handoutCIGARAAcross 16: Start of a riddleWHATDOTHEAAcross 18: HabitUSAGEAAcross 19: Persistence of memory conceptENGRAMAAcross 20: "Very well, mademoiselle"TRESBIENAAcross 22: Riddle, part 2ALPHABETANDAAAcross 24: ScornDESPISEAAcross 27: Actress Park-Lincoln of "Knots Landing"LARAAcross 28: Like some textbook publishingELHIAAcross 29: Closer to extinctionRARERAAcross 32: JiffySECAAcross 35: Riddle, part 3CLONENAMEDDOLLYAAcross 39: ___ GardensKEWAAcross 40: "___ luck!"LOTSAAAcross 41: Night prowlerPUMAAAcross 42: Andy Capp's wifeFLOAAcross 43: Not right nowLATER ONAAcross 46: End of the riddleHAVEINCOMMONAAcross 51: SupervisorOVERSEERAAcross 52: Longtime Disney C.E.O. MichaelEISNERAAcross 56: JargonLINGOAAcross 57: Riddle's answerDOUBLEEWEAAcross 59: Done inSLAINAAcross 60: First Lady HarrisonANNAAAcross 61: Skater's jumping featAXELAAcross 62: Ballad, oftenTALEAAcross 63: Marsupials, informallyROOSAAcross 64: HearTRYDDown 1: Rob of "Wayne's World"LOWEDDown 2: "High Hopes" lyricistCAHNDDown 3: Use a trawlDRAGDDown 4: Mega-bites?CHOMPSDDown 5: Bit-wearer's tidbitOATDDown 6: New York Philharmonic conductor, 1978-91MEHTADDown 7: BitterACERBDDown 8: Prevent from lawyeringDISBARDDown 9: "Encore!"AGAINDDown 10: Went ballisticRAGEDDDown 11: Dallas's Reunion ___ARENADDown 13: Secure for a flightSTRAPINDDown 15: Flan fillingCUSTARDDDown 17: "The Persistence of Memory" painterDALIDDown 21: Caught congersEELEDDDown 23: City of AfghanistanHERATDDown 24: Bicycle setDECKDDown 25: Magazine à la modeELLEDDown 26: MovieSHOWDDown 30: 12-hr. stretchesAMSDDown 31: SphereREALMDDown 32: InsultSLURDDown 33: Adm. ZumwaltELMODDown 34: Shade of blueCYANDDown 36: "Invisible Man" novelistELLISONDDown 37: All's oppositeNOONEDDown 38: View from the QE2OPENSEADDown 42: Prince Andy's exFERGIEDDown 44: Creeping protozoansAMEBASDDown 45: Trouble's partnerTOILDDown 46: "The Planets" composerHOLSTDDown 47: Province west of MadridAVILADDown 48: CorruptVENALDDown 49: Fragrant woodCEDARDDown 50: Maine town named for a Penobscot chiefORONODDown 53: FollowingNEXTDDown 54: PourerEWERDDown 55: Lean (on)RELYDDown 58: Start for a Spanish countUNO