New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th October 1998 There are 32 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Small settlementsHAMLETSAAcross 8: One of a popular musical trioDOMINGOAAcross 15: Pumpkin-headedIDIOTICAAcross 16: Keats, to ShelleyADONAISAAcross 17: Common fertilizerNITRATEAAcross 18: First hit by the Police, 1979ROXANNEAAcross 19: SpoilsDOTESONAAcross 20: Wrongfully takeCRIBAAcross 21: Seagoing lettersUSSAAcross 22: Get-up-and-goPEPAAcross 24: Morales of "La Bamba"ESAIAAcross 27: Good name for a cook?STUAAcross 29: Of which A-Ant was pub. in Jan. 1884O.E.D.AAcross 29: Of which A-Ant was pub. in Jan. 1884OEDAAcross 32: Comment to a backstabber?ETTUAAcross 34: Misappropriate public funds, sayFEATHER ONE'S NESTAAcross 39: Like certain opportunitiesONCEINALIFETIMEAAcross 40: They're probably not good for what ails youPATENTMEDICINESAAcross 41: QuashSTOPAAcross 42: Canal zone?EARAAcross 43: Reb lettersCSAAAcross 44: At one time, at one timeERSTAAcross 46: Grade sch. classSCIAAcross 48: Tight wrapperBOAAAcross 51: Kirkuk's countryIRAQAAcross 54: Men of the clothRECTORSAAcross 57: Less subduedGAUDIERAAcross 60: Still in rehearsalsUNREADYAAcross 61: Outstanding debtARREARSAAcross 62: YapperSCOTTIEAAcross 63: Diamond in the rough?SANDLOTAAcross 64: Work on a galleyTYPESETDDown 1: Worshiper of 37-DownHINDUDDown 2: "Later!"ADIOSDDown 3: PawsMITTSDDown 4: Elders' teachingsLOREDDown 5: Long E's, in GreekETASDDown 6: "Mambo Diablo" musicianTITOPUENTEDDown 7: Play makeupSCENEDDown 8: Bois ___ (Osage orange)DARCDDown 9: Garlic, for oneODORDDown 10: Get-up-and-goMOXIEDDown 11: One way to voteIN ABSENTIADDown 12: Bert's fictional twin sisterNANDDown 13: Kind of millGINDDown 14: Verb follower?OSEDDown 23: Joint-stock company ownersPOOLERSDDown 25: Had a traditional dinnerATEINDDown 26: "Who's there?" responseITSMEDDown 27: Like cliffsSTEEP-SIDEDDDown 28: HairlineTHINDDown 30: "Idylls of the King" ladyENIDDDown 31: ShortfallDEFICIENCYDDown 33: Sport-___ (popular vehicles)UTESDDown 34: PopinjaysFOPSDDown 35: Mother's mother, e.g.ENATEDDown 36: Man of partsACTORDDown 37: See 1-DownRAMADDown 38: Brief momentsSECSDDown 45: "Perry Mason" featureTRIALDDown 47: Pizza featureCRUSTDDown 48: Jetty setBOATSDDown 49: Do ___ORDIEDDown 50: HeretoforeAS YETDDown 52: Akron baseball playerAERODDown 53: Alphabet quartetQRSTDDown 55: Field yieldCROPDDown 56: Pied's oppositeTETEDDown 57: A number of dental patients?GASDDown 58: Neighbor of ScorpiusARADDown 59: OssuaryURN