New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd October 1998 There are 34 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd October 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Words of encouragementBEBRAVEAAcross 8: PivotsROTATESAAcross 15: Water worldsAQUARIAAAcross 16: Like some military maneuversEVASIVEAAcross 17: Simon, to SchusterBUSINESSPARTNERAAcross 19: Musket missileBALLAAcross 20: Exceptional dealSTEALAAcross 21: Razor brandATRAAAcross 22: "Give ___ while longer"ITAAAcross 23: O.C.S. gradsLTSAAcross 24: "Uh-huh"YEPAAcross 25: OceansTONSAAcross 27: Dillon and BiondiMATTSAAcross 29: Room off an ambulatoryAPSEAAcross 30: Versailles agreementTREATYAAcross 32: Airline offeringsHEADSETSAAcross 34: Free time for womenLADIESDAYAAcross 36: God and others, e.g.CREATORSAAcross 39: LawyersTHEBARAAcross 43: StampedersHERDAAcross 44: Succeeded in annoyingGOTTOAAcross 46: Woolly yarnTALEAAcross 47: Foreign dignitaryAGAAAcross 48: Rebuttal to 24-AcrossNAHAAcross 49: Cable inits.TBSAAcross 50: Get-up-and-goPUSHAAcross 52: Olden magistratesDOGESAAcross 54: "Leave as is"STETAAcross 55: Good-time CharliesPLEASURESEEKERSAAcross 58: Potential ring-accepterEAR LOBEAAcross 58: Potential ring-accepterEARLOBEAAcross 59: DepleteEAT INTOAAcross 60: Writer on Mulberry StreetDR. SEUSSAAcross 61: It may be felt on the rangeSTETSONDDown 1: Fictional hero from ZenithBABBITTDDown 2: Middle name?EQUATORDDown 3: Reserved traveling spaceBUS LANEDDown 4: Track on the groundRAILDDown 5: Son of Prince ValiantARNDDown 6: ContendsVIESDDown 7: Urban area in a 1987 Cheech Marin film titleEASTLADDown 8: Sticks back in an albumREPASTESDDown 9: StadiumOVALDDown 10: Sea saltTARDDown 11: Cinematic terrierASTADDown 12: Photo of gramps, maybeTINTYPEDDown 13: Goddess Mother of the WorldEVERESTDDown 14: Protectors of PeruSERAPESDDown 18: Prepare (for)SETTHESTAGEDDown 26: MélangeSALADDDown 27: "___ has fleas" (uke-tuning phrase)MYDOGDDown 28: "___ say" ("Alas")SADTODDown 29: So farAS YETDDown 31: "I tought I taw a putty ___"TATDDown 33: Morse syllableDAHDDown 35: Hematite, pyrite, etc.IRONORESDDown 36: Rough and reddy?CHAPPEDDDown 37: HabituéREGULARDDown 38: They take marks offERASERSDDown 40: Secures at seaBATTENSDDown 41: President Fujimori of PeruALBERTODDown 42: Uses as a basisRESTSONDDown 45: Requirements for some degreesTHESESDDown 51: Clearly in good healthHALEDDown 52: Puts a label onDUBSDDown 53: Musical chairs goalSEATDDown 54: PlayletSKITDDown 56: Hasn't got a ___ (is poor)SOUDDown 57: Off-season in the AlpsETE