New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 4th November 1998 There are 37 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 4th November 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Basketball Hall-of-Famer from the CelticsKCJONESAAcross 8: A popPERAAcross 11: About 5/8 of a mi.KILAAcross 14: Some patchesIRONONSAAcross 15: Oakland's countyALAMEDAAAcross 17: Gentle paceDOGTROTAAcross 18: Greatly surpassed, with "over"TOWEREDAAcross 19: Mornings, for shortAMSAAcross 20: U.S. retailer since 1902JCPENNEYAAcross 21: "General Hospital," e.g.SOAPAAcross 24: BiddingBEHESTAAcross 25: "Trent's Last Case" authorECBENTLEYAAcross 28: Pick-me-upTONICAAcross 32: CoreNUBAAcross 33: Grand achievementCOUPAAcross 34: Columnist BarrettRONAAAcross 35: "Hold On Tight" rock grp.ELOAAcross 36: Be in arrearsOWEAAcross 37: It has springsSPAAAcross 40: Bering, e.g.: Abbr.STRAAcross 41: Spoils shares?CUTSAAcross 43: Lose control of a carSKIDAAcross 44: MarkerIOUAAcross 45: Money in the bank, sayASSETAAcross 47: "Petals in the Wind" authorVCANDREWSAAcross 49: Do a maître d's jobRESEATAAcross 51: Cartoonist PeterARNOAAcross 52: "U Can't Touch This" singer, 1990MCHAMMERAAcross 55: Halloween decorationBATAAcross 57: Tenant farmerCROPPERAAcross 58: Subdivision of a Roman legionMANIPLEAAcross 62: Pet carrier featureAIR HOLEAAcross 62: Pet carrier featureAIRHOLEAAcross 63: Ruler's lengthONEFOOTAAcross 64: Jordan has a part in it: Abbr.NBAAAcross 65: Reg. versionSTDAAcross 66: Noted children's book illustrator (one of six "middle C" people in this puzzle)NCWYETHDDown 1: TeaseKIDDDown 2: ___-MagnonCRODDown 3: NudgeJOGDDown 4: RecordedONTAPEDDown 5: "Cheers" regularNORMDDown 6: Slaughter in baseballENOSDDown 7: J.F.K. arrivalSSTDDown 8: Like some fogPATCHYDDown 9: Take flight to unite?ELOPEDDown 10: Least experiencedRAWESTDDown 11: "Show Boat" composerKERNDDown 12: Notion in NormandyIDEEDDown 13: ___ LuckLADYDDown 16: Personal counselorMENTORDDown 20: Military vehicleJEEPDDown 21: Cayuga relativeSENECADDown 22: Dome opening, in architectureOCULUSDDown 23: Ones overseeing monk-y business?ABBOTSDDown 24: SadBLUEDDown 26: Cpl. or sgt.NCODDown 27: Stranded motorist's needTOWDDown 29: More of a busybodyNOSIERDDown 30: Around, so to speakINTOWNDDown 31: Old-time Met tenorCARUSODDown 37: 32-card gameSKATDDown 38: Brooch partPINDDown 39: Tack onADDDDown 42: AngelSERAPHDDown 43: Melee mementoSCARDDown 46: Musical speedsTEMPOSDDown 47: Went off at an angleVEEREDDDown 48: ApproveRATIFYDDown 50: Sensed odors, old-styleSMELTDDown 52: Thom ___ shoe storesMCANDDown 53: Newborn's placeCRIBDDown 54: Wedding danceHORADDown 55: Judge's seatBANCDDown 56: FreshlyANEWDDown 58: Back-to-work time: Abbr.MONDDown 59: "The Haunted Palace" poetPOEDDown 60: Auction amountLOTDDown 61: Biblical verb endingETH