New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 2nd December 1998 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 2nd December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ElbowroomSPACEAAcross 6: One of the 3 B'sBACHAAcross 10: Kellogg Foods brandEGGOAAcross 14: Plant in Flanders fieldsPOPPYAAcross 15: Double-reed woodwindOBOEAAcross 16: ProdGOADAAcross 17: Mac makerAPPLEAAcross 18: Start of a quipNEVERGOTOAAcross 20: I-95, e.g.: Abbr.RTEAAcross 21: Fritter awayWASTEAAcross 23: Kind of downEIDERAAcross 24: "One ___ customer"TOAAAcross 25: Actress AliciaANAAAcross 26: Two-toned horsesROANSAAcross 28: Quip, part 2APLASTICSURGEONAAcross 33: Sighs of distressOHSAAcross 34: A lot of a drill sergeant's drillHUTSAAcross 35: Hoo-haADOAAcross 36: Take a chance onRISKAAcross 39: It may help you "catch up"NAPAAcross 40: FretSTEWAAcross 41: Shade of blondASHAAcross 42: Modern summonsBEEPAAcross 44: Genetic lettersRNAAAcross 46: Quip, part 3WHOLOVESTHEWORKAAcross 52: Boated, maybeOAREDAAcross 53: Chop downHEWAAcross 54: Maiden name precederNEEAAcross 55: Actress GaynorMITZIAAcross 57: MatrixARRAYAAcross 59: How the Des Moines R. flowsESEAAcross 60: End of the quipOFPICASSOAAcross 62: A lotOFTENAAcross 64: Big ___ elephantASANAAcross 65: Result of venting?LAVAAAcross 66: Part of a spurROWELAAcross 67: Five-time Wimbledon champBORGAAcross 68: Session with an M.D.APPTAAcross 69: NutsKOOKYDDown 1: Side in the Peloponnesian WarSPARTADDown 2: Beer openerPOPTOPDDown 3: Telethon, e.g.APPEALDDown 4: Pfc.'s bossCPLDDown 5: BaloneyEYEWASHDDown 6: Potted treeBONSAIDDown 7: Help with the heistABETDDown 8: WhitewashesCOVERSUPDDown 9: Giggling soundHEEDDown 10: ProddingEGGINGDDown 11: Spot overlooking center court, sayGOODSEATDDown 12: Way inGATEDDown 13: Fungus byproductODORDDown 19: Brings upREARSDDown 22: Aardvark fareANTSDDown 27: PasséOUTDDown 29: "All systems go"A-OKDDown 30: GuysCHAPSDDown 31: Wordsworth workODEDDown 32: "Get going!"NOWDDown 36: Wet behind the earsRAWDDown 37: ___ KabibbleISHDDown 38: Have a good day on the linksSHOOTPARDDown 39: Can't wait to haveNEEDASAPDDown 40: Word with whip or ripSAWDDown 42: Kind of acidBORICDDown 43: Snake charmeeEVEDDown 44: Mother of HeraRHEADDown 45: The Big AppleNEW YORKDDown 47: Lounging aroundLAZINGDDown 48: There may be a catch in itTHROATDDown 49: Powerful combinationONETWODDown 50: Look for againRESEEKDDown 51: With vigorKEENLYDDown 55: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead SeaMOABDDown 56: In that caseIFSODDown 58: Invitation lettersRSVPDDown 61: Chicken ___ kingALADDown 61: Chicken ___ kingALA.DDown 63: Rock's ___ FightersFOO