New York Times Answers - Friday, 4th December 1998 There are 31 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 4th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: His last words were "Thus, I give up the spear!"CAPTAINAHABAAcross 12: Ward Cleaver and othersFATHERFIGURESAAcross 14: Hold backPULLONESPUNCHESAAcross 16: First signARIESAAcross 17: IdentifyPEGAAcross 18: Abbr. on a relief mapALTAAcross 19: Caesar's partnerCOCAAAcross 20: Limited support?RAILSAAcross 23: MaintainAVERAAcross 24: Asteroid first seen in 1898EROSAAcross 25: It may be seen breaking outACNEAAcross 26: BountyPRICEAAcross 27: One available for the taking?THIEFAAcross 29: Take a stripe fromDEMOTEAAcross 30: N.Y.P.D. noticeAPBAAcross 33: Foundation, oftenENDOWERAAcross 35: Alphabet runRSTAAcross 36: Lane in the mainSEAWAYAAcross 38: Kind of waveCRIMEAAcross 40: Cartographic extraINSETAAcross 41: Conk outQUITAAcross 42: Strains at Covent GardenARIAAAcross 46: Lady chapel localeAPSEAAcross 47: Old-fashionedFUSTYAAcross 48: BiteTANGAAcross 49: Part of O.N.I.: Abbr.NAVAAcross 50: "Harlot's Ghost" subj.CIAAAcross 51: ___ wordsMINCEAAcross 52: It meant a lot to FreudSLIP OF THE TONGUEAAcross 57: In timeSOONERORLATERAAcross 58: Sodium Pentothal alternativeLIE DETECTORDDown 1: SpottedCALICODDown 2: In any caseAT LEASTDDown 3: Light: PrefixPHOSDDown 4: Gymnast's dreamTENDDown 5: Have lifeAREDDown 6: ConditionsIFSDDown 7: Bottle cap?NIPPLEDDown 8: Malaria symptomsAGUESDDown 9: Displayed, in a wayHUNGDDown 10: Minute of ___ (1/60 degree)ARCDDown 11: Factor in a parole board's decisionBEHAVIORDDown 12: HubbubFURORDDown 13: CullsSELECTSDDown 14: Show restlessness, in a wayPACEDDown 15: Certain fair siteSTREETDDown 20: It's not fair!RAINYDDown 21: More than passedACEDDDown 22: SharpINFOCUSDDown 23: Part of a blouseARMDDown 26: Certain wave, for shortPERMDDown 28: Kind of waveHEATDDown 29: Saturn or MercuryDEITYDDown 30: Ah Sin and Miss SaigonASIANSDDown 31: Distant friendsPENPALSDDown 32: It takes a big bowBASS VIOLDDown 34: Holy ___WRITDDown 37: Very earlyWEEDDown 39: ErodeEAT INTODDown 41: Huit halvedQUATREDDown 43: 1994 Stanley Cup champion teammateRANGERDDown 44: Bring upon oneselfINCURDDown 45: "The Morning Watch" novelistAGEEDDown 47: Accompanied a drum, perhapsFIFEDDDown 50: Construction zone sightCONEDDown 51: Tower of London featureMOATDDown 53: Taro dishPOIDDown 54: All the rageHOTDDown 55: Poet's prepositionEREDDown 56: "Extreme Machines" networkTLC