New York Times Answers - Monday, 7th December 1998 There are 37 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 7th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: FearlessBOLDAAcross 5: Nicholas I or IITSARAAcross 9: Sears rivalKMARTAAcross 14: The Buckeye StateOHIOAAcross 15: Queen of OlympusHERAAAcross 16: 1960's enemy capitalHANOIAAcross 17: "___ Like It Hot"SOMEAAcross 18: Completely bollixRUINAAcross 19: Positive poleANODEAAcross 20: "Bleak House" writerCHARLES DICKENSAAcross 23: C.I.A. predecessorOSSAAcross 24: Lend a handAIDAAcross 25: Stick onATTACHAAcross 29: More than once around the trackLAPSAAcross 31: J.F.K.'s predecessorDDEAAcross 34: "Cheesy" Italian cityPARMAAAcross 35: Germany's ___ ValleySAARAAcross 36: Not writtenORALAAcross 37: Storyteller's embellishmentTHEPLOTTHICKENSAAcross 40: Win's oppositeLOSSAAcross 41: Silly syllablesDUHSAAcross 42: Hopping madIRATEAAcross 43: "Aye, aye!"YESAAcross 44: Give upCEDEAAcross 45: Gets aroundEVADESAAcross 46: Halloween greetingBOOAAcross 47: 151 on a monumentCLIAAcross 48: Young onesSPRINGCHICKENSAAcross 56: Use, as a chaise longueLIEONAAcross 57: Author HaleyALEXAAcross 58: Inventive thoughtIDEAAAcross 59: "Remember the ___"ALAMOAAcross 60: ___-mutuel (form of betting)PARIAAcross 61: Shooting matches?WARSAAcross 62: Razor sharpenerSTROPAAcross 63: PitcherEWERAAcross 64: Reply to "Are you hurt?"IMOKDDown 1: 49-Down varietyBOSCDDown 2: Cry of anticipationOHOHDDown 3: Peru's capitalLIMADDown 4: Not the retiring typeDOERDDown 5: Beat hardTHRESHDDown 6: Children's Dr.SEUSSDDown 7: Mojave-likeARIDDDown 8: Punjabi princessRANIDDown 9: Military uniformKHAKISDDown 10: Like a horse or lionMANEDDDown 11: Soon, to a poetANONDDown 11: Soon, to a poetANON.DDown 12: Serling and StewartRODSDDown 13: Gift from Monica to BillTIEDDown 21: NearbyLOCALDDown 22: Bay of Naples isleCAPRIDDown 25: With suitabilityAPTLYDDown 26: Nevada skiing localeTAHOEDDown 27: Rapunzel featureTRESSDDown 28: Rock concert necessitiesAMPSDDown 29: Wood-shaping toolLATHEDDown 30: Sounds of delightAAHSDDown 31: Great fearDREADDDown 32: "The Divine Comedy" poetDANTEDDown 33: Nobody ___ businessELSESDDown 35: BreederSTUDDDown 36: Gumbo ingredientOKRADDown 38: Classic theaterODEONDDown 39: Kind of dutyCIVICDDown 44: Like arcade gamesCOINOPDDown 45: Magical drinkELIXIRDDown 46: Stomach sootherBROMODDown 47: Dear, in DijonCHEREDDown 48: Delta depositSILTDDown 49: Fall fruitPEARDDown 50: StareGAPEDDown 51: Cat's scratcherCLAWDDown 52: Green fruitKIWIDDown 53: Mild cheeseEDAMDDown 54: In legend, he fiddled in a fireNERODDown 55: Neighbor of Alta.SASKDDown 56: ___ VegasLAS