New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th December 1998 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Compact data holdersDISKSAAcross 6: Do somethingREACTAAcross 11: Highest deg.PH.D.AAcross 11: Highest deg.PHDAAcross 14: Work ___ (code of the dedicated)ETHICAAcross 15: Causing goose bumpsEERIEAAcross 16: Bud's buddyLOUAAcross 17: Fashion designer's work?CLOTHESLINEAAcross 19: Total idiotASSAAcross 20: One way to cook spaghettiAL DENTEAAcross 21: Drill master?DENTISTAAcross 23: Wife of Charlie ChaplinOONAAAcross 25: A billion yearsEONAAcross 26: Sequel writer's work?SECONDSTORYJOBAAcross 33: Clock soundTICKAAcross 34: Something to shoot forPARAAcross 35: It'll drop your jawAWEAAcross 36: Just says noRESISTSAAcross 39: Changed from green to redRIPENEDAAcross 42: Common lunch timeONEAAcross 43: "Lid"RUGAAcross 45: HeaterOVENAAcross 46: Animal lab technician's work?MONKEY BUSINESSAAcross 51: Went undergroundHIDAAcross 52: Fountain orderMALTAAcross 53: Frost-free zoneTROPICSAAcross 57: Three-masted shipCLIPPERAAcross 62: Wet behind the earsRAWAAcross 63: Cake maker's work?BAKERSFIELDAAcross 65: Well-kept secret, for someAGEAAcross 66: Cleo of jazzLAINEAAcross 67: Gal's guyFELLAAAcross 68: EachPERAAcross 69: Wrapped upENDEDAAcross 70: Span. missesSRTASDDown 1: Ten, for openersDECADDown 2: "___ be a cold day..."ITLLDDown 3: Like ClydesdalesSHODDDown 4: Wind instrument?KITEDDown 5: DopesSCHNOOKSDDown 6: ForwardRESENDDDown 7: Electrifying swimmerEELDDown 8: RainlessARIDDDown 9: Movie theaterCINEDDown 10: High schoolerTEENERDDown 11: Hardly beauty pageant typesPLAINJANESDDown 12: "Bonanza" brotherHOSSDDown 13: Run a cloth overDUSTDDown 18: Kind of collarETONDDown 22: Delivery from SantaTOYDDown 24: Nile biterASPDDown 26: Dictation takerSTENODDown 27: 50's leaderEISENHOWERDDown 28: 201, classicallyCCIDDown 29: Black gunkTARDDown 30: "...___ shall die" ("It Must Be Him" lyric)ORIDDown 31: 1936 track gold medalistOWENSDDown 32: Night spotBEDDDown 36: Neighbor of Bulg.ROMDDown 37: Crack, so to speakTRYDDown 38: HeroSUBDDown 40: Vatican figuresPONTIFFSDDown 41: First ladyEVEDDown 44: Filling dangerGUMDDown 47: One of the buddies of "Bosom Buddies"KIPDDown 48: Safe to consumeEDIBLEDDown 49: Like some vowsSACREDDDown 50: TroublesILLSDDown 53: Green flankerTRAPDDown 54: VogueRAGEDDown 55: "The Godfather" co-starCAANDDown 56: Veer out of controlSKIDDDown 58: Place on pilesPIERDDown 59: BombardPELTDDown 60: Scat artist FitzgeraldELLADDown 61: Vitamin bottle infoRDASDDown 64: Vane dir.ENE