New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th December 1998 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "___ first you..."IFATAAcross 5: Sgt. of 50's TVJOEFRIAAcross 11: Cousin of "Phooey!"BAHAAcross 14: Emergency CB channelNINEAAcross 15: Some former dictators, e.g.EXILESAAcross 16: Skating champion MidoriITOAAcross 17: Some Broadway performancesSATMATINEESAAcross 19: Hoedown participantGALAAcross 20: BraidedENLACEDAAcross 21: With indifferenceALOOFLYAAcross 23: CrackerjackACEAAcross 24: Chi paper, with "The"TRIBAAcross 26: JeerHOOTAAcross 27: Actress OberonMERLEAAcross 29: Chunk or clunkCLODAAcross 32: Slam-dance, 90's-styleMOSHAAcross 33: Put together, in a wayADDAAcross 35: ___-Altaic languagesURALAAcross 37: Nashville inst.TSUAAcross 38: Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle themeSHORTERDAYSAAcross 41: Bird of legendROCAAcross 43: Linguist ChomskyNOAMAAcross 44: Cockney's abodeOMEAAcross 45: Word on a coinUNUMAAcross 47: Fac. memberPROFAAcross 49: Kitchen gizmoPARERAAcross 53: When repeated, a vitamin B deficiencyBERIAAcross 54: Alliance since 1949NATOAAcross 56: Compass dir.ENEAAcross 57: Football statYARDAGEAAcross 61: BetrayedCROSSEDAAcross 63: Prefix with angularTRIAAcross 64: Dilettantes, maybeSUNPAINTERSAAcross 66: Adaptable truck, for shortUTEAAcross 67: Encroach onINVADEAAcross 68: SuperiorityEDGEAAcross 69: Surprised commentsEHSAAcross 70: 1966 Fonda-Robards movieANYWEDAAcross 71: Guatemala nativesMAYADDown 1: Fashion lineINSEAMDDown 2: Ring bearer?FIANCEDDown 3: HornANTLERDDown 4: Puccini melody, e.g.TEMADDown 5: 1996 A.L. Rookie of the YearJETERDDown 6: Like rustOXIDICDDown 7: German articleEINDDown 8: Kind of bagFLEADDown 9: It might wind up on a boatREELDDown 10: "That ___ you!"ISSODDown 11: Yeti-like creaturesBIGFOOTSDDown 12: PuzzledAT A LOSSDDown 13: Pre-Easter timeHOLYTHUDDown 18: Followed, as an impulseACTEDONDDown 22: Man with a lawOHMDDown 25: Post-weekend letdownBLUEMONDDown 28: ___-di-dahLAHDDown 30: Onetime Esposito teammateORRDDown 31: Pedestal partDADODDown 34: Word with anchor or deadDROPDDown 36: Harvard traditionLAMPOONDDown 38: Hightails itSCURRIESDDown 39: BluejacketTARDDown 40: Voice voteYEADDown 41: 1967 Rolling Stones hitRUBYTUEDDown 42: Here, not in heavenON EARTHDDown 46: Term start?MIDDDown 48: PretenseFACADEDDown 50: California locale whose name is an anagram of 52-DownRESEDADDown 51: OomphENERGYDDown 52: Biblical localeRED SEADDown 55: Heard in courtTRIEDDDown 58: Where Myanmar isASIADDown 59: "Treasure Island" characterGUNNDDown 60: It's a sinENVYDDown 62: Main part of a wordSTEMDDown 65: Hand, slangilyPAW