New York Times Answers - Friday, 25th December 1998 There are 41 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 25th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Postal pinpointerZIPPLUS4AAcross 9: PureCHASTEAAcross 15: Unfading flowerAMARANTHAAcross 16: YieldRETURNAAcross 17: InterstellarGALACTICAAcross 18: Tiger look-alikeOCELOTAAcross 19: Rib-ticklerGAGAAcross 20: Time piece?O'CLOCKAAcross 22: Alpine sightFIRAAcross 23: Exercise unitSIT-UPAAcross 23: Exercise unitSITUPAAcross 25: PraiseKUDOSAAcross 26: Sobriquet precederA.K.A.AAcross 26: Sobriquet precederAKAAAcross 27: Uses a hassockKNEELSAAcross 29: Sotheby's submissionBIDAAcross 30: Actor Shaw of "Tough Enough"STANAAcross 31: Direct mail stickerYESAAcross 32: Mount ___, active Philippine volcanoAPOAAcross 34: Least trustworthyOILIESTAAcross 36: CarriageMIENAAcross 37: ___ BatorULANAAcross 38: WooROMANCEAAcross 41: PrescribeSETAAcross 42: Kind of cupEGGAAcross 45: "Yipes!"EGADAAcross 46: TV's "Toolman"TIMAAcross 48: Member of the Rehnquist courtSCALIAAAcross 50: Toddler's frequent queryWHYAAcross 51: Rte. 5 runs through itCALIFAAcross 51: Rte. 5 runs through itCALIF.AAcross 53: Harts' matesHINDSAAcross 54: Record store sectionRAPAAcross 55: Patisserie productECLAIRAAcross 57: Dipstick, e.g.RODAAcross 58: Like Machiavellian politicsAMORALAAcross 60: Feature of some fedorasSNAP BRIMAAcross 63: FurryPILOSEAAcross 64: Femme fataleMAN-EATERAAcross 65: Movie clipsSCENESAAcross 66: CastersSLINGERSDDown 1: Sharp turnZAGDDown 2: "___ that!"IMAGINEDDown 3: Epicurean assetsPALATESDDown 4: Capital on the VltavaPRAGUEDDown 5: Anita Brookner's "Hotel du ___"LACDDown 6: Golden rule wordUNTODDown 7: Intentionally baffleSTICKDDown 8: Popular youth group4HCLUBDDown 9: Formidable wrestlersCROCODILESDDown 10: Minced oathsHECKSDDown 11: Dispatched, in a wayATEDDown 12: Zinc ___ (fertilizer ingredient)SULFATEDDown 13: TriumviratesTROIKASDDown 14: CompetitorENTRANTDDown 21: More than offensiveODIOUSDDown 23: Shade of blueSKYDDown 24: Garden-varietyPLAINDDown 28: Doc wears themSPECTACLESDDown 30: Stray, in a waySINDDown 33: "Married...With Children" co-starO'NEILLDDown 35: Glom (onto)LATCHDDown 36: Nuts or crackersMADDDown 38: Puts new bandages onREWRAPSDDown 39: Like Old Irish letteringOGHAMICDDown 40: Springtime dance siteMAYPOLEDDown 42: 1984 Oscar-nominated sagaELNORTEDDown 43: More euphoricGIDDIERDDown 44: Accord requirementGASDDown 47: Foreboding atmospheresMIASMSDDown 49: Auto insurance factorAIR BAGDDown 49: Auto insurance factorAIRBAGDDown 51: Knock offCEASEDDown 52: Kind of analysisFINALDDown 56: Sari-clad royalRANIDDown 59: Hextall of hockeyRONDDown 61: Mont Blanc, e.g.PENDDown 62: Wifey, with "the"MRSDDown 62: Wifey, with "the"MRS.