New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 29th December 1998 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 29th December 1998. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shells, for shortAMMOAAcross 5: "Not on ___!"ABETAAcross 9: Mark left by Zorro?SCARAAcross 13: Instrument for an étudePIANOAAcross 15: Pre-stereoMONOAAcross 16: Dramatic entrance announcementTADAAAcross 17: BlooperERRORAAcross 18: VerveBRIOAAcross 19: Hertz rivalAVISAAcross 20: Little guy getting the third degree?GRILLEDSHRIMPAAcross 23: Wee, to BurnsSMAAAcross 25: "Gosh!"GEEAAcross 26: Kind of crewMOTLEYAAcross 27: Neatly combed curmudgeon?CURRIEDCRABAAcross 31: Hunter in the night skyORIONAAcross 32: Lamp typeHALOGENAAcross 36: Filmmaker JacquesTATIAAcross 37: Lesley of "60 Minutes"STAHLAAcross 39: ___ Penh, CambodiaPNOMAAcross 41: Ropes, as a dogieLASSOESAAcross 43: Cartoon "Mr."MAGOOAAcross 44: Gambling locale for the taciturn?CLAMSCASINOAAcross 47: French dramatist Antonin ___ARTAUDAAcross 51: Sounds from SantaHOSAAcross 52: Fishing aidNETAAcross 53: Bright-red unglazed china?LOBSTERBISQUEAAcross 57: They may clash in businessEGOSAAcross 58: ShowerRAINAAcross 59: AddictsUSERSAAcross 62: Letter for GandalfRUNEAAcross 63: TiedEVENAAcross 64: Sign upENROLAAcross 65: Caddie's bagfulTEESAAcross 66: Withhold, as fundsDENYAAcross 67: ConcerningASTODDown 1: MimicAPEDDown 2: Russian space stationMIRDDown 3: Tequila drinkMARGARITADDown 4: ___ about (circa)ONORDDown 5: SaunteredAMBLEDDDown 6: Word with crashing or tidalBOREDDown 7: Sir Geraint's wifeENIDDDown 8: Like Cinderella's slipper, to her stepsistersTOOSMALLDDown 9: Jump involuntarilySTARTDDown 10: QuibbleCAVILDDown 11: "...can you spare ___?"ADIMEDDown 12: GratingRASPYDDown 14: BeginningORIGINDDown 21: Jeans brandLEEDDown 22: TrampHOBODDown 23: Robert Burns, for oneSCOTDDown 24: Subway artworkMURALDDown 28: Louis-Philippe and othersROISDDown 29: GulfCHASMDDown 30: "Yay, team!"RAHDDown 33: 3.7 and 4.0, e.g.GPASDDown 34: Train V.I.P.'sENGINEERSDDown 35: Nary a soulNOONEDDown 37: FusedSOLDEREDDDown 38: 4:00 gatheringTEADDown 40: No longer worth discussingMOOTDDown 42: Hare's tailSCUTDDown 43: Poe's "The ___ of the Red Death"MASQUEDDown 45: Climb, in a waySHINNYDDown 46: Fortune 500 listings: Abbr.COSDDown 47: On the qui viveALERTDDown 48: ScampROGUEDDown 49: Dinner leftover for BowserTBONEDDown 50: DonkeysASSESDDown 54: Carry onRAVEDDown 55: "Très ___!"BIENDDown 56: Annapolis sch.USNADDown 60: TwaddleROTDDown 61: ___-pitch softballSLO