New York Times Answers - Monday, 4th January 1999 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 4th January 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Thumb-twiddlingIDLEAAcross 5: LeapfrogsJUMPSAAcross 10: ___ Bator, MongoliaULANAAcross 14: Make airtightSEALAAcross 15: ___ a time (singly)ONEATAAcross 16: "Cleopatra" backdropNILEAAcross 17: "Yes!"ABSOLUTELYAAcross 19: DarlingDEARAAcross 20: Sendak's "Where the Wild Things ___"AREAAcross 21: Composer SatieERIKAAcross 22: Soviet leader BrezhnevLEONIDAAcross 24: Semiautomatic rifleCARBINEAAcross 26: Land of the llamaPERUAAcross 27: Red-white-and-blue inits.U.S.A.AAcross 27: Red-white-and-blue inits.USAAAcross 28: Information bankDATABASEAAcross 32: Passing notice?OBITAAcross 35: King of the jungleLIONAAcross 37: What a lumberjack leaves behindSTUMPAAcross 38: River to the Rio GrandePECOSAAcross 40: SSW's oppositeNNEAAcross 41: Like a haunted houseEERIEAAcross 42: SkywardALOFTAAcross 43: Persian ___GULFAAcross 45: Person to go out withDATEAAcross 46: Round Table knightLANCELOTAAcross 48: C.I.O.'s partnerAFLAAcross 50: SkipOMITAAcross 51: "Don't move!"STAY PUTAAcross 55: Snake-haired woman of mythMEDUSAAAcross 58: 35-Across's soundROARAAcross 59: ___ de FranceILEAAcross 60: Walkie-talkie wordOVERAAcross 61: "Yes!"BY ALL MEANSAAcross 64: Needles' partnerPINSAAcross 65: Train making all stopsLOCALAAcross 66: Med school subj.ANATAAcross 67: OtherwiseELSEAAcross 68: Manicurist's boardEMERYAAcross 69: OptimisticROSYDDown 1: Writer AsimovISAACDDown 2: Actress WingerDEBRADDown 3: Tattoo removerLASERDDown 4: "Xanadu" rock grp.ELODDown 5: DiaryJOURNALDDown 6: Loosen, as a knotUNTIEDDown 7: Overly docileMEEKDDown 8: ChumPALDDown 9: Sharp-pointed instrumentSTYLETDDown 10: "Yes!"UNDOUBTEDLYDDown 11: MortgageLIENDDown 12: Jai ___ALAIDDown 13: Uncool oneNERDDDown 18: Arrival gifts in HonoluluLEISDDown 23: Remove, as marksERASEDDown 25: "Yes!"BUTOFCOURSEDDown 26: See 51-DownPANELDDown 28: Coffee break snackDONUTDDown 29: GlowAURADDown 30: Slugged, old-styleSMITDDown 31: Sportsman's bladeEPEEDDown 32: October's birthstoneOPALDDown 33: Composer BartókBELADDown 34: PC pictureICONDDown 36: Fort Knox unitINGOTDDown 39: Cherries' leftoversSTEMSDDown 44: So as to cause deathFATALLYDDown 47: AptLIABLEDDown 49: Raise cropsFARMDDown 51: With 26-Down, a rooftop energy deviceSOLARDDown 52: Elton John's instrumentPIANODDown 53: Arm bonesULNASDDown 54: Not handling criticism wellTESTYDDown 55: BroodMOPEDDown 56: Like Darth VaderEVILDDown 57: Cub Scout groupsDENSDDown 58: DerbyRACEDDown 62: ___ KippurYOMDDown 63: Something to lend or bendEAR