New York Times Answers - Saturday, 16th January 1999 There are 35 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 16th January 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Auditing techniqueSPOT-CHECKAAcross 10: Polar irregularitySERACAAcross 15: PretentiousHIFALUTINAAcross 16: RingARENAAAcross 17: SwayINFLUENCEAAcross 18: ObscureBEDIMAAcross 19: Greek lettersMUSAAcross 20: Grp. emphasizing citizenshipBSAAAcross 21: Trial response?WOEISMEAAcross 23: Part of a proposalSPECSAAcross 25: Speaker on the roadCBERAAcross 26: Diner, for oneCARAAcross 27: Stop on a line: Abbr.STAAAcross 28: BitSHREDAAcross 30: FiguresDATAAAcross 31: "Hold on!"NOTYETAAcross 33: WoundsSORESAAcross 34: Trifling considerationSMALLPOTATOESAAcross 37: Map featureSCALEAAcross 38: 1993 A.L. batting champ JohnOLERUDAAcross 39: Old flatboatsARKSAAcross 40: About 1.3 cubic yardsSTEREAAcross 41: Mil. transportLSTAAcross 44: EarlyWEEAAcross 45: "The Highwayman" singerOCHSAAcross 46: Nursery rhyme foodPEASEAAcross 48: Hit 1976 self-titled R. & B. albumNATALIEAAcross 50: U.S.C.G. rankCPOAAcross 52: Had an edgeLEDAAcross 53: MissesOMITSAAcross 54: "Tigrane" composerSCARLATTIAAcross 57: "Une ___ mariée" (1964 Godard film)FEMMEAAcross 58: Part of some examinationsESSAYTESTAAcross 59: Commercial fluorocarbonFREONAAcross 60: Horse races?STAMPEDESDDown 1: Leveling devicesSHIMSDDown 2: Big picturesPINUPSDDown 3: CounterbalanceOFFSETDDown 4: He defeated Botvinnik in 1960TALDDown 5: Some meeting placesCLUBSDDown 6: ShadesHUESDDown 7: Valle del Bove localeETNADDown 8: The Pres., militarily speakingCICDDown 9: Understood one did wrongKNEWBETTERDDown 10: CavalrymanSABERDDown 11: James Whitcomb Riley's "___ Went Mad"EREIDDown 12: 1950's political phenomenonRED SCAREDDown 13: Breathes life intoANIMATESDDown 14: Flash producersCAMERASDDown 22: Lib. referenceO.E.D.DDown 22: Lib. referenceOEDDDown 24: Lock sitesCANALSDDown 25: Many JamaicansCREOLESDDown 28: N.L. team: Abbr.STLDDown 29: AssumptionsHYPOTHESESDDown 30: It may result from a long phone conversationDOODLEDDown 32: Encouraging wordOLEDDown 33: Good name for a hash house employeeSTUDDown 34: Hard hit, in baseball slangSCREAMERDDown 35: Speed alongMAKETIMEDDown 36: Art, these daysAREDDown 37: ShortenedSAWN-OFFDDown 40: High school subj.SCIDDown 42: Put (away)SALTEDDDown 43: ___ flyTSETSEDDown 45: "Hellzapoppin'" star, of the 1940'sOLSENDDown 46: Hydra, e.g.POLYPDDown 47: Changes a Life sentenceEDITSDDown 49: Prefix with sphereATMODDown 50: Hernando's hideaway?CASADDown 51: Item on a park walkPRAMDDown 55: Hrs. on the 90th meridianCSTDDown 56: Bolted downATE