New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th September 1999 There are 28 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th September 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: FlatterLAYITONAAcross 8: Disco pulserSTROBEAAcross 14: I stress?EGOMANIAAAcross 16: AftershockTREMORAAcross 17: Monroe's VeepTOMPKINSAAcross 18: Bantu languageRUANDAAAcross 19: Popular baked treat ingredientsRICEKRISPIESAAcross 21: Put in one's two cents' worthOPINEAAcross 23: Carpenters and harvestersANTSAAcross 24: Mock-portrayingAPINGAAcross 25: Air menaceMIGAAcross 26: Music collectiblesLPSAAcross 29: Scientific standardCENTIGRADE SCALEAAcross 34: Cold war thriller heroesINTELLIGENCEMENAAcross 35: Rent fixers?NEEDLEANDTHREADAAcross 36: Worrisome sound for a mail carrierGRRAAcross 37: In the style ofALAAAcross 37: In the style ofALA.AAcross 38: ImpartsLENDSAAcross 39: Symbol of desirePANTAAcross 41: Chronic gambler's problemDEBTSAAcross 42: Workaholics don't use it muchVACATIONTIMEAAcross 47: Like some patchesIRONONAAcross 48: Rod-shaped bacteriumBACILLUSAAcross 52: Putting on the lineAIRINGAAcross 53: Quick buck?ANTELOPEAAcross 54: "Ivanhoe" weaponsLANCESAAcross 55: Ancient Asia Minor country visited by St. PaulGALATIADDown 1: Do-overLETDDown 2: In the pastAGODDown 3: "Day" in HebrewYOMDDown 4: Like many a cover titleIMPRINTEDDDown 5: Coming down with somethingTAKINGILLDDown 6: In abeyanceONICEDDown 7: Target number in baccaratNINEDDown 8: SevereSTRINGENTDDown 9: Word on the front of all U.S. coinsTRUSTDDown 10: GainsREAPSDDown 11: Old DodgeOMNIDDown 12: Point toBODEDDown 13: Historians' subjectsERASDDown 15: Clamor (for)ASKDDown 20: Like a bookie joint, maybeRAIDEDDDown 21: Word with can or seasonOPENERDDown 22: "The Homecoming" playwrightPINTERDDown 24: Flying throughACINGDDown 25: Not quite summaMAGNADDown 26: "Woe is me" soliloquyLAMENTDDown 27: Speaks on bended kneePLEADSDDown 28: DirectsSENDSDDown 30: Research resultsGLEANINGSDDown 31: Theatergoer's hauntRIALTODDown 32: ChumpSCHLEMIELDDown 33: Coordination centersCEREBELLADDown 39: Pre-exam feeling, maybePANICDDown 40: Go to confessionATONEDDown 41: OrdersDICTADDown 42: Tiny bottleVIALDDown 43: Mozart's "Madamina," e.g.ARIADDown 44: Ears that can't hearCORNDDown 45: Rockets grp.NBADDown 46: Little kickTANGDDown 49: Something to bid onLOTDDown 50: News source, for shortUPIDDown 51: "America, the Beautiful" closerSEA