New York Times Answers - Friday, 29th October 1999 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 29th October 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: They help avoid sticking pointsTHIMBLESAAcross 9: Plumber's itemWASHERAAcross 15: Period of crisisRED ALERTAAcross 16: One way to fallIN LOVEAAcross 17: Pretty things to look atEYE CANDYAAcross 18: Busted but goodNAILEDAAcross 19: Org. for bridge buildersADAAAcross 20: Didn't merely growBOOMEDAAcross 22: Like early recordsMONOAAcross 23: Raconteur's repertoireTALESAAcross 25: Carton contents, for shortCIGSAAcross 26: One involved with drilling: Abbr.SGTAAcross 27: Method: Abbr.SYSTAAcross 28: Went to Wendy's, sayATEOUTAAcross 30: FixRIGAAcross 32: Old rail ridersHOBOSAAcross 34: Red Roof rivalRAMADAAAcross 36: WarrantEMPOWERAAcross 39: They're thin at the topAFRAMESAAcross 40: PromoTEASERAAcross 41: CornersTREESAAcross 42: Where to spot spotsSUNAAcross 43: CartoonistDRAWERAAcross 45: Salman Rushdie's "The Moor's Last ___"SIGHAAcross 49: Refusal after refusalNOSAAcross 51: Price presentationARIAAAcross 52: Art classGENREAAcross 53: BegetSIREAAcross 54: Primestar 500 org.NASCARAAcross 56: Eau naturelle?MERAAcross 57: DiscoveredLEARNTAAcross 59: SwallowTOLERATEAAcross 61: Firewood amountARMFULAAcross 62: SchoolsEDUCATESAAcross 63: Likely to rise?YEASTYAAcross 64: To just a slight degreeREMOTELYDDown 1: Obedience school supplyTREATSDDown 2: Golden ageHEYDAYDDown 3: High endsIDEALSDDown 4: BuddyMACDDown 5: Spills the beansBLABSDDown 6: Follower of the newsLENODDown 7: One who might put you in stitchesERDOCTORDDown 8: BlocksSTYMIESDDown 9: Person on board?WINDSURFERDDown 10: Bibliographical suffixANADDown 11: Some 25-AcrossSLIMSDDown 12: Feature of some credit cardsHOLOGRAMDDown 13: TwilightEVENTIDEDDown 14: ChangeREDODDown 21: It may be overblownEGODDown 24: Community characterETHOSDDown 28: In an unnatural wayABERRANTLYDDown 29: Weight not charged forTAREDDown 31: BlastGASDDown 33: Missed a payback opportunity?OWEDDDown 35: Billiard strokeMASSEDDown 36: Klingons, e.g.ETSDDown 37: Floured and sautéed in butterMEUNIEREDDown 38: Long shot?PANORAMADDown 39: Information informationAREA CODEDDown 41: Classic party gameTWISTERDDown 44: Rome's ___ PacisARADDown 46: One with a flight plan, maybeINMATEDDown 47: Humperdinck heroineGRETELDDown 48: Nicene Council concernHERESYDDown 50: Old laborersSERFSDDown 52: El ___GRECODDown 53: More than tickleSLAYDDown 55: Styptic stuffALUMDDown 58: ScrewballNUTDDown 60: No-goodnikRAT