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NYT Crossword Answers for March 8, 1998

Sunday, March 8, 1998 · 142 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, March 8, 1998: 142 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Backside

    4 letters Hints for Backside Clue page for Backside

  2. 5

    Chaff

    5 letters Hints for Chaff Clue page for Chaff

  3. 10

    Fluff up

    5 letters Hints for Fluff up Clue page for Fluff up

  4. 15

    Alum, for one

    4 letters Hints for Alum, for one Clue page for Alum, for one

  5. 19

    First name in daredeviltry

    4 letters Hints for First name in daredeviltry Clue page for First name in daredeviltry

  6. 20

    Fixed the pilot

    5 letters Hints for Fixed the pilot Clue page for Fixed the pilot

  7. 21

    Mix, in a way

    5 letters Hints for Mix, in a way Clue page for Mix, in a way

  8. 22

    Mixed bag

    4 letters Hints for Mixed bag Clue page for Mixed bag

  9. 23

    Part of a girl's magazine dealing with makeup?

    10 letters Hints for Part of a girl's magazine dealing with makeup? Clue page for Part of a girl's magazine dealing with makeup?

  10. 25

    Attempt to irritate?

    10 letters Hints for Attempt to irritate? Clue page for Attempt to irritate?

  11. 27

    Kind of sauce: Var.

    7 letters Hints for Kind of sauce: Var. Clue page for Kind of sauce: Var.

  12. 28

    Treasure State capital

    6 letters Hints for Treasure State capital Clue page for Treasure State capital

  13. 30

    Straight

    6 letters Hints for Straight Clue page for Straight

  14. 31

    Sing in a full, happy voice

    5 letters Hints for Sing in a full, happy voice Clue page for Sing in a full, happy voice

  15. 33

    Await judgment

    4 letters Hints for Await judgment Clue page for Await judgment

  16. 34

    Fowl place

    4 letters Hints for Fowl place Clue page for Fowl place

  17. 35

    Tops in quality

    6 letters Hints for Tops in quality Clue page for Tops in quality

  18. 38

    On the horizon

    5 letters Hints for On the horizon Clue page for On the horizon

  19. 40

    Goldbrick

    8 letters Hints for Goldbrick Clue page for Goldbrick

  20. 44

    Maker of the game Pong

    5 letters Hints for Maker of the game Pong Clue page for Maker of the game Pong

  21. 45

    Cinematographer Nykvist

    4 letters Hints for Cinematographer Nykvist Clue page for Cinematographer Nykvist

  22. 46

    Got up

    6 letters Hints for Got up Clue page for Got up

  23. 48

    1969 Peace Prize grp.

    3 letters Hints for 1969 Peace Prize grp. Clue page for 1969 Peace Prize grp.

  24. 49

    "___ Bell" (Stephen Foster song)

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  25. 50

    Go parasailing

    4 letters Hints for Go parasailing Clue page for Go parasailing

  26. 51

    Has a bug

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  27. 52

    E.T.S. offering

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  28. 53

    Connecticut Bulldog

    3 letters Hints for Connecticut Bulldog Clue page for Connecticut Bulldog

  29. 54

    Sleeves of a sports jacket?

    11 letters Hints for Sleeves of a sports jacket? Clue page for Sleeves of a sports jacket?

  30. 58

    Milk, in combinations

    5 letters Hints for Milk, in combinations Clue page for Milk, in combinations

  31. 59

    Dorm companion

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  32. 61

    Former West African capital

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  33. 62

    Infer

    6 letters Hints for Infer Clue page for Infer

  34. 63

    Epitome of hardness

    5 letters Hints for Epitome of hardness Clue page for Epitome of hardness

  35. 64

    Garfield's middle name

    5 letters Hints for Garfield's middle name Clue page for Garfield's middle name

  36. 65

    Grow past the hour

    5 letters Hints for Grow past the hour Clue page for Grow past the hour

  37. 66

    Shampooing aftermath

    6 letters Hints for Shampooing aftermath Clue page for Shampooing aftermath

  38. 68

    Utter impulsively

    5 letters Hints for Utter impulsively Clue page for Utter impulsively

  39. 69

    Kitchen cloths

    8 letters Hints for Kitchen cloths Clue page for Kitchen cloths

  40. 72

    Beautiful Berry

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  41. 73

    Little one bypasses the altar?

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  42. 75

    Script ending

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  43. 76

    Audio effect

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  44. 77

    Appealing

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  45. 78

    Sale caveat

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  46. 79

    Winter Palace resident

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  47. 80

    Afore

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  48. 81

    Kitchen gadgets

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  49. 83

    Slide in sleet

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  50. 84

    Swell top

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  51. 85

    Religious knights

    8 letters Hints for Religious knights Clue page for Religious knights

  52. 87

    Eucharistic plate

    5 letters Hints for Eucharistic plate Clue page for Eucharistic plate

  53. 89

    Help for a mountaineer

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  54. 90

    "Phooey!"

    4 letters Hints for "Phooey!" Clue page for "Phooey!"

  55. 91

    Jam session feature

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  56. 92

    Used stickum

    5 letters Hints for Used stickum Clue page for Used stickum

  57. 94

    Put forward

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  58. 97

    Emulate Isamu Noguchi

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  59. 99

    Side by side

    7 letters Hints for Side by side Clue page for Side by side

  60. 103

    Grange lacrosse team?

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  61. 105

    Philly champion?

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  62. 107

    Member of the Winnebago nation

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  63. 108

    Like "The X-Files"

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  64. 109

    Stowe character

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  65. 110

    Court defense

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  66. 111

    Bryn ___ College

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  67. 112

    52-Across and the like

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  68. 113

    Electrical setup

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  69. 114

    Cap'n Hawks of "Show Boat"

    4 letters Hints for Cap'n Hawks of "Show Boat" Clue page for Cap'n Hawks of "Show Boat"

Down clues

  1. 1

    Cause for Chapter 11

    4 letters Hints for Cause for Chapter 11 Clue page for Cause for Chapter 11

  2. 2

    Eye layer

    4 letters Hints for Eye layer Clue page for Eye layer

  3. 3

    Bugaboo

    4 letters Hints for Bugaboo Clue page for Bugaboo

  4. 4

    In a flap?

    8 letters Hints for In a flap? Clue page for In a flap?

  5. 5

    Timber problem

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  6. 6

    Force back

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  7. 7

    Pay stretcher

    3 letters Hints for Pay stretcher Clue page for Pay stretcher

  8. 8

    Something to heave

    4 letters Hints for Something to heave Clue page for Something to heave

  9. 9

    Increase the slope of

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  10. 10

    Random bits

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  11. 11

    Veldt sight

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  12. 12

    ___ breve

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  13. 13

    Helios, to the Romans

    3 letters Hints for Helios, to the Romans Clue page for Helios, to the Romans

  14. 14

    Mask features

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  15. 15

    Tone down

    6 letters Hints for Tone down Clue page for Tone down

  16. 16

    Succulent plant

    4 letters Hints for Succulent plant Clue page for Succulent plant

  17. 17

    Penn Station initials

    4 letters Hints for Penn Station initials Clue page for Penn Station initials

  18. 18

    "Hold the Line" rock group

    4 letters Hints for "Hold the Line" rock group Clue page for "Hold the Line" rock group

  19. 24

    Ankles

    5 letters Hints for Ankles Clue page for Ankles

  20. 26

    Rank

    5 letters Hints for Rank Clue page for Rank

  21. 29

    Gamboling spot

    3 letters Hints for Gamboling spot Clue page for Gamboling spot

  22. 32

    Washing

    6 letters Hints for Washing Clue page for Washing

  23. 34

    Directs a hoedown

    5 letters Hints for Directs a hoedown Clue page for Directs a hoedown

  24. 35

    Phony

    5 letters Hints for Phony Clue page for Phony

  25. 36

    Author Calvino

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  26. 37

    Country's border?

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  27. 39

    At this point

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  28. 40

    Hurts badly

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  29. 41

    Army dog?

    11 letters Hints for Army dog? Clue page for Army dog?

  30. 42

    Overjoy

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  31. 43

    Chopper part

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  32. 45

    Out of ___ (grouchy)

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  33. 47

    Pool shot

    5 letters Hints for Pool shot Clue page for Pool shot

  34. 50

    Protection against tampering

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  35. 52

    Devonshire dad

    5 letters Hints for Devonshire dad Clue page for Devonshire dad

  36. 54

    "Get ready for the camera!"

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  37. 55

    Collector's book

    5 letters Hints for Collector's book Clue page for Collector's book

  38. 56

    Sojourn

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  39. 57

    Small type

    5 letters Hints for Small type Clue page for Small type

  40. 58

    Backing for plasterwork

    5 letters Hints for Backing for plasterwork Clue page for Backing for plasterwork

  41. 60

    One of the Thomases

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  42. 62

    Krypton and xenon

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  43. 64

    Tattered Tom's creator

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  44. 65

    Fat or wax

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  45. 66

    Night cover

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  46. 67

    Button material

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  47. 68

    Bunches of bits

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  48. 69

    Plying with pills

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  49. 70

    Understand

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  50. 71

    Mattress brand

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  51. 73

    Sounds of contentment

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  52. 74

    Winnebago, e.g.

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  53. 77

    Vestibule item

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  54. 79

    Sideboard

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  55. 81

    Bow on the screen

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  56. 82

    Married people

    7 letters Hints for Married people Clue page for Married people

  57. 83

    Cork

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  58. 84

    1920 Colette novel

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  59. 86

    Go for

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  60. 88

    The lot

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  61. 89

    Tube, over here

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  62. 91

    Theater backdrop

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  63. 93

    Caruso portrayer

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  64. 94

    Bit of physics

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  65. 95

    ___ precedent

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  66. 96

    Cold powder

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  67. 97

    Antitoxins

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  68. 98

    Prefix with com

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  69. 100

    Before long

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  70. 101

    Fax

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  71. 102

    Yarborough component, perhaps

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  72. 104

    O.A.S. member: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for O.A.S. member: Abbr. Clue page for O.A.S. member: Abbr.

  73. 106

    Nada

    3 letters Hints for Nada Clue page for Nada

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