New York Times - Nov 20 2007

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Clues Answers
'Blah, blah, blah ...' ETCETC
'Mule Train' singer, 1949 LAINE
'Trust No One' TV series, with 'The' XFILES
'___ Blue?' AMI
1975 Barbra Streisand sequel FUNNYLADY
Asimov of sci-fi ISAAC
Bert's Muppet pal ERNIE
Bête ___ NOIRE
Big spender's woe? GIANTBILL
Buttinsky YENTA
Chain unit STORE
Chorus voice ALTO
Chum PAL
Clinic name MAYO
Condor's nest AERIE
Country singer Milsap RONNIE
Cry out loud SOB
Deck wood TEAK
Developer's plot TRACT
Due to get, as punishment INFOR
General feeling VIBES
Give the boot to OUST
Greene of 'Bonanza' LORNE
Gum arabic-yielding tree ACACIA
Hit the slopes SKI
Huge expanses SEAS
Imitative in a silly way APISH
Kiddie lit elephant BABAR
Lacking couth CRASS
LaCrosse carmaker BUICK
Letter-shaped support IBEAM
Library no-no NOISE
Mark, as a ballot square XIN
MasterCard-carrying ecclesiastic? CARDINALCHARGER
Missing Jimmy HOFFA
New York home of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY
Olds discontinued in 2004 ALERO
Overhead trains ELS
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Papal bull, e.g. EDICT
Pasta sauce brand PREGO
Paula of 'American Idol' ABDUL
Peter? CHIEFSAINT
Pickle portion SPEAR
Pipe section TRAP
Prickly husk BUR
Quick Pick game LOTTO
Reggie Jackson nickname MROCTOBER
Reproductive cells OVA
Revolver toter? COLTPACKER
Richard's first vice president SPIRO
Romantic message, in shorthand ILUVU
Rug, of a sort WIG
Rx watchdog FDA
Sapporo sash OBI
Seam material ORE
Self-help category HOWTO
Sermon ending? ETTE
Some ballpoints BICS
Spa feature SAUNA
Spock, on his father's side VULCAN
Superman's birth name KALEL
Supermodel Carol ALT
Take forcibly USURP
Tender spots SORES
The Ewings' soap DALLAS
Think alike AGREE
Toughen ENURE
Under the weather ILL
Vacuum maker ORECK
Where this puzzle's theme pairs would like to meet SUPERBOWL
Where to find the headings Books, Dolls & Bears, and Collectibles EBAY
Witchy woman HAG
Without face value NOPAR
Worse than bad AWFUL
Zodiac beast LEO
___ Tin Tin RIN