New York Times - Dec 26 1999

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Clues Answers
'Ah like to ___ with diffr'nt huntin' spots' SPEARMINT
'Disgusting!' ICK
'Don't let the man stand outside, ___!' VITAMIN
'I'm gonna use mah new ___ to cut the grass' PARAMOUR
'It doesn't matter' WHATEVER
'Ken I have ___ 'stead of the sausage?' BECKON
'Let's hep preserve our natur'l ___' RACEHORSES
'Ma momma's from Virginny, and ma daddy's from ___' MERLIN
'On the Road' writer KEROUAC
'Piece of cake' NOSWEAT
'The Power and the Glory' novelist GREENE
'The waitress will be heah soon. I ___' CAUTERIZE
'The wolf'/'the door' connector ISAT
'Waiting for Lefty' playwright ODETS
'Well done!' NICE
'___ drink Pepsi, but ah'll have a Coke few don't mind' ANOMALY
'___ is gettin' a bit tight on mah finger' MERINGUE
'___ pa? He feelin' better?' ANHEUSER
'___ tard of this bad weather' ARMAGEDDON
'___ up, why dontcha grab me a beer?' SENSUOUS
1994 Peace Nobelist RABIN
About INRE
Actress Lollobrigida GINA
Airline to Ben Gurion ELAL
Ancient Asia Minor region IONIA
Archeological bit SHARD
Army member ANT
Bad blood ANIMUS
Basic French verb ETRE
Become flabby GOSOFT
Bill's partner COO
Bleach ETIOLATE
Bridge signals REBIDS
Brogue or twang ACCENT
Cancel ANNUL
Capital of Romania LEU
Capstone ACME
Caviar fish BELUGAS
Check word PAYEE
Chemical endings INES
City near Virginia City RENO
Classic suit TWEED
Come clean, with 'up' FESS
Contest player ENTRANT
Crescent-shaped BICORN
Cubemaker Rubik ERNO
Darrow of 'King Kong' ANN
Departure DEATH
Directional suffix ERN
Distance around GIRTH
Domain AREA
Drink, so to speak OCEAN
Elementary particle MUON
Encyclopedia offering MAP
End of a race ELECTION
Extremely successful HUGE
Fill the bill? EAT
Fitness ABILITY
Forward SENDON
Fussy film director RETAKER
Get specific NAMENAMES
Give the slip ELUDE
Gives up the fight CAVES
Glasses may improve it AIM
Goddess with the gift of life ISIS
Good comedian RIOT
Gorge crosser TRESTLE
Gulf port ADEN
Harass BESET
Horseman? CENTAUR
Clues Answers
Hubble telescope subjects NEBULAE
I-80 and U.S. 10, e.g. RTES
Indian coin RUPEE
Ionized gas PLASMA
Is under the weather AILS
It can give you a pointer COMPASS
It might bite CUR
It's above the tonsil ADENOID
Jeans man STRAUSS
Landslide ROUT
Late golf champion Payne STEWART
Left alone DESERTED
Life preserver? OBIT
Like a break-in at a burglar's house IRONIC
Like some citizenships DUAL
Like some reading lamps BEDSIDE
Literally, 'skill' KUNGFU
Lock TRESS
Many bucks DEER
Many Forbes readers have them MBAS
Mateo or Diego, e.g. SAN
Member of a ladies' club MATRON
Most overcome TEARIEST
Newsgroup messages POSTS
Oahu attire MUUMUU
Old-fashioned police cry HALT
One of the 'Little Women' BETH
One of the Kramdens ALICE
Onetime World Cup star PELE
Perfume source IRIS
Persistent critic RAILER
Pig patter SNORTS
Pittance MITE
Post-It NOTE
Proof part ERGO
Ratón chaser GATO
Recommend URGE
Relative of the banana PLANTAIN
Response to many a punch line OUCH
Rose and Fountain PETES
Rouses STIRS
Royale automaker REO
RR stops STAS
Runs down DEROGATES
Sawbones MEDICO
Seventh-century date DCL
She played Cher in 'Clueless' ALICIA
Show that's launched many film careers: Abbr. SNL
Shriners' headwear: Var. FEZES
Singer Janis IAN
Some sports cars MGS
Sound units SONES
Supporter of arms, for short NRA
Takes a powder FLEES
Temper CHOLER
Tennis's Nastase ILIE
Texts for eds. MSS
The Divine, to da Vinci DIO
Title for Jesus, with 'the' REDEEMER
Title words before 'Music' and 'You Knocking' IHEAR
Took some chips, maybe SNACKED
Transmission site SYNAPSE
Typo MISPRINT
Typographical flourish SERIF
U.K. award OBE
Water-to-wine site CANA
Whizzes PROS
Woolly OVINE
Word with ear or peace INNER
Writing surface, in old Rome TABULA