New York Times - May 19 1997

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Clues Answers
'Beetle Bailey' dog OTTO
'Blue' bird JAY
'Gunsmoke' star James ARNESS
'It's ___!' (proud parents' phrase) ABOY
'Who ___ you?' ARE
'Yecch!' UGH
'___ Ben Adhem' ABOU
'___ the Mood for Love' IMIN
70's-80's Yankee pitching ace GOOSEGOSSAGE
Abba of Israel EBAN
Actress Gardner AVA
Actress Samantha EGGAR
Audiophile's setup STEREO
Blaster's need TNT
Bohemian ARTY
Call forth EVOKE
Car with a meter TAXI
Checked out EYED
Children's author R. L. ___ STINE
Eating alcoves DINETTES
Flagmaker Betsy ROSS
Frolicking animals OTTERS
Goods WARES
Grandmother, affectionately NANA
Hawaiian medicine man KAHUNA
Immunizations SHOTS
Imus's medium RADIO
Israeli guns UZIS
It's a no-no TABOO
Italian money LIRE
Jeanne ___ (French saint) DARC
Lash ___ of old westerns LARUE
League: Abbr. SOC
Lose one's nerve CHICKENOUT
Lucy's best friend ETHEL
Major league brothers' name ALOU
Meal at boot camp MESS
Microwave, slangily NUKE
Nickel or copper, but not tin COIN
Clues Answers
Nonmusician's musical instrument KAZOO
Nonsense HOOEY
Not quite shut AJAR
Old instrument of punishment DUCKINGSTOOL
Old Testament murderer CAIN
Ole ___ MISS
Opera headliners DIVAS
Opposed to, in the backwoods AGIN
Overhangs EAVES
Pickle flavoring DILL
Playground equipment SWING
Prestige CACHET
Publicity seekers' acts STUNTS
Pull apart REND
Put on the payroll HIRED
Quaint dance TURKEYTROT
Quitter's word CANT
Research money GRANT
Sam the ___ of 60's pop SHAM
Sell tickets illegally SCALP
Sheets, pillowcases, etc. LINEN
Shepherd's pie ingredients POTATOES
Singer Rawls LOU
Smog HAZE
Sounded, as a bell TOLLED
Stare, as at a crystal ball GAZE
Stupor DAZE
Tennis great Rosewall KEN
Therefore ERGO
Three-player card game SKAT
Treats cynically MOCKS
Tyke TOT
Villa d'___ ESTE
Vulgar one SLEAZE
Went out with DATED
X or Y, on a graph AXIS
___ mater ALMA
___ off (plenty mad) TEED
___'easter NOR