New York Times - Aug 31 2017

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Clues Answers
'How ___ Your Mother' HERB
'Music for Airports' composer INLIEU
'Precisely!' CORNER
'The King of Football' RAN
'The Lord of the Rings' figure FDAAPPROVAL
'This puzzle is relatively easy,' say PDF
Alternative to '...' SPOTON
Alternative to a gun WAX
Archetype ETON
Artist LeRoy ARCED
Atmosphere IMET
Author who did part of his work on Friday GOALP
Automaker whose current models all end in 'X' PERCENT
Base fig FRY
Business add-on? WASH
Cannabis, e.g INC
Capital on an Asian peninsula NEIMAN
Certain whistle blower RINSEOUT
City with a famous bell tower DEFOE
Collect STEVE
Common email attachment OVALTINE
Conjunction in a rebus puzzle SALE
Consumer's boon SAFEHARBOR
Controlled ERIC
De-suds END
Extra cost for an airline passenger LIE
F.B.I. agent, informally POSTERCHILD
F.D.R.-created program with the slogan 'We Do Our Part' NCO
First lady with a popular recipe for 'million-dollar fudge' ANN
Fish ___ MACLEOD
Futurist NRA
Gavin of 'The Love Boat' NAS
High-quality cotton DEAL
Holder of the Obama cabinet FUNH
Jack who was quick with a quip NONET
Japanese style of chicken DIANE
Jobs once in California AMBIANCE
Clues Answers
Kicker's target LIONSDEN
King in 'The Tempest' ALONSO
Kylo ___ of 'The Force Awakens' REN
Like most of Maine DANK
Locale of hostile criticism, metaphorically MAMIE
Luxuries for theatergoers BOXSEATS
Make out PIMA
Material for Icarus' wings REDCENT
Material used in mummification PELE
Microsoft offering YAKITORI
Mitt Romney's wife TASER
Need for drugs OIL
Not a good example RURAL
Odd group of musicians? NECK
Palm ___ OFFICE
Parabolic, e.g PET
Pilot's surroundings ETC
Pittance REF
Quick break CATNAP
Rapper who famously feuded with Jay-Z APEX
Refuge GROOMER
Rehm of public radio ANKARA
Saddle accessories PADS
School founded by Henry VI GASOVEN
See 31-Across LENINS
Shelter staffer SEER
Shift+5 on a keyboard POOREXCUSE
Situation with equal losses and gains BRANDI
Sneakily advance from third ACURA
Soccer star Chastain with two Olympic gold medals ELF
Taking the place (of) PAAR
Tiptop STEALHOME
Transporter with sliding doors BOXCAR
What a Möbius strip lacks ENO
With 44-Across, V.I.P. area represented four times in this puzzle EXCEL
Without modification RESIN
___ Tomb ASIS