New York Times - Jan 6 2009

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Clues Answers
'Be-Bop-___' (Gene Vincent hit) ALULA
'Who am ___ say?' ITO
'___ bite' ILL
1939 Bette Davis drama DARKVICTORY
Adoptees from shelters PETS
Alka-Seltzer-into-water sound PLOP
Ann of the Shakers LEE
Arkansas River city TULSA
Autostrada auto FIAT
Bad mark on one's reputation BLOT
Bargain hunter's event SALE
Barracks locale BASE
Beach atmosphere SEAAIR
Bearded pres. ABE
Bernese peak ALP
Big pile of cash HANDSOMESUM
Bird-related AVIAN
Black mamba's secretion VENOM
Boxer Laila ALI
Burden of proof ONUS
California wine valley NAPA
Cause of atrophy DISUSE
Chews the fat YAKS
Clayey soil LOAM
CNN's Dobbs LOU
Consternation DISMAY
Dick and Jane's dog SPOT
Dodgem units CARS
Eerie sighting, for short UFO
Fiber-___ cable OPTIC
Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across MATINEEIDOL
Flesh-and-blood REAL
Former U.N. chief Kofi ___ ANNAN
Free of clutter NEAT
Galley need OAR
Garlic-crushing tool PRESS
Gossipy sort YENTA
Hall's partner in pop OATES
Have a hearty laugh ROAR
Clues Answers
Have the nerve DARE
In widespread use RIFE
Initial stage ONSET
Is visibly frightened PALES
Its symbol looks like an equal sign through a C EURO
Make smooth PLANE
Milan's La ___ SCALA
Monica with nine Grand Slam tournament wins SELES
Most jam-packed FULLEST
N.Y.C.'s Park or Madison AVE
Not loyal FALSE
Old hand PRO
Partner of beyond ABOVE
Paycheck extra BONUS
Pewter component TIN
Place into cubbyholes ASSORT
Potbelly ___ STOVE
PT boat crewman: Abbr. ENS
Sea fed by the Volga CASPIAN
Series beginners ALPHAS
Sicilian city ENNA
Source of orange-red light NEONLAMP
Sported HADON
Sun or moon, to bards ORB
Swedish currency KRONOR
Take five REST
Takes steps ACTS
The U.S. Virgin Is., e.g. TERR
They're hard to believe TALLSTORIES
Top-___ (best) TIER
Tumbled FELL
Unbreakable stones of legend ADAMANTS
Vocal qualities TONES
Word before Charles or George LAKE
Wordsmith Webster NOAH
Years, in the Yucatán ANOS
Zilch NIL
___ John's (Domino's competitor) PAPA
___ time (course slot) TEE