New York Times - Aug 7 2009

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Clues Answers
'Beg pardon,' in casual talk SCUSEME
'Behold ___ Horse' (William Cooper book) APALE
'Bonne ___!' (French cry on January 1) ANNEE
'Hold on' ONEMOMENTPLEASE
'Jeopardy!' fodder ANSWERS
'Mother of the believers' AYESHA
'Say ___' (1940 Glenn Miller hit) SISI
'The Bridge on the River Kwai' setting SIAM
'The loneliest guy in town' MAYTAGREPAIRMAN
'You're putting ___!' MEON
'___ Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me' IFA
1970s-'80s sitcom setting MELS
1972 U.S./U.S.S.R. pact SALTI
1979 nuclear accident site: Abbr. TMI
30.48 centimeters ONEFOOT
All lined up NEAT
Balloonists' doings ASCENTS
Bank chains hold them PENS
Basutoland, today LESOTHO
Bedazzlement STARSINONESEYES
Bric-a-___ BRAC
Businessman/entertainer who was once mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. PTBARNUM
Capital of Armenia YEREVAN
Catch-22 TRAP
Center of a roast HONOREE
Charms ENAMORS
City where Einstein developed his special theory of relativity BERN
Company that makes Styrofoam DOW
Cracker shapes ANIMALS
Cut rinds, e.g. PARINGS
Dinah's avenger in the Bible SIMEON
Fair place PAVILION
For whose benefit 'the quality of mercy is not strain'd' in Shakespeare ANTONIO
Clues Answers
Handles things evenhandedly STRIKESABALANCE
Hunky-dory AOKAY
Important part for a jig TOE
Iroquoian language ERIE
Is unobliged to NEEDNOT
Lodge RESIDE
Maximum, slangily MOSTEST
Missing OMITTED
More fashionable TONIER
More itchy, maybe MANGIER
Mount from which people can see far away PALOMAR
Museo contents ARTE
Navy service SEADUTY
Office stamp RECD
Ones in control of their faculties? DEANS
Quaint letter start SIR
Representative ENVOY
Scale start DORE
Some raiders, informally GMEN
Something once bundled with Microsoft products ENCARTA
Stephen of 'Stuck,' 2007 REA
Substitute acquired by about half a million people a year: Abbr. GED
Sudden light seen through the clouds SUNBURST
Targets of remedies ILLS
Ties DRAWS
Took flak for something one said, say GOTINTOHOTWATER
Undershirt, in Britain VEST
Using high-flown language POETICAL
Viking stories, e.g. NORSELITERATURE
Vinegar: Prefix ACETO
Well ABLY
___ Fein SINN
___ kwon do TAE