New York Times - Nov 17 2009

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Clues Answers
'All systems go' signals AOKS
'Do Ya' rock grp. ELO
'Put a tiger in your tank' brand ESSO
20s dispenser ATM
A.P. transmission WIREPHOTO
Animal acquired from an animal shelter, say PET
Arctic seabird SKUA
Bilbao boy NINO
Bright double star in Orion RIGEL
Cash who sang 'Black Cadillac' ROSANNE
China's Zhou ___ ENLAI
City near Manchester WIGAN
Coins a nickname for DUBS
Coke competitor PEPSI
Cover ltr. accompaniers ENCLS
Credit card balance, e.g. DEBT
Cuban base in the news, in brief GITMO
Daniel of the old frontier BOONE
Donald Duck, to Huey, Dewey and Louie UNCLE
Dress shirt accessories CUFFLINKS
Eastern royal RANI
Emphatic refusal IMEANNO
Eyelike windows OCULI
Fake at the rink DEKE
Fencing weapons EPEES
Flew into ___ (got furious) ARAGE
French cheese FROMAGE
Great joy ELATION
Gulf of ___, off the coast of Yemen ADEN
High and low water lines TIDEMARKS
High-end Honda division ACURA
IHOP drinks OJS
International alliance ENTENTE
Italian ice cream treat SPUMONI
Japanese prime minister Taro ___ ASO
Klutz OAF
Lennon's 'Two Virgins' partner ONO
Clues Answers
Let loose UNLEASH
License plate TAG
Martial artist who starred in 'Romeo Must Die' JETLI
Media exec Robert IGER
Menus with reds, whites and rosés WINELISTS
Nabisco cookie OREO
Newsman Koppel TED
Nick who comes at night SANTA
Not used NEW
Okra feature POD
On the ball ALERT
Ones who stand above the crowd? ORATORS
Orwell's '1984' or Clarke's '2010' NOVEL
Petri dish gel AGAR
Prodigal ___ SON
QB Manning ELI
Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across RINGO
Run a tab OWE
Scent ODOR
Sculling propeller OAR
See 16-Across DURAN
See 18-Across BLING
See 39-Across TWINKLE
See 61-Across SUGAR
See 64-Across KNOCK
Sellout sign SRO
She, in Sicily ESSA
Silent hellos and goodbyes WAVES
Smartphone introduced in 2002 TREO
Squeezed (by) EKED
Sudden burst SPURT
Tampa Bay footballer, briefly BUC
The Buckeyes, for short OSU
They line up between centers and tackles: Abbr. RGS
Wear away ERODE
___ for Africa USA