New York Times - Dec 2 2009

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Clues Answers
'Back to the Future' bully BIFF
'Madame Butterfly' wear OBI
'Man ___ Mancha' OFLA
'That's a joke, ___!' SON
'Wiseguy' actor Ken WAHL
Actress Carter who was once Miss World USA LYNDA
Actress Hatcher TERI
Actress Lupino IDA
Adams who co-founded Group f/64 ANSEL
Advice to the rash, and a hint to this puzzle's theme HASTEMAKESWASTE
Approach shot CHIP
Attached, in a way TIEDON
Banshees' boast? SOPROUDLYWEWAIL
Baseball's Bud SELIG
Big Indian RAJA
Big ___ SUR
Bill Gates snapshot? PICTUREOFWEALTH
Bit of theater litter STUB
Blotter abbr. AKA
Bread in a jar, perhaps TIPS
Brian who produced U2 ENO
Carrier with a hub at LAX UAL
Codgers OLDMEN
Comedic soldier during training? BASEWIT
Composer Bartok BELA
Debtor's worry LIEN
Does dock work LADES
Drooling canine in the funnies ODIE
Facebook feature CHAT
FIFA Player of the Century PELE
Fr. holy woman STE
Francis of 'What's My Line?' ARLENE
Fuddy-dud FOGY
Full of energy GOGO
Game with 32 cards SKAT
Get out into the open AIR
Hanukkah goodies GELT
Hard to make out SHADOWY
Heavy metal band with the triple-platinum album 'Out of the Cellar' RATT
Clues Answers
In an ark, say SAFE
In ___ land LALA
Irish-themed Vegas casino OSHEAS
Item often worn with a sash TIARA
Jack of 'The Great Dictator' OAKIE
Kojak's rank: Abbr. LIEUT
Lead role on 'Providence' SYD
Like a good deal for both sides WINWIN
Like Steve Jobs and Moses ADOPTED
Mata ___ HARI
Monopoly maker HASBRO
More than just reduce SLASH
Mother of Peer Gynt ASE
Mushroom producer, for short NTEST
Nancy's friend in the funnies SLUGGO
New driver, typically TEEN
Niña companion PINTA
Old Sinclair rival ESSO
Pastoral piece IDYLL
Phoenix-to-Philly dir. ENE
Pikake garland LEI
Prefix with skid ANTI
Primary strategy PLANA
Raw material, of sorts DATA
Reclined LAIN
Salt, symbolically NACL
Sections of digestive tracts ILEA
Sidewalk stand buys ADES
Sometimes-split charge FEE
Son of Seth ENOS
Spinners at affairs DJS
Start of an elocution class phrase HOWNOW
Storytelling dance HULA
Ten Commandments locale SINAI
Trinidad or Tobago ISLE
Turkish V.I.P. AGHA
Whole bunch TON
Words to estate attorneys? HEADFORTHEWILLS
Workplace watchdog org. OSHA