New York Times - Aug 14 2002

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Clues Answers
'... is fear ___': F.D.R. ITSELF
'Pure Moods' singer ENYA
'Would ___?' ILIE
'___ silly question ...' ASKA
24 horas DIA
Abbr. on a business letter ENCL
Actor Morales ESAI
Backs, anatomically DORSA
Best Picture of 1958 GIGI
Bilked CHEATED
Blip maker SONAR
Body build FRAME
Bother no end EATAT
Bouncers' requests IDS
Broccoli ___ (leafy vegetable) RABE
Bull, at times SNORTER
Butler's request ENTER
Checks for contraband, maybe XRAYS
Cinergy Field players REDS
City near Bologna MODENA
City on the Elbe DRESDEN
Compete VIE
Copy XEROX
Counterpart of a delete key ERASER
Cripple MAIM
Ed.'s in-box filler MSS
Fast time? LENT
Football's Karras ALEX
For a specific purpose ADHOC
Fugard's 'A Lesson From ___' ALOES
Gives hope to HEARTENS
Hesitation sound HEM
It's rigged MAST
Jury, often TWELVE
Kidnappers in 70's news SLA
Lash mark WELT
Like some anesthesia LOCAL
Literally, 'I forbid' VETO
Loo sign GENTS
Clues Answers
M.'s mate MME
Marker letters IOU
Masterful EXPERT
Nervous feeling ANGST
Off-the-cuff stuff IMPROV
One of a fleet fleet SST
One using a delete key NEGATOR
One working with heavy tiles SLATER
Online columnist Drudge MATT
Part of U.C.L.A. LOS
Picture within a picture INSET
Pion's place ATOM
Plants FLORA
Polished, languagewise FLUENT
Poor box filler ALMS
Put the kibosh on END
Q.E.D. part ERAT
Red-spotted critters EFTS
Rolodex no. TEL
See 17-Across SEAINSIDEUS
See 17-Across THEAXEFOR
See 17-Across THEFROZEN
Self-referencing contract term HEREIN
Shackles IRONS
Spa sounds AHS
Strip in the news GAZA
Subtle distinction NUANCE
Sun, e.g. ORB
Texas border city DELRIO
They may be pitched ROOFTOPS
Time unit? ISSUE
Together, musically ADUE
U.N. Day mo. OCT
U.S.N.A. grad ENS
Umpire's call LET
Walking on air ELATED
Waterfront walk PIER
Western tribesman UTE
With 31-, 46- and 61-Across, comment from Franz Kafka ABOOKMUSTBE