New York Times - Dec 9 2002

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Clues Answers
'... see hide ___ hair of' NOR
'Don't go yet!' WAIT
'Neato!' COOL
'___ 18' (Leon Uris book) MILA
Aloof DISTANT
Approach with a question or remark ACCOST
Army N.C.O. SSGT
Be very responsive, as a car STOPONADIME
Before, to bards ERE
Besides ALSO
Bris or confirmation RITE
Burgs TOWNS
Bustle ADO
Capital on a fjord OSLO
Central position MIDST
Changes, as the Constitution AMENDS
Conductor Klemperer OTTO
Crop growers FARMERS
Custard dessert FLAN
Decorate ADORN
Dog or cat breed MALTESE
Emulate Betsy Ross SEW
États-___ UNIS
Feminine suffix ENNE
Fish-and-chips fish COD
Flexible mineral MICA
Full complement of Stooges or Wise Men THREE
Girl LASS
Glacier composition ICE
Goofs MESSUPS
Gorge CHASM
Greek war god ARES
Guitarist Clapton ERIC
Has debts OWES
Hockey great Bobby ORR
Home to Honolulu OAHU
In ___ (actually) ESSE
In ___ (aligned) AROW
It may be tall TALE
Clues Answers
It may be tempted FATE
It's earthshaking TREMOR
Its symbol is Fe IRON
John ___ DOE
Kitchen vessels POTSANDPANS
Kukla, ___ and Ollie FRAN
Lawyer's payment FEE
Like many a grandparent DOTING
Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme] OPTS
Mayhem HAVOC
Metal fusers SPOTWELDERS
Mexican moolah PESO
Mine find ORE
Opposing group ANTIS
Overturn TIP
Part of F.D.I.C.: Abbr. FED
Pas' mates MAS
Peaks TOPSOFMOUNTAINS
Place to do the hustle DISCO
Possible result of nonpayment REPO
Rams' mates EWES
Red, as an apple RIPE
Restaurant listings MENU
Riot participant, maybe LOOTER
Risky UNSAFE
River to the Caspian Sea URAL
Robbers' partner COPS
Rowed OARED
Scorn SCOFF
Sign before Taurus ARIES
Six-line poem SESTET
Solemn promise VOW
Sombrero, e.g. HAT
Stamp sellers POSTOFFICES
Toddler's jumpsuit ROMPER
Topper for 60-Across LID
When said three times, a dance move CHA
Worship ADORE
___ to one's word TRUE