New York Times - Jul 29 2003

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Clues Answers
'Careless Hands' singer Mel TORME
'For ___ a jolly ...' HES
'Streets of ___' (cowboy song) LAREDO
'The Thin Man' dog ASTA
A prospector may stake one CLAIM
Actor Wallach ELI
African bloodsucker TSETSE
Al Capp parody of Dick Tracy FEARLESSFOSDICK
B westerns OATERS
Bewildered ATSEA
Big blast maker TNT
Big rig SEMI
Breathing room SPACE
Castaway's home ISLE
Castle of dance IRENE
Children's song refrain EIEIO
Common street name MAIN
Contract stipulation TERM
Dash ELAN
Diaper wearers' woes RASHES
Edinburgh girl LASS
Equipped with air bags, say SAFER
Exam taken in H.S. PSAT
Examines a passage READS
Exploit DEED
Fess up ADMIT
Filmmaker Jordan NEIL
Food, slangily EATS
Glut SATE
Golfer Ernie ELS
How a prank may be done, after 'on' ADARE
It's given to a waiter ORDER
J.F.K. approximation ETD
Like new dollar bills CRISP
List-ending abbr. ETAL
Lump of dirt CLOD
Make changes to EDIT
MasterCard rival VISA
Midwest hub OHARE
Clues Answers
More inclined APTER
Mosquito protection NET
Muscleman's garment SLEEVELESSSHIRT
Octad plus one ENNEAD
On the sheltered side ALEE
One who looks Rover over VET
One-tenth: Prefix DECI
Operatic solo ARIA
Otherwise ELSE
Oxen's harness YOKE
Pipe joint TEE
Play divisions ACTS
Prefix with structure INFRA
Princely initials HRH
Prognosticator SEER
Reggae fan, often RASTA
Repair tears SEW
Sage WISE
Salman Rushdie's birthplace INDIA
Shoe part INSTEP
Shore birds ERNS
Soufflés do it RISE
Sporting blade EPEE
Squabble SPAT
Subway station device STILE
Swedish carrier SAS
The Buckeye State OHIO
They show their faces in casinos DICE
To the point TERSE
Tropical vine LIANA
User of air abrasion to clean teeth PAINLESSDENTIST
Verdi opera AIDA
Wall St. trading center NYSE
What credit cards may bring about, eventually CASHLESSSOCIETY
Whip LASH
Window base SILL
Within reach HANDY
___ Maria AVE
___ wrench ALLEN