New York Times - Dec 16 1997

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Clues Answers
'All kidding ___...' ASIDE
'Got you' ISEE
'Inventions of the Monsters' artist DALI
'Little' storybook character REDHEN
'Ode to Billie Joe,' e.g. BALLAD
'Tell ___ the Marines!' ITTO
'The Rebel' essayist CAMUS
'___ Johnny!' HERES
'___ which will live in infamy': F.D.R. ADATE
Agricultural chemical ALAR
Alpine transport TBAR
Arm bone ULNA
Bonkers DAFT
Boom and zoom NOISES
Caroled SANG
Carrier to Jerusalem ELAL
Cartoon character with a big gun ELMERFUDD
Cheer (for) ROOT
Colorless PALE
Composer Thomas ARNE
Concept for Claudette IDEE
Copies APES
Cousin of a stogie CLARO
Cross-check TEST
Data INFO
Double-deckers, e.g. BUSES
Drop off ABATE
Drop off WANE
Eastern mystic SWAMI
Enervate TIRE
Entreats ASKS
Extend credit LEND
Famous last words? THEEND
Fernando's farewell ADIOS
Garage job LUBE
German currency, informally DMARK
Get tangled up RAVEL
Glance over SCAN
Govt. security TBILL
Clues Answers
Gymnast Korbut OLGA
Handyman's assignment ODDJOB
Hawk's home: Var. AERY
Jai ___ ALAI
Lab runners RATS
Lake life ALGAE
Lariat REATA
Lawrence's land ARABIA
Like some charge cards GOLD
Love overseas AMOR
Melville hero BILLYBUDD
Molokai meal LUAU
Mother of country music NAOMIJUDD
News 'items' DUOS
Newswoman Sherr LYNN
Not just UNFAIR
One-on-one DUEL
Onetime CBS anchor ROGERMUDD
Out of port ASEA
Point on Columbus's compass ESTE
Positive pole ANODE
Prefix with mechanics AERO
Purcell's '___ and Aeneas' DIDO
River to the Fulda EDER
Romantic interlude IDYL
Shuts vehemently SLAMS
Singer Horne LENA
Ski resort legwear? CAST
Stands for MEANS
Stead LIEU
Takes care of SEESTO
Tasmanian ___ DEVIL
That is IDEST
They welcome people at the door MATS
Turkish title AGHA
Types wearing pocket protectors NERDS
Western resort TAHOE
Wife of Jacob LEAH
___ Island (immigrants' spot) ELLIS