New York Times - Dec 9 2003

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Clues Answers
'Guys and Dolls' composer FRANKLOESSER
'Picnic' playwright INGE
'Smile!' show CANDIDCAMERA
'Spy vs. Spy' magazine MAD
10 C-notes THOU
Amigo PAL
Back-to-back awards for Hanks OSCARS
Barbershop band? STROP
Bath powder ingredient TALC
Best Actress winner for 'Blue Sky' LANGE
Bikini event, in old headlines ATEST
Boorish RUDE
Britain's Chamberlain NEVILLE
Burned-out ship, e.g. HULK
California's Big ___ SUR
Car loan fig. APR
Checked out EYED
Compare LIKEN
Deliver a tirade RANT
Dracula portrayer LUGOSI
Early sixth-century date DII
Election loser ALSORAN
Epitaph word LIES
False move FEINT
False move FAKE
Falsified, as charges TRUMPEDUP
Flexible educational environment OPENCLASSROOM
Fr. holy women STES
Got uptight TENSED
Gridder-turned-politician Jack KEMP
Gumbo pod OKRA
Herbert sci-fi classic DUNE
Honshu port OSAKA
Hosiery shade TAUPE
Inside info DOPE
Just manages, with 'out' EKES
Kennel sound ARF
Like some organs VITAL
Clues Answers
Lobbying grp. PAC
Mate's greeting AHOY
Mountain-climbing aid ROPE
Mr. Moto portrayer LORRE
Musical perception EAR
Neighbor of Ger. AUS
Nut's partner BOLT
Officiate REF
One to respect ELDER
Payee's convenience DIRECTDEPOSIT
Place to fight ARENA
Play in the alley BOWL
Plumb crazy LOCO
Postcard-pretty SCENIC
Pushed strongly URGED
Put on DON
Rite place ALTAR
Sahara transport CAMEL
Shoe blemish SCUFF
Sidestepped SKIRTED
Simoleons MOOLA
Some California political moves RECALLS
St. Paul's architect WREN
Suffix with auction EER
Take forcibly USURP
Tartan-wearing group CLAN
Teutonic turndown NEIN
They, in Tours ILS
Tom Joad, for one OKIE
Took advantage of USED
Took to court SUED
Top contractor? ROOFER
Winter bug FLU
With respect to REGARDING
Wreath for the head ANADEM
You should worry if you're in it PERIL
___ dark (clueless) INTHE
___ drug (infection fighter) SULFA