New York Times - Mar 23 2004

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Clues Answers
'Ignorance ___ excuse' ISNO
'Later!' TATA
'___ Bulba' (Brynner film) TARAS
A.D. part DOMINI
Add zest to SEASON
Allan-___ ADALE
An N.C.O. CPL
Astronaut's sign-off? OUTTOLAUNCH
Author's sign-off? BEWRITEBACK
Ave. intersectors STS
Bargain hunter's stop TAGSALE
Blue cartoon character SMURF
Born, in bios NEE
Bus. aides ASSTS
Captain Hook's henchman SMEE
Cellos' little cousins VIOLAS
Chopper part ROTOR
Chuckleheads NINNIES
Cocks and bulls HES
Cold and wet RAW
College sweater letters NUS
Come after ENSUE
Compound of gold AURATE
Defense advisory org. NSC
Designer Cassini OLEG
Do roadwork PAVE
Fallback strategy PLANB
Five-time Kentucky Derby winner Bill HARTACK
Former Mideast org. UAR
Govt. property overseer GSA
Hardly tanned PALE
Is currently selling HASOUT
Keypad key ENTER
Lena of 'Chocolat' OLIN
Like helium INERT
Lines on leaves VEINS
Lone Star State sch. UTEP
Loud, as the surf AROAR
LP's and CD's: Abbr. RECS
Clues Answers
Mailing list items NAMES
Make well HEAL
Mantra syllables OMS
Map enlargement INSET
Martini's partner ROSSI
Mary Hartman portrayer Louise LASSER
Mentholated cigarettes KOOLS
Microwave, e.g. OVEN
Minty drink JULEP
Money on the Continent EURO
Norm: Abbr. STD
Nuclear physicist's sign-off? GONEFISSION
One of the Osmonds MARIE
One-named folk singer ODETTA
Opposite of paleo- NEO
Part of PRNDL LOW
PBS supporter NEA
Plain writing PROSE
Pricing word PER
Prominent donkey features EARS
Risk taker DARER
Search blindly GROPE
Simile center ASAN
Smells SNIFFS
Sole material CREPE
Sort of: Suffix ISH
South Seas attire SARONG
Spherical opening? ATMO
Start of a one-two JAB
Suffix with strict URE
Tailor's sign-off? WERECLOTHED
Terra ___ COTTA
Timber wolf LOBO
Tiny fraction of a min. NSEC
Trunk growth MOSS
Two-piece wear BIKINI
Unwed fathers PRIESTS
Use a button PRESS
Yegg's job HEIST