New York Times - Jan 23 1998

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Clues Answers
'Big ___' of the comics page NATE
'Front!' runner BELLBOY
'Huh-uh' NOWAYJOSE
'I'm ___ it!' AGIN
'We the Living' author RAND
1946 Literature Nobelist HESSE
Agent, colloquially REP
Bach or Strauss, e.g. JOHANN
Bank claim LIEN
Bargain PACT
Before UNTIL
Being ESSE
Boarded GOTON
Burlesque APE
Busy bodies? WORKAHOLICS
Certain navel, slangily OUTIE
Chef Cardini's creation CAESARSALAD
Clear, in a way DEICE
Consternation ALARM
Crash course? ECONOMICS
Dark purple PUCE
Designer Lanvin JEANNE
Element #39 YTTRIUM
Elevated, open country WOLD
Enter from the rear, maybe SNEAKINTO
Extreme END
Festive JOYOUS
First-place GOLD
Full of vigor LUSTY
Getup DRESS
Golfer Dutra OLIN
Got ready to drive TEED
Hardly a people person LONER
Holy wars JIHADS
Hook alternatives JABS
Imparts RELAYS.
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Kid's comment BLEAT
Let up WANED
Level ECHELON
Light AIRY
Lunkheads DOLTS
Metric measure ARE
Noah Webster's alma mater YALE
Noted PBS newsman MUDD
Onagers ASSES
One gentleman of Verona ROMEO
Outdone BESTED
Pants specification WIDE
Professional org. since 1847 AMA
Radio, e.g. SEND
Root CAUSE
Sci-fi author Frederik POHL
Sheds, British-style MOULTS
Sign OMEN
Sociopolitical movement WOMENSLIB
Some guys WIRES
Some staffers, for short EDS
Spread out, in a way AMORTIZED
Star quality ECLAT
Sting BILK
Stole from LOOTED
Storage unit BYTE
Sunday drives? TELETHONS
Swedes, gastronomically speaking RUTABAGAS
They sometimes whistle KETTLES
Toast beginning HERES
Transplant need DONOR
Trivial PENNYANTE
Two-time Czech president BENES
What CFC's deplete OZONE
Where Baha'i began IRAN
Where Swansea is WALES