New York Times - Sep 21 2011

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Clues Answers
'At Last' singer James ETTA
'Atonement' author McEwan IAN
'Ere Heaven shall ___ her portals ...': Byron OPE
'Naughty!' TSK
'___ (So Far Away)' (1982 hit by A Flock of Seagulls) IRAN
'___ out!' (shout by a 24-Down) YER
After a fashion OFSORTS
Alias AKA
Backside RUMP
Bordelaise and others SAUCES
California home of the Crystal Cathedral GARDENGROVE
California locale just south of Camp Pendleton OCEANSIDE
California State University campus site BAKERSFIELD
California's Sonoma County seat SANTAROSA
Causes of some traffic slowdowns RUBBERNECKS
Collapsed CAVEDIN
Coltrane blew it SAX
Concise TERSE
Cousin ___ of 1960s TV ITT
Cousins of girdles CORSETS
Cut some more, maybe REEDIT
Flightless flock EMUS
Flintlock accessory RAMROD
Guy's girl AMIE
H ETA
Home ___ INON
Hubbub ADO
Humped ox ZEBU
Hums PURRS
Indo-European language speakers ARYANS
Israeli arms UZIS
It may be felt by a blackboard ERASER
Japanese supercomputer maker NEC
Kidney secretion RENIN
Last of the Mohicans? ESS
Like scuba diving UNDERSEA
Little, in Lyon PEU
Longtime Elton John label MCA
Morlock's counterpart in science fiction ELOI
Clues Answers
Neighborhood REGION
Nimble AGILE
Obfuscate, in a way ENCODE
Ocasek of the Cars RIC
One who deals in rags? PIANIST
Ornamental crescents LUNETTES
Part of rock's CSNY NASH
Part of S.O.P.: Abbr STD
Positive UPBEAT
Pringles alternative STAX
Prohibition ___ ERA
Puerto ___ RICO
Rare site during Prohibition BAR
Rests atop LIESON
Sch. in Jonesboro ASU
See 7-Down UMP
Severe STERN
Shopping site MART
Skin care product name NIVEA
Something that's burned DVD
Sow or cow SHE
Start of some cycles? TRI
Sufficient, informally ENUF
That, in Tabasco ESO
The Rolling Stones' '___ You' MISS
They play in front of QBs CTRS
Thing ITEM
Toyota Camry, e.g MIDSIZEDCAR
Traditional Christmas purchases FIRS
Trains to Wrigley ELS
Trouble spots? ACNE
Turn one way before turning the other ZIG
Two out of nine? ENS
Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) INNERCITIES
Urban grid: Abbr STS
Ursula of 'The Blue Max' ANDRESS
View from the Leaning Tower ARNO
Wound up ONEDGE
___-green PEA