New York Times - Apr 4 1998

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Clues Answers
'Laughable Lyrics' writer LEAR
'Whole ___ Love' (1970 hit) LOTTA
Acts of kindness MERCIES
Announce POST.
Back AGO
Be on deck BATNEXT
Beastly ABUSIVE
Big name in oil WESSON
Binges TOOTS
Bit of reverse English? NOT
C.P.A.'s request IRSFORM
Cadenzas, e.g. SOLOS
Call PHONE
Came down pretty hard SLEETED
Carpenter, at times STAINER
Check CONTROL
Chekhov play, with 'The' SEAGULL
Classic clue FOOTPRINT
Clear (of) RID
College that pioneered in coeducation OBERLIN
Concern for some losers CALORIE
Deal prerequisites ANTES
Detail ITEMIZE
Devious ones SNEAKS
Diver's need AIRLINE
Donned SLIPPEDON
Emollient BALM
Encourage NURTURE
Eye opening, maybe SLIT
Fade away PERISH
Gay city PAREE
Gliding ballroom dance TWOSTEP
Groundskeeping apparatuses SEEDERS
Hair style BANGS
Hors d'oeuvre item DIP
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Interested party CUSTOMER
Keep from happening AVERT
Kind of discussion PANEL
Less daunted STOUTER
Line position TIGHTEND
Lip RIM
Literary monogram TSE
Looks at VIEWS
Make ready for use HARNESS
Mdse. GDS
More, to Mehta PIU
Not alfresco INDOOR
Oedipus, in the end EXILE
Old Ford model LTD
Palookas KLUTZES
Policeman, in slang JOHNLAW
Pres. advisory grp. NSC
Privately, and to be kept private INTRUST
Rattle UNHINGE
Reflect brilliantly GLISTEN
Scapegoat BUTT
Short dog, for short SCOTTIE
Slapdash HURRIED
Some discriminators AGEISTS
Son of Mary Stuart JAMESVI
Surrogate listener EARS
Swear CUSS
The socially lost NERDS
They split hairs PEDANTS.
Time div. MIN
Underestimate, e.g. ERR
Unfeigned TRUE
Volga outlet CASPIAN
Work area SHOP
Year Trajan was born LIII