New York Times - Dec 18 2004

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Clues Answers
'A Bug's Life' princess ATTA
'Aunt' with a 1979 best seller ERMA
'Closing Bell' airer CNBC
'Oblomov' novelist Goncharov IVAN
'Pepe ___ Skunk Tales' (assorted shorts) LEPEWS
'The Merry Drinker' painter HALS
A genius, no IDIOT
Antique weapon STEN
Apulia's capital BARI
Beat ALLIN
Big name in child education MONTESSORI
Big news in 1945, informally ABOMB
Certain plea, informally NOLO
Corkers? IRISH
Critical KEY
Documentary aid VIDEOTAPE
Doesn't ignore OBEYS
End DEATH
Explorer of science fiction NEMO
Figure INTEGER
First name in comedy EMO
Frankfurter, maybe HERR
Future 25-Down honorees: Abbr. NCOS
Gets out of Dodge LAMS
It may be charged in the water EEL
Kind of table TRAY
La ___, Quebec SALLE
Larrups TANS
Like some nouns: Abbr. NEUT
Low pair TWOS
Lunch meat LIVERWURST
Make blank ERASE
Maroon ENISLE
Masseur supplies OILS
Mellifluous DULCET
Clues Answers
Minor market fluctuation DIP
Miranda de ___, Spain EBRO
Modern restaurant staff WAITPERSONS
More aged RIPER
One for whom a street may be named CIVICLEADER
One of many seen in stopped traffic BRAKELIGHT
One who may raise a flap AVIATOR
One whose letters are screened? EMAILER
Parts of chorus lines? TRAS
Person working in concert with others? MUSICCRITIC
Plywood source BEECH
Presentation preparation CHART
Product of la Jamaïque RHUM
Putdown SNEER
Quarterback's ideal SPIRALPASS
Real eye-openers LATTES
Safety org. MADD
Sainted European king OLAV
Seasonal schedule abbr. EDT
Service commemoration VETERANSDAY
Shadow UMBRA
Shopper's goal VALUE
Smidgen DRIB
Staying away from the competition BRANDLOYAL
Talk ORATION
Tea variety HYSON
Things with outlets RIVERS
Thinner TURPENTINE
Trace of dishonor TAINT
Way: Abbr. SYS
Whence some cats ABYSSINIA
Worshiper of Inti INCA
___ lab CHEM
___ Lines (big name in cruises) ORIENT
___ permission AVEC