New York Times - Aug 31 2012

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Clues Answers
'Star Wars' extras STORMTROOPERS
'___ #1's' (2005 country music album) REBA
13th-century composition EDDA
1980s 'Meet the Press' host Marvin KALB
A zebra has a short one MANE
Actress Rachel of 'The Notebook' MCADAMS
Amateur geologist's purchase GEIGERCOUNTER
Amusement MIRTH
Ascribe IMPUTE
Ask for a donation HITUP
Attends to as one might a captured soldier UNARMS
Attractive feature TURNON
Big mess RATSNEST
Breathless, say EAGER
Building material for Great Plains settlers SOD
Certain cat TOM
Course of sewers, for short HOMEEC
Crime reporters? STOOLIES
Cut short CROP
Decorated one HERO
Dickensian surname CRATCHIT
Drinks bourbon neat, maybe SIPS
Ecuador is a member of it OPEC
Exposed to the elements BARE
Fabulous singer SIREN
Family nickname SIS
Fifth word of the lyrics to 'American Pie' AGO
Gowns that are rarely worn out PEIGNOIRS
Hangout for Homer MOES
He's inclined to agree YESMAN
Heat in one's car ROADRAGE
Hit group? MAFIA
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Land of ___ (destination in 'The Pilgrim's Progress') BEULAH
Last monarch of the House of Stuart ANNE
Lawn care item EDGER
Like some photo paper MATTE
Livestock auction info PEDIGREE
Makes copies of, maybe TRACES
Mass event RITE
Missal stand's place ALTAR
Mo. when the Civil War began APR
More upscale NICER
Newsman who famously defined news as 'something somebody doesn't want printed' HEARST
One beaten by an ape CHEST
Only person to guest-host 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' KATIECOURIC
Original scheme PLANA
Oxygen-dependent organism AEROBE
Play maker? WRITER
Pot holder? TEACART
Puts off DISCOURAGES
Responsibility ONUS
Retro candy containers TINS
Saint ___ of Assisi, co-founder of the Order of Poor Ladies CLARE
Small biters NOSEEUMS
Small part of a meal OAT
Something you'd rather not discuss PRIVATEMATTER
State AVER
Take orders, possibly TENDBAR
They get canned SARDINES
They're written for two-part harmony PEACETREATIES
Tries to catch RUNSAFTER
Vacation spot GETAWAY
Winged runners EMUS
___ Avenue (Monopoly property landed on the most) ILLINOIS