New York Times - Sep 21 2005

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'Funny Girl' director Garson ___ KANIN
'Maria ___' (1940's hit) ELENA
'Omigosh!' EGAD
'Scram!' SCAT
'Yikes!' OHNO
20-, 25-, 45- and 50-Across, in a way JAPANESEIMPORTS
2003 Afghani film that won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film OSAMA
Aden's land YEMEN
All fired up EAGER
Alpaca's relative CAMEL
Baker of song ANITA
Banded stone AGATE
Be slack-jawed GAPE
Best qualified ABLEST
Big Indian RAJA
Bowling green, e.g. LAWN
Clan symbol TOTEM
Cold feet, so to speak FEAR
Compound with a hydroxyl group ENOL
Daggers DIRKS
Demagnetize, maybe ERASE
Dodge EVADE
Drill directive ATEASE
Eastern 'way' TAO
Eastern nurse AMAH
Eleanor's follower as first lady BESS
European erupter ETNA
Flock members EWES
Flower-arranging art IKEBANA
Gainsays DENIES
Group in power REGIME
Gyro holder PITA
It's typically thrown eight feet DART
James ___ Polk KNOX
Like a Playboy Playmate SEXY
Like olives or peanuts OILY
Like some committees ADHOC
Marinated dish TERIYAKI
Clues Answers
Mata ___ (spy) HARI
Natl. Adoption Mo. NOV
Overthrow, say ERROR
P.D.Q. ASAP
Palindromic preposition ERE
Papal topper TIARA
Part of a TV transmission AUDIO
Plains Indian KIOWA
Prelude to a solution IDEA
Prime bit of trial evidence EXHIBITA
Putzed around IDLED
Rectangular cereal CHEX
Rosetta Stone language GREEK
Run perfectly PURR
Shia, e.g. SECT
Shortest iron, in golf NINE
Sighed words AHME
Sing-along, of sorts KARAOKE
Some back-and-forth, briefly DIALOG
Source of some brandy PEACH
Spice in Indian cuisine CARDAMOM
Stadium section LOGE
Stretch out ELONGATE
Suffix with cannon ADE
They form bonds ATOMS
Tobacco units CHEWS
Too full SATED
Turned into BECAME
TV's Arthur BEA
Ump's call SAFE
Uncle Remus title BRER
Unjust accusation BADRAP
Variety of pinball PACHINKO
White-bearded type SAGE
Yesteryear OLDTIMES
___ column SPINAL
___ Cooper (popular car) MINI
___ y plata (Montana's motto) ORO