New York Times - Nov 8 2005

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Clues Answers
'La Bohème' heroine MIMI
'Right now!' STAT
'Water Lilies' painter MONET
'___ in there!' HANG
2,000 pounds ONETON
60's-70's dos AFROS
Alaskan native ALEUT
Alias AKA
Amorphous mass BLOB
Arthur ___ Doyle CONAN
Author's success BESTSELLER
Aviator in search of bugs TESTPILOT
Bakery gizmo ICER
Battery size AAA
Bit of sunshine RAY
Blue-and-white earthenware DELFT
Brazilian soccer legend PELE
Broadway background SET
Central New York city UTICA
Chinese author ___ Yutang LIN
Clutch GRASP
Come to terms for less jail time, say COPAPLEA
Count of candles on a cake AGE
Cry heard in a bullring OLE
Cushy course EASYA
Dickens's '___ House' BLEAK
Direction wagon trains headed WEST
Discordant ATONAL
Dogfaces GIS
Dull drills ROTES
Employ more employees UPSIZE
Face, slangily PUSS
French seasoning SEL
Funnyman Sandler ADAM
Give an answer RESPOND
Give it a go TRY
Glass marble AGATE
Goliath GIANT
Clues Answers
Gossip unit TIDBIT
Greeted, as the New Year SAWIN
Hipster CAT
Hoopster Archibald NATE
Hosp. staffers RNS
Immigrant's subj. ESL
Is in dreamland SLEEPS
Isaac's eldest ESAU
It's not 100% this or that BLEND
Know-how ART
Kukla or Ollie, e.g. HANDPUPPET
Letters for Letterman CBS
Like half-melted snow SLUSHY
Looks after TENDS
Mario of the Indianapolis 500 ANDRETTI
Nebraska river PLATTE
Offbeat ODD
One of the Lennons SEAN
Out of style PASSE
PBS benefactor NEA
Place to test aerodynamics WINDTUNNEL
Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) FINISHINGSECOND
Playtex offering BRA
Poisonous plants SUMACS
Potluck get-togethers SUPPERS
Practical USEFUL
Practice tact, perhaps LIE
Robert Morse Tony-winning role TRU
Singer Haggard MERLE
Skinny Minnie STRINGBEAN
Small jet maker LEAR
Some cyberreading EZINE
Some shortening LARD
Stool pigeon RAT
Telepathic letters ESP
Ultimately becomes ENDSUP
Upscale auto initials BMW
Vestibules ANTEROOMS