New York Times - Dec 15 2005

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Clues Answers
'Criminy!' EGADS
'Housewife' Longoria et al. EVAS
'Your Future' sign displayer SEER
Afore ERE
Alphabet start ABCDEF
Animal milk source TEAT
Approximates the time of completion SETSATARGETDATE
Aquatic 'grasses' SEDGES
Assails BESETS
Cheapens DEBASES
Dele undoers STETS
Dimethyl sulfate, e.g. ESTER
Does battle WARS
Durable fabric SERGE
Early Hollywood sex symbol WEST
Electric guitar effect WAWA
Embroiders SEWS
Employees who once went up, up and away TWASTEWARDESSES
Ems-Weser Canal feeder EDER
Encouraging start? ATTA
Enfant's dream REVE
Essayist/novelist James AGEE
Ethel's sitcom husband FRED
Exhibited severe embarrassment WASASREDASABEET
Eyer STARER
Frame fillers in a perfect bowling game XES
Grimace maker, maybe DETESTER
Guesstimates at J.F.K. ETAS
Had water up to one's ankles WADED
Hearing figs. DAS
Hebrides tongue ERSE
Help hold up ABET
High ___ kite ASA
Honorifics for attys. ESQS
Informal letter closing BEST
It flows to the Elbe EGER
It might accompany a MS. SAE
Ladies' org. since 1890 DAR
Latin stars ASTRA
Clues Answers
Leachman replaced her on 'The Facts of Life' RAE
Lifeline for srs. SSA
Lighted-candle occasions SEDERS
Lith. and Ukr., once SSRS
Name preceding 'White Label' DEWARS
North and South Dakota STATES
North Pole, for Santa ADDRESS
Not let happen AVERT
Not spend SAVE
Nudge (oneself) EXERT
Olympian Z's ZETAS
Originator of a popular peanut butter cup REESE
Output of an arachnid WEB
Please, with 'with' AGREE
Rant RAVE
Rear end of a slug? FEST
Relative of a bolt SCREW
Relaxation EASE
Say forcefully ASSERT
Sketched DREW
Start of North Carolina's motto ESSE
Stock ticker maker's inits. TAE
Take ten REST
Tequila source AGAVE
Teresa and Helena: Abbr. STS
Terrific times, slangily GASES
Testify AVER
The Atl. Coast is on it EST
The Eisenhower years, e.g. ERA
They're often old and wise ADAGES
Time unit in basketball: Abbr. QTR
Title role for Anne Baxter, 1950 EVE
Tours head TETE
Tunic toppers ABAS
Turtledove DEAR
TV toon Deputy ___ DAWG
Uncommercial periodicals GAZETTES
Underclassman? SERF
You push these at bowling alleys and on VCR's RESETS