New York Times - Jan 23 2006

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Clues Answers
'Lovely' Beatles girl RITA
'Wheel of Fortune' turn SPIN
'You're ___ talk!' ONETO
'___ lost!' GET
'___ you kidding?' ARE
11's in blackjack ACES
1976 Olympic gymnastics gold medalist ___ Comaneci NADIA
Actress Shire TALIA
Add a lane to, perhaps WIDEN
Affix one's John Hancock SIGN
Alibi STORY
Alternative to check or charge CASH
Assassinated SLAIN
Assert AVER
Atlantic Coast area, with 'the' EAST
Aware of ONTO
Away from the wind ALEE
Bad news for a dieter GAIN
Be sick AIL
Beaujolais, e.g. VIN
Brilliantly colored salamander NEWT
Checking out, as a joint CASING
Circus animal with a tamer LION
Colonel or captain RANK
Commedia dell'___ ARTE
Conception IDEA
Croquet area LAWN
Destroy RUIN
Elisabeth of 'Leaving Las Vegas' SHUE
Evian, par exemple EAU
Ewe's mate RAM
Eye sore STYE
Fibber LIAR
Fit for a king REGAL
Gambling game with numbers KENO
Gilda of the early 'S.N.L.' RADNER
Gripe MOAN
Grovel EATDIRT
Gun blast SHOT
Clues Answers
Gun, as an engine REV
Hogs SWINE
Icicle holders EAVES
Indian mystic YOGI
It may be new, raw or big DEAL
Jason's ship ARGO
Jay of late-night LENO
Jazz instruments SAXES
K TOPRIGHTCORNER
Kitchen hot spot OVEN
Many a teenager's room MESS
Martini garnish OLIVE
Mine find ORE
Mrs. Dithers in 'Blondie' CORA
Murder DOIN
Must-haves NEEDS
Mystique AURA
Needle parts EYES
Novelists WRITERS
On one's rocker? SANE
OVALS TWENTYSEVENDOWN
Picture frames lacking corners OVALS
Pizazz ELAN
Playing marbles AGATES
Pond gunk SCUM
Reverse, as an action UNDO
Ship's crane DAVIT
Son of Poseidon TRITON
Soothing agent ALOE
Story LASTWORDACROSS
They're taboo NONOS
Thrilla in Manila victor ALI
Under a spell HEXED
Wing ___ prayer ANDA
Without doing anything IDLY
Words before roll or whim ONA
X CENTEROFTHEGRID
Young 12-Downs EFTS
___ Strauss jeans LEVI