New York Times - Mar 14 2006

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'Casablanca' star, affectionately BOGIE
'Ready ___ …' ORNOT
'Take ___!' THAT
'The Court Jester' star Danny KAYE
'The Lord of the Rings' critter ORC
1986 Tom Cruise flick TOPGUN
Alphabetical, say INORDER
Andean territory PERU
Author/illustrator Silverstein SHEL
Awl or axe TOOL
Ballpark figures? UMPS
Band with the 1994 #1 album 'Monster' REM
Big leaguer's dream? PROVISION
Blake of ragtime EUBIE
Breeding horse STUD
Business TV channel CNBC
Car dealer's chart? AUTOGRAPH
Castle defense MOAT
Charles Lamb's nom de plume ELIA
Chocolaty treats OREOS
Chutzpah NERVE
City where Galileo taught PADUA
Commotion FUROR
Conductor Seiji OZAWA
Country crooner Tucker TANYA
Culmination of a truck race? SEMIFINAL
Derisive look SNEER
Employee benefits PERKS
Entice TEMPT
Fly the coop ESCAPE
For sale illegally BOOTLEG
Gal of song SAL
Geological periods ERAS
Gloomy DREAR
Glowing REDHOT
Golf's ___ Cup RYDER
Hearsay RUMOR
Heath MOOR
Houston ballplayer ASTRO
Clues Answers
Humdingers LULUS
Jordan's capital AMMAN
Like the 'p' in psychology SILENT
List shortener ETAL
Long-nosed flier, for short SST
Lost some avoirdupois DIETED
Mighty long time AGES
Nonsense BUNK
Ohio/Ontario separator ERIE
One hoping to fly the coop? HEN
Orange Bowl site MIAMI
Out of one's ___ GOURD
Out-and-out UTTER
Person to give your car keys to VALET
Pesky biter GNAT
Place for a poker game? ANTEROOM
Places for book titles SPINES
Poet's production VERSE
Pop singer Amos TORI
Prison guard? CONTENDER
Reagan's first secretary of state HAIG
Recruit's denial NOSIR
Result of a Navy inventory? SUBTOTAL
Ricelike pasta ORZO
Rogues CADS
Rulers of the roost COCKS
Sail supports MASTS
School at Washington Sq. NYU
Square footage AREA
Symphony venue HALL
Taylor boy on 'The Andy Griffith Show' OPIE
The Hawkeyes of the Big Ten IOWA
Tip over UPEND
Toothpaste holder TUBE
Ventilate AIR
Verb preceder, usually NOUN
W.W. I ace ___ von Richthofen BARON
Wool eater MOTH
Young coyote PUP