New York Times - Aug 7 2006

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Clues Answers
'Fear of Fifty' writer Jong ERICA
'La ___' ('59 hit) BAMBA
'Of course,' slangily NATCH
'Wake Up Little ___' SUSIE
Accumulate AMASS
Alternative to a convertible SEDAN
Ancient region with an architectural style named after it IONIA
Area between N. and S. Korea DMZ
Avis rival HERTZ
Be compelled to MUST
Beer drinker's bar request GIMMEABUD
Born: Fr. NEE
Cat's saucerful CREAM
Cereal that's 'for kids' TRIX
Cheap laughs YUKS
Check recipient PAYEE
China's Sun  ___-sen YAT
Classic Stallone role RAMBO
Confucian path TAO
Cousin of a human APE
Decorative foil GOLDLEAF
Dell products PCS
Dig into, as dinner EAT
Dragged behind TOWED
Drink with a head on it ALE
Dutch island in the Caribbean ARUBA
Easter egg decorator DYER
European/Asian range URALS
Face on a 'wanted' poster MUG
Furrier John Jacob ___ ASTOR
Grassy plain of South America LLANO
Hall-of-Famer Mel OTT
Hearing-related AURAL
Hit the time clock PUNCHIN
Holdup victim's plea DONTSHOOT
In that case ... IFSO
Indifferent BLASE
Jewel GEM
Kids' guessing game ISPY
Clues Answers
Kofi of the U.N. ANNAN
Lacking guile ARTLESS
Little old man in a fairy tale GNOME
Logging tool SAW
Long, drawn-out attack SIEGE
Look after SEETO
Mine find ORE
Mom-and-pop grp. PTA
Money in India RUPEE
Monopoly game equipment PLAYMONEY
Network that covers the N.Y.S.E. CNBC
North Pole helper ELF
One making a point at church? SPIRE
Parisian thanks MERCI
Patricia ___, Best Actress for 'Hud' NEAL
Pay no heed IGNORE
Pilgrims' carrier MAYFLOWER
Playa ___ Rey, Calif. DEL
Reward from a boss RAISE
Ripken who played 2,632 straight games CAL
Rust IRONOXIDE
School funder, often BOND
Search (through) RUMMAGE
See 60-Across ROOM
Send to the Capitol ELECT
Shoot using a scope, say SNIPE
Singer Janis IAN
Slump SAG
Smoker's mouthpiece PIPESTEM
Sophs., two years later SRS
Squeeze (out) EKE
Supernatural OCCULT
Tassel on a cap, e.g. DANGLER
Top-ranked player in a tournament FIRSTSEED
Trap SNARE
Try to attain GOFOR
Understanding GRASP
Vegetable on a vine PEA
With 59-Across, battle planning site WAR