New York Times - Sep 26 2008

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'A special laurel ___ go': Whitman EREI
'Friends' who aren't really being helpful ENABLERS
Actress Suvari MENA
An artificial satellite may have one STATIONARYORBIT
Attempt to make out PEERAT
Basis of some discrimination GENDER
Beat badly BASTE
Before, briefly TIL
Bits TADS
Book concerned with the end of the Babylonian captivity EZRA
City SW of Padua ESTE
Clear conclusion? ANCE
Curse HEX
Deconstruct? RAZE
Den ___, Nederland HAAG
Dish named for the queen consort of Italy's Umberto I PIZZAMARGHERITA
Exceptional RARE
Film about an aristocrat captured by the Sioux AMANCALLEDHORSE
Flock-related LAICAL
Follow HEED
Game stopper? SNARE
Generates SPAWNS
Halo tarnisher? SIN
Hamburger's course? ELBE
Integrated ASONE
It's a square SIXTEEN
Ithaque, e.g. ILE
John of 'Freaky Friday' ASTIN
Katherine ___, 1983-89 Treasurer of the United States ORTEGA
King's honor NOBELPEACEPRIZE
Kite flying destination? NEST
Leader who said 'There is no god higher than truth' GANDHI
Like many of Shakespeare's rhymes ABAB
Like the Colossus of Rhodes BRONZE
Mastered OVERCAME
Clues Answers
Model who wrote 'The Way to Natural Beauty' TIEGS
Models WEARS
Modulate VARY
Muralist José María ___ SERT
Occasion to serve light refreshments TEAPARTY
Occurrences HAPS
One doing school work? DEAN
Ones at home on the range? BAKERS
Passing remark NOBID
People in this are watched closely: Abbr. ICU
Place for loading and unloading PIER
Plague HARRY
Ready for the bad news STEELED
Release EMIT
Reversion to an earlier type ATAVISM
Roll top? SPREAD
Shooting option, briefly SLR
Shout after a knock ITSOPEN
Sluggish tree-dweller KOALA
Smog stat. AQI
Sprout LAD
Stout HEROIC
Sweat TOIL
Understanding responses OHS
Vegetable oil, e.g. ESTER
Very strong VEHEMENT
Vichyssoise garnish CHIVE
Victory celebration, of sorts WARDANCE
War of 1812 siege site ERIE
Was shy RANSHORT
Was shy OWED
Where moles may try to dig? CIAHEADQUARTERS
Xbox 360 competitor WII
Yield WAIVE
___ circus MEDIA