New York Times - Nov 1 2008

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Clues Answers
'Le ___' (Jules Massenet opera) CID
'Yours' alternative ASEVER
10/: Abbr. OCT
27-Down users, e.g. SEERS
Aid in avoiding the draft? FRACS
Béret holder TETE
Calyx component SEPAL
Canine features CUSPS
CD follower ROM
City in North Rhine-Westphalia ESSEN
Come up with something IDEATE
Comic actress ___ Lillie BEA
Court order DECREE
Cousin of a hyacinth PILUT
Crackerjack TPEDA
Cranes constructing homes, e.g. NESTERS
Critic and then some BASHER
Decathlete Johnson RAFER
Determine TELL
Detours ALTERNATEROUTES
Dig discovery ARTIFACT
Ebbed DIEDAWAY
Espouse DEW
Fool's place TAROT
Gun-cleaning aid ROD
High-altitude home EIREA
High-culture strains ARIA
Illegal match play? ARSON
Impersonated DID
In case LEST
Indian honorific SAHIB
Infernal NETHER
Intoxicating round ALES
It's often laid on someone else BLAME
It's somewhere in the neighborhood: Abbr. EST
Its slogan was once 'More bounce to the ounce' ISPEP
Like Venus vis-à-vis Mercury HOTTER
Make a shrine to, say REVERE
Clues Answers
Many thoroughfares ... or what this puzzle's Across answers consist of? STEERTSYAWOWT
Marshal played by Fonda, Costner and Lancaster EARP
Mass communication? NITAL
Member of the carrot family PARSNIP
Minister's area: Abbr. REL
Motel freebie ECI
Not keep a poker face REACT
Not so rich, informally LITE
One who's more than devoted FANATIC
Onetime ring master ILA
Org. that may call for a recall FDA
Pack STOW
Panama, e.g. TAH
Person who's combining REAPER
Possible result of an appeal REVERSEDECISION
Predecessor of Thornburgh in the cabinet MEESE
Rhône feeder ERESI
Rio producer AIK
Sailboat stopper CALM
Seat of Shawnee County TOPEKA
Seller of Squishees on 'The Simpsons' APU
Showed again NARER
Site for a bite CAFE
Some blemishes STRAW
Some pyrotechnics FLARES
Spring Air competitor SERTA
Square on un calendario AID
Stanzaic salute ODE
Staple of Indian cuisine NAN
Start of many rappers' stage names LIL
Stepping-off point DEPOT
Stowe girl AVE
Take on TPODA
Talk trash about DIS
Total alternative WHEATIES
Unable to hit pitches? TONEDEAF
World Cup cry ELO
___ post (railing supporter) NEWEL