New York Times - Nov 26 2008

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Clues Answers
'Long Walk to Freedom' writer MANDELA
'Take one' HERE
'Zip-___-Doo-Dah' ADEE
'Zounds!' HOLYGUACAMOLE
1958 Spencer Tracy film ... and a hint to 20-, 30- and 39-Across THELASTHURRAH
49-Across, in this puzzle OLE
Acapulco article LOS
Alphabet ender OMEGA
As well ALSO
Bank job, e.g. CAPER
Beatnik's 'Understood' IMHIP
Big times ERAS
Bill killer VETO
Billet-doux MASHNOTE
Boneless entree FILETOFSOLE
Bristlelike part SETA
By way of, briefly THRU
Capture the attention of GRAB
Cause of some quaking FEAR
Chase GOAFTER
Checkout line devices SCANNERS
Church contributions TITHES
City on the Aar BERNE
Cries one's eyes out BAWLS
Cross with a loop ANKH
Drainage pit SUMP
Dries out, with 'up' SOBERS
Eight-time Best Actor nominee PETEROTOOLE
Expecting no payment ASAFAVOR
F.D.R. dog FALA
Fair SOSO
Farmer, in the spring SOWER
Feeder filler SEED
Fisherman's whopper? TALE
Frau's mate HERR
Funny Fey TINA
Clues Answers
G.I. address APO
Gershwin heroine BESS
Image crafters PRMEN
Intl. price-setting group OPEC
It's chopped in a chop shop AUTO
Jetliner name until 1997 USAIR
Less up-to-date STALER
Meaning of 'one on the city,' in diner lingo TAPWATER
Missing NOTTHERE
Mob's money collector BAGMAN
Non-head of state who addressed a 1989 joint session of Congress WALESA
Nonpareil IDEAL
Old Russian despot TSAR
One in a mess? EATER
Part of a gyro LAMB
Part of the West EUROPE
Passing notice OBIT
Perniciousness HARM
Prophetess of legend SIBYL
Prurient look LEER
Russo of 'Ransom' RENE
Sacagawea, for one GUIDE
Sen. Hatch ORRIN
Show allegiance, as to a cause ADHERE
Spoken ORAL
Stable youngster COLT
Stone for many Libras OPAL
Swiss abstractionist KLEE
Under, in Umbria SOTTO
Unwanted spots ACNE
Vivid valentine color BLOODRED
War room items MAPS
Watch intently PEERAT
What fans do ADORE
Whip but good TAN
___ Gras MARDI