New York Times - Dec 9 2008

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Clues Answers
'2001' computer HAL
'Can't Help Lovin' ___ Man' DAT
'Killer' PC program APP
'Language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work,' per Carl Sandburg SLANG
'Say that thou ___ forsake me ...': Shak. DIDST
1999 Tom Hanks film, with 'The' GREENMILE
A long, long time AGES
Actress Remick LEE
All alternative ERA
Area between curbs STREET
At any time, to a bard EER
Baldwin of '30 Rock' ALEC
Browns, as meat SAUTES
Bulldozes RAZES
Bullwinkle, e.g. MOOSE
Cargo unit TON
Carve on, as a monument ENGRAVE
Chooses ELECTS
Conglomerate whose N.Y.S.E. symbol is the same as the company's name ITT
Congregational area NAVE
December exclamation BRR
Deed ACT
Dorothy's aunt and others EMS
East ___ (certain Londoner) ENDER
Elhi grps. PTAS
Function USE
Fur for a stole ERMINE
Game associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 32-, 40-, 47- and 54-Across CLUE
Get ready for war ARM
Grp. once led by Arafat PLO
Home remedy for skin irritations MUSTARDPLASTER
Hot night out, perhaps DATE
Indian corn MAIZE
Indo-Europeans ARYANS
Jane Austen novel EMMA
Largest city on the Illinois River PEORIA
Lead-in to while ERST
Lens holder RIM
Clues Answers
Lincoln's home: Abbr. NEB
Mark time AWAIT
Medieval tale CONTE
Michaels of 'S.N.L.' LORNE
More twisted, as humor WRIER
Mother of Calcutta TERESA
Open, as a gate UNBAR
Ouzo flavoring ANISE
Partake of EAT
Parts of baby bottles NIPPLES
Privy to INON
Prospector's aid MAP
Provide party food CATER
Red bird with black wings and tail SCARLETTANAGER
Russian villa DACHA
See 62-Across ROME
Shade close to azure PEACOCKBLUE
Shelf support BRACKET
Simple disguise BEARD
Singer DiFranco ANI
Smashable tennis shot LOB
Spreadsheet fill DATA
Stein filler ALE
Steno's staple NOTEPAD
Strokes ... or ones stroked PETS
Sun-dried brick ADOBE
Take in or let out ALTER
Take marks off ERASE
Team ___ USA
Theist's subj. REL
They can be split or charged ATOMS
Took gold WON
Traditional Christmas dessert PLUMPUDDING
Traditional January event WHITESALE
Whom 'Uncle Sam wants' YOU
Word that can precede or follow 'first' LADIES
___ of Constantine (landmark in 45-Across) ARCH
___ the Great of children's books NATE