New York Times - Oct 2 2009

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Clues Answers
'Drop ___ line' MEA
'Help!,' e.g. PLEA
'Nip/Tuck' character Moore AVA
'Return of the Jedi' dancing girl OOLA
'Tempest,' for one SONATA
'The Valley of Horses' novelist, 1982 AUEL
'You could look at it this way ...' INONESENSE
1941 Jimmy Dorsey chart-topper MARIAELENA
A couple of words after the race ISON
Actress Katharine Ross's actor-husband SAMELLIOTT
Bart Starr's alma mater, briefly BAMA
Be too hasty JUMPTHEGUN
Be undefeated against, in sports lingo OWN
Best-selling children's author who became a baronet JMBARRIE
Boyhood nickname in 'The Phantom Menace' ANI
Bygone radio 'friend' IRMA
Chardonnay alternative SOAVE
Come together GEL
Comerica Park team, on scoreboards DET
Cry made with great effort HEAVE
Cry of accomplishment TADA
Delta competitor: Abbr. UAL
Diagnosis facilitator MRISCAN
Dress style that appears to lengthen the body EMPIREWAIST
Entertainment partner? ARTS
First name in 2000 headlines ELIAN
First responders' destinations, briefly ERS
Further ELSE
Get together AMASS
Imitate Don Corleone RASP
Is a real burden to TRIES
It leads nowhere BLINDALLEY
Its clock was featured in the 1945 film 'The Clock' PENNSTATION
Japanese market inits. TSE
Clues Answers
Kid ___ (old bandleader) ORY
Luckman of Chicago Bears fame SID
Magazine founder Eric UTNE
Majesty lead-in LESE
Mine shaft drill TREPAN
Modern retelling of the Faust legend DAMNYANKEES
Moral fiber SPINE
Multiple Emmy winner for 'Nick News' ELLERBEE
NPR host Hansen LIANE
Ones maturing quickly, for short TBILLS
Overcrowded digs TENEMENT
People may ask you to do this RENEW
Perps' preferences MOS
Petal-like poinsettia part BRACT
Preventer of northern exposure ANORAK
Prime-time time TENPM
Quiets SETTLES
Rabble-roused CAUSEDASTIR
Recipient of a record 12 Best Director nominations WYLER
Rimbaud's '___ saison en enfer' UNE
Sadie Hawkins Day creator CAPP
Seduced LUREDIN
Ship to the New World PINTA
Shrek's voicer MYERS
Shuffling goal RANDOMORDER
Sticks one's nose in PRIES
Tacit UNSTATED
Tape deck convenience AUTOREVERSE
Thumbs-down NAY
Tongue-lolling comics character ODIE
Upset DISTRESSED
Was off base ERRED
Where people do stretches PRISONS
Wine option PINOT