New York Times - Dec 26 2009

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Clues Answers
'Gotcha!' IDIG
'House of Dracula' director ___ C. Kenton ERLE
'Universe Symphony' composer IVES
1999 Oscar nominee for both direction and screenwriting MNIGHTSHYAMALAN
Acupuncturist's energy CHI
Alternative to grunge EMO
Après-midi preceder MATIN
Bartles & Jaymes product WINECOOLER
Cause of rage against the machine? TILT
Chinese cuisine style HOTPOT
Cleared OKED
Confines AREA
Cut-rate, commercially ECONO
Defendant in a 1970s antitrust suit: Abbr. ITT
Drink request DRY
Early education ABCS
Edward James Olmos's directorial debut, 1992 AMERICANME
Evangeline, e.g. ACADIAN
First name at Woodstock JIMI
Flakes WACKOS
Frames that take shape? CLAYMATION
Friend of Hermione at Hogwarts RON
Gracklelike bird ANI
Guardians of Eden, in Genesis CHERUBIM
He played Beaver's big brother TONYDOW
Hitch RUB
Holy line DALAILAMAS
Homer Simpson's dad ABE
Homer Simpson's mom MONA
Indiana and others JONESES
Letters after many animal names EIEIO
Like some fears PRIMAL
Like some noisy cats INHEAT
Media ___ KIT
Mocking fun JAPERY
Moves erratically ZIGS
Clues Answers
Must-have toy of 1996 ELMO
Near ___ EAST
Nick, e.g. MAR
Old cigarette ad buzzword TASTE
One who's hitched, in Hidalgo SENORA
Onetime snake venom antidote THERIAC
Operatic princess IDA
Pick up around NEATEN
Pretend LETON
Sailing ship WINDJAMMER
Saint in 'Exodus' EVAMARIE
Satellite precursor AMFM
Schmo TWIT
Schools where students wear white DOJOS
Scrooge's nephew FRED
Senectitude OLDAGE
Sequoias, e.g. TOYOTAS
Shots after shots? BARBRAWL
Siege of ___ (opening of the Third Crusade) ACRE
Social instability ANOMIE
Some blackjack action SIDEBETS
Some DVDs RENTALS
Some lounge entertainment LIVEJAZZ
Something to move with VAN
Sorbet ingredient ZEST
Split fish? MAHI
Start of many a comment in Valspeak IMLIKE
Stretcher fetcher, briefly EMT
Sunburn remedies BALMS
Tearing ONARAMPAGE
They're driven around campsites TENTPEGS
V-mail handler APO
Vietnam's ___ Dai BAO
Viewer drawer TEASER
Vocal quality TIMBRE
Words of empathy ICARE