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Clues Answers
''Nixon in China'' character MAO
''You dig?'' reply IMHIP
''__ in Provence'' (Mayle memoir) AYEAR
25 Across contemporary CHOU
Acquired some stock? LASSOED
Armstrong's ride BIKE
Asimov novel IROBOT
Away from the slip ASEA
Backwoods assent YESM
Beatty's Oscar film REDS
Bit of Batman's outfit COWL
Bluster ROAR
Buffoon BOZO
College sports org. NCAA
Comes to a decision OPTS
Coordinate SYNC
Corner TREE
Diamond stats RBIS
Disney subsidiary ABC
Eases off slowly WEANS
End of quip TOHAVEBREAKFAST
Endow with rights VEST
Environmentalists' concern OZONE
Fall off, as support ERODE
Gentle reminder NUDGE
Gloucester good-bye TATA
Hot Springs offerings BATHS
Knoll MOUND
Like a dipstick, sometimes OILY
Long ago ONCE
Madre's sister TIA
Means of access DOOR
Minimal matter ATOM
Mlles.' counterparts SRTAS
Moderated EASED
Modern address starter HTTP
Most lapdogs TOYS
Nancy Drew byline KEENE
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Nears one's target CLOSESIN
Ninth-century pope LEOIV
Obama's mother ANN
Organ component STOP
Oscar Night lineup LIMOS
Overwhelmingly BYFAR
Part 2 of quip GETUPBEFORE
Part 3 of quip LUNCHTIMEIS
Pearl Buck character OLAN
Philanthropist DONOR
Place LIEU
Postponed SHELVED
Rap-sheet abbr. AKA
Remove an obstruction from UNJAM
Rent TORE
Respected authorities ARBITERS
Rework ADAPT
Rock singer Chris ISAAK
Russian industrial city OMSK
Scorches SEARS
Seam stuff ORE
Shirley MacLaine role of 1963 IRMA
Shiva worshiper HINDU
Show horse ARAB
Signal booster PREAMP
Significant MAJOR
Slip up ERR
Some cholesterol HDL
Some coats SABLES
Some times ERAS
Space agreement LEASE
Start of a quip THEONLYREASONTO
Swift SPEEDY
Sworn statement IDO
Thick head of hair MANE
Type selection FONT
Uncommon sense ESP
USA part AMER