New York Times - Dec 15 2001

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'Clockers' director, 1995 SPIKELEE
'Nanny and the Professor' family from 1970's TV EVERETTS
'The Virginian' writer WISTER
'You've Really Got a Hold on Me' singers THEMIRACLES
1956 U.S. figure skating gold medalist ___ Albright TENLEY
2001 French film comedy or its heroine AMELIE
Amino acid in many proteins SERINE
Another shooting RETAKE
Asking for a hand PROPOSAL
Beaux-___ (people with lively minds) ESPRITS
Black cats, supposedly ILLOMENS
Blush ROSEWINE
Boondocks STICKS
Century in politics SENATORS
Chocolate candy brand RIESEN
Choke STIFLE
Comment before 'Ha, ha' IGETIT
Dangerous assailant KNIFER
Dovetailed TENONED
Feral TAMELESS
Gets under someone's skin? OPERATES
Give more stars to, maybe RERATE
Gradually corrode GNAWAT
Humorist ___ Burgess of 'purple cow' fame GELETT
It may cover dark circles EYECREAM
Kind of station AMTRAK
Kiwi, e.g. RATITE
Clues Answers
Language descended from ancient Egyptian COPTIC
Like oak leaves PINNATE
Like some errors CLERICAL
Lion or wolf PREDATOR
Log rollers? POKERS
Lost one's balance, perhaps FELLOVER
Ludicrous INSANE
Mother ___ TERESA
Neighbor of Ciudad Juárez ELPASO
Opposite of scarcity RIFENESS
Optic screens RETINAE
Over-and-___ (two-barreled firearms) UNDERS
Part of a one-sided tennis match LOVEGAME
Penitent ATONER
Prisoner's desire LENIENCE
Psychically INSPIRIT
Relatively regular EVENER
Scary-sounding houseplant MONSTERA
Scraps DISCARDS
Sole, e.g. FLATFISH
Some queens' wear PROMDRESSES
Surfers' stops, perhaps WEBPAGES
Tenant LESSEE
Tennis ace Marc ROSSET
They may pull banners BLIMPS
Tot RUGRAT
Williams title starter CATONA