New York Times - Oct 27 2003

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Clues Answers
'Chances ___' (Johnny Mathis hit) ARE
'How was ___ know?' ITO
'Just as I thought!' AHA
'La Bohème' heroine MIMI
'Now ___ was I?' WHERE
2002 Winter Olympics locale UTAH
Amount left after deductions NETPAY
Aquarium TANK
At hand NEARBY
Avoid ESCHEW
Barely risqué TAME
Be ticked off SEERED
Bearing MIEN
Bird seed holder FEEDER
Certain Italian-style cookie MILANO
Conversation continuer #1 ASAMATTEROFFACT
Conversation continuer #2 COMETOTHINKOFIT
Conversation continuer #3 ANDANOTHERTHING
Crab grass, e.g. WEED
Cry to a calf MOO
Diva's solo ARIA
Doublemint, e.g. GUM
Famous London weather phenomenon FOG
Folklore fiend OGRE
Fore-and-___ (some ships) AFTERS
Former House Speaker Gingrich NEWT
Get away ESCAPE
Has to MUST
Having the same reach ASLONG
Haw's partner HEM
If nothing else ATLEAST
Illuminated from behind REARLIT
Itsy-bitsy biter MITE
Juan Carlos, to his subjects REY
Like TV channels above 13: Abbr. UHF
Likely APT
Macaroni topping CHEESE
Mideast chief EMIR
Miles off AFAR
Clues Answers
Monopoly purchase HOTEL
More loved DEARER
Mouse catcher TRAP
Musial of the Cards STAN
One of the Gabors EVA
Ornament DOODAD
Performance for Anna Pavlova BALLET
Pollution control org. EPA
Popeye's gal OLIVEOYL
Pro ___ (like some legal work) BONO
Put ___ good word for INA
Respond to peevishly SNAPAT
Sat in a cask AGED
Second Sunday in May honoree MOM
Self-satisfied SMUG
Skillful DEFT
South African archbishop Desmond TUTU
Speed-chess accessories TIMERS
Spoil GOBAD
Stallion's mate MARE
Stylish dresser FOP
Take 'for better or for worse' WED
Taking action ONIT
The golden calf was one IDOL
Ticked off but good MAD
To the ___ degree NTH
Tobacco mouthful CHAW
Track star Lewis CARL
Trial by fire ORDEAL
Us magazine cover subject CELEB
Weaving machine LOOM
White-faced ASHEN
Without warning SUDDEN
Wizards' and Warriors' org. NBA
Words before a kiss? IDO
Yom Kippur observer ATONER
Youngster TOT
Zodiac creature SCORPION
___-tac-toe TIC