The Washington Post - Feb 5 2012

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'Ash Wednesday' and 'The Hottest State' novelist ETHANHAWKE
'Asterix' comic book writer Goscinny RENE
'Closer' Oscar nominee OWEN
'Cock-a-Doodle Dandy' playwright OCASEY
'Paula's Best Dishes' host DEEN
'The Kids in the Hall' and such SKITSHOWS
'Welcome to the human network' sloganeer CISCO
'Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam' Grammy winner: Abbr MLK
1998 Tour de France winner Marco PANTANI
45°, for 1 ARCTANGENT
A challenging opponent, say NOPUSHOVER
American bill collector? USCONGRESS
American League MVP after Boog VIDA
Anchorage setting ALASKATIME
Bass hit SLAP
Birthplace of Harrah's RENO
Blade handle? ATRA
Calls to those who might get stuck OLES
Catalytic converter? ENZYME
Chief Justice Roger who delivered the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case TANEY
Colorado county east of Pueblo OTERO
Common contraction before 'be' ITD
Dancer director SANTA
Discharge EMIT
District in Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda province ARAL
Exuberant cry WAHOO
Far from clumsy DEFT
Female R&B group with six top 10 hits in the 1990s XSCAPE
For nothing ATNOCHARGE
Gripping auto accessory TIRECHAIN
Heed Checker's advice DOTHETWIST
Holds high EXALTS
Hollywood's Lee ANG
Horizon hider HAZE
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Hungarian prime minister Viktor ORBAN
Hypothetical legal cases for discussion MOOTS
Kings' place LOSANGELES
Last second starter? ATTHE
Less sickly HALER
Like some eyebrows PENCILEDIN
Many JV players SOPHS
Mathematician John who invented logarithms NAPIER
Mythical lyrist ERATO
No-no for Olympians ANDRO
Not upscale? THIN
Occupation imposition MARTIALLAW
One may get reamed ORANGE
Participation declaration IWANTIN
Perkins competitor IHOP
Petal product ATTAR
Piper product LIGHTPLANE
Potential result of teasing FRIZZYHAIR
Prefix with centennial TER
See 42-Across HAT
Some contractions TICS
South Seas tuber TARO
Spendthrift WASTREL
Storm water collector RAINBARREL
Swamped by KNEEDEEPIN
Swell ENLARGE
That, to Tacitus ILLE
They're thrown on wheels CLAYS
Tyke's plea CANI
Waterloo's whereabouts: Abbr ONT
What a colon might mean ISTO
With 51-Across, snowcap? SKI
Your alternative THY
___ vez (again, in Andalusia) OTRA