New York Times - Feb 16 1998

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Clues Answers
'The magic word' PLEASE
Actress Verdugo ELENA
Also TOO
Amount in a drug shipment KILO
Axlike tool ADZE
Best of a group ELITE
Brought to life BORN
Busy mo. for the I.R.S. APR
CBS logo EYE
Chessman PIECE
Chipped in chips ANTED
Circle parts ARCS
Clear the chalkboard ERASE
Common dog's name SPOT
Corp. bigwig EXEC
Dadaist Jean ARP
Fancy-schmancy POSH
Fermented cider APPLEJACK
Finished ENDED
Former Maine Sen. William COHEN
From a distance AFAR
Gallows loop NOOSE
Golfer's gouge DIVOT
Got out of bed AROSE
Gown DRESS
Great review RAVE
Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt AQABA
Gun the engine REV
Here, in Honduras AQUI
In favor of PRO
Is for more than one? ARE
It makes the heart grow fonder ABSENCE
Kiwis APTERYXES
Last number in a countdown ONE
Light throw TOSS
Memo NOTE
Meted (out) DOLED
Middle of a simile ASA
Moisten the turkey BASTE
Clues Answers
Mornings, for short AMS
Mouse hater's cry EEK
Mouse or beaver, e.g. RODENT
Move furtively SIDLE
Naval rank: Abbr. ENS
Niger's western neighbor MALI
Noted Chinese philosopher LAOTSE
Pacific, for one OCEAN
Piano fixer TUNER
Pitch a tent CAMP
Police officers COPS
Portuguese islands AZORES
Quick raid FORAY
Record store purchases CDS
Reduces to bits, as potatoes RICES
Requirement NEED
Riding whip CROP
Search (into) DELVE
Slander's counterpart LIBEL
Snooze NAP
Sounds of disapproval TSKS
Stopped sleeping WOKE
Superman's father JOREL
Surgery tool LASER
Tiff SPAT
Trite saying SAW
What a protractor measures ANGLE
Wicked EVIL
Wrestling surfaces MATS
Writer Ephron NORA
Yankee manager Joe TORRE
Zeal ARDOR
Zsa Zsa's sister EVA
___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher) GROVERCLEVELAND
___ Duke (tobacco magnate) JAMESBUCHANAN.
___ Major (Great Bear) URSA
___ non grata PERSONA
___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist) JOHNKENNEDY
___ Yello (soft drink) MELLO