New York Times - Oct 24 2004

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Clues Answers
'A merry heart ___ good like a medicine': Proverbs DOETH
'If only ___ listened!' HED
'Madame Bovary' subject ADULTERY
'Mississippi ___' (Denzel Washington film) MASALA
'You betcha!' YEP
1930's have-nots OKIES
9-Down material CANVAS
A Muppet ELMO
A neighbor BFLAT
A6 or A8 maker AUDI
Acquisitions person PROCURER
Actress Massey ILONA
At a loss STYMIED
Avenge oneself on GET
Balladeer's aid LUTE
Big inits. in movies HBO
Birmingham-to-Montgomery dir. SSE
Blowhard's trait EGO
Body part repaired by tympanoplasty EARDRUM
Bright time NOON
Come unglued FREAKOUT
Comedian Mort SAHL
Common Web site link HOME
Compliment to the chef YUM
Contract negotiator: Abbr. AGT
Dance floor remains empty at debutante party; ref rules it a ... DEADBALL
Detractor ANTI
Did laps SWAM
Dribble SEEP
Duke of 63-Down OMAR
Eat indelicately GNAW
Eat late SUP
Edit for TV, maybe REDUB
Everywhere ALLOVER
Fact-check VET
Famous mausoleum site AGRA
Farm call BAA
Fellow forgets to shave before kissing girlfriend; ref cites him for ... UNNECESSARYROUGHNESS
Fictional princess XENA
First name in gossip HEDDA
Focus on PEERAT
Folk singer McKenna LORI
Freestyle jumps AXELS
Friend barges in while gent is making amorous overtures; ref declares ... PASSINTERFERENCE
Front and back ENDS
Gladsheim palace resident ODIN
Gorgeous lady enters room; ref signals ... KNOCKOUT
Got off ALIT
Guy acquires girl's phone number but waits too long to use it; ref signals ... DELAYEDCALL
Guy gets grabby on first date; ref penalizes him for ... ILLEGALUSEOFTHEHANDS
Handsome marriageable man enters room; ref signals ... FAIRCATCH
Hurler Hershiser OREL
Hype BALLYHOO
Hysteria curber SLAP
Icky stuff GLOP
Iditarod race destination NOME
Infraction FOUL
Island off the Tuscan coast ELBA
It precedes a cast party WRAP
It's often found in a bar NOUGAT
Join hands? CLAP
Last part of a paint job TOPCOAT
Late philanthropist Joan KROC
Leftover EXCESS
Like oxfords LACED
Like some hooks BAITED
Lincoln or Ford AUTO
Locket shape OVAL
Looks over PERUSES
Lovers embrace passionately in public place; ref declares ... OFFENSIVEHOLDING
Clues Answers
Magazine contents AMMO
Magic wand tip STAR
Man refuses to supply photo on Internet dating service; ref cites him for ... FACEMASKING
More than a twinge STAB
Multitude HOST
Name used in indignant questions SAMHILL
Naval base? HULL
Night guard's problem TEDIUM
Normandy campaign objective BEACHHEAD
One end of the spectrum RED
Opening SLOT
Overhauled RECAST
Pentecost figure HOLYGHOST
Phnom ___ PENH
Place for table umbrellas CAFE
Popular brand of stationery EATON
Potentially insulting UNPC
Powdered soap brand BORAXO
Prescribed LAWFUL
R & B singer Bryson PEABO
Radiant AGLOW
Railroad chartered in 1832 ERIE
Reading site ALCOVE
Refuse ASH
Release EMIT
Remain ARE
Revenue sources ADS
Right away STAT
Rock's Motley ___ CRUE
Role model IDOL
Rugged biblical land EDOM
Ruined SHOT
Russet-colored liquors RYES
Salon options DOS
Score of zero LOVE
Secured, as carpet tacks NAILEDIN
Shade provider CANOPY
Shiver's cause CHILL
Sky box? KITE
Smooth SAND
Some bow ties NOODLES
Sparkly mist ICEFOG
Speed HIE
Strong support IBAR
Suffix with dual ITY
Suffix with period ICAL
Surrounds with trees, say SECLUDES
Synagogue cabinets ARKS
Talks back? ECHOES
Tennis ball fuzz material DACRON
Tennis call LET
The Great White North CANADA
Theater company that thinks big IMAX
Thrash FLOG
Throw for a loop FUDDLE
Tito Puente's specialty MAMBO
Tom Clancy hero RYAN
Tousle MUSS
Traded blows VIED
Two-time loser to Ike ADLAI
Typical Rick Moranis film role NERD
Unmeaningful IDLE
Unseen character in a Beckett play GODOT
Wallace who wrote 'Ben-Hur' LEW
Weigh ASSESS
Went down to second? SLID
Widespread reaction RASH
Writer Ephron NORA
___ Hold'em (poker variant) TEXAS
___ Minor URSA