New York Times - Dec 11 2004

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Clues Answers
1940’s film critic AGEE
Author Fannie HURST
Badlands feature MESA
Barely better EDGE
Be plenty angry FUME
Blotto GASSED
Contemporary of Bela LON
Cover-up ROBE
Craft SLYNESS
Early warning device SMOKEALARM
East Asian servant AMAH
Fall short, so to speak MISSTHEBUS
Flashbulb effect, e.g. AFTERIMAGE
Gounod opera FAUST
Grounded fleet SSTS
Grp. that sends pkgs. to soldiers USO
He had the 2000 autobiographical lyric “I think I was put here to annoy the world EMINEM
Heavy metal rock fan HEADBANGER
In-groups SETS
Is positioned LIES
Is somewhat remorseful SHEDSATEAR
Island attire SARONGS
It’s a wrap SARI
Japanese syllable set HIRAGANA
Jockey club offering: Abbr. OTB
Juan’s politically active wife EVITA
Lasting impression SCAR
Let HIREOUT
Like some apples TART
Lost fish of film NEMO
Lunch counter offering MELT
Manipulated dishonestly COOKED
Member of a silent religious order TRAPPIST
Memorable 1961 hurricane CARLA
Meteorological probe SONDE
Clues Answers
Metro section honcho CITYEDITOR
Not so ruffled CALMER
Papers PRINTMEDIA
Parmenides’ home ELEA
Peep show attendees STARERS
Pit transactions BETS
Place for 18-Across OPENSEA
Practical OFUSE
Pro ACE
Remains LEES
Sen. Feingold RUSS
Service station? TABERNACLE
Share first, e.g. TIE
Sheet rock? MICA
Some hot rods GTS
Spelling expert? SORCERER
Sustenance ALIMENT
Take flight GOONTHELAM
Tentative “yes” IBELIEVESO
They serve many computer clients: Abbr. LANS
They withstand a lot of pressure SUBMARINES
Thoth had the head of one IBIS
Till stack, informally TENNERS
Tours de force TRIUMPHS
Union: Abbr. ASSN
Universal need? SCREENTEST
Venetian element SLAT
Wouldn’t commit HEDGED
X TIMES
Yarn spinner LIAR
__ center REC
___ streak ONA
“No way” CANTBE
“The Mystery of Marie Roget” author POE
“Wow!” MAN