New York Times - Mar 14 1997

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Clues Answers
'Alas' SOSAD
'If you ___...!' (threat) EVER
'Messiah,' e.g. ORATORIO
'___ War' (Nick Stone book series) KANES
A raft, in diner slang TOAST
A.A.A. suggestion RTE
Barbed comments JABS
Baseball All-Star, 1934-44 OTT
Besides what's here OTHER
Between half and all MOST
Bickle's portrayer, in 'Taxi Driver' DENIRO
Bit of work ERG
Certain horse GREY
Charlotte ___ RUSSE
Chicago Mrs. OLEARY
Chrome yellow and others DYES
City in Genesis GOMORRAH
Common request RSVP
Controversial event ATEST
Cooped (up) PENT
Crash, so to speak REST
Didn't dawdle DASHED
Doc SAWBONES
Duke's deputy in 'Measure for Measure' ANGELO
Dweller in Paradise ADAM
Face lost in the crowd WALDO
Far from sharp OBTUSE
Firebird ORIOLE
Getting to the bottom of things? SETTLING
Girl who meets the Duchess ALICE
Good Citizens contest sponsor: Abbr. DAR
Have trust RELY
He went through Hell DANTE
Hub MECCA
It's for the money ONE
Itty-bitty WEE
Clues Answers
Jump past SKIPOVER
Kind of cage GILDED
Kind of forces NATO
Kind of master YOGA
Lawyer/writer Gardner ERLE
Leg up BOOST
Like a paramecium MOTILE
Like life in Italy, maybe DOLCE
Like Milos Forman CZECH
Lingua franca, for some ESPERANTO
Massey of 'Balalaika' ILONA
Mole-colored TAUPE
Not in quantity APIECE
Popular 30's dance LINDY
Problem-laden chores ONUSES
Proteus and Valentine, for two noted examples VERONESE
Roasting platform DAIS
See 1-Across HOUSESANDHOTELS
See 1-Across PROPERTY
Skinflint PIKER
Snack since 1912 OREO
Stop making a scene? WRAP
Stop working so hard LETUP
The folks MOMANDPOP
The Force was with him YODA
They're filled with tracks CDS
Traveling bag GRIP
Twist in a drink RIND
Watch bearing JEWEL
Whence much color of fall MAPLES
Where Edna Ferber was born KALAMAZOO
Wine area NAPA
With 58-Across, 35-Across MONOPOLY
Writer aboard the Beagle DARWIN
You needn't press it POLYESTER
___ pooped to pop TOO