New York Times - Dec 29 2005

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'Splendor in the Grass' writer INGE
'What a comic!' HAHA
1940's-50's All-Star ___ Slaughter ENOS
Abbr. in a baby announcement LBS
Actress Birch of 'American Beauty' THORA
Actress ___ Dawn Chong RAE
An essayist's work is in it PROSE
Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. DIR
Argue forcefully MAKEASTRONGCASE
Author Ferber EDNA
Babe HON
Bank problem EROSION
Canada's Grand ___ National Historic Park PRE
Candy ___ STRIPER
Care MIND
Change (into) MORPH
Chief Pontiac's tribe OTTAWA
Classic paradox CHICKENORTHEEGG
Coin collected by a numismatico LIRA
Composer Siegmeister ELIE
Diamond and others NEILS
Disrespected HELDINLOWESTEEM
Dog command STAY
Dotted line? ANI
Familiar place for a cat LAP
Farm feature SILO
File box contents RECIPES
Gas additive ETHANOL
Glow AURA
Go from 11 to 12, say LATEN
Goes off on a tangent? YAWS
Ipecac, for one EMETIC
Is fine in the end TURNSOUTHAPPILY
Italian women DONNAS
Keeps OWNS
Kind of queen DRAMA
Clues Answers
Like bird flu, originally ASIAN
Like premonitions EERIE
Like the hills OLD
Los Angeles's ___ College of Art and Design OTIS
Magazine figure, for short CIRC
Means of security LIEN
Melancholy SADNESS
Mercury model SABLE
Modern capital of ancient Phrygia ANKARA
Needing to refuel HUNGRY
Nervous EDGY
Not just theoretical HANDSON
Opposite of vert. HOR
Patient's need, briefly TLC
Perambulation STROLL
Pleaded SUED
Prefix with lingual TRI
Red-headed boy of 60's TV OPIE
Role in 'The Sign of the Cross' NERO
Sentient AWARE
Show subservience KNEEL
Skid row sound HIC
Slight SLIM
Spectral GHOSTLY
Spicy condiment CHUTNEY
Sylvester's 'Rocky' co-star TALIA
The only pieces there are exactly three of in Scrabble GTILES
Transuded SEEPED
Turf AREA
Voice vote YEA
Wall St. news IPO
Was attractive? DREW
Windmill part ROTOR
Winner of 2.7% of the 2000 presidential vote NADER
___ Downs EPSOM
___ Lowell, title character in a 1980's sitcom ALLIE