New York Times - Jan 17 2006

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Clues Answers
#1 Oak Ridge Boys hit ELVIRA
'Hagar the Horrible' cartoonist Browne DIK
'Nova' subj. SCI
'Othello' villain IAGO
'Strange Magic' grp. ELO
'Wag the Dog' actress Anne HECHE
'Z' actor Montand YVES
Amtrak amenity CLUBCAR
Answer choice on a test FALSE
Answers to 17-, 22-, 40- and 52-Across, literally CLUELESSREPLIES
Attack TEARINTO
Austin-to-Dallas dir. NNE
Autumn mo. SEP
AWOL trackers MPS
Bamboozle CON
Band with the 1984 hit 'Legs' ZZTOP
Bank take-back, briefly REPO
Bounding main OCEAN
Bridal path AISLE
Bump off RUBOUT
C & W mecca, with 'the' OPRY
Celebratory suffix FEST
Chromosome constituent GENE
Cold war initials USSR
Come after ENSUE
Come-on LINE
Corn holder COB
Designer Claiborne LIZ
Easy mark SAP
Employed INUSE
First name of the second first lady ABIGAIL
Flower fanciers BEES
Frank who directed 'It's a Wonderful Life' CAPRA
Fund, as a university chair ENDOW
Geological span EON
Gofer: Abbr. ASST
Grab a bite EAT
Hither's opposite YON
Clues Answers
In a gloomy way DOURLY
In sum ALLTOLD
Jules Verne captain NEMO
La Scala production OPERA
Letters MAIL
Look without buying BROWSE
Madam's mate SIR
Mattel card game UNO
Music staff symbol CLEF
Nasdaq unit: Abbr. SHR
Nest-egg investment, briefly IRA
Noisy quarrels ROWS
November birthstone TOPAZ
Number on either side of a + ADDEND
Paul Simon's '___ Rock' IAMA
Paycheck abbr. FICA
Penetrated SANKIN
Rest atop LIEON
Round after the quarters SEMIS
Scams RACKETS
Sense of wonder AWE
Slap target, sometimes WRIST
Sleigh driver SANTA
Star's part LEADROLE
Stranded motorist's need TOW
Stridex target ACNE
Suffix with solo IST
Sweetheart BEAU
Swelling shrinker ICEBAG
Time-honored AGEOLD
Vowel sound in 'phone' and 'home' LONGO
Watched over GUARDED
Wound protector SCAB
Yours, in Ypres ATOI
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