New York Times - Dec 18 1998

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Clues Answers
'...___ saw Elba' EREI
'A Girl Like I' author LOOS
'Oliver Twist' character THEARTFULDODGER
'___ new?' WHATS
Airport figures with names on signs MEETERS
Allege AVER
Alway EER
Barely beat EDGEDOUT
Barred SHUT
Broadcast inits. APB
Carpenter's groove DADO
Cherry-colored BLOODRED
Command for D.D.E. ETO
Costly W.W. I battleground YPRES
Cream puff, maybe PASTRY
Criterion: Abbr. STD
Declaration of puppy love? ARF
Deliver a tirade RANT
Detected SEEN
Determines the sum TOTSUP
Didn't stay active IDLED
Ebony JETBLACK
Elaine ___ ('Seinfeld' role) BENES
Entre ___ NOUS
Eucalyptus leaf eaters KOALAS
Feature of 17- and 54-Across, literally BROKENHEART
Get-rich-quick place ELDORADO
Gilbert and Sullivan extra PIRATE
Guardian for Odysseus ATHENA
He played Sinatra in 'The Rat Pack' LIOTTA
Hunk SLAB
In the manner of a judge SOBERLY
Is worthwhile PAYS
Journey of self-propulsion? EGOTRIP
Like a wuss UNMANLY
Clues Answers
Lose ground ERODE
Madame in Roma SIGNORA
Made level TRUED
Mattress maker SEALY
Mouth-watering SAVORY
New York Shakespeare Festival founder PAPP
One of the Ringling Brothers OTTO
Orinoco, e.g. RIO
Passover celebrations SEDERS
Phrase of sympathy SORRYTOHEARTHAT
Place for an ile MER
Plant for burlap HEMP
Prison guard, in slang SCREW
River to the North Sea YSER
Ruled RAN
Saturn or Mars DEUS.
Screened HID
Singer Joplin JANIS
Size up RATE
Something to think about IDEA
Spiel PATTER
Standard's partner POORS
Takeoff PARODY
Test site for an aquanaut SEALAB
Texas leaguer? ASTRO
Took for the summer, maybe LEASED
Torrid STEAMY
Train to box? LIONEL
U.N. intervention site SOMALIA
Vitamin specification ONEADAY
Warm welcomes ALOHAS
Was terrified by DREADED
What to do TASK
What's more AND
Where you pay to play RESORT