New York Times - Mar 5 2016

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Clues Answers
'Bewitched' witch TABITHA
'Engineered for life' corp ITT
'Forget about it!' NOSIREEBOB
'Great' sleuth of kid-lit NATE
'Leavin' on Your Mind' singer, 1963 CLINE
'Murder, Inc.' Oscar nominee PETERFALK
'Wow'-producing look GLAM
1970 #1 hit with the lyric 'Just call my name' ILLBETHERE
20th-century novelist who shared first and middle names with poet Emerson ELLISON
A head might go over the top of it BEERMUG
Animal shelter COTE
Barfly's request ANOTHER
Body undergoing desertification ARALSEA
Bush native to the South JEB
Capital in 1979-80 headlines TEHRAN
Choices in the baby department TALCUMS
Coming in waves? ONRADIO
Consoling gestures PATS
Crown CONK
Department in Picardy OISE
Dictatorial dispatcher on 'Taxi' LOUIE
Dictatorial type TINGOD
Encyclopedic VAST
Film director ___ C. Kenton ERLE
Former education secretary Duncan ARNE
Gainsay DENY
Get down to nothing? BAREITALL
Give the ax? HEW
Gym bunnies work on them BODS
Heavy duty ONUS
Husky food? TAMALE
Ill-conceived UNSOUND
Jimmy Carter's mother LILLIAN
Lack of punch ANEMIA
Lead-in to 'Los Angeles' or 'New Orleans' NCIS
Clues Answers
Level in an org ECH
Like a drumhead TAUT
Like theater seating TIERED
Magic, on a sports ticker ORL
No-goodnik RAT
Olivia de Havilland's Best Actress film, 1949 THEHEIRESS
One speaking the language Plautdietsch MENNONITE
Overseas court figure EARL
Pale yellow JASMINE
Party divider AISLE
Present reality HEREANDNOW
Quiet after the storm, maybe SILENTTREATMENT
Reacts to a bombshell REELS
Really embarrassed, maybe BEETRED
Santa ___ ANITA
See 23-Across FARE
Sevilla-to-Granada direction ESTE
She played Phyllis on TV's 'Phyllis' CLORIS
Song played at Staples Center after every Lakers victory ILOVELA
Spock, e.g.: Abbr CMDR
Spring break preceder, often MIDTERM
Stain IMBRUE
Stuff in a backpack GEAR
Theater stage BOARDS
Tie securely LASH
Trusting someone you don't know, e.g RISK
Try to win hands down? ARMWRESTLE
Unfortunate SAD
Weight allowance TARE
What la Tierra orbits SOL
What may hold a body of evidence? CRIMESCENE
With 33-Down, same old offerings USUAL
With very little hope BLEAKLY
___ ether ENOL
___ speak ASWE