New York Times - Aug 25 2009

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Clues Answers
'The Simpsons' storekeeper APU
'___ eleison' ('Lord, have mercy') KYRIE
'___ to Billie Joe' (1967 #1 hit) ODE
Actress ___ Scala GIA
Altar exchange IDOS
Arabian Peninsula land OMAN
At a distance AFAR
Barbershop call NEXT
Be sociable MIX
Blue shade SKY
Bring back, as a fashion REVIVE
Cars suggested by 20-, 26- and 48-Across? HYBRIDVEHICLES
Casual slacks CHINOS
Charged RANAT
Check out EYE
Closely related AKIN
Clumsy sort OAF
Colonel North, informally OLLIE
Commuter's option RAIL
Conceals, as a card PALMS
Conqueror of Valencia, 1094 ELCID
Do some yard work RAKE
Dr. ___ (Mike Myers character) EVIL
Dugongs or manatees SEACOWS
Early calculators ABACI
Elbow POKE
Fashion line named for a sport POLO
Fresh talk LIP
Front-line action COMBAT
Gem mined in Australia OPAL
Georgia Music Hall of Fame city MACON
Going-to-church clothes SUNDAYBEST
Golda of Israel MEIR
Hawaiian fish, on menus MAHI
Idle of 'Life of Brian' ERIC
In the style of ALA
Islamic leader MULLAH
Isolated, as a people INSULAR
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It might have a 'wide load' sign MOBILEHOME
It's good when airtight ALIBI
Jazz's Fitzgerald ELLA
Just slightly ABIT
Letter-shaped cross TAU
Locale of many outsourced jobs INDIA
Lots and lots OODLES
Meadow calls BAAS
Much Top 40 music POP
Mummy's locale TOMB
On a cruise ASEA
Part of a peace treaty [think Honda] ACCORDELEMENT
Play opener ACTI
Put on the line RISK
Quick-witted SHARP
Quirky habit TIC
Realm of Tolkien's Middle-earth ROHAN
Religious offshoot SECT
Residential area of California [think Chevy] SUBURBANMALIBU
Rights org. ACLU
Roadie's load AMP
Rose who surpassed Cobb PETE
Sentry's order HALT
Sir Georg of the Chicago Symphony SOLTI
Soda shop order SHAKE
Sonora snacks TACOS
Start of a stampede, maybe [think Ford] MUSTANGESCAPE
Still in bed NOTUP
Subtle flavor HINT
Surface figure AREA
Symbol of smoothness SILK
Takeoff or touchdown site TARMAC
The Beav's big brother WALLY
Tot's 'piggy' TOE
Trevi Fountain throw-in, once LIRA
What it takes not to say 'I see you've put on a little weight' TACT
Workplace watchdog org. OSHA
___ arms (indignant) UPIN