New York Times - Oct 21 2009

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Clues Answers
'Goldberg Variations' composer, in brief JSBACH
'Hägar the Horrible' creator Dik BROWNE
'Oh, ___!' (Pooh expression) BOTHER
'Whew!' BOY
'___ ears!' IMALL
1/12 of a recovery program STEP
1999 Exxon merger partner MOBIL
5K, for one RACE
90 degrees from sur ESTE
A Swiss army knife has lots of them USES
A.E.F.'s conflict WWI
Ab ___ (from the start) OVO
Ad music JINGLE
Affirmation AVOWAL
Archangel in Daniel MICHAEL
Ballet rail BARRE
Barrio quaffs VINOS
Baseball's Al a k a the Hebrew Hammer ROSEN
Best New American Play award OBIE
Big name in skin care NIVEA
Blown away INAWE
Bob Marley's '___ the Sheriff' ISHOT
Bud holder, of sorts KEG
Cheshire cat's place TREE
City on the Loire with a quarter million people NANTES
Club official TREASURER
Convex molding OVOLO
Council of ___, 1545-63 TRENT
Cries of surprise OHOS
Cross to bear ONUS
Dawn goddess AURORA
Dharma's sitcom spouse GREG
Draft pick? ALE
Dragon-slaying saint GEORGE
Early 10th-century year CMI
End of a Caesarean boast VICI
Explorer with Sacagawea LEWIS
Expressed, as a farewell BADE
Flying A competitor ESSO
Clues Answers
Frank McCourt memoir TIS
French newspaper since 1944 LEMONDE
Genre for 1- & 22-Across, 22- & 26-Across, 26- & 46-Across and 46- & 49-Across POP
Guadalajara's state JALISCO
Heroic acts DEEDS
Hump day, to an office worker MIDWEEK
It may be felt on your head HAT
It might get a 4.0 A.P.R. IRA
Jalopy HEAP
January 1 song word LANG
Job for a dummy? CRASHTEST
Judge in an impeachment trial SENATOR
Latest thing RAGE
Lustrous cloth SATEEN
Mississippi's capital JACKSON
North African capital RABAT
Not quite up yet ONDECK
Noted 1945 photo site, briefly IWO
Out of work IDLE
Oversimplifies, as educational standards DUMBSDOWN
Part of a geisha's attire OBI
PC backup medium CDROM
PC-linking system LAN
Picker-uppers TONGS
Pilgrimage destination MECCA
Place to dip a quill INKPOT
Proof of purchase SALESSLIP
Quick-footed AGILE
Results of abrasion SORES
Ruby's live-TV victim OSWALD
Saintly glows AURAS
Santa ___, Calif. ANA
Sportage automaker KIA
Thanksgiving dish YAMS
Thin nail BRAD
Those with clout INS
Uncle Remus title BRER
Weasel-like animal SABLE
Where the traitorous Vidkun Quisling lived OSLO