New York Times - Nov 18 2009

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Clues Answers
'Beat it!' SCRAM
'Just ___!' ASEC
'Mary Had a Little Lamb,' e.g. DITTY
'Ratatouille' rat chef REMY
'The Lord is my light and my salvation ...,' for one PSALM
'The Lord of the Rings' creature ENT
'Zip your lip!' SHH
'___ Mio' OSOLE
'___ moment' (ad catchphrase) MAALOX
1903-04 cars sold only in red MODELAS
Actress Russell of 'Waitress' KERI
Basketball position: Abbr. CTR
Beast in an Ogden Nash poem LLAMA
Bone: Prefix OSTEO
Causes of some untimely ends NOOSES
Census datum SEX
Childish plea CANI
Clarence Clemons's instrument SAX
Collar wearer, often HOUSEPET
Cpls. and sgts. NCOS
Current measure AMPERE
Dementieva of tennis ELENA
Desk toppers PCS
Eau de vie from Gascony ARMAGNAC
Escort to a seat, slangily USH
Fish-fowl connector NOR
Five-card draw variation ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 44-Across JACKSTOOPEN
Green shampoo brand PRELL
Historic racetrack site HIALEAH
Humble abode SHACK
Indoor dipole antenna, colloquially RABBITEARS
Knock to the ground LAYLOW
Korean conflict, for one HOTWAR
Latin list ender ETALIA
Leandro's love ERO
Like some cheddar SHARP
Loosely woven cotton fabric CHEESECLOTH
Clues Answers
Lunar New Year in Vietnam TET
Made low noises? MOOED
Make ready for winter flight DEICE
Massage deeply ROLF
Mauna ___ KEA
Melville work set in Tahiti OMOO
Money of exchange RANSOM
Musician's deg. MFA
No later than, briefly TIL
Olympic track-and-field event HAMMERTHROW
Ooze SEEP
Opposite of fem. MASC
Over and done FINITO
Palacio resident REY
Parts of a tour STOPS
Personnel director, at times HIRER
Play and film about a noted 1977 series of interviews FROSTNIXON
Reach ATTAIN
Roasted, in Rouen ROTI
Roll call response NAY
Roll call response PRESENT
Short opera piece ARIETTA
Simple hanger PEG
Small island in a river AIT
Small salamander NEWT
Soothing succulent ALOE
Spanish eyes OJOS
Spicy Asian cuisine HUNAN
Star turns in music SOLI
Subtle glow AURA
Team listing ROSTER
Toiler on a hill ANT
Vintage synthetic fabric ARNEL
Washington Irving's Crane ICHABOD
World of espionage SPYDOM
Young stud BOYTOY
___ machine SLOT