New York Times - Feb 26 2010

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Clues Answers
'The Art of Hitting .300' writer Charley LAU
'Yep, unfortunately' FRAIDSO
'___ Growing' (Temptations hit) ITS
1946 Literature Nobelist HESSE
A diva may throw one HISSYFIT
A question of introspection ISITME
Author of the best-selling investment book 'You're Fifty — Now What?' SCHWAB
Band member with a bent neck TENORSAX
Big break SCHISM
Biodiversity setting ECOSYSTEM
Body in a case SPORE
Breaks a bottle on, maybe CHRISTENS
Brothers who sang 'Stayin' Alive' GIBBS
Capacious closet WALKIN
Cause of fitful sleep WORRY
Cell assignment NUMBER
City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informally CHI
Completely in the dark CLUELESS
Dairy equipment CHURNS
Diet of Worms concern HERESY
DuPont discontinued it in 1990 ORLON
Far-away connection? AND
Go to a lot HAUNT
Group sharing a coat of arms CLAN
Hold ASSERT
How a gull might feel CHEATED
Inits. by a dateline UPI
It ended in 1806: Abbr. HRE
It's often taken down Broadway CABRIDE
Item used for studio mixing PALETTE
Lewis Carroll's birthplace CHESHIRE
Make the rounds? ROTATE
Mean INTEND
Clues Answers
Means of reaching the stars FANMAIL
Member of the 27-Down group BEEGEE
Not splurge on a 48-Across, say HOOFIT
O.K. CONSENT
One against another FOE
One concerned with entrances and exits STAGEMANAGER
Option for a hit GAT
Orchestra section FLUTES
Participate in drag? PEELOUT
Period named for an earth goddess MAY
R-rated, say STEAMY
Releaser of '1921' in 1969 THEWHO
Remove, as carpet RIPOUT
Sartre's '___ Clos' HUIS
Sci-fi smuggler HANSOLO
Setting for big rigs OILFIELD
Shout about Paris? CRI
Soeur de la mère TANTE
Something below the bar KEG
Source of the word 'avatar' SANSKRIT
Stalemate MEXICANSTANDOFF
Start of a traditional love story BOYMEETSGIRL
Target of Durocher's 'Nice guys finish last' sentiment OTT
Tennis's Clijsters and others ELKES
They get many saves CLOSERS
They rock, sometimes CRIBS
Thing turned while speaking PHRASE
Tony's consigliere on 'The Sopranos' SIL
Utah Stars' org. ABA
Very hot FIERY
Very upscale? OBESE
What Greece has that Germany doesn't HARDG
Words of intimidation ORELSE