The Washington Post - Dec 19 2010

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Clues Answers
'Alias' org. CIA
'The New Colossus,' for one SONNET
'Turn to Stone' band ELO
'What a simple decision!' NOCONTEST
'You don't say?!' THATSO
'___ Is Waiting' (song from 'Company') SOMEONE
2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee SEGER
A, to the three B's EIN
Act as arbiter MEDIATE
Apply in a hurry SLAPON
Barack's mother ANN
Beat SPENT
Besides OTHERTHAN
Bow in front of an audience CLARA
California town that was named for its indigenous cougars LOSGATOS
Caroler's sound, at times BRR
Census ranges METROAREAS
Chris Rock voiced one in 'Madagascar' ZEBRA
Cigar brand from Mexico TEAMO
Conservative columnist Mona CHAREN
Displays joy, maybe CRIES
Electrical resistance symbols OMEGAS
Eyjafjallajökull's location ICELAND
Fancy fabric LAME
Fire-breathing females CHIMERAS
Fulfilled MET
Golden Horde members TATARS
However, informally THO
In ELECTED
In CHIC
It goes to Khartoum WHITENILE
Items often measured in column inches ADS
Jazz standard from 1931 ALLOFME
Largest of the Ryukyu Islands OKINAWA
Clues Answers
Like a fish out of water ILLATEASE
Like a sylph THIN
Like many screenplays COWRITTEN
Link with TIETO
Madonna's second ex-husband RITCHIE
Mediocre at best NOTSOGREAT
Missive that's not massive TWEET
More vigorous HALER
National Hamburger Festival setting AKRONOHIO
Nectar drinkers GODS
Nips EDGES
NPR giveaway TOTEBAG
One ended in 2000: Abbr. CEN
Onetime Carson rival CAVETT
Picks up NEATENS
Picks up ARRESTS
Pixar characters TOONS
Plastique alternative TNT
Put on board LADE
Puts the top back on, perhaps RESEALS
Race led by Odin AESIR
Results of some fouls: Abbr. FTS
SFPD rank DET
Somewhat INPART
Sudoku section ROW
Swing time? ATBAT
The grasshopper in 'The Ant and the Grasshopper,' e.g. IDLER
They're often looking up STARGAZERS
Three out of nineteen? ENS
Took forcibly WRESTED
What a plastic wristband may let you do REENTER
Where Balto's famous run ended NOME
Where one stands VIEWPOINT
Wordlessly intimidated STAREDDOWN