New York Times - Mar 18 2011

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'... ___ told by an idiot': Macbeth ATALE
'Got it' NOTED
'I haven't a care in the world' TRALALA
'Must've been something ___' IATE
'___ mouse!' EEKA
23-Down caramel desserts FLANS
Accomplish by economy, with 'out' EKE
B.O. buys TIX
Barbados, e.g. ISLE
Beady-eyed and sneaky RATLIKE
Bring back to full strength, as a staff REMAN
Carpaccio base, maybe RAWFISH
Certain committee member SENATOR
City known as Salisbury until 1982 HARARE
Criminal types MAFIOSI
Dolphin, e.g. SEAANIMAL
Ethnic cuisine KOREAN
Farm delivery BALE
Flightless bird RATITE
Games that go into overtime, say THRILLERS
Get rid of DISPEL
Gob TON
Guardian spirits GENII
He succeeded to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989 AKIHITO
Home of Hampshire College AMHERST
Home to more than 5 1/2 million Arabs BAGHDADIRAQ
Jules Verne harpooner ___ Land NED
Kind of pass EURAIL
La ___ (Hollywood nickname) LIZ
Like something you've heard? AURAL
Like wind and solar energy RENEWABLE
Marilyn Monroe played one in 'Some Like It Hot' UKE
Music genre NEWAGE
Not ruddy WAN
Operation Mail Call grp. USO
Clues Answers
Organizational figure PIE
Papyrus, e.g. REED
Part of an ancient procession CHARIOT
Pope with a Nov. 10 feast day STLEO
Pressured LEANEDON
Pretty ballerina in an Abba song NINA
Rancor GALL
Refuted BELIED
Respite from dependents and everyone else METIME
Rite aide BESTMAN
See 4-Down CREME
Semiannual event EQUINOX
Severely rebukes KEELHAULS
Singer Vannelli of 1970s-'80s pop GINO
Smooth IRONOUT
Some circus performers BEARS
Some linemen: Abbr. RTS
Some soft white blocks TOFU
Standard with the lyric 'Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you?' AMIBLUE
State sch. in Kingston URI
Strapping BRAWNY
Suffix with bass OON
Surveys, usually with negative responses LEERSAT
Ulysses S. Grant was its eighth pres. NRA
United States divider MISSISSIPPI
Was irritated and made some noise about it? SNEEZED
Wasted HIGHASAKITE
What may be coming after you ARE
What mown lawns do REGROW
Wheel alignment TOEIN
Wheelchair attachments LEGRESTS
When there's nothing doing SLOWNEWSDAY
Worms cries ACHS
You: Ger. SIE
___ Crighton Trophy (Canada's Heisman-like award) HEC