New York Times - May 28 2002

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Clues Answers
'Ah, me!' ALAS
'Terrible' czar IVAN
A criminal may go by it ALIAS
Adam's apple's place LARYNX
Allergy consequence ITCH
April forecast RAINY
Around CIRCA
Baden-Baden or Évian SPA
Be beholden to OWE
Beame and Saperstein ABES
Brass component ZINC
Call to Fido HERE
Canaveral letters NASA
Cheese coating RIND
Citrus fruit waste ORANGEPEEL
Coal deposits? BINS
Come down LAND
Country dance spot BARN
Cubist Fernand LEGER
D.E.A. operative NARC
Decked out CLAD
Dennis the Menace, e.g. IMP
Drink with fast food COLA
Employee's reward RAISE
Erne or tern SEABIRD
Exit EGRESS
Explorer maker FORD
Explosion maker NITRO
Field of expertise AREA
French seasoning SEL
Give a scathing review PAN
Hippie's catchword PEACE
Hospital capacity BEDS
Indian royalty RANIS
Intrinsically PERSE
Jubilation GLEE
L.B.J.'s successor RMN
Lena of 'Havana' OLIN
Like Mayberry RURAL
Clues Answers
Log-burning time YULE
Lust, for one SIN
Make jubilant ELATE
Mexican bread PESOS
Microsoft honcho GATES
Mil. truant AWOL
More than heavy OBESE
N.F.C. or A.F.C. division CENTRAL
North Carolina motto starter ESSE
Not that THIS
Open to inspection REVIEWABLE
Pavarotti specialty ARIA
Philadelphia tourist attraction LIBERTYBELL
Place for a cold one BAR
Play time RECESS
Plods along SLOGS
Q-Tip, e.g. COTTONSWAB
Radio talk show participant CALLER
Rapids transit? CANOES
Ruin a shot, in a way OVEREXPOSE
Santa ___, Calif. ANA
Ship lockup BRIG
Shoe bottom SOLE
Showy flower IRIS
Stomach filler FOOD
Sweet drink PEACHBRANDY
Take it easy LAZE
Takes an oath SWEARS
The 'L' in 51-Down LEAVE
Theme of this puzzle BOWLS
Thieves' hangout DEN
Throw out SCRAP
Tree knot GNARL
Walked (on) TROD
Wander ROVE
Water swirl EDDY
Well's partner ALIVE
___ a plea COP
___ lazuli LAPIS