New York Times - Nov 15 2002

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Clues Answers
'Go ahead, ask' SHOOT
'How's ___?' THIS
'Huh?' WHATTHE
'Jazz From Hell' Grammy winner ZAPPA
1971 sci-fi film '___ 1138' THX
And those following: Abbr. ETSEQQ
Babes in the woods WHELPS
Beat easily ACEDOUT
Brownie, a few years later CADETTE
California is in it FARWEST
Capital on the Tyrrhenian Sea PALERMO
Characterized by: Suffix ENT
Child-care writer LeShan EDA
Chilling, so to speak ATEASE
Collapse DEFLATE
Come out of the blue? CHEERUP
Convulse AGITATE
Entertainer seen on MSNBC DONIMUS
Exercises you're prone to do PUSHUPS
Film foe of Boba Fett HANSOLO
Fraction of a sen RIN
French author ___ Bazin RENE
Fully prepared (for) RIPE
Hoedown move DOSIDO
Hold DEEM
Indy legend ALUNSER
It sticks out at the side EAR
It'll do for now STOPGAP
Item in Mendel's lab PEA
Kind of motel ROACH
Kind of silence EERIE
Leave secretly SKIPOUT
Leporine leapers HARES
Like Grendel SLAIN
Like some pork chops BREADED
Mae West, notably FLIRT
Clues Answers
Manhandle PAW
Mantle WRAP
Many-___ HUED
Map line: Abbr. LAT
Mistakenly INERROR
New York's first governor CLINTON
Niñas, e.g.: Abbr. SRTAS
Part of some joints TENON
Partner of Imogene SID
Parts of some envelopes CLASPS
Pedigree figures SIRES
Play catcher, say SQUAT
Prefix with business AGRI
Proof letters QED
Scratchy HOARSE
Semistable subatomic particle PION
Seniors, say CLASS
Show surprise over BLINKAT
Singer known as the 'Little Sparrow' PIAF
Snobbish HIGHHAT
Spread selection OLEO
Sprite alternative FRESCA
Strand, in a way SNOWIN
Suave, say SHAMPOO
Supposed life prolongers ELIXIRS
Swimmer's fear RIPTIDE
Tasseled topper FEZ
They may get shots frequently SOTS
Underwater missile POLARIS
Unmistakable CLEAR
Unwanted buildup LINT
Water park feature CHUTE
Without variety ONENOTE
Words before a reprimand SEEHERE
Writer Belloc HILAIRE
Years, to Yves ANS