New York Times - Mar 23 2003

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Clues Answers
''Tain't nothin'!' POOH
'Chicago' co-star, 2002 GERE
'Mazel ___!' TOV
'Must've been something ___' IATE
'The Hallucinogenic Toreador' painter DALI
'Uncle' IGIVE
'___ dien' (Prince of Wales's motto) ICH
'___ fit for a king' ADISH
'___ noches' BUENAS
'___ tu che macchiavi' (Verdi lyric) ERI
1980's pop group ___ Tuesday TIL
2001 biopic ALI
A doubleheader TWO
A smaller number FEWER
Acknowledge THANK
Ape IMITATE
Aromatic compound ESTER
Art Deco signature ERTE
Asian autocrat of old SHAH
Author Jorge ___ Borges LUIS
Backpack snack GORP
Balance REST
Bartender's complete guide to spritzers? DOANYTHINGTOWINE
Batting position CLEANUP
Benefit PERK
Big name in writing implements PENTEL
Blind parts SLATS
Blocks in Atlantic City DICE
Boost LEGUP
Brand SEAR
Bringing up young nudists? RAISINGTHEBARE
Burning feeling IRE
Bus. envelope notation ATTN
By VIA
Calculator key ENTER
Channel owned by Viacom TNN
City district WARD
City on the Tanaro River ASTI
Comic Mort SAHL
Consider blowing the whistle at work? HAVEAFIRMGRIPE
Cousin of ante- PRE
Cry from a con man spotting an easy mark? THERESTHERUBE
Devotee of 99-Down RASTA
Dish served with sauce SPAGHETTI
Disillusioned query ETTU
Disqualify RECUSE
Doctrine ISM
Drop OMIT
Dullard LUNK
Elm, e.g. SHADETREE
Emperor ___ Selassie I HAILE
End even DRAW
Equestrian event DRESSAGE
Essential NEED
Evening event SOIREE
Fed. workplace monitor OSHA
Fisherman's wish BITE
Foolhardy RASH
For emergencies only DRASTIC
Forest doings HUNT
Free UNTIE
Friendly, as an older relative, say AVUNCULAR
Full of energy BOUNCY
Grating sound RASP
Gray AGE
Gray removers DYES
Great ___ DANE
Guam's capital, old-style AGANA
Hardly the most prestigious paper RAG
Inefficient way to harvest sugar? KICKTHECANE
Invitation heading WHERE
Clues Answers
It's sweet on sweets ICING
Jehoshaphat's father ASA
Keeps saying ITERATES
Lab gel AGAR
Liberty ___ (Lee Marvin role) VALANCE
Lifeboat hoist DAVIT
Lift, as ice cubes TONG
Like flies caught by flypaper? LIVINGINTHEPASTE
Like some muscles ABDOMINAL
Loathe ABHOR
Lubbock-to-Abilene dir. ESE
Man of Cannes HOMME
Mil. school ACAD
Missing ABSENT
Most moist DAMPEST
Mother-___ TOBE
Mouth piece LIP
Mr. of the comics WILSON
Mysterious characters RUNES
Next to AGAINST
Not live ONTAPE
Noted Los Alamos scientist BOHR
Olympics sticker EPEE
One in a dozen EGG
One up all night at camp? TENT
Outback greeting? WELCOMEMATE
Ouzo flavoring ANISE
Part of SST SONIC
Parts cut off ENDS
Passes on DIES
Pastel shade LILAC
Pearl ___ (aquarium fish) DANIO
Pharmaceutical giant MERCK
Places by the tracks: Abbr. STNS
Places for matches ARENAS
Q ___ queen ASIN
Receiving party? HEIR
Regional life BIOTA
Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La ___ Loca' VIDA
Rimbaud's '___ saison en enfer' UNE
Romance lang. ITAL
Sephia maker KIA
Shine GLEAM
Ship that brought the Statue of Liberty to the U.S. ISERE
Side dish SLAW
Sign on a grade school door BOYS
Sister ship of 104-Down NINA
Sister ship of 48-Down PINTA
Sit in the sun BAKE
Small bridge limit, maybe ONETON
Something that begins foolishly? APRIL
Sticky stuff GOO
Stork or crane WADER
Suffix with helio- or ethno- CENTRIC
Tailspin SPIRAL
Take ___ in the right direction ASTEP
The Amazing ___ (noted magician) RANDI
Times of anticipation EVES
Transforms on screen MORPHS
Tree with catkins ALDER
Truck stop sign EATS
U.S. C. : Pac 10 :: Duke : ___ ACC
Weak THIN
Word with price or brain SCAN
Wordless response NOD
Worthless coupons? SHOPPINGTRIPE
Yorkshire river OUSE
Zoological opening STOMA
___ Alto PALO
___ chi TAI
___ Sea, south of the Philippines CELEBES