New York Times - Dec 17 2003

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Clues Answers
#2, famously AVIS
'G'day, ___!' MATE
'Home ___' ALONE
'Indubitably' YES
'Oh my heavens!' EGADS
'Road' film destination BALI
'___ Lisa' MONA
'___ Maria' AVE
Afflicts AILS
African grazer GNU
Assign, as responsibility LAY
Best OUTDO
Bibliographic abbr. IBID
Black INKY
Body layer DERMA
Bonehead ASS
Bridge: Lat. PONS
Checked, with 'in' REINED
Children's writer ___ L. Smith SHERRI
Christmas decoration site EVERGREEN
Clock standard: Abbr. GMT
Compassionate CARING
Corner TREE
Court site GYM
Court site, with 'The' HAGUE
Craft wood BALSA
Cuts down HEWS
Deserve EARN
Disney, for one WALT
Early venture for the 21-Acrosses PRINTSHOP
Elevator alternative STAIRS
Euripides play HELEN
Expert, maybe, on the I.R.S. code CPA
Failing marks EFFS
Famous Dec. 17 venture for the 21-Acrosses POWEREDFLIGHT
Fix just right PREEN
Flat hat TAM
Fraternity letter RHO
Gobi-like ARID
Clues Answers
Head cover SCARF
Historical divisions ERAS
Induction motor inventor TESLA
Joffrey of the Joffrey Ballet ROBERT
Judges, e.g. TRIERS
Key letter PHI
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, e.g. THAI
Late-afternoon traffic, e.g. RUSH
Length unit in Lyon METRE
Like a saw's edge EROSE
Like some tree trunks MOSSY
Lively, especially for one's age SPRY
Name associated with 25- and 59-Across WRIGHT
Newt-born? EFT
Not eager RELUCTANT
Once in a blue moon RARELY
One with a ring: Abbr. MRS
PC alternatives MACS
Pertinent APT
Podiatry matters FEET
Pure as the driven snow CHASTE
Remove, to a typesetter DELE
Review a review, say EDIT
Rocker Nugent TED
See 59-Across NORTHCAROLINA
Series ender: Abbr. ETC
Skin cosmetic TONER
Small fasteners RIVETS
Squeeze (out) EKE
Stew veggies PEAS
Sushi option EEL
Tee's predecessor ESS
Thick-soled shoe CLOG
Thin porridges GRUELS
Water carrier EWER
Way out West? STAGE
Wide-eyed AGOG
With 41-Across, location of the first successful 25-Across KITTYHAWK
Year of the 21-Acrosses' first 25-Across MCMIII