New York Times - Dec 16 2011

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Clues Answers
'Ah' ISEE
'Les Mots' autobiographer, 1964 SARTRE
'Route 66' car CORVETTE
'The Alchemist' novelist Coelho PAULO
'Well, golly' AWGEE
Alchemist's goal PANACEA
Ascribe to PINON
Betrays one's blue state CRIES
Big mouth YAP
Carried the day WONOUT
Cocktail party bite CANAPE
Columbia ___, Minn HTS
Creature on the New York coat of arms EAGLE
Cut back LOP
Cuts up JESTS
Daly City's county SANMATEO
Drops for dirty clothes CHUTES
Early Appalachian crossers CONESTOGAWAGONS
Effect used to measure astronomical distances STELLARPARALLAX
Fed NATL
Four front? PETIT
Galore TOSPARE
Goal facilitators ASSISTS
Goes after ENSUES
Google Maps offering ROUTE
Govt. instrument TNOTE
It does a body good AEROBICEXERCISE
Japanese island HOKKAIDO
Kansas-Nebraska Act signer PIERCE
Last article in the Constitution VII
Leave a black mark on, say SCORCH
Like Celsius SWEDISH
Like friendly acquaintances ONSPEAKINGTERMS
Like some univ. courses REQ
Clues Answers
Loser at Salamis and Plataea XERXES
Occupies STAYSAT
One may clash with another COLOR
Option for a seal WAX
Orange half of a TV duo ERNIE
Pariahs and others CASTES
Pieces for grilling COALS
Place for grilling PATIO
Point on a line: Abbr STA
Prepare for gardening, maybe KNEEL
Questionnaire info AGE
Questionnaire info DATE
Rancors ENMITIES
Rat race remedy, briefly RANDR
Rocker Liz PHAIR
Rough to drive on, perhaps RUTTY
Simpson who was Time's first Woman of the Year WALLIS
Smokeys, so to speak TROOPERS
Staples, e.g CHAIN
Start of some salutes ATOAST
Striking things about rec rooms CUES
Sweet, in music DOLCE
Taiwan Strait city AMOY
Teriyaki ingredient GINGER
They're grounded when they're misbehaving JETS
Tons AHEAP
Training unit CADRE
Treas. and the like DEPTS
Triptych trio PANELS
Trolley CART
Volcano south of Quito COTOPAXI
What brains do well on IQTESTS
Where to make tracks STUDIO
___ Longa, ancient city founded by the son of Aeneas ALBA