New York Times - Jan 3 2005

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Clues Answers
'Draw one,' in diner slang CUPOFCOFFEE
'Flop two,' in diner slang FRIEDEGGS
'Golden Boy' playwright Clifford ODETS
'I ___ vacation!' NEEDA
'Life preservers,' in diner slang DOUGHNUTS
'Send help!' SOS
'Sun kiss,' in diner slang ORANGEJUICE
'What's the ___ that can happen?' WORST
'___'Clock Jump' (1930's hit) ONEO
'___, Brute?' ETTU
A barber has to work around it EAR
Ambulance inits. EMS
Baker who sang 'Sweet Love,' 1986 ANITA
Blow one's top ERUPT
Broken arms may go in them SLINGS
Burn ___ crisp TOA
Capital where the yen is capital TOKYO
Channel surfers' gadgets REMOTES
Clothesline alternative DRYER
Clutter MESS
Command to Fido STAY
Companion for Tarzan APE
Comparison shopper's quest VALUE
Deface MAR
Ending with hard or soft WARE
English dog SETTER
Faculty member TEACHER
Fat of the lamb SUET
First-class PRIMO
Foes of Dems. REPS
Foul callers REFS
Gaming table fee ANTE
Gave dinner FED
Glimpse ESPY
Gym shoes, for short SNEAKS
Half a dozen SIX
Hence ERGO
Holds close HUGS
Idaho produce, informally TATERS
Clues Answers
Irrelevant, as a point MOOT
Jazz phrase RIFF
Jump for joy EXULT
Ladleful of unappetizing food GLOP
Land hopper TOAD
Luke Skywalker's mentor YODA
Make, as money EARN
Many a homecoming attendee ALUM
Marsh plant REED
Moray catcher EELER
Nose (out) EDGE
Not flexible STIFF
Oak-to-be ACORN
Ocean inlet ESTUARY
Perfect places EDENS
Periodic table listings ELEMENTS
Played on stage ACTED
Prefix with logical SOCIO
Radio tuner DIAL
Rewrites EDITS
Sal of 'Rebel Without a Cause' MINEO
Secluded valley GLEN
Sen. Cochran of Mississippi THAD
Shed one's skin MOLT
Smile GRIN
South-of-the-border shawl SERAPE
Straight from the garden FRESH
Swear to AVER
Throat-clearing sound AHEM
Unadulterated PURE
Violation of the Geneva Convention WARCRIME
Went like the wind RACED
Wildebeest GNU
Work over, as a ship REFIT
Wrestler MATMAN
Written reminder NOTE
___ four (teacake) PETIT
___ Mahal TAJ
___ plane (military craft) AWACS