New York Times - Sep 17 2012

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Clues Answers
'I Like ___' ('50s political slogan) IKE
'Quit your beefing!' GETOVERIT
'You're ___ pal' AREAL
'___ bien!' TRES
'___ shocked as you are' IMAS
*'Don't look ___!' ATME
*Chess ending CHECKMATE
*Coach's clichéd reminder THERESNOIINTEAM
*Fightin' words LEMMEATEM
*Prefix with physics META
*Substance marketed under the name NutraSweet ASPARTAME
1992 Robert Altman film about Hollywood THEPLAYER
A comb makes one PART
About 39 inches, in England METRE
Actress Witherspoon REESE
Advertising figure with a monocle MRPEANUT
Aptly named fruit UGLI
Ashes container URN
Attack ASSAIL
Barton of the 40-Down CLARA
Basic drawing class ARTI
Bert's pal on 'Sesame Street' ERNIE
Big appliance maker AMANA
Blood group? REDCROSS
Bothered greatly ATEAT
Bridge player's combo TENACE
Bygone flier TWA
Cats and gerbils, e.g PETS
China's Zhou ___ ENLAI
Curt summons SEEME
Debussy's 'La ___' MER
Double curve ESS
Fields AREAS
Film units REELS
Fork prong TINE
French kings ROIS
Go pfft, as an engine DIE
Greek war god ARES
Clues Answers
Holiday Inn alternative RAMADA
Hwys RTES
Inner part of an ear of corn COB
Itsy-bitsy bit ATOM
Libra's symbol SCALES
LOO LAV
Oregon's capital SALEM
Pacific salmon COHO
Papa's partner MAMA
Pesto ingredient BASIL
Peter of 'Casablanca' LORRE
Pie filling ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues? MINCEMEAT
Religious councils SYNODS
Retired fliers SSTS
Sábado or domingo DIA
Scrabble pieces TILES
Shaquille of the N.B.A ONEAL
Singer Celine DION
So last year PASSE
Sounds of satisfaction AAHS
Source of much tea from Asia ASSAM
SSW's opposite NNE
Stiller's partner in comedy MEARA
Suffix with ball OON
Teed off SORE
Telephone CALL
The 'A' in A.D ANNO
The 'S' in CBS SYSTEM
Trophy or medal HONOR
What 'can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,' per Mark Twain LIE
What a sidewalk may abut LAWN
What a Spanish orchestra produces MUSICA
What friends, Romans and countrymen lent, in Shakespeare EARS
Writer Zora ___ Hurston NEALE
___ Hari (W.W. I spy) MATA
___ lily CALLA
___ rod (molding with a twined serpent design) AARONS
___ sauce SOY