New York Times - Apr 24 2006

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Clues Answers
'Do the Right Thing' director, writer and actor SPIKELEE
'Heavens to Betsy!' EGAD
'Les Miserables' author HUGO
'___ better to have loved …' TIS
'___ Lake' SWAN
'___ lively!' STEP
Abrupt CURT
Acceptances YESES
And so on, briefly ETC
Andy's raggedy pal ANN
Applaud CLAP
Audience troublemaker HECKLER
Awfully long time AGES
Awfully long time EONS
Batter's place PLATE
Brontë's 'Jane ___' EYRE
Carbon copy CLONE
Cartoon possum POGO
Cattle call MOO
Cribbage pieces PEGS
Doozy LULU
Entrance to a superhighway ONRAMP
Entranced AGOG
Excludes OMITS
Expires DIES
Fence openings GATES
First name in daytime talk OPRAH
Fixes, as old shoes RESOLES
Fraternity party staples KEGS
Give the heave-ho OUST
Good-looking HANDSOME
Greek love god EROS
Has a part on stage ACTS
Hired hitman GOON
I.R.S. agent, e.g. TMAN
Iced tea garnish LEMONTWIST
Indian in the Four Corners states UTE
Irk PEEVE
It's south of Florida CUBA
Clues Answers
Know the ___ ROPES
Large sailing vessel SCHOONER
Lenin's land, for short USSR
Matador's foe TORO
Memory joggers NOTES
Molecular bits IONS
Oboe part REED
One side in checkers RED
Passover meal SEDER
Pickle-to-be, slangily CUKE
Pint-sized WEE
Prejudice BIGOTRY
Property divider HEDGE
Quaker Oats cereal CAPNCRUNCH
Ritzy POSH
Searched for buried treasure DUG
Seeger of the Weavers PETE
Ship's warning signal FOGHORN
Shredded TORN
Silent assent NOD
Soft drink that Norman Rockwell drew ads for ORANGECRUSH
Source of an attitude EGO
Steep drop, as in prices NOSEDIVE
Supermarket offerings FOODS
Svelte TRIM
Take place OCCUR
Tavern mugfuls ALES
Thanksgiving vegetable ACORNSQUASH
Threadbare WORN
Tighten, as laces RETIE
Turn into pulp MASH
Univ. military program ROTC
Village Voice bestowal OBIE
W.W. II's ___ the Riveter ROSIE
Wash oneself BATHE
Whaling weapon SPEAR
Wharf QUAY
What a 54-Across may do to a matador CHARGE
What dispensaries dispense DRUGS