New York Times - Dec 24 1998

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Clues Answers
'Family Ties' son ALEX
'Oh, what am I to do?' WOEISME
'Steep Trails' author MUIR
'Watership Down' author Richard ADAMS
'Yeah, ___!' YOU
About ASTO
Agglomerate UNITE
Agitate CHURN
Army wheels JEEP
Auto dealer's deal LOAN
Baby whale CALF
Barley beard AWN
Big Band ___ ERA
Big name in pinball BALLY
Bowl over AWE
Brass-yellow minerals PYRITES
Burn protection MITT
Canine holders GUMS
Carving, e.g. CRAFT
Chow chow chow ALPO
Circus catcher NET
Computer command GOTO
Custard pies FLANS
Daughter of King Lear REGAN
Dead against ANTI
Despondency, with 'the' BLAHS
Drop OMIT
Embroiderer's purchase SPOOL
Espresso order LATTE
Exploits USES
Foe of the Clantons EARP
Garr of 'Mr. Mom' TERI
Gift in Maui LEI
Holder of combs, perfumes, etc. ETUI
How-to stuff ABCS
Idiotically wrong ALLWET
It adjoins une côte MER
It may be cast in a flick ASH
Clues Answers
It runs while you ride TAXIMETER
Journal opening DEARDIARY
Kind of ticket LOTTO
Lifeguard's equipment ROPE
Like a hit show SRO
Lit AGLOW
Locks horns (with) SPARS
Melancholy ELEGIAC
Not carrying a heater CLEAN
Object of gossip ITEM
One of the Kennedys TED
Pecs' kin ABS
Problem in the joints GOUT
Producing groans, maybe PUNNY
Record label acronym ASCAP
Remains in Red Square? LENIN
Say quickly SNAP
Schmooze GAB
Scrooge's look SNEER
See 20-Across SANTACLAUS
See 42-Across GIVEHIMAJINGLE.
Sign of goodness HALO
Singer Redding OTIS
Snake, so to speak OGRE
Snicker-___ SNEE
The art of weaving LOOM
The Louvre, par exemple MUSEE
Theater area LOGE
Tiny laughs TEHEES
Toasted food EGGO
Traveler's need, maybe VISA
Whimpered WEPT
With 34-Across, a child's 12/24 lament IFORGOTTOWRITE
With 51-Across, Ma Bell's response THENWHYNOT
Worse than poor PITIFUL
___ B'rith BNAI
___ grabs UPFOR
___ to one's ears INUP