NY Times, Fri, Dec 11, 1998

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1. One who works on walls : MURALIST 9. Roman holiday : FESTA 14. Agent's fee, often : ONETENTH 15. Scams : BUNCOS 16. Iroquoian language : CHEROKEE 17. Bags : SNARES 18. Dough : KALE 19. Grub : LARVA 21. Bad news for the king : MATE 22. Ivy Leaguers : ELIS 23. Pollster Roper : ELMO 24. Some takebacks : REPOS 25. New car owner's worry : DENT 26. Some are Spanish : OMELETS 28. Accelerated : MOVEDUP 32. It may give you a good start : BOO 33. Tanning lotion letters : SPF 36. Sea-ear : ABALONE 37. "___ out!" : YER 38. Skipper's syllable, maybe : TRA 39. Leyden jar lining : TINFOIL 40. Rattled off : RECITED 42. Cape : NESS 46. Points : ITEMS 47. Roadie's responsibility : AMPS 51. Ancient cross : ANKH 52. Converse competitor : KEDS 53. Outsider : ALIEN 54. Autocrat: Var. : TZAR 55. "Can it!" : ENOUGH 57. Apprentice : NEOPHYTE 59. Takes over : USURPS 60. Ran : STREAMED 61. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney musical) : PETES 62. Acuity : KEENNESS		1. Ridiculed : MOCKED 2. In poor health : UNHALE 3. Land : REELIN 4. Still : ATREST 5. Regulus's constellation : LEO 6. Trimming tape : INKLE 7. Plagiarize : STEAL 8. 1,000 large calories : THERM 9. Clowning : FUN 10. Crown covering : ENAMEL 11. Barely make it : SCRAPEBY 12. In direct confrontation : TOETOTOE 13. Taxing job? : ASSESSOR 15. Explorer's org. : BSA 20. Kind of doll : VOODOO 24. Gross out : REPEL 27. Certain bond, informally : MUNI 28. Swimmer Biondi and others : MATTS 29. Annual award : OBIE 30. Part of a wrecking crew? : VANDAL 31. Brownie : ELF 33. Initiate : STRIKEUP 34. Make-believe : PRETENSE 35. Had a visible front : FACEDOUT 41. "Yeah, right" : IMSURE 42. Lane with lines : NATHAN 43. Pepsin, for one : ENZYME 44. Pair for pairs : SKATES 45. Prepares wheat, in a way : SHREDS 48. Louis B. Mayer's birthplace : MINSK 49. Quarterback Rodney : PEETE 50. Sound asleep? : SNORE 53. Sighed sounds : AHS 56. H.M.O. listing : GPS 58. Flair, e.g. : PEN