NY Times, Sat, Dec 15, 2001

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1. Boondocks : STICKS 7. "The Virginian" writer : WISTER 13. Dovetailed : TENONED 15. Neighbor of Ciudad Juárez : ELPASO 16. Psychically : INSPIRIT 18. They may pull banners : BLIMPS 19. Sole, e.g. : FLATFISH 20. Log rollers? : POKERS 21. Prisoner's desire : LENIENCE 22. 2001 French film comedy or its heroine : AMELIE 23. It may cover dark circles : EYECREAM 24. Humorist ___ Burgess of "purple cow" fame : GELETT 25. Opposite of scarcity : RIFENESS 27. Some queens' wear : PROMDRESSES 31. Asking for a hand : PROPOSAL 32. Chocolate candy brand : RIESEN 33. Like some errors : CLERICAL 40. Over-and-___ (two-barreled firearms) : UNDERS 41. Part of a one-sided tennis match : LOVEGAME 42. Gradually corrode : GNAWAT 43. "Nanny and the Professor" family from 1970's TV : EVERETTS 44. Kiwi, e.g. : RATITE 45. Century in politics : SENATORS 46. Penitent : ATONER 47. Optic screens : RETINAE 48. Mother ___ : TERESA 49. Another shooting : RETAKE		1. Choke : STIFLE 2. 1956 U.S. figure skating gold medalist ___ Albright : TENLEY 3. Ludicrous : INSANE 4. Language descended from ancient Egyptian : COPTIC 5. Dangerous assailant : KNIFER 6. Amino acid in many proteins : SERINE 7. Surfers' stops, perhaps : WEBPAGES 8. Black cats, supposedly : ILLOMENS 9. "Clockers" director, 1995 : SPIKELEE 10. Feral : TAMELESS 11. Beaux-___ (people with lively minds) : ESPRITS 12. Tennis ace Marc : ROSSET 14. Scraps : DISCARDS 17. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" singers : THEMIRACLES 26. Lost one's balance, perhaps : FELLOVER 27. Lion or wolf : PREDATOR 28. Blush : ROSEWINE 29. Gets under someone's skin? : OPERATES 30. Scary-sounding houseplant : MONSTERA 31. Like oak leaves : PINNATE 32. Tot : RUGRAT 34. Relatively regular : EVENER 35. Give more stars to, maybe : RERATE 36. Comment before "Ha, ha" : IGETIT 37. Williams title starter : CATONA 38. Kind of station : AMTRAK 39. Tenant : LESSEE