NY Times, Sun, Aug 16, 2009 LET'S TALK ABOUT ME

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1. Added (on) : TACKED 7. Schisms : RIFTS 12. Says "Two 19-Across," e.g. : BIDS 16. One of the Big Three, for short : FDR 19. See 12-Across : HEARTS 20. More than is required : UNDUE 21. Home of Rainbow Bridge National Monument : UTAH 22. "Riddle-me-___" : REE 23. "Pardon me" : ERRORMESSAGE 25. Late 1920s to around 1950 : RADIOERA 27. North Carolina town that's home to Appalachian State University : BOONE 28. Summer comfort stat : THI 29. "Save me" : MASSAPPEAL 31. Seeding org. : USTA 32. Statement of fact : ITISSO 35. "My best soldiers," according to Douglas MacArthur : WACS 36. In shape : TRIM 37. A.A.A. recommendation: Abbr. : RTE 38. "Feed me" : COUNTERPLEA 40. Physicist Bohr : NIELS 41. Exactly right, in British lingo : BANGON 43. "The Thorn Birds" and others : SAGAS 44. Stops on the road : INNS 45. Kind of column or committee : STEERING 48. Put the kibosh on : BAN 49. It has strong jaws : VISE 51. Modern trivia competition locale : PUB 54. "For me?" : RECEIVINGLINE 57. Irishman who was a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2005 : BONO 58. ___ ligation : TUBAL 61. Ones entering rehab : USERS 62. Enters gradually : EASESINTO 64. Snorkeling sites : ATOLLS 66. Break off : END 67. Plug : WAD 68. Gets no answers wrong on the test : ACESIT 69. 1993 TV western starring Kenny Rogers and Travis Tritt : RIODIABLO 71. Invites to one's apartment, say : HASUP 73. Scott Turow's first book was about them : ONELS 74. Nevada city : ELKO 75. "Shoot me" : FILMDIRECTION 78. Mo. with Natl. Grandparents' Day : SEP 79. ___ Dubos, humanist who said "Think globally, act locally" : RENE 80. Old verb suffix : ETH 81. Superlative on "Top Chef" : TASTIEST 85. Fearsome Foursome team : RAMS 87. Like some grain : OATEN 89. Rough shelter : LEANTO 90. N.C.A.A. women's basketball powerhouse : UCONN 92. "Lean on me" : TENDEROFFER 96. Herd of whales : GAM 97. Pickup place for pets : NAPE 98. Airline mentioned in "Back in the U.S.S.R." : BOAC 99. Former Miss America host : RONELY 100. Al dente : FIRM 101. "Make me" : CROSSWORDS 104. Actress Hagen : UTA 105. Singing Simon : CARLY 106. Bartender's announcement : LASTCALL 107. "Kiss me" : PECKINGORDER 111. Friend ___ friend : OFA 112. Draft status : ONEA 113. Where Jean-Claude Killy practiced : ALPES 114. Theater area : RIALTO 115. Lighting director's choice : GEL 116. Bank bailout acronym : TARP 117. Big success : SMASH 118. Child often having special responsibilities : ELDEST		1. Where many commuters live, informally : THEBURBS 2. Balloon or blimp : AEROSTAT 3. Sweet potato nutrient : CAROTENE 4. Icelandic money : KRONA 5. To be abroad : ETRE 6. British mil. decoration : DSM 7. Enter quickly : RUSHIN 8. Won't take no for an answer : INSISTS 9. Org. overseeing trials : FDA 10. Port pusher : TUG 11. Come across as : SEEM 12. Holders of body lubricating fluids : BURSAE 13. Lake ___, source of the Mississippi : ITASCA 14. Pops in the nursery : DADAS 15. Send : SHIP 16. "It's on me" : FREERESPONSE 17. Go off track : DERAIL 18. What kings rule : REALMS 24. Classical rebuke : ETTU 26. Choose to participate : OPTIN 30. Cobblers' needs : AWLS 32. Like some bonds : IONIC 33. Stilt, e.g. : SEABIRD 34. Eyes and ears : ORGANS 38. Arcangelo ___, Italian violin master : CORELLI 39. Sign of hunger : PANG 40. Tonga-to-Hawaii dir. : NNE 42. Daytime talk show starting in 1987 : GERALDO 44. "___ little silhouetto of a man" ("Bohemian Rhapsody" lyric) : ISEEA 46. Big word in German ads : NEU 47. Ballet set in the Rhineland : GISELLE 49. Word that led to the "Why a duck?" routine by the Marx brothers : VIADUCT 50. Walk-___ : INS 52. Before : UNTIL 53. Cans : BOOTS 55. Nasty words : VENOM 56. Housing arrangement : LEASE 57. Congressional terms, e.g. : BIENNIA 58. Scale weights : TARES 59. Functional : UTILE 60. "Write me" : BOOKPROPOSAL 63. Child's wheels : SCOOTER 65. Bank holdings? : SAFES 67. Battle star : WARHERO 70. Hamper : BIN 71. Batsman : HITTER 72. Mom-and-pop org. : PTA 76. Very, very tired : DEAD 77. Singing brothers' surname : ISLEY 79. Presidential inits. : RMN 82. Wrap around : ENGIRDLE 83. Hollywood hopefuls : STARLETS 84. Flapdoodle : TOMMYROT 86. "___ of robins ..." : ANEST 87. Ready for a drive? : ONCD 88. Protest cry : NONUKES 90. Get moving again, in a way : UNCLOG 91. Wine order : CARAFE 92. Mechanic : TOOLER 93. Cap attachment : EARLAP 94. Obsession : FETISH 95. Sweet treat : FLAN 98. Safari leader : BWANA 100. Unit of capacitance : FARAD 102. Resident of the Land of Cakes : SCOT 103. Places to unwind : SPAS 105. Thing to wind : COIL 108. Hardwood source : ELM 109. One who knows one's liabilities : CPA 110. E.T.S. offering : GRE