Clues

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Nancy Reagan's antidrug slogan, and a hint to this puzzle's theme 73
Nebraska town, named after an Indian tribe, featured in "Lonesome Dove" 81
New wave #1 hit with the repeated line "That ain't working" 73
Nevada city, the one place "Phil the Weatherman," at the beginning of "Groundhog Day," says he would like to be if he could choose; have you made the arrangments? 182
Neal Cassady's occupation in "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" 76
Nickname for the three-letter abbreviation hidden in this puzzle's theme entries 84
Norbert Pearlroth spent 52 years of 60-hour weeks in the Library's Reading Room collecting material for ___ 111
Nevertheless, she asked him if he had attended her high school, and after he said yes, she asked "...?" 113
NFL Hall of Fame receiver who is first cousins once removed with jazz legend Thelonious 87
Noted children's book illustrator (one of six "middle C" people in this puzzle) 93
Not too shabby, in slang (because saying "-ent" takes way too long) 77
New wave classic with the lines "I wish I was in Tijuana / Eating barbecued iguana" 93
North African country whose only 2008 Olympic medal was a bronze in judo 72
Novel whose first chapter is titled “Up the Mountain to Alm-Uncle” 74
Noble headpiece that becomes a brass instrument if you remove it's middle letter 84
New element whose name will be ratified in January, 2010, and whose symbol appears in the middle of this puzzle's theme answers 131
Norman Vincent ___, author of "The Power of Positive Thinking" 72
New slogan for an Arizona city trying to emphasize strong elementary school math programs? 90
Name of Michael's penis in the Judy Blume book "Forever ..." 74
Number of protons by which the elements in the four longest puzzle answers have been enhanced 93
Novel that begins "'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents'" 93
Need to touch all the items on one's desk before leaving, say: Abbr. 72
Nerdy band with "I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass" 75
Nation invented by a John Kerry flub in his first major speech as US Secretary of State 87
Nickname of the dictator who said "I know the Haitian people because I am the Haitian people" 103
New Age musician John who used to host "Entertainment Tonight" 72
New York theater on the National Register of Historic Places, with "the" 82
Nearing the TV station billboard, you did "77 ___" where the sign said "60 Minutes"... 106
Nickname for racer Dale Earnhardt Sr., so called because of his stubbornness 76
N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who, with Walt Frazier, formed the Knicks' "Rolls Royce Backcourt" 101
Nixon whose voice replaced Natalie Wood's in "West Side Story" 76
Nickname of the British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (with "The") 88
New releases that honor the four baseball greats featured in this puzzle 72
No. 6 on the ABA Journal's list of the 25 greatest law novels ever (by Herman Melville) 91
Nickname of gnome sculptor Tom Clark when he was a religion prof at Davidson College 84
Noted student of actress Jean Arthur when Arthur was a teacher at Vassar 72
Novel whose four parts are titled "The Plaintiff," "The Defendants," "Brief to Counsel," and "The Trial" 144
Notably snarky magazine/media empire [The AV goes subscription only soon! Sign up at avxwords.com] 98
NBC show that featured Janis Ian and Billy Preston as its first musical guests 78
Not how a stripper should say "No problem!" in a business meeting? 76
Name after "Chasing" in a movie title and "Judging" in a TV show title 90
Number five on askmen.com's "Top 10 Models of All Time" poll 74
Nebraska city that serves as David Letterman's Top 10 List "home office" 86
Nickname for hockey legend Phil that's one letter away from a network that might use it 91
NBC reality show that taped contestants drinking donkey semen (it never aired) 78
Need bailing, or what five entries in this puzzle can do to make two overlapping words or phrases 97
NBA strategy that involves deliberately fouling the opponent with the worst free throw percentage 97