˜§ACROSS&DOWNêKA1›«=1.3p<˜<9À<9Ø<9NOPALS.ERE.FETIDFRUIT.NEB.LDOPAFORBETTER.AKRONSPAR.ORFORWORSE...EMMY..ESC...ABATES.ETA.HOLMMASTS.BEADS.DOCBYHOOKORBYCROOKLEE.NAZIS.AORTAERRS.POE.CLASSY...COP..RUED...COMERAINOR.SWATCHINA.COMESHINELIMIT.ERA.GONNAVOICE.TAN.TWOAM-----.---.----------.---.--------------.---------.----------...----..---...------.---.---------.-----.---------------------.-----.---------.---.------...---..----...----------.---------.--------------.---.----------.---.-----A Few Choice Words, 1/7/08 (Monday) by Ogden Porter / Edited by Peter Gordon (puzzleeditor@nysun.com) © 2008 Peter GordonWhitish gemstonesSnuffs outItem held by an actorAtmosphereText of an operaSault ___ Marie"... ___ he drove out of sight ..."Dictionary headwordCoral formationIberian Peninsula riverStinkingImperfections"How'm I doing?" mayorUnit of pressureWall St. debutsSwede neighborPear, e.g.Neighbor of Wyo.Parkinson's disease drugWith 21-Across, Lynn Johnston comic stripCy Young Award winners Seaver and GlavineWith 53-Down, Goodyear's homePractice for a prizefightSee 17-AcrossAll setTV actor's honorPsi particle, e.g.PC keyReducesLeisurely walkAspirin brandPeter of Peter and GordonSeventh Greek letterSpine-tinglingRestaurant billsActress CelesteAir freshener targetsPillages villages, saySportscaster JimSail holdersAbacus partsStupid fellowMap partOne of the Seven DwarfsUsing any meansTenth Greek letterTraveling exhibitAuthor of "To Kill a Mockingbird"Extras in "The Producers"Heart outletDoes the wrong thingPretty as a picture postcard?Writer of "The Purloined Letter"SophisticatedMedical breakthroughFlatfootDeliver a stump speechFelt sorrowLike the numeral DXWith 62-Across, song from Broadway's "St. Louis Woman"Half of DXSee 19-Across"Out Tonight" singer in "Rent"Grammy-winning rapper"I Feel Bad About My Neck" author EphronHit, as a flyJuicehead who's into the grapeTennis player ChakvetadzeBulls or Bears, e.g."The ___ Syndrome"See 52-AcrossMiddling mil. rankMaximum betEventful time period"___ Fly Now" (#1 hit of 1977)Sinatra nickname, with "the"Former color of M&M'sLate bedtime