bACROSS&DOWNKۓ1.30>h>9>9>9NOTS.SPRAY.TORCHNET.TABLE.IDAHOTHEREWILL.NEGEVARROWS..PICTUREPANT..ALECTO....NOCOUNTRY.JUNO....MAID..ROLEOMICHAEL.CLAYTONARBOR..GOIN....BEST.FOROLDMEN....PARROT..ARODBEBLOOD..AVANTIMURAL.ATONEMENTWROTE.IRANI.SOTSOWER.NATAL.TWO---.-----.--------.-----.--------------.-----------..-----------..------....---------.----....----..------------.------------..----....----.---------....------..-----------..-----------.--------------.-----.--------.-----.---And the Nominees Are ..., 01/23/08 (Wednesday) by Roger DePont / Edited by Peter Gordon (puzzleeditor@nysun.com) 2008 Peter GordonPeriods of sudden death: Abbr.Freely available whenever neededCapital south of the Caspian SeaCamper's cooking fuelAerosol outputRatatouille, for exampleBear feetTexas leaguer result, perhapsPart of APBOne making shrill barksOlympics symbolColoredAnthem of the European UnionRival of Francesco Rinaldi"If I Could Turn Back Time" singerLifted with effort, to a sailorGoal attachmentDining room centerpieceHome to MoscowWith 53-Across, 43-/21-Across nominee of 2007U. marchersDesert region in the south of IsraelItems in a quiverSee 43-AcrossGlacialGasp for airOne of the three FuriesShrub that yields indigo dyeInc., across the AtlanticWith 44-Across, 43-/21-Across nominee of 2007First name of the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffNeighbor of Oman: Abbr.43-/21-Across nominee of 2007Last in a series: Abbr.Prefix with impressionismEnding for ball or bassDomestic, maybeCompetition for lumberjacksMcNally's mapmaking partnerWith 39-Across, 43-/21-Across nominee of 2007"O, then, I see Queen ___ hath been with you": MercutioOutrage"Guiding Light" airerPortable cooking applianceSee 35-AcrossGeezer"___ Folks" (original name of "Peanuts")___ Day (spring observance)Cross the thresholdMiracle-___ (plant food brand)With 21-Across, theme of this puzzleSee 26-AcrossTo's counterpartAdmit to the clergyThank-you-___ (road bump)Physicist Rutherford"Come back later!"ImitateMany a Web browserFour-time Hank Aaron Award winner, familiarlyDot's twin brother in "Hi & Lois"See 17-AcrossAutobahn autosCoin featuring Benedict XVIForehead1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder"Black and Blue" novelist QuindlenConcealWall painting43-/21-Across nominee of 2007La-la lead-inBit in a horse's mouthPut on paperMohammad Khatami, for oneElbow-benderSeed distributorRelating to birthComputer baseLTIMS0,1