Newsday.com - Dec 19 2007

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Clues Answers
''Rumor __ it . . .'' HAS
''Star Wars'' series sage YODA
Agrees JIBES
Ahab, for one WHALER
Alder and elder TREES
Bar snacks NUTS
Basic principle TENET
Bit of magic TRICK
Bloggers' arena THENET
Camel's backbreaker STRAW
Circle dance HORA
Commotions ADOS
Copycat APER
Delphic prophet ORACLE
Despicable BENEATHCONTEMPT
Diary note ENTRY
Do something ACT
Easily taken in NAIVE
Ever and __ ANON
Expert MAVEN
Feel sore ACHE
First game OPENER
Francis Scott Key contraction OER
Friars' fete ROAST
Goddess of peace IRENE
Goofy or Daffy TOON
Hard work TOIL
Hibachi residue ASH
Hidden, as ability LATENT
Home to most ASIA
Inspirational figure IDOL
Irish dances JIGS
It's typical NORM
Jumbo LARGE
Late-night TV host LENO
Like Santa's cheeks ROSY
Lip-puckering TART
Long, long time EON
Madrid art museum PRADO
Clues Answers
Make a pick OPT
Meir of Israel GOLDA
Molecule makeup ATOMS
Mortar's mate PESTLE
Musical gift EAR
Musical pace TEMPO
NBC show since '75 SNL
Not on the road ATHOME
One on deck SEAMAN
Out of sorts UNDERTHEWEATHER
PC chip maker INTEL
Play a big part STAR
Quietly understood TACIT
Racket NOISE
Reduces to bits RICES
Right-hand person AIDE
Salts' assents AYES
Slap the cuffs on ARREST
Slapstick ammo PIES
Sleep-stage acronym REM
Strides easily LOPES
Sun's position at twilight BELOWTHEHORIZON
Swamp plants REEDS
Taipei's land TAIWAN
Take notice of HEED
Tear to the ground RAZE
Took home the jackpot WON
Top guns ACES
Top-speed run SPRINT
Trash holder BIN
Utah ski resort ALTA
Voting no ANTI
Was really awful STANK
Wind up END
Wine and dine REGALE
Worker-safety org. OSHA
Wrinkle remover IRON
Zhivago's love LARA
__-Cone (icy confection) SNO