USA Today - May 14 2008

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Clues Answers
''Semi-Pro'' org. ABA
''Which came first?'' option EGG
Airborne pest GNAT
Ambassador from the Vatican NUNCIO
Animated sax player LISA
Apparel for Augustus TOGA
Asmara is its capital ERITREA
Attention-getting bistro cry GARCON
Bassoon relative OBOE
Berger of ''Cast a Giant Shadow'' SENTA
Bratz offering DOLL
Capable of being stretched TENSILE
Chihuahua's water AGUA
Clapper's place BELL
Clone REPLICA
Compact name with an accent ESTEE
Couturiere Chanel COCO
Daughter of Kronos and Rhea HERA
Eloquence, for a politician ASSET
Exemplar of easiness ABC
Gun barrel diameter BORE
He didn't look back LOT
How king crab legs are packed for shipping INICE
Indian hand drum TABLA
Intro to the military, for some ROTC
Invective ABUSE
Invoice encl. ENV
It may get charged or charges PHONE
It's missing from carbon monoxide ODOR
It's not as threatening as it looks PAPERTIGER
John Updike's ''Rabbit ___'' REDUX
Lake named after an Indian tribe ERIE
Large ratite EMU
Less cordial ICIER
Letters in blood? ABO
Light stroke DAB
Like Cirque du Soleil performers AGILE
Like many a superhero CAPED
Little items with charges IONS
Clues Answers
Menu items EDIBLES
One may get pushed around CART
One to hang with PAL
Pasteur portrayer MUNI
Person who's often sent compliments CHEF
Prevailing power REGIME
Public company's requirement AUDIT
Putting in an aviary CAGING
Restraining rope TETHER
Richard Gere movie (with ''The'') COTTONCLUB
Screen-measuring unit INCH
Senator known for hope OBAMA
Sentence completer, slangily EXCON
Some are golden EAGLES
Square on a roll PAT
Sticky around the office NOTE
Surgeon's insertion STENT
Symbolic barrier IRONCURTAIN
Tangy topping SALSA
Tell secrets to (with ''in'') CONFIDE
The good earth? LOAM
They take too much HOGS
Thin out branches LOP
Tongue-lash BERATE
Top of royalty DIADEM
Travel method AIR
Tributes that may be urned? ODES
U.S. newcomer's course, perhaps ESL
UK multi-volume ref. work OED
Use a parimutuel machine BET
Utter failure, figuratively LEADBALLOON
Vague UNCLEAR
Verb for thou DOEST
Victorian sort PRIG
Where Christmas lights may be hung EAVE
Where it all started EDEN
Where to find porters PUB
Word following ''push'' or ''cast'' ASIDE
Word in the golden rule UNTO