Universal - Aug 1 2008

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Clues Answers
''Do not open ___ Xmas'' TIL
''Exodus'' hero ARI
''Laugh-In'' first name ARTE
''Well ___-di-dah ...'' LAH
''___ by any other name ...'' AROSE
1991 war zone IRAQ
A hero may be on display here DELI
A.A. Fair's real first name ERLE
Answering machine offering, sometimes MENU
Assertions CLAIMS
Attachment to rings or roads? IDE
Brownish photo tint SEPIA
Certain engineering science ROCKETRY
Cider season FALL
Color in a Steinbeck title RED
Country entertainer K.T. OSLIN
Cut from the same cloth AKIN
Decision makers BOSSES
Dog ___ dog EAT
Dribs and ___ DRABS
Dutch artist Frans HALS
Entertaining anecdotes TALES
Fine pajama material SILK
Former significant others EXES
Fraudulent event HOAX
Frequent word in mastheads TIMES
Gives no stars to PANS
Glue for feathers TAR
Go over old ground REHASH
Good car for a family of four SEDAN
Grant entry LETIN
Heady RASH
Heavenly space ETHER
Hepcats HIPSTERS
Horror film staple GORE
Ice Capades locale ARENA
In a dither IRATE
Instrument that knocks Tom Brady down? QUARTERBACKSAX
Clues Answers
Israeli native SABRA
Kind of pillow THROW
Lost one's footing FELL
Middle Eastern ruler EMIR
Modify, in Congress AMEND
Mover and shaker DOER
Music genre, informally RANDB
Musical finale CODA
Myanmar, once BURMA
Nautical greeting AHOY
Nonessential organ SPLEEN
Not make the grade FAIL
Nymph of the woods DRYAD
Ocean movement TIDE
Platoon UNIT
Poncho relative SERAPE
Popular zoo attractions APES
Pre-fax communication TELEX
Put to the grindstone HONED
Rightmost column ONES
Rugged military transport JEEP
Sandwich cookie OREO
Santa checks his twice LIST
Seeks permission ASKS
Sgt. Friday's request at the office? JUSTTHEFAXMAAM
Shrek, for one OGRE
Silver-tongued speaker ORATOR
Sired BEGAT
Soccer player's explanation for his wild ways? ITSHOWIGETMYKIX
Sticking point, to Hamlet RUB
Tableland MESA
Target of a swift kick REAR
The ''p'' in wpm PER
Threat for a Wild West outlaw NOOSE
Trustworthy HONEST
Ultimate goal ENDALL
What gamblers figure ODDS
Word with ''drop'' or ''drum'' EAR