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Clues Answers
''Absolutely!'' YES
''Cool!'' NEATO
''That'll do it for me'' IMSET
''That's the truth!'' NOLIE
1003, in Roman numerals MIII
Afternoon hrs PMS
And so on: Abbr ETC
At that time THEN
Baby's rocking bed CRADLE
Ballerina's footwear TOESHOE
Beach buckets PAILS
Blacken on a barbecue CHAR
Blender setting for baby food PUREE
Bottom of a boot SOLE
Breakfast grain OAT
Brownish gray TAUPE
Calculated a total ADDED
Capital of Norway OSLO
Car horn sound TOOT
Church platform ALTAR
Contented cat's sound PURR
Couch or bench SEAT
Cul-de-__ (dead end) SAC
Farm pen PIGSTY
Farmland measure ACRE
Filled with dandelions, as a lawn WEEDY
Forgets to mention OMITS
Frozen rain SLEET
Full of energy ALIVE
Gives orders on a film set DIRECTS
Golf peg TEE
Groups of grapes CLUSTERS
Has in mind MEANS
Hay bundle BALE
High-flying toy KITE
High-spirited horse STEED
Hillside SLOPE
Historical times ERAS
Hospital sections WARDS
Clues Answers
Hot-spring resort SPA
Isolate, due to a blizzard SNOWIN
Lion sound ROAR
Meat inspectors' org USDA
Membership fees DUES
Men's business attire SUIT
Modify to fit ADAPT
Much of the time ALOT
Music staff symbol CLEF
Native American INDIAN
Noah's boat ARK
Not at all spicy MILD
Office's belt-tightening BUDGETCUT
Operatic solo ARIA
Otherwise ELSE
Performed in a choir SANG
Place for mascara LASH
Places down, as carpeting LAYS
Point opposite ENE WSW
Polka or tango DANCESTYLE
Pulls along HAULS
Put on __ (be a snob) AIRS
Putting postage on STAMPING
Rained hard POURED
Ready for a nap TIRED
Regional distinctiveness LOCALCOLOR
Self-esteem PRIDE
Snip out, as coupons CLIP
Sudden rise in lawlessness CRIMEWAVE
Take a bus or train RIDE
Take on employees HIRE
Textile factory MILL
Wanderer NOMAD
Whodunit hint CLUE
Winding, as a road SNAKY
Wine-bottle stoppers CORKS
Winter or summer SEASON
Worry (about) FRET
Wyatt of the Wild West EARP