Universal - Aug 23 2008

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Clues Answers
''A likely story!'' HAH
''Anchors Aweigh'' branch, briefly USN
''Id'' follower EST
''Tumbling Tumbleweeds'' singer AUTRY
Abhor DETEST
Annual day for quitters SMOKEOUT
Artist's agent, informally REP
Avert (with ''off'') STAVE
Back in the navy STERN
Ballet ___ RUSSE
Barfly's perch STOOL
Because of DUETO
Blind spot's location RETINA
Bubble's shape SPHERE
Camping supporter? TENTPOLE
Citified URBAN
Cleveland resident OHIOAN
Clod-busting tools HOES
Code-cracking org. NSA
Ernie's sidekick BERT
False deity IDOL
Flame-resistant portal FIREDOOR
Fly in the ointment SNAG
Force one's way through mud SLOG
From, in some names VON
H, to Homer ETA
Hannah of ''Splash'' DARYL
He directed Gene in ''Laura'' OTTO
Houston player ASTRO
Isle of exile ELBA
It has a peal for Londoners? BIGBEN
Marquis de ___ SADE
Max who played Jethro Bodine BAER
Michener story, e.g. SAGA
Minuteman's housing SILO
Move on locked wheels SKID
Musical runs RIFFS
Near empty LOW
Neared (with ''on'') CLOSEDIN
Clues Answers
Not completely INPART
Out, as a candle UNLIT
Paternity determiner DNA
Place for a stud LOBE
Poet's preposition OER
Poetic tribute ODE
Pop by VISIT
Rand's shrugger ATLAS
Ravel composition BOLERO
Regarding ASTO
Saturn's Greek counterpart CRONUS
Scepter's go-with ORB
Scold scathingly FLAY
See 36-Across SLEIGHME
Short-straw drawer LOSER
Sidekick with a headband TONTO
Slant unfairly SKEW
Smidgen DAB
Snake's greeting SSS
Sneak off on a ship? STEALAWEIGH
Social butterfly GADABOUT
Some writeable discs CDRS
Standoff end? ISH
Star in ''M*A*S*H''? ASTERISK
Strength standard OAK
Take in or let out ALTER
The way, out East TAO
The ___ of the Apostles ACTS
They'll do for openers KNOBS
Thousand-day queen of the screen ANNE
Unassisted viewer NAKEDEYE
Virginia's dance? REEL
Viscous substances GOOS
Was familiar with KNEW
Washing machine part AGITATOR
What ''/'' indicates SPARE
What horses are sometimes? NEIGHSAYERS
With 44-Across, Santa's pillow talk? LOVERYOU
With it HIP