Newsday.com - Dec 26 2016

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Clues Answers
''All kidding __ . . .'' ASIDE
''Electric'' fish EEL
''Sign me up!'' IMIN
''That's the way __'' ITIS
''Turn up the air conditioning!'' ITSHOT
''Understand me?'' DOYOUGETMYDRIFT
''__ upon a time . . .'' ONCE
2,000 pounds TON
24-hr. cash dispensers ATMS
Actor Sean PENN
Also TOO
Apply, as lotion RUBIN
Baby kangaroos JOEYS
Be deceitful LIE
Be inattentive LETTHINGSSLIDE
Being chilled, as 24 Across ONICE
Belly GUT
Bit of mistletoe SPRIG
Blossom piece PETAL
Cab-fare calculator METER
Champagne and Chablis WINES
Chest muscles, for short PECS
Cleopatra's snake ASP
Clue HINT
Declares frankly AVOWS
Dispel the doubts of ASSURE
Electrical adapter letters ACDC
Female pigs SOWS
Female sibling SISTER
Finish up END
Gig for a soprano OPERA
Glance at SEE
Heats in the microwave NUKES
Highest-quality TIPTOP
Huge BIG
In a biased way UNFAIRLY
Inactive IDLE
Jacket sleeve ARM
Large family CLAN
Clues Answers
Later than AFTER
Light-bulb measure WATT
Loafer or sneaker SHOE
Memo's ''regarding'' INRE
Messy one SLOB
Most important ''numero'' UNO
Mountain in Exodus SINAI
Nation north of Mex USA
Network with an eye logo CBS
Of humble status LOWLY
Old-fashioned ''Cool!'' NEATO
On edge TENSE
Owns HAS
Payments to workers WAGES
Perfume bottle VIAL
Positive replies YESES
Providence, __ Island RHODE
Puts into words SAYS
Residences HOMES
Runs amok GOESWILD
Salon coloring DYE
Sharpshooter Oakley ANNIE
Showy flower PEONY
Sleeper Van Winkle RIP
Slow-moving creature in a shell SNAIL
Small dog, for short PEKE
Spherical hairdo AFRO
Staircase part STEP
Student's field-trip form PERMISSIONSLIP
Sunbeam RAY
The __ Ranger (Western hero) LONE
Treaties PACTS
Uncooked RAW
Used a doorbell RANG
Wear away ERODE
__ Antoinette (French queen) MARIE
__ down (write quickly) JOT
__ for (chose) OPTED
__-haw (donkey's sound) HEE