Newsday.com - Oct 17 2008

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Clues Answers
''Great'' detective of kid lit NATE
''Majorca o Cuba'' ISLA
''What I think . . .,'' in a chatroom IMO
'70s tennis star ASHE
1/2 fl. oz. TBSP
Acute KEEN
After-hours nosh MIDNIGHTSNACK
Back street ALLEY
Be of one mind AGREE
Ben-Gurion Airport server ELAL
Big Apple entertainment BROADWAYPLAY
Carnival location RIO
Cash alternatives TOKENS
Caviar accompaniment BLINIS
Chips accompaniment SALSA
Christiania, today OSLO
Colorado resort VAIL
Corolla competitor SENTRA
Creature comforts PETS
Crushing victory ROUT
Desires YENS
Desk accessory ERASER
Dirt FILTH
Draws idly DOODLES
Drops a fly, perhaps ERRS
Earthen vessel OLLA
Eclipse TOP
Eggy dessert TORTE
Egyptian symbols of life ANKHS
EMT skill CPR
Exam for some college srs. LSAT
Fictional donkey EEYORE
Get hitched on the run ELOPE
Give a heads-up to ALERT
Hauler's unit TON
Have common ground with OVERLAP
Hill builders ANTS
Illegal lottery NUMBERSRACKET
Clues Answers
In direct confrontation TOETOTOE
It may be rolled OAT
Kitchenware inventor Tupper EARL
L.A., but not Chicago ABBR
Letters for lunch ALPHABETSOUP
Magazine extra INSERT
Manitoba native CREE
Mitchell mansion TARA
More caloric RICHER
Most inadequate WEAKEST
Not very pleasant ICKY
Omar of ''House M.D.'' EPPS
Ones not to be trusted LIARS
Part of ADA ASST
Pays attention LISTENS
Play for time STALL
Pressure, so to speak HEAT
Radiance SHEEN
Request ASKFOR
Riled (up) HET
Rueful word ALAS
Rwy. stop STA
Sentry's duty WATCH
Simple rhyme scheme ABBA
Six-pointers TDS
Sutherland/Gould film of '74 SPYS
Take for granted ASSUME
Threaten WARN
Typical mall rat TEEN
Viennese twins? ENS
Warner __ BROS
Web-browser tool BOOKMARK
Whichever ANY
Wide-mouthed fish BASS
Wild guess STAB
Word to a villain BOO
Yellowish pink SALMON
Yield CEDE