USA Today - Oct 21 2017

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Clues Answers
"Keeper of sheep" in Genesis ABEL
"The Haj" novelist URIS
"What hath God wrought?" sender MORSE
A power tube contains one PARTIALVACUUM
Absence of religion, say SPIRITUALVOID
Anagrams piece TILE
Apply macadam to PAVE
Baseball coach's hands-up signal STOP
Be the lookout for, say ABET
Bill killer VETO
Binder for macadam TAR
BMOC or CEO VIP
Brewery namesake Samuel ADAMS
Claim innocence of DENY
Code letter before "bravo" ALFA
Commencement honoree, briefly GRAD
Diner on "Alice" MELS
Director Kazan ELIA
Divas have big ones EGOS
Ed of "Modern Family" ONEILL
Erotic diary writer NIN
Far from ruddy ASHY
Fix at the vet's office SPAY
Foot-long meal, perhaps HERO
Fries size LARGE
Good shots in horseshoes RINGERS
Gridiron protection PADS
Have markers out OWE
Ingredient in piecrust LARD
Irish currency replaced by the euro POUND
Issue of concern to feminists GENDERGAP
Item in a setting GEM
Japanese dog with a curly tail AKITA
Kennel visitors PETS
Laser printer supply TONER
Lendl of tennis IVAN
Less cramped FREER
Like an ace, in tennis UNRETURNED
Like Caspar Milquetoast MEEK
Clues Answers
Like new wine or cheese UNAGED
Line-dance lesson component STEP
Llama lookalike ALPACA
Make an aquatint, e.g ETCH
Malodorous mammal POLECAT
Mark for excision DELE
Mendes of "The Other Guys" EVA
Move like gnats SWARM
National Geographic inserts MAPS
Nether regions of the universe DEEPSPACE
Nikola Tesla, by birth SERB
On the up and up LICIT
One in a jury box PEER
Organizational level TIER
Pet tag datum OWNER
Pizza magnate "___ John" Schnatter PAPA
Place for an outdoor lunch PICNICAREA
Place to bike or hike PATH
Portugal's locale IBERIA
Prettifies at a patisserie ICES
Prettify oneself PRIMP
Prohibition supporters DRYS
Public relations skill TACT
Recent USNA grad ENS
Saucy lass SNIP
Sled dog group TEAM
Slightest trace IOTA
Snaky path ESS
Soda insert STRAW
Sports artist Neiman LEROY
TBS talk show since 2010 CONAN
Throw, as a shadow CAST
Tire pressure fig PSI
Trickles slowly SEEPS
Two-sport pro "___ Deion" Sanders NEON
Tyler of "The Strangers" LIV
___ firma (dry land) TERRA
___ grecque (cooking term) ALA
___ labor (some temp work) DAY