USA Today - Dec 30 2008

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Clues Answers
''. . . and step ___!'' ONIT
''Bottoms up!'' SKOAL
''Call to Greatness'' author Stevenson ADLAI
''Everything ___ place'' INITS
''Gigi'' actress Leslie CARON
''You've got mail'' ISP AOL
''___ mouth, insert foot'' OPEN
A process many would like to avoid? AGING
Almond-shaped OVAL
Alternative word ELSE
And-off link, at the track THEYRE
Arab League dignitary EMIR
Base music TAPS
Become invisible VANISH
Big spread FEAST
Bit of prevention? OUNCE
Book end? ISH
Boring HOHUM
British children's author Blyton ENID
Brown ermine STOAT
Bucolic poem (Var.) IDYL
Car rental chain AVIS
Cheat at the register SHORTCHANGE
Christmas stocking punishment COAL
Circ. measure DIAM
Counterfeit cops? TMEN
Cruel brute OGRE
Dealer's request ANTE
Deputized group POSSE
Divine Liturgy and baptism RITES
Far-reaching view VISTA
First word of the theme song title for Archie and Edith THOSE
Fixed, as a pump REHEELED
Fort Lauderdale neighbor, informally BOCA
Fraternity ''T'' TAU
Frequent flier rewards AIRMILES
Fruit for flavoring gin SLOE
Gives a heady answer? NODS
Hoodwinks CONS
Clues Answers
Household nickname SIS
Indonesian tourism spot BALI
It's often put on backward CAP
Jerusalem's Mount ___ ZION
John of tractor fame DEERE
Leave a casino as a winner CASHINYOURCHIPS
Light bulb innovator EDISON
Like a bug's ear? CUTE
Locale with many bar scenes? ZOO
Mongolia's Ulan ___ BATOR
Mr. Kringle KRIS
Nautical problem LIST
Occupant of a hobby farm ANT
Part of Ripley's slogan ORNOT
Pinot ___ (dry red wine) NOIR
Praise to the rafters EXTOL
Puddinglike dessert MOUSSE
Quick-footed SPRY
Regretful miss of song OTIS
Rival of Jay DAVE
Roger and Jessica Rabbit, for two TOONS
Sell off DIVEST
Shady financial activity MONEYLAUNDERING
Some court hearings OYERS
St. Andrew's Day observer SCOT
Starchy food obtained from palms SAGO
Stranded messenger? RNA
Terrible motivation HATE
There's one for every year CANDLE
Those, south of the border ESOS
Treat FOOTTHEBILL
Tutor of Siamese royalty ANNA
Vietnamese New Year TET
What a feller needs? AXE
What German shepherds may earn? EUROS
What the Aswan dams NILE
Words with ''impasse'' or ''all-time high'' ATAN
___ about (approximately) ONOR
___ erectus HOMO