Universal - Jan 18 2003

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''Aurora'' painter Guido RENI
''Fistful of Dollars'' director Sergio LEONE
''La Traviata'' composer VERDI
''Miss America'' host EMCEE
Accustom INURE
Aden is its largest city YEMEN
Angry reaction IRE
Anode-directed particle ION
Banks of the diamond ERNIE
Beginning of greed? PEDI
Beret's center? ERE
Big name in farm equipment DEERE
Bigwig in Istanbul EMEER
Calendario part ENERO
Canine, but not a dog EYETOOTH
Carpet characteristic PILE
Cheese in red wax EDAM
Co. with a Victrola logo RCA
Consumer's protective agcy. FDA
Dairy stick OLEO
Director Howard RON
Dishwasher setting RINSE
Down Under capital CANBERRA
Edict DECREE
Employ USE
End of the quip FORIMPROVEMENT
Excalibur, e.g. SWORD
Farthest back REARMOST
Fido's bane FLEA
Flynn of ''The Sea Hawk'' ERROL
Ford model PINTO
Gen. Robt. --- ELEE
Georgia of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' ENGEL
Give, as time DEVOTE
Goofs ERRS
Grayish-brown sea eagle ERNE
Landed ALIT
Latvian capital RIGA
Clues Answers
Merganser SMEW
Middle of the quip WEHAVEISTHEROOM
Muscat's former partner OMAN
Nobelist Wiesel ELIE
Office missive MEMO
OPEC concern OIL
Opera's Gluck ALMA
Part of IBM (Abbr.) INTL
Patricia, who co-starred in ''Hud'' NEAL
Paul's singing partner ART
Physically delicate FRAIL
Pipe opening? TAIL
Plaster backing LATH
Political refugee EMIGRE
Potent front? OMNI
Preferred outcome WIN
Prepare to mail SEAL
Rumsfeld's predecessor COHEN
Set up the tents ENCAMPED
Singing syllables LALA
Smallest of the litter RUNTS
Start of a quip THEBIGGESTROOM
The ''E'' in literary monogram TSE ELIOT
Thread unit SPOOL
Tropical fruit MANGO
Tunnel fee TOLL
Underhanded SLY
Unusual partner? CRUEL
Use Novocain DEADEN
Wed MARRY
Wide shoe size EEE
Widow's inheritance DOWER
William with the bow TELL
Word for early morning hours WEE
Word with coach or home MOTOR
Words before ''about'' ONOR
Words between ''put'' and ''writing'' ITIN
Writer Waugh ALEC