Ink Well xwords - Oct 24 2008

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
'Born in ___' THEUSA
'How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life' musician John FAHEY
'My bad!' OOPS
'Watch. Play. Win.' channel GSN
A good one is tasteless VODKA
Abu ___ DHABI
Adjective from which John McCain hopes to disassociate himself ANGRY
Arabic cousin HEBREW
Barbie's ex KEN
Biology class suffix PLAST
Bob and Jakob DYLANS
Commit a gaffe ERR
Contemplative guy THINKINGMAN
Controversial journalist Fallaci ORIANA
Do a 5K, say RUN
Dr. for children? SEUSS
Elaborate party FETE
Eleniak of 'Baywatch' ERIKA
Feminine-sounding man's name ISADOR
Government employee STATEAGENT
Guitarist Bonnie RAITT
Gutenberg device HANDPRESS
He launched his business just a few years after Kroc HARDEE
High-rated ABC series LOST
Home improvement big box LOWES
Important measure when one plans to remove clothing SPF
Impudent youths WHELPS
Injury HARM
Insult DIS
It.'s place EUR
Kath & ___ (2008 TV premiere) KIM
Knotted up TIED
Land's end? SCAPE
Legendary cricketer Brian LARA
Letters in the sand, perhaps SOS
Letters that generally may be omitted from a URL HTTP
Likely purchasing demographic MARKETBASE
Long of 'Friday' NIA
Clues Answers
Long ___ AGO
Lustful deity SATYR
Medieval Tymes attire ARMOR
Megachurch's setting, perhaps ARENA
Mild Brooklyn slur GUIDO
More likely to have heated floors, e.g. POSHER
More squirmy EELIER
One may be stubbed TOE
Org. that suggests Obama's success is attributable to his being half-white KKK
Outdoor store REI
Paid for monthly, perhaps RENTED
Pass ELAPSE
Play that coined the word 'robot' RUR
Pride parade prop BOA
Probable rte. parts if you click 'avoid highways' on Google Maps STS
Record weakeners of a sort ASTERISKS
Reznor's initials NIN
Rhythmic composition VERSEFORM
Ring category WEIGHTRANGE
Say hi, say STOPIN
Setting for Camus' 'The Plague' ORAN
Simpson who said: 'Grass today is sharper than when I was a boy' ABE
Slop holder TROUGH
Smallish batteries AAS
Some evergreens FIRS
Space for creativity on campus ARTLAB
Stereo abbr. AUX
Tighten (up) TENSE
Trick into doing wrong ENTRAP
Uno + due TRE
Unwell ILL
Vandalized, in a way EGGED
Vehement FIERCE
Vetoes NIXES
Welch's product GRAPESODA
Witch HAG
Word that may precede twelve words in this puzzle's grid FREE
___ lamb LEGOF