Ink Well xwords - Dec 5 2008

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Clues Answers
'Heaven, I ___ Hug' (R. Kelly post-scandal track) NEEDA
'Later, gator!' ADIOS
'Out of the question' NOCANDO
'The Dead ___ Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop' EMCEE
'The Shining' weapon AXE
Adult film utterances AHS
All-too-frequent headline these days, and the inspiration for this puzzle DOWDROPS
Antonym for 'antonym': Abbr. SYN
Armband snake ASP
Barbershop supply TALC
Be EXIST
City invoked in many a homophobic rant SODOM
Cooked DONEFOR
Cover in bed? CONDOM
Dandies FOPS
Das ___ (closing words in ein Film) ENDE
Dealer's unit GRAM
Desktop item ICON
Detroit rapper ___ Trice OBIE
Digital music storers CDS
Dimwit MORON
Drag one's feet DAWDLE
Early name in TV justice WAPNER
Exiled Amin IDI
Field of study AREA
Find some ranch behind door #3? WINDRESSING
Fresh out of the box BRANDNEW
Fur coat animals ERMINES
Go after a fly SWAT
Grand ___ Opry OLE
He's totally high in church GOD
Hollywood's Cameron and Russell CROWES
In a blue state? SAD
Israeli coinage SHEKELS
Japanese market index: Abbr. TSE
Junction points NODES
Knowledge, colloquially SMARTS
Clues Answers
Latin phrase claiming possession of a small bird? MEALARK
Like none of the scenarios in a certain Alanis Morissette hit IRONIC
Like some verbs: Abbr. INTR
Lunch lady's accoutrement HAIRNET
Mean INTEND
Mount in many a hospital name SINAI
Native New Zealander MAORI
Not so hot? MILD
One with a heart on her license DONOR
Pelé's given name EDSON
Picking up the dry cleaning, e.g. ERRAND
Portrayer of Malcolm DENZEL
Postal motto word NOR
Profess AVER
Rapper who has feuded with Jay-Z and Bill O'Reilly NAS
Rx prescribers MDS
Self-determination WILL
Shoe accessory INSOLE
Shrek, e.g. OGRE
Sign stuff NEONGAS
Something to save room for DESSERT
Sources of big pricks CACTI
Specialized languages ARGOTS
Stagecoach robbers' bane LAWMEN
Stormed (in) BARGED
Synagogue authority TORAH
Tears apart RENDS
Tennis star Goolagong EVONNE
The Word GOSPEL
Thrice, a 'Seinfeld' catchphrase YADA
Title character in a classic skin flick DEBBIE
Twinings variety OOLONG
Urging to Stewart when feeling shy on the mic? SINGROD
Variable quantity of headrests? NPILLOWS
Venerable AGEOLD
Worked RAN
___ bean (chickpea) GARBANZO