USA Today - Jun 3 2004

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Clues Answers
"Heroides" writer OVID
"So, there you are!" AHA
Animal trainer HANDLER
Ark invitees PAIRS
Assent without action LIPSERVICE
Bear of literature PAPA
Became exalted SOARED
Big lug OAF
Campaign contributor, maybe PAC
Careless REMISS
CD flaw SKIP
Cigar box wood CEDAR
Clear the board ERASE
Come hither NEAR
Construction wood PINE
Cork and Corfu, e.g. PORTS
Cry of dismay ALAS
Designer Perry ELLIS
Draws away DETRACTS
Duffers' surprises EAGLES
Dyed-in-the-wool AVID
Dyeing plant ANIL
Etiolates PALES
Flower fanciers BEES
Football, somewhere SOCCER
General flavor TONE
Gives a hoot CARES
Hard candy JAWBREAKER
Highly unlikely, as a chance SLIM
Hookah PIPE
Improvisational singing style SCAT
It breaks each day DAWN
It may be hitched RIDE
It usually smells great NOSE
It's delivered on the gridiron HIT
It's over when cut? SCENE
Like an eremite ALONE
Long, narrow strip of water CANAL
Lorelei's river RHINE
Clues Answers
Mark of shame STIGMA
Monica the athlete SELES
Octagon, e.g. SHAPE
One-sided score ROUT
Partly closed AJAR
Pearly gray fur CHINCHILLA
Place of safety HAVEN
Poetic form ODE
Poolroom aid RACK
Prig SNOB
Protection SHELTER
Ranch critter STEER
Salchow relative AXEL
Sculptor's material, perhaps MARBLE
Season of peace NOEL
Shortstop's asset RANGE
Skirt length MAXI
Some classified items ADS
Spokesperson MOUTHPIECE
Sport with a wooden ball POLO
Spread out on the dining table? OLEO
Stagger REEL
Stain lightly TINGE
Start of a tale ONCE
This line or the next CLUE
Trip charge FARE
Tungsten and tellurium ELEMENTS
Twists to tighten SCREWS
Unconcerned with right and wrong AMORAL
Utilizes Chisanbop ADDS
Wait nearby HOVER
Warsaw or Munich PACT
Was imitative APED
Was short OWED
Wayside stopover INN
Went ___ (turned bad) SOUTH
Wine partner DINE
Winfield and Brubeck DAVES
Young ferret KIT