USA Today - Dec 19 2011

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Clues Answers
"Ain't ___ kick in the head?" THATA
"Chronicles of Narnia" lion ASLAN
"Don't quit your day ___!" JOB
"Listen!" HARK
"The Merry Widow" composer LEHAR
"___ it going?" HOWS
"___-ching!" (cash register noise) CHA
1998 animated bug movie ANTZ
Abba of Israel EBAN
Acetate, alcohol, bromide and ether ETHYLS
Almost unique RARE
Annapolis sch. for midshipmen USNA
Bakery item LOAF
Biennial vegetable BEET
Brand of ball NERF
Canary ___ coal mine INA
Change-machine insert ONE
Clean source of energy SOLARPOWER
Closet near the bath LINEN
Drawing that's interesting to many LOTTO
During an earthquake in New England . . PLYMOUTHROCKS
During an earthquake on the East Coast . . VIRGINIAREELS
During an earthquake, in the cupboard . . JELLYROLLS
During an earthquake, in the fridge . . MILKSHAKES
Eliminates, gangster-style OFFS
Ethan or Joel of movies COEN
Fury IRE
Gathers in a crop REAPS
Gift giver's prompting OPENIT
Goody-goody PRUDE
Guru's retreat ASHRAM
Home of the Buckeyes (Abbr.) OSU
It's capped and may be slapped KNEE
It's played with less than a full deck SKAT
Keep time manually CLAP
Large flat-topped hill MESA
Late-night TV host LENO
Life stories, briefly BIOS
Litter's littlest RUNT
Clues Answers
Make ashamed ABASH
Make inquiries ASK
Makes noise like the Road Runner BEEPS
Minding everyone else's business NOSY
Mystery writer Grafton SUE
Nick and Nora Charles's dog ASTA
Noah's ship ARK
One place to view the House CSPAN
One-eighty from WSW ENE
Onetime center of Los Angeles ONEAL
Orange-flavored liqueur CURACAO
Pair at the altar IDOS
Panasonic rival SANYO
Patsy's "Absolutely Fabulous" cohort EDINA
Petty of "A League of Their Own" LORI
Pretty ___ picture ASA
Put in stitches SEWN
Ready to hit the hay BEAT
Rock-tour venue ARENA
Rogers once married to Tom Cruise MIMI
Seasoned hands VETS
Showy, Vegas-style GLITZY
Skating locales RINKS
Snowballed GREW
Sound effect in a cave ECHO
Spike the director LEE
Spreading trees ELMS
Swindler's scheme BUNCO
They have big ears CORNSTALKS
They're given the third degree? PHDS
Thug's blade SHIV
Tosspot's state STUPOR
Tupelo's favorite son ELVIS
Type of replay, briefly SLOMO
Weather's bad boy ELNINO
Word with "collection" or "class" ART
Word with "truth" or "blood" SERUM
__ monster (Arizona lizard) GILA
___ Pinafore HMS