Newsday.com - Dec 21 2011

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Clues Answers
''A mouse!'' EEK
''It's cold out here!'' BRRR
''Silas Marner'' author ELIOT
511, in Roman numerals DXI
Ably WELL
Affection FONDNESS
Antlered animal ELK
Assumed name ALIAS
Author du Maurier DAPHNE
Big name in elevators OTIS
Braided ENTWINED
Cafeteria patron EATER
Cairo's river NILE
Chess piece ROOK
Cleveland's lake ERIE
Coin in Cannes EURO
Crib dweller BABE
David's weapon SLING
Daybreaks DAWNS
Disney's Little Mermaid ARIEL
Docking place PIER
Dog treats BONES
Dove sound COO
Eagle cousin HAWK
Encouraged, with ''on'' EGGED
Etcher's liquid ACID
Family room DEN
Festive celebration GALA
Fresh-mouthed SASSY
Have to have NEED
Hoodlum GOON
Increases GAINS
Ireland nickname ERIN
Is obligated to OWES
Kept in the bank SAVED
Law enforcers COPS
Leg joint KNEE
Levels off EVENS
Makes angry ENRAGES
Clues Answers
Mama's boy SISSY
Mastering, as one's fears FACINGDOWN
Merely ONLY
Most-liked ones, for short FAVES
Mystical glow AURA
On the way back HEADINGHOME
Opera solo ARIA
Oust EXPEL
Pep ENERGY
Plus AND
Prayer ender AMEN
Prepared for planting HOED
Promissory note IOU
Quick look PEEK
Relinquishing HANDINGOVER
Rely (on) DEPEND
Reneging on a promise BACKINGOUT
Santa __, CA ANA
Shaving mishap NICK
Ship of 1492 PINTA
Shoes without laces SLIPONS
Small version MINI
Spoken ORAL
Strait-laced PRIM
Strong breeze WIND
Surrounded by AMID
Temporary workers STANDINS
The English BRITS
Troop group UNIT
Understands GETS
Unlikely to bite TAME
Upper edge BRIM
Van line MOVER
Vindictive SPITEFUL
Walk like a duck WADDLE
Was generous GAVE
What red ink symbolizes DEBT
Words of denial NOTI
Young fellows LADS