Newsday.com - Feb 23 2012

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Clues Answers
''Spanking'' condition NEW
A question of method HOW
Apple or pear POME
Attachment on some mufflers DUALEXHAUST
Bad-joke response GROAN
Badminton gear NET
Ball club's day off OPENDATE
Bank acct. guarantor FDIC
Be in a cast ACT
Betrays eager anticipation DROOLS
Cameroon neighbor GABON
Carnivorous plant FLYTRAP
Chanted words MANTRAS
Chaz Bono's mom CHER
Consider, with ''over'' MULL
Costs ARE
Counterspy MOLE
Depend (on) HINGE
Dewey, to Donald NEPHEW
DNA's shape DOUBLEHELIX
Do research DELVE
Dot on a map ISLE
Dragged from behind TOWED
Examined EYED
Filled with 25 Down SORE
Filmmakers' family name COEN
Giant of French modern art MATISSE
Give an oration to ADDRESS
High-arcing shot LOB
Highly skilled one ACE
Highway hauler SEMI
Hoo-ha STIR
Image receiver RETINA
Immediately NOW
Inventor Whitney ELI
It may stop a fight TKO
Just like ALA
Letters from debtors IOUS
Like gymnasts AGILE
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Like some fake fruit WAXY
Liter-bottle buy COLA
Lone Ranger's farewell ADIOS
Luxurious LUSH
Minneapolis and St. Paul TWINCITIES
More likely to crumble BRITTLER
Neglect to include OMIT
New Haven institution YALE
Nighttime noise SNORE
Not as common RARER
Not parked outdoors GARAGED
Obviously abashed RED
Oklahoma city ENID
One of the Celtic nations WALES
Operate RUN
Out of action ONICE
Overly TOO
Part of a cell-phone service plan TEXT
Percussion instrument GONG
Picturesque caves GROTTOS
Pine product RESIN
Poker declaration IMIN
Public Citizen cofounder NADER
Queen of mysteries ELLERY
Rashness HASTE
Rat race GRIND
Reeves of ''Speed'' KEANU
Renowned EMINENT
Sanctified HOLY
Settle accounts PAY
Sirius, for instance BINARYSTAR
Slapstick projectile PIE
Smooth-talking GLIB
Summon stentoriously YELLTO
Three-time heavyweight champ ALI
Throat-clearing sound AHEM
Train or truck or tractor TOY
Very EVERSO
Wrath ANGER