Universal - Sep 22 2004

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Clues Answers
"Burn rubber!" FLOORIT
"Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire" ONAN
"Fat chance!" HAH
"God ___ our side" ISON
"I cannot tell ___" ALIE
"Je ___ francais" PARLE
"Later" CIAO
"Live and Let Die" villain MRBIG
"Nasty" netman ILIE
"Skedaddle" SCRAM
"The Gondoliers" girl TESSA
"There's nothing ___!" TOIT
"___ silly question ..." ASKA
Achieves with effort (with "out") EKES
Arcade pioneer ATARI
Beginnings of some pranks DARES
Brief party label DEM
Campus mil. group ROTC
Change requirement, sometimes EXACT
Chip type NACHO
Come to terms, with considerable effort HAMMEROUT
Comes into one's own BLOSSOMS
Comic book villain BRAINIAC
Comparative connector THAN
Contend VIE
Covered expenses BROKEEVEN
Craft symbolizing a long wait SLOWBOATTOCHINA
Dateless STAG
Emigre's purchase? ONEWAYTICKET
Extremely tiny MICRO
Fathoms GETS
Fireside event CHAT
Firm parts, briefly ATTYS
Flavorful dish LIPSMACKER
Fool SIMP
General helper AIDE
Goblet part RIM
God's ___ (churchyard) ACRE
Clues Answers
Greek vowel ETA
Growing outward ENATE
Highest of all TOPMOST
Horses bred by the Nez Perce APPALOOSAS
In the manner of ALA
Just beat EDGE
Legendary Pirates slugger Ralph KINER
Like some heads HARD
M.Sgt.'s inferior SFC
Mayle's "___ in Provence" AYEAR
MIT grads ENGS
No longer out AWAKE
Plied the oars ROWED
Pluck TWANG
Possessive spirit DEMON
Preplanned funeral? EXITSTRATEGY
Put ___ to (halt) ASTOP
Puzzled comments EHS
Reverberation ECHO
Rewrites EDITS
Roman goddess of agriculture CERES
Sassy youth WHELP
Slow start? ESS
Solidifies SETS
Some collars ETONS
Squiggly music symbol REST
Stately swimmer SWAN
Telecom giant GTE
Tell partner SHOW
The "Garden Isle" KAUAI
The Begleys EDS
The puck stops here NET
Thickheaded DENSE
Type of tin PIE
Uncomfortable neckwear BRACE
Word between here and there NOR
WWII boats PTS
___ an independent (campaigned, in a way) RANAS