USA Today - May 13 2005

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Clues Answers
''France: An ___'' ODE
''France: An ___'' ODE
''The African Queen'' scriptwriter AGEE
''The African Queen'' scriptwriter AGEE
''Try some!'' HERE
''Try some!'' HERE
''Who cares'' SOWHAT
''Who cares'' SOWHAT
Advice to loan seekers, Part 1 BORROWMONEY
Advice to loan seekers, Part 1 BORROWMONEY
An endocrine gland THYROID
An endocrine gland THYROID
Avoid a walk RIDE
Avoid a walk RIDE
Barber's adjustment RECUT
Barber's adjustment RECUT
Be decisive OPT
Be decisive OPT
Bit of a bite NIP
Bit of a bite NIP
Built for speed SLEEK
Built for speed SLEEK
Bungle GOOF
Bungle GOOF
Cambodian currency RIELS
Cambodian currency RIELS
Clinched ICED
Clinched ICED
Common canine CUR
Common canine CUR
Completely lacking DEVOID
Completely lacking DEVOID
Court collection BAIL
Court collection BAIL
Deli side SLAW
Deli side SLAW
Dines late SUPS
Dines late SUPS
Distort SKEW
Distort SKEW
Dreamboat HUNK
Dreamboat HUNK
Early Mexicans OLMECS
Early Mexicans OLMECS
Electricity path ARC
Electricity path ARC
Emmy winner Falco EDIE
Emmy winner Falco EDIE
End of the advice TOGETITBACK
End of the advice TOGETITBACK
Evidence for the doctor SYMPTOM
Evidence for the doctor SYMPTOM
Fat digester BILE
Fat digester BILE
Fly catchers WEBS
Fly catchers WEBS
Generous giving ALMS
Generous giving ALMS
Giraffe's striped relative OKAPI
Giraffe's striped relative OKAPI
Home of the Bruins UCLA
Home of the Bruins UCLA
Hooded creature ASP
Hooded creature ASP
Initial promise? IOU
Initial promise? IOU
IRS shelter IRA
IRS shelter IRA
It concludes the off season OPENER
It concludes the off season OPENER
It may get panned ORE
It may get panned ORE
Married woman's title MRS
Married woman's title MRS
Metal refinery SMELTER
Metal refinery SMELTER
Modeling taboo SLOUCH
Modeling taboo SLOUCH
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Mudder's father SIRE
Mudder's father SIRE
Name perpetuators SONS
Name perpetuators SONS
Nowhere to be found GONE
Nowhere to be found GONE
One-time econ. yardstick GNP
One-time econ. yardstick GNP
Part 2 of the advice FROMPESSIMISTS
Part 2 of the advice FROMPESSIMISTS
Part 3 of the advice THEYWONTEXPECT
Part 3 of the advice THEYWONTEXPECT
Peters out EBBS
Peters out EBBS
Picks new cards REDRAWS
Picks new cards REDRAWS
Picture puzzle REBUS
Picture puzzle REBUS
Presidential nickname IKE
Presidential nickname IKE
Prudhoe Bay find OIL
Prudhoe Bay find OIL
Put forth EXERT
Put forth EXERT
Ready for a toothpick? FED
Ready for a toothpick? FED
Reason to make a racket? TENNIS
Reason to make a racket? TENNIS
Reiner, the younger ROB
Reiner, the younger ROB
Ruben Studdard, for one IDOL
Ruben Studdard, for one IDOL
Samurai number SEVEN
Samurai number SEVEN
Sheep's clothing? WOOL
Sheep's clothing? WOOL
Soft shoe leather ELK
Soft shoe leather ELK
Sound-related SONIC
Sound-related SONIC
Sourpuss GRUMP
Sourpuss GRUMP
State tree of Massachusetts ELM
State tree of Massachusetts ELM
Stir turbulently ROIL
Stir turbulently ROIL
Teamwork deterrent EGO
Teamwork deterrent EGO
Thoroughly repaired OVERHAULED
Thoroughly repaired OVERHAULED
Those with pull INS
Those with pull INS
Transported SENT
Transported SENT
Trendy MOD
Trendy MOD
Type of list TOPTEN
Type of list TOPTEN
U.S. bank regulator FDIC
U.S. bank regulator FDIC
Valuable diamond? ACE
Valuable diamond? ACE
Vanquish BEST
Vanquish BEST
Vegetable soup MINESTRONE
Vegetable soup MINESTRONE
Vienna-to-Rome dir. SSW
Vienna-to-Rome dir. SSW
Whoop it up REVEL
Whoop it up REVEL
Wise SAGE
Wise SAGE
Workshop of Hephaestus MTETNA
Workshop of Hephaestus MTETNA
You may close your eyes when making it WISH
You may close your eyes when making it WISH
___ out (barely made) EKED
___ out (barely made) EKED