Newsday.com - Dec 18 2012

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Clues Answers
''Are you __ out?'' INOR
''It will come __ surprise . . .'' ASNO
''Laughing'' beast HYENA
''Sad to say . . .'' ALAS
''Sure about that?'' YAWANNABET
Alpine song YODEL
And others: Abbr ETAL
Arizona city YUMA
Army training area BASE
Beef cut LOIN
Biblical queen's land SHEBA
Building inspector's discovery FIREHAZARD
Cab TAXI
Computer operator USER
Could possibly MIGHT
Cover with asphalt PAVE
Decorative pitcher EWER
Defeat soundly LICK
Delicious TASTY
Drink like a cat LAPUP
Dull pain ACHE
Enthusiastic AVID
Fall blooms ASTERS
Flash of inspiration IDEA
Flew the coop LEFT
Freeze over ICEUP
Garage job, briefly LUBE
Glossy fabric SATIN
Hairpieces WIGS
Historical periods ERAS
Hold 'em wager POKERSTAKE
Homeless cat STRAY
Honored with a party FETED
Houston's home TEXAS
Immature YOUNG
In the know AWARE
Last Greek letter OMEGA
Line on a list ITEM
Loan adjustment, for short REFI
Clues Answers
Lubricate OIL
Make plump FATTEN
Mexican coin PESO
Most up-to-date LATEST
Neck-and-neck EVEN
New York city UTICA
Nothing at all ZERO
Onion relative LEEK
Piano piece SONATA
Pictorial chart GRAPH
Piece of office furniture DESK
Pig's place STY
Pigs' places PENS
Poems of praise ODES
Prefix for final SEMI
Reign over RULE
Religious offshoot SECT
Resound ECHO
Rural water sources WELLS
Sailor's affirmative AYE
Sing like a bird TRILL
Small valley DELL
Song for a diva ARIA
Spa hot spot SAUNA
Speaker's platform DAIS
Square footage AREA
Statuesque TALL
Steal PILFER
Tachometer letters RPM
Takes a break RESTS
Thinly scattered SPARSE
Totally confused ATSEA
Trace of smoke WISP
Unlikely bail recipient FLIGHTRISK
Variety show REVUE
Weak, as an excuse LAME
Wise guy SMARTY
Working hard ATIT
Wrap around ENFOLD