L.A. Times Daily - Mar 5 2007

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Clues Answers
"ER" or "The O.C." TVSHOW
"The Heartbreak Kid" director May ELAINE
A few feet away NEAR
After-shower wrap TOWEL
Animal trap SNARE
Apr. advisor CPA
Battery connection ANODE
Be finicky NIGGLE
Belt maker's tool AWL
Brainstorm IDEA
Building with a basket SCHOOLGYMNASIUM
Caustic potash LYE
Chooses OPTS
City in California's Central Valley FRESNO
Cold War country, familiarly USA
College Web site letters EDU
Coming-out DEBUT
Commencement ONSET
Computer key under Home END
Conveyance with a basket HOTAIRBALLOON
Crick in one's neck, e.g. SPASM
Cub Scout group DEN
Cuban dance RUMBA
Cylindrical carpentry pin DOWEL
Dust cloths RAGS
Dweller ABIDER
Eastern guru SWAMI
Electrical units, for short AMPS
ER workers MDS
Fall bloomer ASTER
Fertilizer component PHOSPHATE
Fleet Street fellow CHAP
Gaelic language ERSE
Gas additive brand STP
Gets older AGES
Girl with a basket REDRIDINGHOOD
Hair arrangement STYLE
Island where Napoleon spent 42 weeks in exile ELBA
Italian wine area ASTI
Clues Answers
Jazz singer Carmen MCRAE
Like a well-used chimney SOOTY
Like many trees in winter BARE
Lively Bohemian dances POLKAS
Mailed SENT
Make the first bid OPEN
McMahon and Sullivan EDS
More wan PALER
Music-licensing org. ASCAP
New Delhi wear SARI
Oinker's dinner SLOP
Oklahoma tribe KIOWA
One of a watery seven SEA
Outer skin layer EPIDERMIS
Part of a journey LEG
Penlight batteries AAS
Put the tiara on CROWN
Remote "Back up" button letters REW
Rogers's wife Dale EVANS
Saudi Arabian site of Muhammad's tomb MEDINA
Sheep mom EWE
Silver salmon COHO
Snaky swimmer EEL
So all can hear ALOUD
Squeeze from mom HUG
Strew seed SOW
Stroke on the green PUTT
Surrender, as land CEDE
Tel __ AVIV
Vigor PEP
VIP roster ALIST
Whiskey mixed drinks SOURS
Winter accessory SCARF
Wobbly river craft CANOE
Word after horse or soap OPERA
Zones AREAS
__ legs: rear extremities HIND
__Sweet: aspartame NUTRA