Newsday.com - Apr 23 2007

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Clues Answers
Actress Hayworth RITA
Ali __ BABA
All set READY
Approximately ABOUT
Arctic plains TUNDRAS
Ark builder NOAH
Artist's cap BERET
Backbone SPINE
Brit's cavalry sword SABRE
Chest muscles, briefly PECS
Christmas mo. DEC
Cinnamon or ginger SPICE
Colonist SETTLER
Competent ABLE
Cozy rooms DENS
Elaborate meal FEAST
English-class assignment ESSAY
Etc., for one ABBR
Falls behind LAGS
Flows back EBBS
Fragrant spring flower PEONY
Frozen water ICE
Fruit on a bush BERRY
Gets ready, for short PREPS
Guided vacations TOURS
In need of directions LOST
Is victorious over BEATS
June or July MONTH
Late-night TV host LENO
Like a snoop NOSY
Like __ of bricks ATON
Long period of time EON
Lose control on a slippery road SKID
Machine part CAM
Makes a trade SWAPS
Marching-band instrument TUBA
Marry secretly ELOPE
Military installation BASE
Minimum amount LEAST
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Mom and Dad's dads GRANDPAS
Monks' homes ABBEYS
Narrow valley GLEN
Noisy LOUD
Not at all interested BORED
Nuclear-treaty subjects TESTBANS
Opening for a coin SLOT
Paul who sang ''Puppy Love'' ANKA
Perched on ATOP
Poem of praise ODE
Pompous walk STRUT
Proof-of-age items, for short IDS
Reaction to a ghost story GOOSEBUMPS
Reduce drastically, as prices SLASH
Ribeye or porterhouse STEAK
Sales agent, briefly REP
Sarcastic remarks WISECRACKS
Shortly SOON
Skeptic's remark IBET
Skilled ADEPT
Sleeve filler ARM
Small, snug spaces CUBBYHOLES
Smooch KISS
Some paycheck IDs SSNS
Stones removed from maraschinos CHERRYPITS
Stretch across SPAN
Strikebreaker SCAB
Tree fluids SAPS
TV movie channel HBO
Up, on most maps NORTH
Venetian-blind part SLAT
Video-game maker ATARI
Was in possession of HAD
Wetland MARSH
Woodwind instrument OBOE
Young men BOYS
Yours and mine OURS
__ of July FOURTH
__ Way galaxy MILKY