Universal - Mar 22 2008

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Clues Answers
''Aida'' composer VERDI
''I think,'' in chat rooms IMO
''Monte'' follower CARLO
''The World According to ___'' GARP
''___ your pardon'' IBEG
1978 Nobelist Anwar SADAT
Always, in verse EER
Auto financing co. GMAC
Ball-and-socket joints HIPS
Banshee's cry HOWL
Beachball filler AIR
Big top? AFRO
Biotechnologist's workplace LAB
Born in the newspapers? NEE
BUCK is a ... ROUGHRIDER
Build up, as a fortune AMASS
Certain road accident REARENDER
CHUCK is a ... MEATGRINDER
CLIFF is a ... MOUNTAINCLIMBER
Clip-___ (tie types) ONS
Common tattoo location ARM
CSI evidence DNA
DALE is a ... VALLEYGIRL
Divided Asian republic KOREA
Drink backward? ELA
Dustups RUNINS
Dynamite stuff, briefly NITRO
Ending for ''coal'' or ''opal'' ESCE
Engine valve INTAKE
Fifth-largest planet EARTH
First name in detective fiction ERLE
French wave? ADIEU
Friend by treaty ALLY
Gay over Hiroshima ENOLA
Hot Springs and others SPAS
III to II, e.g. SON
Increase, in music, briefly CRESC
Indians, on scoreboards CLE
Island controlled by Taiwan MATSU
Clues Answers
Jessica of ''Fantastic Four'' ALBA
Joe who moved from NYC to L.A. TORRE
JOSH is a ... JOKER
Just for kicks INFUN
Karaoke singer's device MIKE
Kids JESTS
Less than less LEAST
Like kegged beer ONTAP
Low-heeled, wing-tipped shoe BROGUE
Mekong River land LAOS
Menlo Park monogram TAE
Mme, across the Pyrenees SRA
Oriole or Blue Jay, e.g. ALER
Patty Hearst kidnappers SLA
Picnic side PICKLE
Place for a hot pie SILL
Place-setting place MAT
Prefix with ''personal'' or ''planetary'' INTER
Pulled off DID
RANDY is a ... LETCH
Rapid discharge of firearms FUSILLADE
Revel BASK
ROD is a ... STRAIGHTMAN
Shady area ARBOR
Sheepskin disguised as seal MOUTON
Shogun's capital EDO
Short-winged marsh bird RAIL
Sky altar ARA
Small British island AIT
Spanish gold ORO
Steer clear of SHUN
Stephen of "he Crying Game22 REA
Suffix with ''miss'' or ''mob'' ILE
They bring blessings ACHOOS
Time for a wake-up call, perhaps DAWN
Uh-uhs NOES
Unrivaled NONPAREIL
Vegetable with sushi UDO
What ''I don't think I can do it'' signifies SELFDOUBT