Universal - May 17 2008

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Clues Answers
''Lonely Boy'' singer ANKA
''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' writer KESEY
Abrupt bit of thunder CLAP
Academic evaluation TEST
Area measure component WIDTH
Beast's burden, sometimes PACKSADDLE
Beverage samples SIPS
Bummed out SAD
Cartel leader KINGPIN
Charades gesture, e.g. HINT
Coin-toss choice HEADS
Come after ENSUE
Comical Kovacs ERNIE
Concierge's domain LOBBY
Condescend DEIGN
Corn holders CRIBS
Currently occupied INUSE
Diminutive TEENY
Enthusiastic cry YAHOO
Exasperate RILE
Festive GALA
Fictional Swiss miss HEIDI
Fit of anger SNIT
Flying off the shelves REDHOT
Former Cubs slugger Sammy SOSA
Freshen, as a stamp pad REINK
Fund for the future NESTEGG
Garfield's pal ODIE
Giraffe cousin OKAPI
Give ___ (care) ADARN
Go from first to third grade SKIP
Gulf war offensive DESERTSTORM
Hard to please FUSSY
Hitter's grip enhancer PINETAR
Hunk o' tobaccy CHAW
It'll give you cold comfort IGLOO
Letters on a red button REC
Like some vaccines ORAL
Look for bargains SHOP
Clues Answers
Malarial fever AGUE
Malicious MEAN
Monks' hoods COWLS
Not at all handy INEPT
Off one's trolley DAFT
Olin of ''Chocolat'' LENA
Once more AGAIN
One making a sacrifice, maybe BATTER
One-time CIA rival KGB
Pen points NIBS
Pennsylvania Avenue sight WHITEHOUSE
Place for a ship to come in DOCK
Pleasant wind BREEZE
Port opening? HELI
Santa ___, Calif. CRUZ
Sashay STRUT
Sculler's gear OAR
Soon, to a poet ANON
Spiffy-looking DAPPER
Squirt's gun? WATERPISTOL
Toledo's lake ERIE
Tons and tons ALOT
Tour de France entrant CYCLER
Uncool sorts NERDS
Unfilled-time-slot letters TBA
Vessel with a pedestal URN
Waterfront walkway PIER
Watkins ___, New York GLEN
What V-J Day ended WWII
Where man met woman EDEN
Where to head 'em off PASS
Wife of Abraham SARAH
Wired banker ATM
Women, to film noir detectives DAMES
Word beyond ''beyond'' REPAIR
Word following ''I thee'' WED
Word with ''Wounded'' or ''trick'' KNEE
You can take it out for a spin TOP
___ avis RARA