Newsday.com - Feb 24 2016

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Clues Answers
Aladdin's pal GENIE
Argue the issues DEBATE
Ask for donations PASSTHEHAT
Aware of INON
Bloke CHAP
Brass instrument TUBA
Burden ONUS
Bylaw, for short REG
Call off CANCEL
Cheese gadget SLICER
Clears the board ERASES
Clowns' headwear WIGS
Clumsy dive BELLYFLOP
Committed robbery STOLE
Comprehend SEE
Computer audio accessory SOUNDCARD
Conductor's wand BATON
Darkens DIMS
Dict. entry DEF
Entice LURE
Escape from ELUDE
Fairy-tale fiend OGRE
Family room DEN
Fencing thrusts LUNGES
Floated upward ROSE
Fort Knox bar INGOT
Get married WED
Get the __ of the land LAY
Goof up ERR
Grad school degs MAS
Grade schooler's shoebox project DIORAMA
Groups of eight OCTADS
Had food delivered ATEIN
Hang around STAY
Historical period ERA
Home for hatchlings NEST
Hoped strongly PRAYED
If nothing else ATLEAST
Incomplete, as details SKETCHY
Clues Answers
Inventor Whitney ELI
Last word of a New Year's song SYNE
Letter before tau SIGMA
Long-tailed Oz visitor LION
Make fizzy AERATE
Makeovers REDOS
Mine rock ORE
Natural balm ALOE
New Mexico art colony TAOS
New York lake ONEIDA
Noble principles IDEALS
On cloud nine ELATED
One of a DC 100 SEN
Pantry pest ANT
Parts of ears LOBES
Pigeon shelter COTE
Pop singer __ John ELTON
Posh FANCY
Pretense SHAM
Santa __, CA ANA
Show with sopranos OPERA
Shower gel alternative CAKEOFSOAP
Skier's hotel LODGE
Some Keats poems ODES
Spanish river RIO
Spotted wildcat OCELOT
Spread rumors GOSSIP
Suspicious WARY
Talking talent GIFTOFGAB
Taste of tea SIP
Telegraph inventor MORSE
The ocean, essentially SALTWATER
Triumphant shout AHA
Vile smile SNEER
Vote in ELECT
Word of lament ALAS
Wrath IRE
__ loss for words ATA
__ State (California) GOLDEN