Newsday.com - Jul 4 2008

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Clues Answers
''2001 . . .'' talker HAL
''Deal or No Deal'' name HOWIE
''Frida'' character DIEGO
''Ragtime'' monogram ELD
''Rhinoceros'' playwright IONESCO
A pop PER
Acknowledge THANK
Actress Skye IONE
Acts on AFFECTS
Auto-racer sponsor STP
Besmirch TAR
Big name in chips INTEL
Campaign nastiness SMEAR
Computer add-on SCANNER
Cummerbund feature PLEAT
Curious George creator REY
Cycle starter UNI
DDE's command ETO
Decline SLIDE
Driver's need GAS
DVR button REC
End of a Dumas title CRISTO
Even ALIGN
Exercise WIELD
Film editor's device SPLICER
Go a-courting WOO
Great __ Mountains SMOKY
Helps decide HASASAY
House painters' needs LADDERS
Ill-gotten gains FILTHYLUCRE
Interstate amenity RESTSTOP
Kabuki relative NOH
Keep clear of ELUDE
Keyboarding stat. WPM
Lea grazer EWE
Legendary bluesman MUDDYWATERS
Less restricted FREER
Like late fall days NIPPY
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Lotion letters SPF
Make beloved ENDEAR
Marquand sleuth MOTO
Misfortunes ILLS
More evil VILER
More primitive RUDER
Of the Arctic, say POLAR
One might be caught for an out FOULTIP
Overnight-package cooler DRYICE
Page number FOLIO
Part of a process STEP
Part of the first ''SNL'' cast RADNER
Pasta choice PENNE
Promise to pay IOU
Prudential competitor AETNA
Publisher Nast CONDE
Put away ATE
Put on AIR
Rainy WET
Restricted FENCEDIN
River with a chateau-filled valley LOIRE
Sealy rival SERTA
Skedaddle GIT
Sleep stage REM
Spacious ROOMY
Spy-novel org. CIA
Street shader ELM
Suffix for human OID
Till, in Tampico HASTA
To a great degree VASTLY
TV sports exec Arledge ROONE
Unhelpful response, in Britain DUSTYANSWER
Up and about ASTIR
Way out there YONDER
With cunning SLYLY
Woolen fabrics SHAGS
Zero-star eatery GREASYSPOON
__ des Beaux-Arts ECOLE