Ink Well xwords - Sep 12 2008

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Clues Answers
'Bam!' chef LAGASSE
'Fabled' beast HARE
'La Belle et la ___' BETE
'What a cool gadget!' NEAT
Agenda thing ITEM
Astrologer Dixon JEANE
Autobahn auto OPEL
Bad time of the month IDES
Be charitable GIVE
Big name in Renaissance patronage MEDICI
Billionaire Paul who founded the Experience Music Project ALLEN
Bit of attire for Hulk Hogan DORAG
Bit on a salad BACO
Bowery club now occupied by a clothing boutique CBGB
BP subsidiary ARCO
Breather AEROBE
Cannonball, e.g. DIVE
Chicken feed GRUB
Committee on convict transportation? PENALPLANEPANEL
Common after-school snack OREOS
Complimentary but vague description NICE
Decorates a home, so to speak NESTS
Dictation machine abbr. REC
Dig GIBE
Director's edit of a war film with a more adorable treaty-signing scene? CUTERTRUCERECUT
Exterminate the bugs in Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.'s office? SMITETIMESMITES
Fall, in Spain OTONO
Fat substitute in some chips OLESTRA
Gaffe LAPSE
Give off EMIT
HBO polygamy program BIGLOVE
Hold back, as the tide STEM
Hunk o' junk WRECK
Impasse LOGJAM
iPods available in 1GB versions NANOS
It comes to a head NECK
Clues Answers
Left the couch AROSE
Like upscale parties DRESSY
Lock of hair TRESS
Loyal politician PARTYMAN
Magician James RANDI
Marley ___ ('Mama Said Knock You Out' producer) MARL
Mermaid featured in a 2008 prequel ARIEL
Miss ___ (be off) ABEAT
Mythical runner ATALANTA
Nahasapeemapetilon of Springfield APU
Nation with the second highest per capita income in the EU, behind Lux. IRE
Neil Young's 'A Man Needs ___' AMAID
Noted Chicago deep dish chain GINOS
Noted user of Auto-Tune CHER
Phoenix Suns star Stoudemire AMARE
Plus ALSO
Rack display? CLEAVAGE
Really dig one's teeth into? MAUL
Retired jets SSTS
Scents ESSENCES
Sci-fi weapons RAYGUNS
Scumbag DIRTBALL
Slip-on shoe, for short MOC
Spare room? ALLEY
Sporty Camaro IROC
Sporty trucks, for short UTES
Staring open-mouthed, perhaps AGOG
Ste. Jeanne ___ DARC
Svelte TRIM
Theatre unit REEL
Throw some coins on the table, maybe ANTE
Twenty-four hora periods DIAS
Txts, e.g. MSGS
Warm up the bus PACKITIN
Within minutes SOON
Words from one whose fears are confirmed IKNEWIT