USA Today - Feb 17 2009

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Clues Answers
''By all means'' YES
''La Traviata'' has three ACTS
''___ Magnifique'' (Porter tune) CEST
1944 event DDAY
A, as in eggs GRADE
Admonishment from Mom SITUPSTRAIGHT
Allow again, in a way LIFTTHEBAN
Aries or Taurus CAR
Assembly vote AYE
Bashful associate? DOC
Birthplace of Big Bertha ESSEN
Break into bits DASH
Bygone gas station freebie MAP
Close ___ (surround) INON
Compadres PALS
Departure from the main message ASIDE
Did a pilot's job? RELIT
Eurythmics singer Lennox ANNIE
Film studio name since 1912 UNIVERSAL
Fin finisher? ESSE
Fix a draft REVISE
General helper AIDE
Germanic invaders of the Roman Empire GOTHS
Go by the book RUNATIGHTSHIP
Govt. investigator TMAN
Hat-tipper, say GENT
He followed Monroe ADAMS
Hitting the right notes ONKEY
Home on the plains, once (Var.) TIPI
Home theater quality STEREO
Hoofed it heavily TROD
It's sought in hot weather SHADE
It's the rite place ALTAR
Joins without much notice? ELOPES
Keystroke-saving program MACRO
Kind of candy COTTON
Lake, to a Scot LOCH
Like Limoges collectibles CERAMIC
Clues Answers
Make messy MUSS
Material for some skirts GRASS
McCartney title SIR
Miss one's lessons SKIPSCHOOL
More idiosyncratic ODDER
Most intrusive NOSIEST
Move like a conqueror STRIDE
NATO member USA
Network of blood vessels RETE
On edge TENSE
Part of the card BOUT
Particular periods ERAS
Partner of famous RICH
Pipe parts STEMS
Prepares for a fight SPARS
Put up a fight REBEL
Quickly, shortly ASAP
Radiant ring HALO
Rancorous rants DIATRIBES
Rests on one's laurels COASTS
San Antonio memorial ALAMO
Sick companion? TIRED
Slack off ABATE
Southern Iraq port BASRA
Suburban tunneler MOLE
Take exception DEMUR
Tattletale RAT
They get taken out ADS
They make deliveries, briefly USPS
Topic for the marriage counselor NEEDS
Tower of London treasure TIARA
Towers over the field? SILOS
Toy seller ___ Schwarz FAO
Twist-apart treat OREO
Victim of erosion SOIL
What this isn't THAT
When the mouse ran down the clock ATONE
Words of disrespect SASS