USA Today - Jun 24 2009

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Clues Answers
"Don't count ___!" ONIT
"Lawrence of Arabia" star OTOOLE
"Mamma Mia!" inspiration ABBA
"Scary Movie," for example PARODY
"Wall Street" Gordon GEKKO
"___ the season . . ." TIS
Absorb the cost of EAT
Al-___ (support group) ANON
Astin of "Lord of the Rings" SEAN
Auto option: lease-to-___ OWN
Awaiting visitors ATHOME
Branch headquarters? TRUNK
Bring to a fever pitch AGITATE
Carb source PASTA
Certain MP3 player IPOD
Character of a group ETHOS
Charlie Parker's nickname BIRD
Chocolate-coated pie ESKIMO
Clutch NEST
Cockroaches, for example PESTS
Company department SALES
Control freak's handful? REMOTE
Crystal-gazer SEER
Deceitful salesman's tactics SWITCHEROOS
Decisive periods, for short OTS
Engine's must-have FUEL
Exam for an advanced degree ORAL
Excalibur holder STONE
Fundraiser's target FATCAT
Get ___ of (eliminate) RID
Hathaway of "Get Smart" ANNE
He made his mark in movies ZORRO
It causes a reaction STIMULUS
It's before noon, sometimes AFTER
Italian sauce PESTO
Items on a to-do list TASKS
Like some highway lanes MERGING
Loathe ABHOR
Long time NASCAR sponsor STP
Clues Answers
Make, as dinner PREPARE
Material colorer DYER
Meeting the quota ENOUGH
More tightly packed DENSER
Mountain lion PUMA
Mrs. in Mexico SENORA
Nonessential body tissues TONSILS
Not working IDLE
Noted first name in jazz ELLA
One of the living dead ZOMBIE
Otherwise ELSE
Outback marsupials KANGAROOS
Pack need LEADER
Palo ___, Calif. ALTO
Parrot part BEAK
Revolutionary Guevara CHE
Ring of light HALO
Second cousin? MOMENT
Soft ball NERF
Some gobblers TOMS
Southwestern cowboys BUCKAROOS
Start of the second qtr. APR
State of disorder SHAMBLES
Stock index DOW
Straight-laced PRIM
Suitable APT
Tax-sheltered acct. IRA
Terrible golf shot SHANK
Trendy New York City district SOHO
Type of tuna AHI
Visit again and again HAUNT
What embers do GLOW
What it doesn't hurt to do ASK
Wood on guitar RON
Words with a certain ring? IDO
Work unit ERG
World record finish? EST
Wrap in the kitchen SARAN
You can do it on your side LIE