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Clues Answers
''If all __ fails . . .'' ELSE
''It's c-c-cold!'' BRR
''Not guilty,'' for one PLEA
''Okay with me!'' IAGREE
''Spoiled'' tot BRAT
Ancient Roman garment TOGA
At a job again BACKINTHESADDLE
Bakery loaves BREADS
Before, poetically ERE
Big bother HASSLE
Boyfriend BEAU
Brief in one's words TERSE
Change for a $20 bill TENS
Chicago airport OHARE
Childish giggle TEHEE
Come next ENSUE
Competed in a marathon RAN
Corsage flower ORCHID
Didn't arrive on time CAMELATE
Drastically reduce, as prices SLASH
Emphatic turndown NOHOW
English nobleman EARL
Filled the gas tank FUELED
Flip-chart holder EASEL
For each PER
Gain a position by hard work EARNONESSPURS
Get married WED
Get properly trained LEARNTHEROPES
Golfer's goal PAR
Gumbo veggie OKRA
Have ambitions ASPIRE
Hay package BALE
Historical period ERA
Impolite look LEER
Jet's velocity AIRSPEED
Lab experiments TESTS
Layers of paint COATS
Leased RENTED
Letterhead illustration LOGO
Clues Answers
Long periods of time EONS
Mariner's call for help SOS
Mesa relative BUTTE
Metal in girders STEEL
Metals in rocks ORES
Moisturizer ingredient ALOE
Moon cavity CRATER
Mural or sculpture ART
NBC rival CBS
Not in the office OUT
Not in the office AWAY
Owl's call HOOT
Pebble or boulder STONE
Potato bud EYE
Quarterback, throwing a ball PASSER
Race car's circuit LAP
Reactions to bad jokes GROANS
Sanctify BLESS
Scornful smile SNEER
See socially DATE
Self-images EGOS
Shade of color HUE
Ships' docking spots PIERS
Sneaky scheme RUSE
Solemn promise OATH
Stopped slouching SATUP
Suffix for major ETTE
Sword handle HILT
The Dalai __ LAMA
To the rear, on a boat AFT
Trophy or medal AWARD
U-turn from NNW SSE
Unhappy SAD
Unlock OPEN
USO visitors GIS
Vowel quintet AEIOU
Wipe away, as chalk ERASE
Wrench or hammer TOOL
__ one's time (wait) BIDE