Newsday.com - Aug 5 2010

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Clues Answers
''Mayor'' author EDKOCH
''Mer'', essentially EAU
''Singin' in the Rain'' studio MGM
''Star Wars'' knight JEDI
'20s Ford MODELA
1996 Olympics host ATLANTA
Actor Holbrook HAL
All-out brawl MELEE
Author Allende ISABEL
Barrie pooch NANA
Biblical boatwright NOAH
Black Sea resort YALTA
Boyfriend BEAU
Buddy PAL
Caesar conquest GAUL
Carter follower REAGAN
Casting slot ROLE
Come to understand SEE
Company with a spokeslizard GEICO
Country-music family name GATLIN
Dedicated verse ODE
Defensive skill KARATE
Delilah portrayer in '49 LAMARR
Donkey comment HEEHAW
Door: It. PORTA
Dove sound COO
Embezzlement evidence, perhaps PAPERTRAIL
Fido's tether LEASH
Follow closely SHADOW
Genesis craft ARK
Get some mileage out of USE
Highly esteemed by DEARTO
Holiday preceder EVE
In the past AGO
Irving title character GARP
It means ''universe'' COSM
Juice source APPLE
Letter-box inscription USMAIL
Lot size, perhaps ONEACRE
Clues Answers
Mature GROWUP
Meditative sect ZEN
Memo heading INRE
Mideast desert NEGEV
Minute amount TRACE
Mount McKinley's other name DENALI
Move clumsily LUMBER
Music category SOUL
Nifty NEAT
Not at all clear HAZY
Olden days YORE
Online issue EMAG
Oodles ALOT
Open, in a way UNSEAL
Part of AD ANNO
Prime rib, at times MAINCOURSE
Quipsters WAGS
Ranch denizens CATTLE
Rental car of a sort CAB
Roulette bet RED
San __, TX ANGELO
Short distance STEP
Sitcom feature LAUGHTRACK
Sixth sense ESP
Small fly GNAT
Some Ivy Leaguers ELIS
Soprano showcase ARIA
Special pleasure TREAT
Star of ''The Producers'' NATHANLANE
Stately tree ELM
Sushi fish TUNA
Swamp plant SEDGE
Takes care of TENDS
Talked incessantly RANON
Track bet EXACTA
Wood choppers' needs AXES
Words of concern ICARE
Workout places GYMS
Yr. starter JAN