USA Today - Dec 18 2010

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Clues Answers
". . . against ___ of troubles . . ." ASEA
"Bolero" composer RAVEL
"National Velvet" author Bagnold ENID
"___ alive!" ITS
"___ in Toyland" BABES
6-1, in tennis SET
Absolutely useless FUTILE
Absorbed RAPT
Biblical tower BABEL
Big, fat mouth YAP
Blue dye ANIL
Brings to a bubble BOILS
Captains' diaries LOGS
Circus structure TENT
Computer command PRINT
Consecrate ANOINT
Construction sites LOTS
Crone HAG
Dance Champion GOWER
Dinner bun ROLL
Does the crawl SWIMS
Draws a bead on AIMS
Fall back to a former habit REVERT
Fashion shifts TRENDS
Forest forager HIND
Gallows sight NOOSE
Ghostly verb HAUNT
Gold-medal position FIRST
Goldilocks' unwilling host BEAR
Grimalkin CAT
Harmonica MOUTHORGAN
Having the right stuff ABLE
Heavens-bearer of myth ATLAS
Honkers GEESE
Hunt or Hayes HELEN
Hushed SILENT
Insincere promise to perform LIPSERVICE
Inspiration IDEA
It's only one until you cross it TEE
Jacob's son LEVI
Clues Answers
Japanese aboriginal AINU
Last act FINALE
Lookout men SENTRIES
Measurement in a Caldwell title ACRE
Medicinal lily from Africa ALOE
Melody TUNE
Not well-done RARE
Occupies completely FILLS
One who saw it happen EYEWITNESS
One with powers of foresight SEER
Orange coat RIND
Orchestra pitch-setter OBOE
Ostrich relatives RHEAS
Out of ___ way HARMS
Pallid ASHEN
Pearly-gray fur CHINCHILLA
Pen tip NIB
Pilaf ingredient RICE
Pullovers SWEATERS
Pursues relentlessly DOGS
Relinquish CEDE
Ring-shaped reef ATOLL
Russian despot TSAR
Sensitive spots SORES
Ship's spar SPRIT
Skyline sight, perhaps SPIRE
Smart-whip connector ASA
Somewhat soggy DAMP
Spiritual teacher GURU
Stroke PET
Suffix meaning "resident" ITE
Superabundance GLUT
Temptation site EDEN
The Velvet Fog TORME
They're slippery and wet EELS
Tibia locale SHIN
Tie up loose ___ ENDS
Unbroken horse, for short BRONC
Up in arms IRATE
Word with "stone" or "storm" HAIL