The Washington Post - May 22 2011

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'Heathers' co-star RYDER
'Mona ___ and Mad Hatters' (Elton John song) LISAS
'My Life in High Heels' memoirist Anderson LONI
'Sesame Street' sponsor? LETTER
1935 FDR creation WPA
Ancient mariner NOAH
Animals studied by Yerkes APES
Attic addition DORMER
Autocrat of old TSAR
Bad-mouths DISSES
Bill's role in 'Groundhog Day' PHIL
Break down WEEP
Brownish chocolate color MOCHA
Buttonhole ACCOST
Captivate CHARM
Car collector's 'calamity' DENT
Casting choices LURES
Cheek NERVE
China's ___ Gorges Dam THREE
Close strongly SLAM
Crew member likely to be resented SHIRKER
Dennis the Menace's mother ALICE
Element to the left of tin in the periodic table INDIUM
Eponym of a Spanish literary prize CERVANTES
Fictional author of 'The World According to Bensenhaver' TSGARP
Fork-tailed birds TERNS
Goal-oriented group SOCCERTEAM
Grace period? AMEN
Grammy winner for Best New Artist of 1961 PETERNERO
Gun measurement BORE
Had an advantage LED
How loathsome things are enjoyed GHOULISHLY
International Day of ___ (September 21) PEACE
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Jarabe tapatío, north of the border MEXICANHATDANCE
Krups rival OSTER
Like hotel suites, compared to rooms POSHER
Lost person's cry IDONTUNDERSTAND
Lousy golf shot SHANK
Low on enthusiasm UNEXCITED
Mac person, say USER
Makeup of some balls SNOW
Mid-20th-century middleweight boxing champion LAMOTTA
Military middler, informally NONCOM
Mining find SEAM
Most of the world's population EURASIANS
Mother Teresa's real first name AGNES
Moves sinuously SLITHERS
Nasty film SCUM
Not designed to shine MATTE
Not hard to convince PLIANT
Photoshop company ADOBE
Prepared to fire DREW
Render unavailable TIEUP
Resonators for jug-band basses WASHTUBS
St. ___ (Cornwall resort) IVES
Start to perk up COMEALIVE
Stempel's portrayer in 'Quiz Show' TURTURRO
Stunned AGHAST
Surveillance devices MINICAMS
Traffic marker CONE
Treaty of ___ (War of 1812 ender) GHENT
Unpopular time for tropical vacations WETSEASON
Utter loathing ABHORRENCE
Waste ammo, say MISS
What's worn for the reception? HEARINGAID
Words spoken at 10, often HITME