Universal - Oct 16 2011

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Clues Answers
"In the doghouse," for one IDIOM
"___ the season to be jolly" TIS
Actress Brennan EILEEN
Around-the-world trip ORBIT
Attempt TRY
Be nosy PRY
Become a new father, in a way ADOPT
Bingo relative BEANO
Black cat, to some OMEN
Breastbones STERNA
Burnt-log residue ASH
Confess to ease stress UNLOAD
Dessert that ties into the puzzle's theme PIE
Diamonds or spades, e.g SUIT
Dinero MOOLAH
Dr. Leary used it on some trips LSD
Dry as a desert ARID
Easily duped people SAPS
Emulated a trencherman ATE
Eucalyptus eater KOALA
Express lane count ITEMS
Foreshadow PORTEND
Formula for a baked English dish? SHEPHERDSPI
Formula for a fowl dinner? TURKETPOTPI
Formula for a Thanksgiving dessert? SWEETPOTATOPI
Greater in excellence BETTER
Haggard of country music MERLE
He works on a case-by-case basis TEC
Hot alcoholic drink TODDY
Islamic leader IMAM
It has regular drawings LOTTO
Like some furniture MODULAR
Liveliness of mind ESPRIT
Lobster and beluga products ROES
Love's opposite HATE
Make beloved ENDEAR
Match at poker SEE
Most frequent, poetically OFTEST
Clues Answers
Most heavyset THICKEST
Most likely to seep through cracks OOZIEST
Narrative story TALE
Not submerged AFLOAT
One who inquires ASKER
One who might test a parent's patience PRETEEN
Opposite of shallow DEEP
Orange "Sesame Street" Muppet ZOE
Partner of "games" FUN
Photo ___ (campaign events) OPS
Ran out, as a subscription LAPSED
Religious recluses EREMITES
Reveal, as medical information DISCLOSE
Rockhound's find ORE
Roman executing sentences LICTOR
Rug feature PILE
Salon colorings DYES
Sicilian erupter ETNA
Small skirmish TUSSLE
Snaky fish EEL
Some rustic parents MAS
Spokescow ELSIE
Stay attached ADHERE
Suffix for "velvet" EEN
Teeny mischief maker IMP
Tell a whopper LIE
They're needed to see some movies IDS
Vermilion, e.g RED
Warfare opponent ENEMY
Was in charge of RAN
Widely known NOTED
Wife of Osiris ISIS
Witches' concoction BREW
Women's sleeveless undergarments CHEMISES
Word on a gift tag FOR
Yes at sea AYE
___ salts (bath additive) EPSOM
___ together (assembled) PIECED