USA Today - Dec 16 2011

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Clues Answers
"America's Most Wanted" host John WALSH
"Life is ___ a dream" BUT
"Mimic" actress Sorvino MIRA
"Press ___ key to continue" ANY
"The Sopranos" restaurateur ARTIE
Anger or fury IRE
Argument side CON
Aviator Earhart AMELIA
Banana stalk STEM
Basic precept TENET
Bird of prey's claw TALON
Bleach, as a plant ETIOLATE
Blunted swords EPEES
Boastful knight of the Round Table KAY
Bouncing tune LILT
Boy king TUT
Bridle attachment REIN
Broadcasting warning ONAIR
By means of PER
Cambodian dollars RIELS
Candidate for spitchcocking EEL
Carpenter's device LEVEL
Catch red-handed NAB
City near the Polish border LVOV
Compact disc forerunner ALBUM
Decorate with ornaments ADORN
Defender of Troy AENEAS
Dessert choice PIE
Drizzles or pours RAINS
Engages in violent practices? SPARS
Extreme dislike HATE
Fond du ___, Wisc LAC
Gallivant (about) GAD
Goalie's stats SAVES
Grew rigid (with "up") TENSED
Gun a motor REV
Half-wits MORONS
Ideally perfect place UTOPIA
It flaps its wings but can't fly EMU
Clues Answers
It indicates a maiden name NEE
It may be thrown from a horse LASSO
Landers who dispensed advice ANN
Largest Garden State city NEWARK
Like a tearjerker SAD
Like an unkempt lawn WEEDY
Lymph units NODES
Material for a volcanologist LAVA
Michelle's predecessor LAURA
Parachute material NYLON
Periods of note ERAS
Plumed wader EGRET
Prepare to be totally remodeled GUT
Quick drawing SKETCH
Recycling candidate CAN
Russian ruler, of yore TSAR
Skeptic's exclamation HAH
Some cross sts AVES
Some lively ballroom dances GALOPS
Some men in black WESTERNVILLAINS
Some men in black CATHOLICBISHOPS
Some men in black MOVIEVAMPIRES
Step in a chess game MOVE
Store on a farm, as fodder ENSILE
Supply with a staff MAN
Swedish form of "Lawrence" LARS
Table clearer BUSBOY
Tel ___, Israel AVIV
Trail the pack LAG
Tumultuous noise DIN
Type of rug ORIENTAL
Ukrainian capital KIEV
Very, very happy ELATED
Walk on the stage ENTER
Warden's worry RIOT
Wooden legs STILTS
Word of assent YES
Xenia's locale OHIO
Zoom in on ENLARGE