Newsday.com - Jul 3 2012

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Clues Answers
''Just doing my best'' ITRY
''Suffice __ say . . .'' ITTO
36 Across portion EAR
A Great Lake ERIE
A la __ (menu option) CARTE
A smaller amount LESS
Agenda entry ITEM
Airline to Israel ELAL
Angel's topper HALO
Annoy repeatedly HARASS
Banana covering PEEL
Be inclined (to) TEND
Blow, as a volcano ERUPT
Bottomless pit ABYSS
British fellow CHAP
Canoeing locale LAKE
Cardigan or crewneck SWEATER
Coffee-break hr TENAM
Confederate general Robert __ ELEE
County-fair award BLUERIBBON
Cut of beef LOIN
Deeply engrossed RAPT
Doing nothing IDLE
Drop into the mailbox SEND
Encounter MEET
Facing the pitcher ATBAT
Fit of temper SNIT
Fix, as a fight RIG
Glee MIRTH
Group of eight singers OCTET
Harness strap REIN
Hat's edge BRIM
Hawaiian greeting ALOHA
Home made of logs CABIN
Hop out of bed ARISE
Inspired by, as a story BASEDON
Intense ACUTE
Jail cell fixtures IRONBARS
Karate award BLACKBELT
Clues Answers
Lion's hair MANE
Lopsided victory ROUT
Magnavox rival RCA
Math proportion RATIO
Military award SILVERSTAR
More difficult HARDER
Offers at retail SELLS
Olympic award GOLDMEDAL
One-pot dinner STEW
Opera song ARIA
Paper fastener STAPLE
Pesto herb BASIL
Popeye or Porky Pig TOON
Raring to go ALLSET
Regions AREAS
Rent-__ (airport service) ACAR
Retailer's goods: Abbr MDSE
Roof overhangs EAVES
Run __ (go wild) AMOK
Salvage-ship equipment SONAR
Scottish girl LASS
Shower-gel additive ALOE
Side dish on cobs CORN
Small stream CREEK
Social customs MORES
Song syllables TRALA
Speck of land in the sea ISLE
Spelling bee study guide WORDLIST
Spinning toy TOP
Start of many book titles THE
Stow, as cargo LADE
Tex-Mex snack TACO
Thick carpet SHAG
Took part in a theft STOLE
Undersea vessel SUB
Very uncommon RARE
Weekly earnings WAGES
Witch's hex CURSE
Zodiac scale LIBRA