Newsday.com - Aug 28 2012

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Clues Answers
''Just doing my best'' ITRY
''Small world, __ it?'' ISNT
''__ the night before . . .'' TWAS
''__ there yet?'' AREWE
Auction off SELL
Belgrade native SERB
Cain's father ADAM
Chicago suburb OAKPARKILLINOIS
Chum PAL
Climbing plant IVY
Connecticut or Colorado STATE
Cost of a cab ride FARE
Distance runner MILER
Farmland measure ACRE
Fascinated by INTO
Fiction's opposite FACT
Fields of study AREAS
Fifth tire SPARE
Fish in a can SARDINES
Forehead BROW
Foundation BASIS
Fusses by a mirror PREENS
German auto AUDI
Get __ on the shoulder ATAP
Graceful birds SWANS
Granola grains OATS
Hopeless, as a situation NOWIN
Hospital pro NURSE
Introduce to the mix ADDIN
Is of __ (helps) USETO
It's between Can. and Mex USA
It's east of Des Moines CEDARRAPIDSIOWA
Justice Kagan ELENA
Long story SAGA
Looked into EXPLORED
Mail chute openings SLOTS
Mailed out SENT
Meager PALTRY
Mined resource ORE
Clues Answers
Narrow shelf LEDGE
News tidbit ITEM
Opera solo ARIA
Passes with flying colors ACES
Piano's 88 KEYS
Piece of lettuce LEAF
Place for a pants patch KNEE
Poker pot starter ANTE
Port St. Lucie neighbor PALMCITYFLORIDA
Pretentious ARTY
Price stickers TAGS
Quick __ flash ASA
Recent USNA grad ENS
Salty bodies of water SEAS
Scary dinosaur, for short TREX
Sharp as a tack KEEN
Shopper's event SALE
Strike slightly BUMP
Surgery sites: Abbr ORS
Surprise victory UPSET
Syrup flavor MAPLE
Take chances RUNARISK
The Red Planet MARS
Theme of the puzzle TREE
Tibet's continent ASIA
Tickled pink GLAD
Treaties PACTS
Triple-decker cookie OREO
U-turn from NNW SSE
Unhappy SAD
Untidy ones SLOBS
Wear away ERODE
West Coast sch UCLA
Wife of 19 Across EVE
Wizard SORCERER
Word on a door handle PULL
__ and void NULL
__ mater ALMA
__ one's time (wait) BIDE