Newsday.com - Dec 19 2012

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''The Sound of Music'' backdrop ALPS
18-wheeler SEMI
Acetic, for one ACID
Appraiser RATER
Audition TEST
Bank job HEIST
Basic cable network USA
Benchmark NORM
Boardroom bigwig CEO
Capital of Ghana ACCRA
Collarless shirt TEE
Come to terms AGREE
Comics scream EEK
Commencement award DEGREE
Commercials ADS
Condescending one SNOB
Considers DEEMS
Cummerbund SASH
Detective's job CASE
Diving bird AUK
Egg size LARGE
Elevator compartment CAR
Engine sound PURR
Enroachment INROAD
Enthusiastic about INTO
Euro's Greek predecessor DRACHMA
Fancy flapjack CREPE
Felt hat DERBY
Fit of pique SNIT
Former Russian orbiter MIR
Gave the once-over EYED
Grasps the meaning SEES
Ground-breaking implement HOE
High point ACME
Hunt for SEEK
Ingenious CREATIVE
Kings' __ (large amounts of money) RANSOMS
Knuckled under CAVED
Lincoln et al ABES
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Lip-reading alternative: Abbr ASL
Low island CAY
Mall event SALE
Model Macpherson ELLE
Mouthed off to SASSED
Nautical pal MATEY
No longer fresh STALE
Part of PGA ASSN
Parts of psyches EGOS
Poet's ''below'' NEATH
Portable shelters TENTS
Quiets down CALMS
Secret store CACHE
Shaker contents SALT
Siamese or setter HOUSEPET
Solitary LONE
Soprano showcase ARIA
Squirrel away STASH
St. crosser AVE
St. Louis landmark ARCH
Stonehenge worshiper DRUID
Surf sound ROAR
Synagogue scroll TORAH
Takes five RESTS
Tell it like it isn't LIE
That sloop HER
The basics ABCS
Tubular sandwich HERO
Ump's call SAFE
Where delegates meet CONVENTIONHALLS
Where local legislators meet COUNCILCHAMBERS
Where office colleagues meet CONFERENCEROOMS
Widely distributed BROAD
Word on a nickel CENTS
Work station DESK
Worn away ERODED
Wrinkle remover IRON
Yoga accessory MAT
__ cotta (type of clay) TERRA