Newsday.com - Jul 15 2013

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Clues Answers
''The best is __ to come'' YET
Ahead of time EARLY
Allows to borrow LENDS
Altitude: Abbr HGT
Aromas ODORS
Attempt to acquire GOFOR
Bacterium GERM
Be generous SHARE
Bird's dwelling NEST
Black-and-white cookie OREO
Boring DULL
Bounce like a rabbit HOP
Bowler's targets PINS
Boxing match enders, for short TKOS
Calculate a total ADD
Changed addresses MOVED
Chooses, with ''for'' OPTS
Cola or ginger ale SODA
Crumbly Greek cheese FETA
Do some keyboarding TYPE
Fairway shout FORE
Female voice range ALTO
Film studio with a lion mascot MGM
Flat-topped elevation MESA
Formally attired DRESSY
Getting bogged down GRINDINGTOAHALT
Gives a thumbs-up to OKS
Grad ALUM
Ground-based military force ARMY
Group's anxious comment WECANHARDLYWAIT
Had sore muscles ACHED
Have __ (enjoy oneself) ABALL
Horses' hair MANES
Impolite look LEER
Like a he-man MACHO
Matured AGED
Merriment GLEE
Mortgage, for instance LOAN
Mountaintop ACME
Clues Answers
Musical drama OPERA
Neither here __ there NOR
Noisy LOUD
Noisy commotion ADO
Not respectful RUDE
Obey an octagon-shaped road sign COMETOAFULLSTOP
Octopus' arm TENTACLE
Odometer measure MILE
Omelet ingredients EGGS
Org. for those 50+ AARP
Persuasive pitch, perhaps SALESTALK
Pigeon shelter COOP
Pigpen STY
Pitches a tent CAMPS
Poem of praise ODE
Popular tourist spots MECCAS
Poses questions ASKS
Pretzel topping SALT
Property claim LIEN
Racetrack SPEEDWAY
Raindrop sound PLOP
River barriers DAMS
Roll-call response HERE
Sailor's mop SWAB
Satisfy, as a mortgage REPAY
Says grace, for example PRAYS
Short letters NOTES
Spilled the beans TOLD
Stinging insects BEES
Tablet computer reading EBOOK
Takes the bus RIDES
Tattoo artist's supplies INKS
Thaw MELT
Titled nobleman LORD
Took care of a bill SETTLEDUP
Unlock OPEN
Verbal exam ORAL
Wicked EVIL
Work hard TOIL