USA Today - Jul 14 2005

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Clues Answers
''A Death in the Family'' novelist James AGEE
''Get ___ to a nunnery'' (Hamlet) THEE
''Get ___ to a nunnery'' (Hamlet) THEE
''Oklahoma!'' song subject SURREY
''Oklahoma!'' song subject SURREY
''Sesame Street'' name ERNIE
''Sesame Street'' name ERNIE
''The Cocktail Party'' writer ELIOT
''The Cocktail Party'' writer ELIOT
''The Star-Spangled Banner'' preposition OER
''The Star-Spangled Banner'' preposition OER
''Titanic'' actor Billy ZANE
''Titanic'' actor Billy ZANE
''___ Spoke Zarathustra'' THUS
A lovely meter maid RITA
Absurd type of story COCKANDBULL
Actress Dickinson ANGIE
Actress Dickinson ANGIE
Advanced course SEMINAR
Advanced course SEMINAR
All eyes RAPT
All eyes RAPT
Appropriate for Halloween EERIE
Appropriate for Halloween EERIE
Ardent FERVID
Ardent FERVID
Award given by The Village Voice OBIE
Bahrain resident, usually ARAB
Bambi and kin DEER
Beach hazard UVB
Beach hazard UVB
Beatle lover ONO
Beatle lover ONO
Boo-hoos SOBS
Breach of faith PERFIDY
Brit's weapon STEN
Brit's weapon STEN
Bulwarks RAMPARTS
Bulwarks RAMPARTS
Certain Tokyo temple PAGODA
Change tactics, militarily REGROUP
Change tactics, militarily REGROUP
Commenced BEGUN
Commenced BEGUN
Commit a faux pas ERR
Commit a faux pas ERR
Complains RAILS
Cop protector BULLETPROOFVEST
Cop protector BULLETPROOFVEST
Cornell's city ITHACA
Cornell's city ITHACA
Costly STEEP
Costly STEEP
Country crooner Page PATTI
Creepy EERIE
Darth ___ (Mr. Potato Head figure) TATER
Darth ___ (Mr. Potato Head figure) TATER
Deeply regret RUE
Diminishing returns LESS
Diminishing returns LESS
Diva's big moment ARIA
Does a certain online search GOOGLES
Economized SAVED
Edge along SIDLE
Edge along SIDLE
Egyptian fertility goddess ISIS
Egyptian fertility goddess ISIS
El ___ NINO
Elevator cars CAGES
Euripedes tragedy MEDEA
Euripedes tragedy MEDEA
Every bit NOLESS
Exclusive SOLE
Exclusive SOLE
First The Wall Street Journal editor DOW
First The Wall Street Journal editor DOW
Get ready to drive BUCKLEUP
Get ready to drive BUCKLEUP
Gin drink TOMCOLLINS
Glowing review RAVE
Greatly excited AGOG
Greatly excited AGOG
Gymnast Korbut OLGA
Ham's craft ARK
Harness race pace TROT
Helmet attachment, perhaps STRAP
Hire TAKEON
Hook's toady SMEE
Hors d'oeuvre spread PATE
Hors d'oeuvre spread PATE
HUAC concern USSR
HUAC concern USSR
Inquisitive NOSY
Inquisitive NOSY
Insensible condition COMA
IRS info SSN
IRS info SSN
Israel-to-Yemen dir. SSE
It may be heard after an accident OOPS
It may be heard after an accident OOPS
Join forces UNITE
Join forces UNITE
Keeps folks in stitches? SEWS
Keeps folks in stitches? SEWS
Kind of food or music SOUL
Kind of food or music SOUL
Kitty feed ANTE
Kitty feed ANTE
Labeled for easy use, in a way COLORCODED
Labeled for easy use, in a way COLORCODED
Length X width AREA
Li'l Abner creator CAPP
List cutter ETC
List cutter ETC
Long in the tooth AGED
Long-range threat, briefly ICBM
Long-range threat, briefly ICBM
Clues Answers
Longest river in the world NILE
Lotion extra ALOE
Lotion extra ALOE
Low numero UNO
Low numero UNO
Low spirits GLOOM
Made a nuisance of oneself PESTERED
Match components SETS
Match components SETS
Medieval band of merchants GUILD
Menu listing ENTREE
Menu listing ENTREE
Mercury and Saturn, e.g. MAKES
Military detachment UNIT
Military detachment UNIT
Name of eight popes URBAN
Name of eight popes URBAN
National competitor AVIS
National competitor AVIS
Nepalese climber SHERPA
Nepalese climber SHERPA
New Mexico art community TAOS
Nine-to-five grinds, e.g. RUTS
Nodding off SLEEPY
Nodding off SLEEPY
Notorious villain IAGO
Notorious villain IAGO
Nursery cry MAMA
Old salts MARINERS
Om, for one MANTRA
One of the troupe STAGEHAND
One of the troupe STAGEHAND
Panama pal AMIGO
Panama pal AMIGO
Parish priest VICAR
PC key ESC
PC key ESC
Perched on ATOP
Perched on ATOP
Person with a list DEAN
Pink or red, e.g. RARE
Pink or red, e.g. RARE
Place for a cat, often LAP
Places under a liquid, e.g. IMMERSES
Play by Karel Capek RUR
Playful kiss BUSS
Playful kiss BUSS
Portion of a journey LEG
Portion of a journey LEG
Pulque source AGAVE
Pulque source AGAVE
Recovers HEALS
Recovers HEALS
Relaxed LOOSE
Relaxed LOOSE
Renaissance family name ESTE
Ride to the prom, perhaps LIMO
Run for the money RACE
Sci-fi strip BUCKROGERS
Scorch CHAR
Scorch CHAR
Sculpted bands in Greek architecture FRIEZES
Sculpted bands in Greek architecture FRIEZES
Seasonal transports SLEDS
Secondhand USED
Send off EMIT
Send off EMIT
Showing strain EDGY
Showing strain EDGY
Smidgen JUSTATAD
Soft cheese BRIE
Soldier's group UNIT
Some medical advice REST
Some medical advice REST
Some vehicles LANDROVERS
Some vehicles LANDROVERS
Sound a Klaxon ALARM
Split the scene FLED
Spoke in jest JOKED
Sports org. LPGA
Sports org. LPGA
Stainless steel or brass, e.g. ALLOY
Stiller of ''Meet the Fockers'' BEN
Stiller of ''Meet the Fockers'' BEN
Strings member VIOL
Stylish SLEEK
Stylish SLEEK
Sudden outpouring SPATE
Tell all SING
They do it often in Vegas DEAL
Thorny bunch ROSES
Thrilla in Manila winner ALI
Toy shelf option BOARDGAME
Toy shelf option BOARDGAME
Tractor-trailers RIGS
Trawlers' needs NETS
Trawlers' needs NETS
Vein glory? ORE
Very busy American airport OHARE
Victim of Genesis ABEL
Vulcan feature EAR
Vulcan feature EAR
Wake behind a speedboat ROOSTERTAIL
Ward of ''The Fugitive'' SELA
Weight of a dollar bill, roughly GRAM
Weight of a dollar bill, roughly GRAM
Weight watchers' worries FATS
Weight watchers' worries FATS
Weird Al's first Top 40 hit EATIT
West African nation MALI
Where Napoleon was exiled ELBA
Where Napoleon was exiled ELBA
Woodwind instrument OBOE
Word with duck or cash COLD
Work hard for EARN
Work hard for EARN
___ capita PER