Newsday.com - May 9 2006

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Clues Answers
''Aisle'' or ''window'' selection SEAT
''Now I understand!'' AHA
All possible EVERY
Arrested RANIN
At any __ (nevertheless) RATE
Australian bird EMU
Author Rand AYN
Be a pest to ANNOY
Bit of poetry LINE
Buckle up for __ SAFETY
Capital of Norway OSLO
Centers of cells NUCLEI
Cheating slightly, perhaps BENDINGTHERULES
Church contribution TITHE
Clothing label TAG
Clouds' place SKY
Comic's routine ACT
Convent dweller NUN
Crackerjack pilot AIRACE
Embraces HUGS
End-of-workweek shout TGIF
Everglades reptile GATOR
Exclamation of reproach TSK
Exerting pressure to work CRACKINGTHEWHIP
Explosion BLAST
Fishing device LURE
Football shirt JERSEY
Fraction of a kilo GRAM
French cheese BRIE
Gives the heave-ho to OUSTS
Gun owners' org. NRA
Hidden supply CACHE
Industrious insect ANT
Intended MEANT
Judges' wear ROBES
Lasting impression SCAR
Lion sound ROAR
Makes a choice OPTS
May auto race, familiarly INDY
Clues Answers
Mixes together BLENDS
Money CASH
On the ocean ASEA
Parking-place machine METER
Part of the eye IRIS
Pillaged SACKED
Potential plant SEED
Raspy-sounding HOARSE
Road curve ESS
Rude fellows CADS
Sahara's continent: Abbr. AFR
Sandwich fish TUNA
Sandwich shop DELI
Say hello to GREET
Scratches up MARS
Short hairdos BOBS
Slightly ATAD
Sometime soon ONEDAY
Sound of regret SIGH
Source of snack seeds SUNFLOWER
Start of something ONSET
Statistics: Abbr. NOS
Storm preceder, supposedly CALM
Strongly advocates URGES
Suffix for press URE
The U.S., to an overseas G.I. STATESIDE
Thick carpet SHAG
To no __ (useless) AVAIL
Too quick HASTY
Trio after E FGH
Unruly child BRAT
Untrue FALSE
Whirlpool EDDY
Winning it all at a casino BREAKINGTHEBANK
Yoga position LOTUS
Young woman GIRL
__ de Janeiro RIO
__ Lee (cake name) SARA
__ the Hutt (''Star Wars'' series villain) JABBA