USA Today - Dec 21 2006

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Clues Answers
''. . . hear ___ drop'' APIN
''. . . ___ and I don't even know it!'' APOET
''Delta of Venus'' author Anais NIN
''I ___ at the office'' GAVE
''Pygmalion'' writer SHAW
''With ___ ring . . .'' THIS
''Working Without ___'' (Waylon Jennings tune) ANET
Actress Christina RICCI
Arab prince EMIR
Baby blues EYES
Back down RELENT
Blab TELL
Blake or Redford ROBERT
Blender setting WHIP
Business bigwigs, briefly CEOS
Carnival site RIO
Certain trader, for short ARB
Citizen of note KANE
Contraction in an alibi, perhaps WASNT
Engine option HEMI
Feline intoxicant CATNIP
First name in game show hosts ALEX
Former spouses EXES
Gas pump option DIESEL
Give tutelage, e.g. INSTRUCT
Goon THUG
Hair removal brand name NEET
He wrote ''My Way'' ANKA
Inspiration for the Baltimore Ravens POE
Irene of ''Fame'' CARA
It might follow you ARE
It's at the end of this puzzle's theme names SILENTE
Jackson's house? BROWNESTONE
Japanese cartoon style ANIME
Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. STE
Kazakhstan river URAL
LeBron's org. NBA
Lena's plumbing? HORNEPIPES
Lies next to ABUTS
Clues Answers
Like a zoo animal CAGED
Like Abner LIL
Love potion's number NINE
Marvin's clothes? GAYEAPPAREL
Memorable times ERAS
Milan moola of old LIRA
More thought-provoking DEEPER
Natural sticker CACTUS
NFL Hall-of-Famer Dawson LEN
Not very cool UNHIP
Obliterated ERASED
Often replaced joint KNEE
Oil of ___ OLAY
One at a keyboard TYPER
One more time AGAIN
One who abandons his mates DESERTER
Part of a musical gig SET
Patsy of country music CLINE
Pepsi competitor COKE
Pt. of MIT INST
Put on a play again RESTAGE
Roger who slugged 61 MARIS
Roman wrap TOGA
Sam's library? COOKEBOOKS
Shampoo whose commercials featured pearls PRELL
Shoe part SOLE
Some sewing machines (and clue to this puzzle's theme) SINGERS
South American plains PAMPAS
Spartan music hall ODEON
Suggested retail price LIST
Tabloid aviators ETS
Take ___ (doze) ANAP
They may take turns for the wurst SPITS
Type of child ONLY
Upper part of a glacier NEVE
Words of commitment IDO
Words of noncommitment IMAY
Zeus' sister HERA
___ in comparison PALED