Newsday.com - Jan 8 2007

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Clues Answers
''Mashed'' side order POTATO
Actor Baldwin ALEC
Apple discard CORE
Approach rapidly BEARDOWNON
Aspects FACETS
Assistants HELPERS
At a __ (completely stopped) STANDSTILL
Big party BASH
Bottled soft drink SODA
Brutish sort BEAST
Buy raffle tickets, for example TAKEACHANCE
Cabbagelike plant KALE
Circus performer ACROBAT
Dutch cheese EDAM
Each, slangily APOP
Eve's spouse ADAM
Explosion BLAST
Fa follower SOL
Faced the pitcher BATTED
Female horse MARE
Flag holder POLE
Flat-topped elevation MESA
Fussed over, with ''on'' DOTED
Garment border HEM
General vicinity AREA
Gives orders DIRECTS
Go inside ENTER
Got married WED
Grade-school basics ABCS
Group of athletes TEAM
Household pests ANTS
In addition AND
Indefinite amount SOME
Is concerned CARES
Just __ (slightly) ABIT
Make a crease in FOLD
Make a swap TRADE
Milky gem OPAL
Minstrel's instrument LUTE
Clues Answers
Move rapidly DASH
Objects to MINDS
Opposite of WNW ESE
Overeater's woe STOMACHACHE
Picks up the tab PAYS
Piece of paper SHEET
Place for ring jewelry EARLOBE
Prefix for system ECO
Prepared, as potatoes PEELED
Proofreader's find ERROR
Ranchland unit ACRE
Relaxing resort SPA
Rich cake TORTE
Rims EDGES
Roll-call response HERE
Room coolers FANS
Rowboat needs OARS
Santa syllables HOHO
Shopping center MALL
Sit for a portrait POSE
Slangy assent YEAH
So far YET
Song for two DUET
Sort one's trash, perhaps RECYCLE
Sound from a broadcast AUDIO
Spinning toys TOPS
Stinging insects BEES
Story with a moral FABLE
Toast topping OLEO
Took to court SUED
Tot's ''little piggies'' TOES
Transgression SIN
Twist or tango DANCE
Two-year-old TODDLER
Unforeseen problem SNAG
Winter vehicle SLED
Woodwind instrument OBOE
Zeal ARDOR
Zoomed SPED