Universal - Feb 21 2007

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Clues Answers
''... and seven years ___'' AGO
''Five Women'' author Jaffe RONA
''I ___ Parade'' LOVEA
''Messiah,'' for one ORATORIO
''Portnoy's Complaint'' author ROTH
... ELLIPSIS
A load of gossip EARFUL
Actors handle them PROPS
Addison's writing partner STEELE
Art of verse POESY
Ballet move with bended knees PLIE
Battery size AAA
Better ENHANCE
Canal of song ERIE
Capital near Lillehammer OSLO
Charlie of the Rolling Stones WATTS
Concord HARMONY
Confidence games SCAMS
Constitutional guarantee RIGHTTOBEARARMS
Cooped-up female? HEN
D'Urbervilles miss TESS
Darned spot? TOE
Determine judicially TRY
Displayed sudden interest, in a way SATUP
Doctored photo? XRAY
Dough MOOLA
Emotional request PLEA
Expensive car trips? TOWS
Express verbally UTTER
Grammarian's concern, perhaps PERFECTTENSE
Grp. that whistled ''Dixie''? CSA
Hidden supply STASH
If you make this, there can be no possible change EXACTPAYMENT
Imp's opposite ANGEL
In and of itself PERSE
In the beaver state? EAGER
Indochinese republic LAOS
It may have a cross to bear ALTAR
It's better than never? LATE
Clues Answers
It's softer than gypsum TALC
Jacqueline Du Pre's instrument CELLO
Kowtowed, e.g. KNELT
Legendary first name in sitcoms DESI
Member of a colony ANT
Moscow-to-Baghdad dir. SSE
Motion-carrying votes AYES
Mythomaniac LIAR
Nabokov heroine ADA
New Testament letter EPISTLE
Old British gold coins worth 21 shillings GUINEAS
Optimistic, as an outlook ROSY
Overly TOO
Palindromic prefix NON
Playing marble AGGIE
Quiescent INERT
Redundant partner of ''done with'' OVER
Right-angle bends ELLS
Runner's destination TAPE
Salt away STORE
Serpentine swimmers EELS
Shearing sound SNIP
Skull cavity SINUS
Small cuts NICKS
Smell ___ (suspect something) ARAT
Smile derisively SIMPER
Special gift ESP
Steep rocks CRAGS
Strong adhesive EPOXY
Suffix with ''computer'' ESE
T. follower REX
TV network letters PBS
Verbal attack SLAM
Visualizes SEES
Where it all begins START
Whispered item SECRET
You could be safe with him UMP
___ mode ALA
___ nous (confidentially) ENTRE