Crossword

Newsday.com Crossword Solutions - Jul 09, 2011

Answer	Clue
DANSE	''Bal'', for one
ANASTASIA	''Cinderella'' stepsister
ARI	''Entourage'' character
AXTON	''Joy to the World'' songwriter
ISEE	''Of course''
AHAB	''To the last I grapple with thee'' speaker
SAME	''__ here''
AMAT	''__ victoria curam'' (victory loves preparation)
INDUS	Backbone of Pakistani agriculture
STRONGSUITS	Bags, so to speak
FLOR	Barcelona bloomer
LTCOL	Battalion ldr.
OVERSTATE	Be too generous with
ARGO	Beneficiary of Hera's protection
INOUT	Bidirectional
TORSO	Body part
FISTBUMPS	Celebratory exchanges
ONES	Common notes
FORDS	Crosses, in a way
ELSE	Different
BOOTS	Dismisses
MINNIEMOUSE	Dreams Come True Parade VIP
TEED	Elevated for driving
ALAMO	Enterprise subsidiary
SPOTTY	Erratic
SCARE	Find, with ''up''
ADAM	First Prophet of Islam
SIR	Gentleman
LACY	Gossamer
CEL	Hand-colored frame
TITFORTAT	In kind
NANO	Inverse of giga-
GARBAGEDISPOSAL	It leads to a trap
IIII	It may be opposite X
ROADHOUSES	Joints near shoulders
ISLETS	Key chain
ZOO	Leeds' Tropical World, e.g.
HMS	Letters for some carriers
MANICOTTI	Literally, ''little sleeves''
LEGS	Long-term appeal
SACK	Loot
ROI	Louis the Lazy, for one
HENRI	Luxembourg's Grand Duke
CLEANEDUP	Made a pile
HARPOMARX	Master of the prop-laden sight gag
STEPS	Measures
IRAN	Name derived from ''Aryan''
KNOTTEDUP	Not at loose ends?
ONCE	Not at present
ATILT	Not on the level
AMA	Org. with a serpent in its logo
TOW	Parasailer's need
ANGORACAT	Persian alternative
NAB	Pick up
TITHE	Pledge of a sort
STASH	Put away
OPEN	Relatively free
ALVA	Richard __ Cavett
EMO	Rock type
CORRUPTION	Rotten nature
YDS	Saints nos.
DURUM	Semolina source
LADIESMEN	Smooth operators
BOT	Software agent
STP	Son of a Gun! Protectant maker
SHOOT	Studio session
EMS	Summer center
WRIGGLER	Tadpole, for example
TAPESTRY	Throne-room staple
MUTE	Tone down
PUZO	Two-time Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar winner
UTIL	Water, e.g.: Abbr.