USA Today - Oct 12 2015

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Clues Answers
"Over the hill" in the military AWOL
Act amateurishly EMOTE
Agenda entry ITEM
Alphabet intro ABC
Army breakfast server? GENERALMILLS
Baby's footwear BOOTIE
Basketball or football defense method MANTOMAN
Beach souvenir CONCH
Begin, as a discussion INITIATE
Beliefs CREDOS
Brand mascot in white COLONELSANDERS
Bump on a trunk NODE
Butterfly-catching device NET
Certain sibs BROS
Cincinnati baseball team REDS
Cola opener COCA
Combat pilots ACES
Compacted DENSE
Continuous dull pain ACHE
Critic, often RATER
Definitely not a fan HATER
Drudge MOIL
Eastern housemaid AMAH
Emotional poems ODES
Eschew the restaurant EATIN
Features of the boondocks PRIVATEROADS
Freshwater game fish PIKE
Got a move on HIED
Gunk CRUD
Handy UTILE
He gave Londoners a lift? OTIS
Highest points ACMES
Hinder by prohibition EMBAR
Hold firmly, as one's attention RIVET
Horse morsel OAT
Intellectual misfit NERD
It's not to be taken seriously FARCE
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It's sometimes heart-related MAJOROPERATION
Kind of banks or limits OUTER
Kuwaiti prince EMIR
Lands within lands ENCLAVES
Like every other number EVEN
Lived it up HADABALL
Longest river NILE
Mauna ___, Hawaii LOA
Mend with a needle RESEW
Milne's bear POOH
Musical drama OPERA
Negatively charged atom ANION
Not a pro AMATEUR
One quarter of tetra- MONO
Opposite of polite RUDE
Physical exertion EFFORT
Plowing unit ACRE
Presidential caucus state IOWA
Prods into action GOOSES
Pub serving ALE
Quiet performer MIME
Related AKIN
Sacred ceremony RITE
Scottish headgear TAM
Setting for a Scandinavian cruise FJORD
Several wombs UTERI
Sir, overseas HERR
Supplies with personnel MANS
Swamp critter CROC
Syrup flavor MAPLE
Tailor-made line HEM
Tear with force REND
Traveler's lodging MOTEL
Trouble's partner TOIL
Unbroken mustang BRONC
Well-educated one SCHOLAR
Word in four state names NEW