USA Today - May 23 2008

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Clues Answers
''Be'' conjugate ARE
''Blondie,'' for one STRIP
''The Diary of ___ Nin'' ANAIS
A solid-colored billiard ball TWO
Abbr. akin to etc. ETAL
Airport announcement DELAY
Ancient meeting place AGORA
Antiquated interjection EGAD
Ascend ARISE
At first, second or third ONBASE
Backstage assistant DRESSER
Break of day? SIESTA
Computer command ENTER
Consignee's hope RESALE
Cooked DONE
Crooner Paul ANKA
Czech Republic river ODER
Decrease LESSEN
Doubly piqued SORER
Early hour periods AMS
Editorial matter STYLE
Eli, for one IVYLEAGUER
Excogitation DESIGN
Farmer who works the soil SODBUSTER
Fettuccine and such PASTA
First name among the ''Friends'' cast LISA
Foot, in anatomy PES
Gallic cleric ABBE
Getty feature ART
Golfer's pleasant surprise ACE
Goodnight girl of song IRENE
Had three wings? ATE
Italian wine region ASTI
Kaline and Oerter ALS
Keeps out BARS
Kind of second NANO
Legal advice, at times SUE
Low on word count TERSE
Luau garb GRASSSKIRT
Clues Answers
Lucky Charms marshmallow shape MOON
Map mass ASIA
Mystery writers' award EDGAR
Neon effect GLOW
Numerical proportion RATIO
On the subject of ASTO
One of Asta's feeders NORA
Opening words on an agenda TODO
Pollution on some bricks SOOT
Post again RESEND
Relative of an avocet STILT
Road crew worker PAVER
Sci-fi creature BLOB
Seaweed ALGA
Self-titled jazz album of 1969 ELLA
Service member? TEACUP
Sibyl, e.g. SEER
Small town BURG
Soft white cheese BRIE
Sphere's lack EDGE
Swiss cheese hole EYE
Takes forcibly USURPS
Technique-teaching composition ETUDE
Tend to, as a turkey BASTE
They may have hearings in Switzerland YODELS
They speak and drink TOASTERS
Time to get well? SOON
Top man in the Dodgers dugout TORRE
Transporter to remote areas BUSHPILOT
Turturro of ''The Sopranos'' AIDA
Vassal LIEGE
Vigorous spirit ELAN
Villainous Amin IDI
Wise observations ADAGES
With skill ADEPTLY
Word on some drink cans LITE
Yearned to see a dentist ACHED
You can always count on these ABACUSES
___ Wences (frequent Ed Sullivan guest) SENOR