USA Today - Jul 17 2008

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Clues Answers
''Further Reflections on Parsley'' poet OGDENNASH
''Puss in Boots'' beast OGRE
Ancient region bordering Lydia IONIA
As the result of DUETO
Astonished cry MYWORD
Aussie ''hello'' GDAY
Bancroft of ''The Graduate'' ANNE
Being interested SHOWINGCONCERN
Bout place ARENA
Brilliant success ECLAT
C&W mecca OPRY
Certain Monopoly tokens HATS
Chick on the piano COREA
Chow down uptown DINE
Cold coverings FROSTS
Conquistador's treasure ORO
Cross a river where it's shallow FORD
Disco descriptor AGOGO
Duesenberg contemporary REO
Exemplar of might OAK
Female butters NANNYGOATS
Fictional Gantry ELMER
Focus of a 1773 party TEA
Following some of Dale Carnegie's counsel WINNINGFRIENDS
Hash house sign EATS
Heather-covered wasteland MOOR
Hill-building creatures ANTS
Homer Simpson's favorite bar MOES
How some losses are shown INRED
Ill-fated German admiral SPEE
Iowa State site AMES
Is down with something AILS
It may be hogged ROAD
Latticework feature SLAT
Lining up, like dominos PLACINGENDTOEND
List-curtailing abbr. ETAL
Long-winded complaint RANT
Makes smart? HURTS
Clues Answers
Mitt of politics ROMNEY
Mormon Tabernacle Choir number HYMN
North American coastal turtles TERRAPINS
Paradise on earth EDEN
Physical stature BUILD
Pulver's rank, in film (Abbr.) ENS
Qom native IRANI
Rose's protection THORN
Sawbones DOCS
She reprised Fay's ''King Kong'' role NAOMI
Shipmate of Uhura and Chekov SULU
Slanted newspaper pieces, briefly OPEDS
Snuggle together, in a way SPOON
Software symbols ICONS
Spot on the tube TVAD
Start of Caesar's boast ICAME
Stays too long at the gym, e.g. OVERDOESIT
Subtle point NICETY
Sweepstakes chances ODDS
Take the show on the road TOUR
Takes a card from the deck DRAWS
Takes into a count? ADDS
The backup one is B PLAN
Trident feature TINE
Try to bite, puppy-style NIPAT
Two cents' worth SAY
Type of engine HEMI
Univ. lecturer PROF
Use a prayer rug, e.g. KNEEL
Wholly absorbed RAPT
Words said with a nod ISEE
Wrangler's buddy PARD
Write up, as a speeder CITE
You might use one with reservations HOTEL
Young Ron Howard role OPIE
Young socialite, briefly DEB
___ monster (venomous lizard) GILA
___ on the side of caution ERR