Newsday.com - Sep 1 2008

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Clues Answers
''Santa __'' (ship of Columbus) MARIA
'70s dance music DISCO
202, in old Rome CCII
Adorable CUTE
Allows to borrow LENDS
Alphabet starter ABC
Baby chicks' calls PEEPS
Beethoven piano piece MOONLIGHTSONATA
Beginning ONSET
Black tea PEKOE
Burglar's haul LOOT
Came down to earth ALIT
Captain's journal LOG
Castle protection MOAT
China cup holder SAUCER
Clean thoroughly SCOUR
Comes to a halt ENDS
Cougar PUMA
Dole (out) METE
Eager AVID
Eerie glow AURA
Ending for Japan or Vietnam ESE
Fathers, familiarly DADS
Featuring big-name performers STARSTUDDED
Female choir voice ALTO
Fragrant spring blooms LILACS
Frequent hotel prohibition NOPETS
Frequently ALOT
Gas or elec. UTIL
Gawk at OGLE
Get away from ELUDE
Hammer or chisel TOOL
Honking bird GOOSE
Immediately, in a memo ASAP
In telephone limbo ONHOLD
Jazz accompaniment VAMP
Meeting plan AGENDA
Mexican snack TACO
Mix, as batter STIR
Clues Answers
Narrate again RETELL
NASA event LAUNCH
Not __ (mediocre) SOHOT
Old furnace fuel COAL
Omelet maker COOK
Pathway ROUTE
Pile up AMASS
Playful prank ANTIC
Practice boxing SPAR
Prankster CUTUP
Prepares for battle ARMS
Publication with a big crossword SUNDAYPAPER
Revise text EDIT
Ruination BANE
Scarlet and cherry REDS
Scrapbook ALBUM
Sheltered inlet COVE
Shy TIMID
Skin-cream ingredient ALOE
Something that's taboo NONO
Spa hot spot SAUNA
Spicy dip SALSA
Sports numbers, for short STATS
Step __ (hurry) ONIT
Summer or spring SEASON
Takes advantage of USES
Tale STORY
Tiny bite NIP
Tiresome one BORE
To and __ FRO
Took care of a bill PAID
Unoccupied VACANT
Untrue FALSE
Valentine's Day flower ROSE
Water-lily locale POND
When a clock's hands point upward ATNOON
White heron EGRET
Your and my OUR
__-frutti TUTTI