Ink Well xwords - Feb 24 2006

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Clues Answers
'America the Beautiful' color AMBER
'Club' for bulk-buyers SAMS
'Cool' fig. MIL
'For Whom the Bell Tolls' poet DONNE
'Or ___!' ELSE
'This Old House' host VILA
50/50 chance EVENODDS
A serious one may be red ALERT
A util. ELEC
Affectionate term for a soda bottle? THEDEARLITER
Ancient Mexican OLMEC
Aptly named English novelist READE
As well TOO
Battery pole ANODE
Beer, at times CHASER
Beta version, e.g. TEST
Betray, as an accomplice RATON
Big name in compilation albums KTEL
Blows off steam VENTS
Circling, as a satellite INORBIT
Common winter bug FLU
Conjurer's items MOJOS
Contribute PAYIN
Couples in tabloids ITEMS
Crypt judge? TOMBRATER
Dog in a strip ODIE
Drills BORES
E-mailed SENT
Eurasia's ___ Mountains URAL
Evening affair SOIREE
Exposed BARE
Exuberant novelist? JOYWRITER
Feather's partner TAR
For fun ONALARK
Former red states? USSR
Free-for-all MELEE
Ghostly ETHEREAL
Guitar guide FRET
Clues Answers
Head light HALO
Iraqi minority KURDS
It isn't pretty EYESORE
It may have a gate attached to it SCANDAL
Kicking, so to speak ALIVE
Like some pickings SLIM
Name in lifts OTIS
One surveying the orchard? APPLESIGHTER
Org. for an OB/GYN AMA
Party REVEL
Pine stickers NEEDLES
Rage IRE
Rampant RIFE
Refs' ring decisions TKOS
Resort company CLUBMED
Rest stop INN
Run in place? IDLE
Sandwich and Salisbury EARLS
Sidestepper? CRAB
Single pickle SPEAR
Soaked ALLWET
Split bit ATOM
Spring training stats ERAS
Sticking a fork in the toaster, e.g. NONO
Syrup flavor MAPLE
The Chicago ___ SEVEN
The point of a male? ANTLER
Toledo's lake ERIE
Treater's words ONME
Try for damages SUE
Tunes out IGNORES
Tutsi foe HUTU
UFO pilots ETS
Unconvincing, as an excuse LAME
Whale Dick MOBY
Wine and dine FETE
Wintry mix SLEET
Yodeling spot, perhaps ALP