USA Today - Aug 31 2011

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Clues Answers
"Iliad" figure ARES
"Kapow!" BAM
"Outland" penguin OPUS
"Tat-tat" preceder RATA
"___ 911!" (TV comedy) RENO
1776 British soldier REDCOAT
Actor, playwright and director Davis OSSIE
Affectionate greeting BEARHUG
Arctic diver MURRE
Barrel cleaner RAMROD
Birds' beaks NEBS
Bogged down MIRED
Busy as ___ ABEE
Caps Lock neighbor TAB
Cash in, as coupons REDEEM
Cheap ship accommodations STEERAGE
Computer game set in an island world MYST
Connecticut city DANBURY
Consecrates with oil ANOINTS
Contemporary of Whitney and Celine MARIAH
Corp. name ending INC
Country in western Africa SENEGAL
Craftsperson ARTISAN
Dapper fellow? DAN
Derived from milk LACTIC
Don Draper and others ADMEN
Elaborately decorated ORNATE
Friend, in Australia MATE
Gourmet rice BASMATI
Hindu religious retreat ASHRAM
Hold back FORBEAR
Indentureship unit YEAR
It comes before "while" ERST
It's soothing BALM
Kevin Costner's catchy film? BULLDURHAM
Laugh-inducing Laurel STAN
Leveling, in a way BULLDOZING
Like Rubik's puzzle CUBIC
Long tail? AGO
Clues Answers
Member of baseball's 700 Club BABERUTH
Microphone tester's word ONE
Natural rope fiber SISAL
Noncash deposit SILT
Off in the distance AFAR
One of folk's Guthries ARLO
Parks of history ROSA
Post-pablum sounds BURPS
Private disagreement? NOSIR
Provide with a hideout, e.g ABET
Put in your two cents OPINE
Raised-eyebrow exclamations OHS
Richard's vice, for a while? SPIRO
Ring legend ALI
Rorschach test image BLOT
Rum-soaked cake BABA
San Francisco's ___ Hill NOB
Second first lady ABIGAIL
Shoreline feature INLET
Show shock GASP
Sigma follower TAU
Slap-happy one of comedy MOE
Soft-money source PAC
Star of "Lou Grant" ASNER
Street urchin WAIF
Strip along the Mediterranean GAZA
Strong throw or golf tee PEG
Take the plunge? LEAP
Teri Garr in "Young Frankenstein" INGA
Terrific tenor CARUSO
That counterpart THIS
Things to aim for BULLSEYES
Trucker's expense TOLLS
Wallet bill, perhaps TEN
Whimper MEWL
Wine and dine lavishly FETE
Women's magazine MCCALLS
Word with "Kingdom" or "Nations" UNITED
World War I spy HARI