USA Today - Sep 24 2011

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Clues Answers
". . . ___ of meat from the king" (2 Samuel 11:8) AMESS
"I Get ___ Out of You" (Cole Porter) AKICK
"Step ___!" ("Speed up!") ONIT
"The Raven" monogram EAP
"The Tell-Tale Heart" author POE
"When I Was ___" ("HMS Pinafore" song) ALAD
"You're darned right!" ILLSAY
"___ silly question . . ." ASKA
1988 Olympics city SEOUL
Aim GOAL
Alternate tactic PLANB
At-bats or runs, e.g STAT
Beach wear BIKINI
Beachcomber's find SEASHELL
Calcutta clothing (Var.) SAREES
Capital of Yemen SANA
Character in gangster film spoofs MRBIG
Christmas tree type FIR
Common article THE
Communion site ALTAR
Commuters' lines ELS
Diez x diez CIEN
Divine ___ (Bette) MISSM
Extract a tooth YANK
Eye-catching haircut MOHAWK
FedEx alternative UPS
Film genre SCIFI
From the start ANEW
Giant, to Jack FOE
Gyrating Muslim monk WHIRLINGDERVISH
Have the lead STAR
Hook's sidekick SMEE
In the early evening ATDUSK
Jackson Five features AFROS
Just the facts? DATA
Kind of artist CON
Lacks humility BOASTS
Lead-in for Bravo RIO
Clues Answers
Lend an ear LISTEN
Makes lovable ENDEARS
Mauna ___, Hawaii KEA
Member of the flock EWE
Mouth, slangily YAP
Notwithstanding, for short THO
Partakes in a Halloween activity BOBS
Pimlico garb SILKS
Plea to Lassie COMEHOME
Prank CAPER
Professional obi wearer GEISHA
Proud-peacock link ASA
Provide food, uptown CATER
Q's value in Scrabble TEN
Radar's favorite pop NEHI
Rectangular column PILASTER
Remedied a badly installed carpet RELAID
Richards of "Jurassic Park" ARIANA
Ringlet CORKSCREWCURL
Room off an ambulatory APSE
Service station sideline CARWASH
Space-saving steps? SPIRALSTAIRCASE
Spinal column features DISCS
Spiny bush ACACIA
Stand-up's staple ONELINER
Suffix in the Guinness book EST
Sunday song PSALM
Superlative AONE
Syrup source MAPLE
Tape-player button REC
The "S" of RSVP SIL
Towel embroidery HERS
War's end VDAY
What a joke may break ICE
Wheels at sea HELMS
When repeated, a ballroom dance CHA
With no profit guarantee ONSPEC
Yawning gap CHASM