USA Today - Oct 22 2011

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Clues Answers
"... in the two ___ of the mercy seat" (Ex. 25:18) ENDS
"Bells Are Ringing" heroine ELLA
"Edward Scissorhands" star DEPP
"The same" in footnotes IBID
"___ Got Sixpence" IVE
2003 Christmas film ELF
Abacus unit BEAD
Alg. follower TRIG
Barnstorming feat LOOP
Become frosty ICEUP
Big game ELKS
Calls it a day, really HITSTHESACK
Cartoon Bunny BUGS
Chasm ABYSS
Completely unfamiliar ALIEN
Continue without a break SEGUE
Corkers LULUS
Court winners ACES
Crook's cover ALIAS
Cupid companion DASHER
Dapper RAKISH
Desktop image ICON
Eggheady sort NERD
Fuzzy red monster ELMO
Garland co-star LAHR
Gas-saving car option STICKSHIFT
Gathered together MET
Gray-hair banisher DYE
Headquartered BASED
Help for the poor ALMS
Higher-ups BRASS
Hold out LAST
In a heated manner HOTLY
Inquire ASK
It's not to be missed BOAT
Jetty PIER
Landed ALIT
Literary pen name ELIA
Meditative exercise YOGA
Clues Answers
Musical that debuted in 1878 HMSPINAFORE
New Mexico home of Kit Carson TAOS
Nimble SPRY
One and only SOLE
Pandora's escapees EVILS
Pants parts KNEES
Passing comments? AYES
Rebuffs SNUBS
Report card notation ABSENCES
Retailer's concern NETSALES
Rocket trajectory ARC
Russian furbearer SABLE
Scopes trial org ACLU
Scottish cattle breed ANGUS
Sector ZONE
Sew loosely BASTE
Ship or plane partition BULKHEAD
Short parody SKIT
Smog HAZE
Soft and waterlogged BOGGY
Soft murmur COO
Spark AROUSE
Spot for rings CIRCUSTENT
State ASSERT
Stun with noise DEAFEN
Talks back to SASSES
Theater walk-on EXTRA
Three gift bearers MAGI
Timeline inclusion DATE
Twofold DUAL
Waits in readiness STANDSBY
Watch carefully TEND
Water-penetrating device SONAR
Wheel rod AXLE
Window insert PANE
Word said with closed eyes, often AMEN
WR's scores TDS
Yr. ender DEC
___ of Good Feelings ERA