The Washington Post - Mar 4 2012

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'East of Eden' girl ABRA
'Hi and Lois' daughter DOT
'Little House in the Big Woods' family name INGALLS
'Missing link' sought by physicists GODPARTICLE
'Samson' and 'Elijah' ORATORIOS
'Shoot!' DARNITALL
'___ Adore' (1998 Smashing Pumpkins single) AVA
'___-Bop' (Miles Davis album) DOO
Ace's assignment MISSION
Ain't right? ISNT
Arm of the Atlantic LABRADORSEA
Author of 'The Little Drummer Girl' LECARRE
Battle of Salamis craft TRIREME
Blossom PROSPER
Brand endorsed by Rihanna NIVEA
Bumped into MET
Captures, in a way SCANS
Come by ATTAIN
Common cover subjects CELEBS
Costa ___ RICA
Counter person OPPONENT
Cured cut PASTRAMI
Day's first stroke? ONEAM
Desert flower? NILERIVER
Directors may juggle them EGOS
Duchamp contemporary ARP
Emulate Eve RAP
Figure in 'The Golden Ass' ISIS
First prime after CCCXCVII CDI
Gears of War enthusiast, e.g GAMER
Gp. twice headed by Ronald Reagan SAG
Hitching posts? ALTARS
Involved INTRICATE
It may fuel a punch IRE
It's inspired AIR
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Its currency is the pataca MACAO
Lad, for one COLLIE
Left the slip SETSAIL
Lindsay Lohan's sister ALI
Literally, 'a blowing out' NIRVANA
Loving INTO
Luthier's device CCLAMP
Microchip connector PIN
Much eBay merchandise MEMORABILIA
Nintendo character MARIO
Nintendo character LUIGI
Niš natives SERBS
Not as expected AMISS
Old Olds model OMEGA
Onetime Hertz owner RCA
Org. with an Office of Water EPA
Oscar-winning role of 2006 AMIN
Piano player? HAND
Place to park LOT
Plays for fast backs ENDRUNS
Prepare to stay out, in a way ENCAMP
Reciprocal INVERSE
Respecting INRE
Sch. near the Strip UNLV
Scratchy RASPISH
Selectric setting TAB
Soy, on U.S. soil IAM
Spot for a blowout VOLCANO
Starts of many remodeling projects, briefly DEMOS
Stone with a band SLY
Ted Turner successfully defended it in 1977 AMERICASCUP
Tours between? ENTRE
Villain in 'Captain Hareblower' YOSEMITESAM
What a long and winding road may provide SCENICDRIVE
___-Burmese Wars ANGLO