Universal - Jul 8 2004

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Clues Answers
"Ah, Wilderness!" mother ESSIE
"Der ___" (Adenauer) ALTE
"The Optimist's Daughter" novelist Welty EUDORA
"___ to Pieces" (Del Shannon hit) IGO
2003 award for Shirin Ebadi NOBELPEACEPRIZE
African antelope GNU
Area code preceder ONE
Author Calvino ITALO
Bend under pressure SAG
Bit of residue DREG
Bruins' Bobby ORR
Capital of Cyprus NICOSIA
Check the UPC SCAN
Clears the deck SWABS
Comedian Carvey DANA
Corn growers? TOES
Corp. takeover LBO
Dolls' partners? GUYS
Draft choices ALES
Early fall setting EDEN
Easy victory ROMP
Fair SOSO
First name in courtroom fiction ERLE
Five Nations tribe ONEIDA
Future rabbis, perhaps YESHIVASTUDENTS
Gave the green light OKAYED
Given to prying (Var.) NOSEY
Golfer Palmer, informally ARNIE
Griffith, or Garcia ANDY
Hill and Sesame (Abbr.) STS
His wife took a turn for the worse LOT
Ill. neighbor IND
It may be held in delis MAYO
It's sold in bars SOAP
Kenmore competitor AMANA
King in "Macbeth" DUNCAN
Lenny Kravitz hit YESTERDAYISGONE
Like the decimal system METRIC
Ma with a bow YOYO
Clues Answers
Maestro Mehta ZUBIN
More than suggests URGES
Nerdy guy DWEEB
Number of weeks per annum LII
Ointment SALVE
Old station identification ESSO
Org. with a mission NASA
Overhauls REVAMPS
Paper purchase REAM
Pedestal topper IDOL
Potluck favorite NOODLECASSEROLE
Prayer in a convent NUN
Presage OMEN
Profound DEEP
Protruding tree knots GNARLS
Put back on the job REHIRE
Rarer than rare RAW
Rice wine SAKE
River of France OISE
Rob, formerly of "The West Wing" LOWE
Ruth's was 2.28 ERA
Scat queen ELLA
She's a sweetie in Tahiti AMIE
Singer Lovett LYLE
Social standing STATUS
Some have black eyes PEAS
Spade or Cooke SAM
Start to freeze? ANTI
Start to type? LINO
Stops wavering OPTS
Sweat units BEADS
Swindler's name, possibly ALIAS
This puzzle's theme YESNO
Tie at anchor MOOR
To boot ALSO
Type of commentary SAD
What hot coffee may do SCALD
When prompted ONCUE
Wine containers VATS