USA Today - Oct 7 2004

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Clues Answers
"A Lesson From ___" ALOES
"Law & Order: SVU" co-star ICET
"Rocky III" co-star MRT
"That ___ then, this . . ." WAS
1000th of an inch MIL
1992 David Mamet play OLEANNA
19th century inventor Howe ELIAS
Accomplished DID
Babe's name RUTH
Be master of OWN
Bit of buffoonery ANTIC
Botanical beard AWN
Bring suit HAULINTOCOURT
Bring to a close DRAWTHECURTAINS
Bug IRK
Butter squares PATS
Carried a torch (for) PINED
Chicken-king connection ALA
Country music's Travis RANDY
Critic's unit STAR
Crooner Rawls LOU
Cyberspace initials AOL
Dakota lodging TEPEE
Dazzled INAWE
Dessert set with gelatin MOUSSE
Discussed TALKEDABOUT
Disinfectant's target GERM
Dover fish SOLE
East European native SLAV
Eliminate as excessive LOP
Exert influence PULLSOMESTRINGS
Famous cookie name AMOS
First name in mascara ESTEE
Fishing pole wood, perhaps BAMBOO
Fuzzy textures NAPS
Genesis construction ARK
Get one's feet wet WADE
Grow genial THAW
Guinea pig, often PET
Clues Answers
Habituate INURE
Has obligations OWES
Journey segment LEG
July 4th candle ROMAN
Landmark case name ROE
Larklike songbird PIPIT
Like a spoiled brat SASSY
Like some weeds OUTGROWN
Madison Square Garden neighbor PENNSTATION
Mail-order steakhouse OMAHA
Mars' Greek counterpart ARES
More than that ALSO
Mountaineer's spike PITON
Nocturnal hunter OWL
Oz canine TOTO
Procrastinate DRAGONESHEELS
Put at ease SOLACED
Quad Cities setting IOWA
Rain, but good TEEM
Refute DENY
Rhetorician ORATOR
Roan on the range CAYUSE
Roman war trumpet TUBA
Scottish refusal NAE
Secret Chinese society TONG
Shipyard repair ramp SLIPWAY
Slalom segment ESS
Social gatherings SOIREES
Speed read? SKIMOVER
Start of the Lord's Prayer OUR
Still-life subject URN
Sure-footed work animal ASS
They may have it AYES
Timeline section ERA
Tizzy SNIT
Tug, say BOAT
Wild bunch MOB
Word with empty or mare's NEST
___ Maria (coffee liqueur) TIA