USA Today - Aug 17 2012

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Clues Answers
"No," to Sir Walter Scott NAE
"Pandora's Box" painter Magritte RENE
"Well, lookee here!" OHO
A dull wit THICKHEADEDNESS
Ad ___ committee HOC
American pioneer Daniel BOONE
Amigo PAL
Anon's partner EVER
Appropriate ALLOT
Artist Picasso PABLO
Bad ___ (German spa) EMS
Band of fighters CADRE
Be found all around ABOUND
Blatant CONSPICUOUS
Bright star NOVA
Broke the silence of the lambs? BAAED
Compel by force COERCE
Cotillion girl, briefly DEB
Droop in the middle SAG
English dog breed BULLTERRIER
Extremely thick growth of trees DENSEFOREST
Farewell, on the Riviera ADIEU
Fisherman's buy ROD
Gal's date GUY
Game with an "it" TAG
Green garden bug APHID
Hebrew alphabet opener ALEPH
High peak ALP
Highest in a suit ACE
History book listings FIRSTS
Hither and ___ YON
In trig, sine's reciprocal COSEC
It can turn one into many ESS
It'll unharden your garden HOE
It's between 90 and 180 degrees OBTUSEANGLE
Lemon peel scrapings ZESTS
Let one's god down? SIN
Life story, in brief BIO
Like a doubting Thomas LEERY
Like volcanic fallout ASHY
Clues Answers
Liquor-free DRY
Maintained, as an opinion HELD
Manicurist's tool FILE
Md. clock setting EST
Minimum LEAST
Mortise's mate TENON
Musket extension? EER
New York, Baltimore and New Orleans PORTS
Not real ERSATZ
Ocean eagles ERNS
On the house FREE
Once named NEE
Only average SOSO
Opening for peering through a fence KNOTHOLE
Org. governing overhead traffic FAA
Payable immediately DUE
Pillages LOOTS
Plus and minus, for two SIGNS
Porcine abode STY
Problem of the stomach lining ULCER
Provide a hideout for a crook ABET
Ready a machete HONE
Recycle REUSE
Rendered, as a compliment PAID
Runaway win ROUT
Sack that's good for hitting? BED
San Antonio shrine ALAMO
Secluded clearings GLENS
Set apart DETACHED
Shoelace tip AGLET
Shoo-___ (sure things) INS
Simpleton FOOL
Slight advantages EDGES
Smooths, as wood SANDS
Spot of land in the ocean ISLE
Spreads on breads OLEOS
Top rating AONE
Ultimate application USE
Unproductive bother ADO
___ at ease (uncomfortable) ILL