USA Today - Oct 2 2012

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Clues Answers
"To ___ it may concern . . ." WHOM
"___ in Boots" (classic fairy tale) PUSS
"___ off to see the wizard . . ." WERE
Adverse fate DOOM
All night dance party RAVE
American ostrich RHEA
Any of five Norwegian kings OLAF
As well ALSO
Aspirin target PAIN
Awestruck AGAPE
Bear in the night sky URSA
Behold amorously OGLE
Berra of Yankee legend YOGI
Butcher's scraps OFFAL
Charlotte and Emily's literary sister ANNE
Check for errata EDIT
Chow ___ (Chinese dish) MEIN
Company possessions, e.g ASSETS
Courtroom employee, briefly STENO
Creation of 1-Across, perhaps EPODE
Crowning glories of some animals MANES
Debate feature REBUTTAL
Declare untrue DENY
Earthen crock OLLA
European shore bird DOTTEREL
Expert in mimicry APER
Feeling no pain TIPSY
Hints for Sherlock CLUES
Hold spellbound GRIP
Japanese sashes OBIS
Like a gen. who no longer has men RET
Like the crown of the Statue of Liberty RAYED
Long drink of water SWIG
Low-carb diet maven ATKINS
Marsh plant SEDGE
Mild censure, when on the wrist SLAP
More than mere intuition ESP
Morning condensations DEWS
Much less than decent LEWD
Clues Answers
One of seven continents ASIA
One year's record ANNAL
Ones who swear in court? DEPOSERS
Oyster part also called "mother-of-pearl" NACRE
Pinkie-to-thumb measure SPAN
Positive answer YES
Pushing the envelope EDGY
Reputation demerits BLOTS
Roman wraparound TOGA
Serpentine seafood EEL
Shakespeare's "Poor me!" ALAS
Shakespeare's King LEAR
Simon & Garfunkel's first hit (with "The") SOUNDSOFSILENCE
Snack of Spain TAPA
Sneaker part SOLE
Socially inept sort NERD
Spot in the distance ESPY
Spy novel org., sometimes CIA
Start BEGIN
Stylish elegance ELAN
Submit to authority DEFER
Suffix with "lion" or "host" ESS
Sumter or McHenry FORT
Temporary home for Napoleon ELBA
Twangy, as a voice NASAL
Type of bear or ice cap POLAR
U.K. television network BBC
Use a tuffet SIT
Verse maker POET
Wall Street figure INVESTOR
Was certain of KNEW
What a good mystery provides STATEOFSUSPENSE
What an alarm system provides SENSEOFSECURITY
Winter driving hazard SLEET
Word with "city" or "tube" INNER
Wrinkly tangelo with a bad name UGLI
___ close for comfort TOO
___ Locks (Great Lakes canals) SOO
___ nova (Brazilian music) BOSSA