Newsday.com - Nov 12 2012

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Clues Answers
''Absolutely!'' SURE
''Do __?'' (timid one's question) IDARE
African's southern tip CAPEOFGOODHOPE
Allow LET
Allowed to borrow LOANED
Alternative to Brillo SOSPAD
Amaze AWE
Amount of medicine DOSE
Aquatic mammal OTTER
Auction-goods condition ASIS
Aware of ONTO
Balance-sheet plus ASSET
Bit of rain DROP
Bit of sunshine RAY
Book of maps ATLAS
Break sharply SNAP
Charged atom ION
Chick's chirp PEEP
Cupcake topping ICING
Deceives LIESTO
Defraud CHEAT
Diner patron EATER
Doe or fawn DEER
Dog's paws FEET
Dollar sign shape ESS
Drove too fast SPED
Farewell, in France ADIEU
Female choir voice ALTO
Finish last LOSE
Flat-topped elevation MESA
Full collection SET
Good friend PAL
Grain storage building SILO
Guys-only gathering STAG
Hard work, informally SWEAT
Have a fondness for LIKE
Invites out for ASKSTO
Leaf-gathering tool RAKE
Leaning tower city PISA
Clues Answers
Like spinach or lettuce LEAFY
Lima or garbanzo BEAN
Long, heroic story EPIC
Lopsided victories ROUTS
Makes less difficult EASES
Menagerie ZOO
Missouri's __ Mountains OZARK
Montana neighbor IDAHO
Move like a rabbit HOP
Not as brightly colored PALER
One of the Great Lakes ERIE
Overseas ABROAD
Paris subway METRO
Pegs used in 54 Down TEES
Pub beverages ALES
Remove from power OUST
Remove pencil marks ERASE
Sauce made with basil PESTO
Secretive, as espionage CLOAKANDDAGGER
Sharp taste TANG
Sixth sense: Abbr ESP
Skin opening PORE
Skirt borders HEMS
Small bites NIPS
Small pooch LAPDOG
Smart-mouthed SASSY
Speaks like Daffy Duck LISPS
Sport with greens and clubs GOLF
Study all night CRAM
Surprised with smooches STOLESOMEKISSES
Tehran's nation IRAN
Tex-Mex dip SALSA
That lady SHE
Tournament rounds, for short SEMIS
Twelve-month spans: Abbr YRS
Unlock OPEN
Vending-machine openings SLOTS
Verbal exam ORAL
__ and rave (make a scene) RANT