USA Today - Aug 2 2013

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Clues Answers
"Help!" to a sailor SOS
"Little Mermaid" lyricist Howard ASHMAN
"Smarter ___ the average bear" THAN
A Dada founder ARP
A grad may be working on it PHD
A level playing field PARITY
Ad ___ committee HOC
Alternative to Magnavox RCA
Bear name PAPA
Beehives and 'fros DOS
Belt-maker's tool AWL
Big international conflict WAR
Blacken by burning CHAR
Clams and oysters, e.g SEAFARE
Color subtlety HUE
Column to the left of the decimal point ONES
Controversial mentalist Geller URI
Damage beyond repair RUIN
Ditka and Shanahan MIKES
Drink that may be made from ginger ALE
Energy source in old engines STEAM
Fairway call FORE
Featured vocalists' selections SOLI
Fertilizer from bats GUANO
Film components SCENES
Final amt TTL
Flight board info ETA
Floats on air WAFTS
Forget to put in OMIT
Girl rescued by Don Juan LEILA
Got the fare down ATE
Grass seed alternative SOD
Hall of Fame manager Weaver EARL
Hardy perennial PEONY
It's at one's doorstep MAT
Jazz flautist Herbie MANN
Jester's headgear FOOLSCAP
Kind of child ONLY
Larson's "The ___ Side" FAR
Lobster's claw CHELA
Clues Answers
Loser to the tortoise HARE
Major burden ONUS
Make reparations ATONE
Mint seasoning MARJORAM
Misspent energy ADO
Mixture AMALGAM
Nancy Drew creator Keene CAROLYN
Necklace unit, perhaps BEAD
Old-school oath EGADS
One of Seth's brothers ABEL
One using God as a cure FAITHHEALER
Onetime ring king ALI
Partner of desist? CEASE
Pebbles' mom WILMA
Place for a necklace clasp NAPE
Presses the laundry IRONS
Racket part GRIP
Rajah's mate (Var.) RANEE
Reward from a boss RAISE
Scorch, in cooking SEAR
Shocking swimmer? EEL
Short pleasure trip JAUNT
Sick of it all FEDUP
Ska fan, perhaps RASTA
Soda additive ICE
Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls PAPYRI
Sore IRATE
Specter seen in the Capitol building ARLEN
Stroll to help the needy CHARITYWALK
Subtly illuminated AGLOW
Systems for speakers PAS
Tax evader's worry AUDIT
Territories AREAS
Toothy smile GRIN
Vatican VIP POPE
What losers of title bouts do HOPEFORAREMATCH
Wok veggie SNOWPEA
Wool grower EWE
Zoo favorite APE
___-Town (Midwest hub) CHI