Newsday.com - Jul 28 2014

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Clues Answers
''Better late __ never'' THAN
''__ boy!'' (''Way to go!'') ATTA
87-octane fuel REGULARGASOLINE
A US alliance NATO
Apparel that's not dressy EVERYDAYCLOTHES
Artist's cap BERET
Author unknown: Abbr ANON
Ballerina's skirt TUTU
Banana coverings PEELS
Be partial to FAVOR
Bingo player's purchase CARD
Biology or chemistry: Abbr SCI
Black-and-white cookie OREO
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner MEAL
Canyon sound ECHO
Casual shirt TEE
Catch in a trap SNARE
Center of a bagel HOLE
Christmas song NOEL
Clinton's vice president GORE
Close forcefully SLAM
Direct words at SAYTO
Discussion venue FORUM
Double-curve letter ESS
Feeling achy SORE
First part of a play ACTI
Flat-topped hill MESA
Fussy person PRIG
Giggle sound TEHEE
Grand house MANOR
Granola tidbit OAT
Hiker's walkway PATH
Intelligent SMART
Jigsaw-puzzle part PIECE
Join forces UNITE
Leg joint KNEE
List-shortening abbr ETAL
Military-camp eatery MESSHALL
Mink or sable FUR
Clues Answers
Minor quarrel SPAT
Mix together STIR
Modify, as a manuscript EDIT
Mural or statue ART
Nerd GEEK
Nitwit DOLT
Not moving INERT
Offer at retail SELL
Office neckwear TIE
Ore-processing plant SMELTERY
Otherwise ELSE
Outflow of water DRAINAGE
Possesses HAS
Raise, as a child REAR
Region AREA
Same old routines RUTS
Sgt. or cpl NCO
Short letter NOTE
Snakelike fishes EELS
Snapshots, for short PICS
Something everyone's aware of COMMONKNOWLEDGE
Spanish ''goodbye'' ADIOS
Stadium levels TIERS
Store sign welcomed by night owls OPENLATE
Stretched tight TAUT
Suffix for kitchen ETTE
Sweetie HON
Tenants' dwellings: Abbr APTS
Time-consuming LONG
Tiny pantry invaders ANTS
Tip of a comet TAIL
Tire filler AIR
Tiresome person BORE
Toots the horn HONKS
Top-rated AONE
Violinist's stick BOW
Vote into office ELECT
Weight-loss plan DIET
__-optic cable FIBER