Universal - May 9 2006

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Clues Answers
''... and ___ the twain shall meet'' NEER
''National Velvet'' co-star ROONEY
''Radio Free Europe'' group REM
''Take ___ from me'' (''Here's my advice'') ATIP
''___ of the Field'' (Poitier classic) LILIES
Account entry ITEM
Alpha follower BETA
And others ETAL
Announces with fanfare HERALDS
Average name? JOE
Bake sale goodies PIES
Beaver Cleaver comment GEE
Carpentry calculation AREA
Cauterizes SEARS
Companion of wear TEAR
Complete duration SPAN
Con PIGEONDROP
Con THIMBLERIG
Con PONZISCHEME
Con OLDARMYGAME
Cup lip BRIM
Devices used for stamping metal DIES
Distinctive Vulcan feature EAR
Don Juan's mother INEZ
Dr. of rap DRE
Droughty ARID
Easy mark SAP
Elbow POKE
Eleniak of ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1993) ERIKA
Elvis on skates STOJKO
Equestrian's garb HABIT
Exemplars of toughness NAILS
Fertile Crescent river TIGRIS
First name in skin care ESTEE
Galsworthy character IRENE
Greek harp LYRE
Hot under the collar SORE
Kind of catastrophe NEAR
Light rain DRIZZLE
Clues Answers
Massachusetts quartet ESSES
Meter opening SLOT
Modem rate, briefly BPS
Munchhausen spun them YARNS
Named formally TERMED
Nasty, as a remark SNIDE
Nonreactive INERT
Now, Mexican-style AHORA
One way to enjoy a breezy day SAIL
Overly sentimental DRIPPY
Partner of pains ACHES
Perennially last-place teams DOORMATS
Procreated BRED
Rajah's wife RANI
Razing remains DEBRIS
Recognizing the intentions of ONTO
Red wine punch SANGRIA
Regulatory grp. since 1970 OSHA
Request for help PLEA
Rival of MGM RKO
River through West Flanders YSER
Room partner BOARD
Seed or street SESAME
Service-entrance site REAR
Shamrock isle EIRE
Sheba, today YEMEN
Sledding locale HILLSIDE
Soda container measure LITER
Spuriously cultured ARTY
Superlative of good BEST
Swiss miss HEIDI
Switch suffix EROO
The embryo of an invention IDEA
Type of badge MERIT
Unburden RID
War of 1812 lake ERIE
What some pools consist of BETS
Wildcatter's find OIL
___ d'oeuvres HORS