Newsday.com - Jul 15 2006

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Clues Answers
''Alfred'' composer ARNE
''Knight Rider'' car KITT
''Yikes!'' OHNO
+1 ANDA
2005 World Series participant ASTRO
Aegean island RHODES
Air force LIFT
At present ASOFNOW
Backdrops MILIEUX
Backfire GOAWRY
Be inclined TEND
Climb SHINNY
Closes on NEARS
Common solvent ACETONE
Covers, in a way POWDERS
Curses JINXES
Curtain holder TIE
Danish-born journalist RIIS
Decorative details TRIMS
Devotes SPENDS
Ethiopian lake TANA
Expression of opinion VOTE
Force open JIMMY
Ford flick, often OATER
Frameworks SCHEMAS
Frankenstein portrayer in '94 BRANAGH
Frankie's costar ANNETTE
Fruit in a Durango drink PINA
Grand, briefly GEE
Gravy Train alternative ALPO
He's outta here ESCAPER
Hits, in a way REARENDS
Homebuilding activity NAILING
It may be smoked EEL
Job-ad letters EOE
Clues Answers
Lack of interest DISTASTE
Lambaste RIPINTO
Leftovers REMNANTS
Less sympathetic STONIER
Let go UNCLASP
Like crests FOAMY
Local HOMEGROWN
Longtime Asian ruler HIROHITO
Loos character LORELEI
Lost color PALED
Made dim BLEARED
MSN competitor AOL
Muse of astronomy URANIA
Name meaning ''aristocrat'' PATRICE
Name of seven Danish kings ERIK
None too easy TAXING
Passover month NISAN
Places between hills VALES
Plastic flute TONETTE
Polar-exploration vehicles SLEDGES
Rapids transit CANOE
Reduction of tension DETENTE
Ref. set ENC
Remain with HAUNT
Shaker __, OH HTS
Something on one's agenda AXTOGRIND
Sonnet groupings SESTETS
Stone Age implement NEOLITH
Stores on the farm ENSILES
Travelers FARERS
Union, in DC RRSTA
URL elements SLASHES
USN rank CPO
Waterproof overshoes ARCTICS
Whom the French called ''Monsieur Crescendo'' ROSSINI