Newsday.com - Aug 14 2006

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Clues Answers
''Fame'' singer Cara IRENE
''Get me out of __!'' HERE
''Robinson Crusoe'' author DEFOE
''__ you sure?'' ARE
Any minute now SOON
At the present time TODAY
Awkward situation, slangily PRETTYPICKLE
Be deserving of EARN
Best man's salute WEDDINGTOAST
Boy king of Egypt TUT
Bridle straps REINS
Buenos Aires locale ARGENTINA
Cat in the Hat creator SEUSS
Chick's sound PEEP
Chinese side dish RICE
Clarinet insert REED
Criminal, to a cop PERP
Drill instructor, slangily SARGE
Ewes' mates RAMS
Feel poorly AIL
Fencing weapon EPEE
Financial review AUDIT
Fix, as a fight RIG
Flynn of films ERROL
Folk story TALE
Future flower SEED
General Grant's foe LEE
GI show sponsor USO
Ginger cookie SNAP
Golf hazards TRAPS
Golf-ball platform TEE
Guitarist Clapton ERIC
Highway hauler SEMI
Hospital employee NURSE
Illegal payment BRIBE
In transit ENROUTE
Inventor Whitney ELI
Keogh alternative IRA
Library patron READER
Clues Answers
Like the Vikings NORSE
Long period of time EON
Look-alike TWIN
Lotion ingredient ALOE
Magic-lamp owner ALADDIN
Milky birthstones OPALS
Musical drama OPERA
New Orleans cuisine CREOLE
Noteworthy time ERA
Old-time anesthetic ETHER
One who breaks into a vault SAFECRACKER
Part of ETA: Abbr. ARR
Pen filler INK
Place a wager BET
Playpen items TOYS
Pod vegetable PEA
Pound fraction OUNCE
Prepare, as a salad TOSS
Proclaimed noisily BLARED
Regretted RUED
Sharp, as wits KEEN
Singer Page or LaBelle PATTI
Small sofa SETTEE
Stinging insect BEE
Tablecloth material LINEN
Takes long steps STRIDES
Tartan pattern PLAID
Teheran native IRANI
Thick cord ROPE
Tiny gemstone DIAMONDCHIP
True-false, for one TEST
Urban pollution SMOG
Vegetarian course BEANSALAD
Violent anger RAGE
Went sailing, fancily YACHTED
Wild animal's home LAIR
__-Magnon man CRO
__-mo replay SLO