USA Today - Sep 29 2006

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Clues Answers
''Nay!'' sayer ANTI
Acquires through effort EARNS
Actor Alejandro REY
Add sound effects, e.g. DUB
Aden locale YEMEN
Adheres BONDS
Andean wool provider LLAMA
Astronomer's sighting, sometimes NOVA
Audacious BRAZEN
Australian with three toes EMU
Bert Bobbsey's sis NAN
Boleyn, for one ANNE
Break into smithereens SMASH
Brief fight SETTO
Brief message NOTE
Caterwaul WHINE
Certain graduate ALUMNA
Court rituals OATHS
Do followers RES
Eavesdrop or eavesdropper SNOOP
Erratic SPOTTY
First name in the Rat Pack DEAN
French jeweler Lalique RENE
Give as a reference, e.g. CITE
Granny or square follower KNOT
Grazing place LEA
Have memorized KNOW
Hell, to Sherman WAR
Impaled STABBED
Inconsistent ERRATIC
Insects in motion SWARM
Insurance giant AETNA
Islamic leader IMAM
It prefers the nightlife? OWL
It's over your head ROOF
Jolted JARRED
Jungle warning ROAR
La-la lead-in TRA
Clues Answers
Label on the first of two file drawers, often ATOM
Like some old basements DANK
Lion add-on ESS
Merchandise-mover SALE
Novelist Jaffe RONA
Ottoman officials BEYS
Pinochle declaration MELD
Plenty LOTS
Potbelly, e.g. STOVE
Prerequisite for gain? PAIN
Private Ryan portrayer DAMON
Provide bearings ORIENT
Putting letters in the right order SPELLING
Quarter deck? SUIT
Rarebit description WELSH
Resolve (with ''out'') IRON
Ringlike coral island ATOLL
Sciences' partner ARTS
Scots Gaelic, e.g. ERSE
Screen vamp West MAE
Sgt. Snorkel's dog OTTO
Show of wealth RITZ
Small islands, to Brits AITS
Start of a thought-provoking question IFALLTHEWORLDS
Strip in Hollywood SUNSET
They may set up haymakers JABS
Thick reference book, e.g. TOME
Thought-provoking question (Part 2) ASTAGEWHEREDOES
Thought-provoking question (Part 3) THEAUDIENCESIT
Thriller director Craven WES
Ticket that could bring wealth LOTTERY
Toddler's frequent query WHY
Type of TV REALITY
Valuable violin, briefly STRAD
Where's mummy? TOMB
Wind indicator SOCK
With joy ELATEDLY
Words before ''state of affairs'' ASAD