Newsday.com - Dec 2 2014

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Clues Answers
''A mouse!'' EEK
''It's my turn'' IMUP
''Not guilty,'' for one PLEA
''Tall'' story TALE
''__ the land of the free . . .'' OER
Accident investigation agcy NTSB
Actor's part ROLE
Air duct VENT
Aspect FACET
Backless sofa DIVAN
Barking sound ARF
Barracks bunks COTS
Birch or beech TREE
Brief halt PAUSE
Burger on a bun PATTY
Burn slightly CHAR
Caboose's place REAR
Chauffeured car, for short LIMO
Corrosive chemicals ACIDS
Courteous CIVIL
Cribs and cradles BEDS
Crumbly Greek-salad ingredient FETA
Difficult journey TREK
Do over, as shoelaces RETIE
Drove too fast SPED
Emphasize STRESS
Farmland measure ACRE
Felt poorly AILED
Flambéed dessert with fruit and liqueur CHERRIESJUBILEE
Fond hopes DREAMS
Frozen Arctic formation ICECAP
Full of energy ALIVE
Glossy gown material SATIN
Hand-gel additive ALOE
Have sore muscles ACHE
Hedge plant SHRUB
Inauguration Day pledge OATH
Line on a shopping list ITEM
List-shortening abbr ETAL
Clues Answers
Lost brightness FADED
Lowest-quality WORST
Make airtight SEAL
Marsh stalk REED
Medal of Honor recipient HERO
Modify, as a law AMEND
Musical drama OPERA
Nabisco sandwich cookie OREO
New person on the payroll HIREE
Not suitable IMPROPER
One-on-one instructor TUTOR
Operates, as a computer USES
PC ''oops'' key ESC
Pieces of garlic CLOVES
Ponytail material HAIR
Rabbit relative HARE
Ready to harvest RIPE
Region south of San Diego BAJA
Regulation RULE
Requires NEEDS
School term SEMESTER
Ship's staff CREW
Slice into cubes DICE
Slow-cooker beef cut CHUCKROAST
Small pieces BITS
Spherical hors d'oeuvre CHEESEBALL
Sport with clay pigeons SKEET
Stun gun TASER
Stylish CHIC
Sudden outpouring SPATE
Suspect's excuse ALIBI
Underground plant parts ROOTS
Utter aloud SAY
Voice below soprano ALTO
Walk back and forth PACE
Water around a castle MOAT
Wear away ERODE
Wicked EVIL
Wooded valley DELL