<åACROSS&DOWNÚK2:’›Ýž1.3 <¸<9à<9=9LAPSE.TVS.LIKINGTAKESAIM.UNIQUELEIGHBRA.CANSIRASE.OUTSHINE...SERIF.UHQUERYUS...WACO.SSS.ANNTORERUSS..TULSAHOER.BOONE.LIAREMCEE..GEMINEYEOPA.MAP.OONA...CAPRACORN.ERNOS...ENCLOSES.OOHLEAEAU.PIESEIZEVELDTS.EGRESSEDILLSEE.SNO.PEDS----.---.--------------.--------------.---------.--------...-----.---------...----.---.-----------..---------.-----.---------..-----------.---.----...---------.-----...--------.---------.--------------.--------------.---.----Strange Signs From Above, 1/3/08 (Thursday) by Alan Arbesfeld / Edited by Peter Gordon (puzzleeditor@nysun.com) © 2008 Peter GordonRecess at church?Holdup man?Bel ___ (Italian cheese)One on a slippery slopeHead lines in the ER?Sports bars have big ones"Forbidden" perfume brandMa, e.g.Big shot?TasteName of three popesLeast sensible1946-52 N.L. home run champTriple Nine Society members have high onesRapa ___ (Easter Island)Lang. that gave us "dachshund"Prepares to shootHorn used in TishriSui generisWhat was removed just before the "Psycho" shower scene was filmed?What you might answer when asked "What's a three-letter synonym for 'tin'?" by a gentleman?Enzyme endingPerform better thanMil. command centersLetter writer's embellishment"If ___ a Carpenter" (1994 tribute album)"Er, just ask me and my better half"?Skull and Bones member, e.g.RetractCatchChisholm Trail townThree Finger Brown was oneDraft lottery org.Fay's role in "King Kong"Gave a tough choice to sexploitation director Meyer?Peter Gallagher series set in CaliforniaStart of a "Willy Wonka" songGame summarySaturate, in dialectCity on the Arkansas River___ nerve (arm part)One working in a rowCumberland Gap explorerTimes Square sightPunk-pop's cousinTall tale tellerRun the showSpringDiamond vision cause?Actually existing___-Locka, FloridaWhere stars are capitalsArraignD.C. playerGeraldine's mother"It's a Wonderful Life," to some?Some windsOperational details, informallyComposer Dohnányi and cosmetician LaszloFans often generate itMoved slowlyGets rid ofConfinesFirst name in architectureCircus soundPerrier in a meadow?8% of DCCMud ___ (small salamander)"Where Have ___ the Flowers Gone?"Grab the cobbler?Telesthesia, e.g.African grasslandsWent out"Maybe"___-CatShoe store stock, often