Í90>9X>9LPINT.SORT.WITCHHOBO.TSAR.ISUZUDUCKSAUCE.ZONES...EER.INS.TICKTURNERANDHOOCH.UTES..NOSOAP...LIL.ALAS.WRESTSICICLES.TEESHOTPATOIS.WORD.EPA...GASSED..BRIT.RUNSOUTOFJUICENINA.NEW.ELM...EVITA.BOTTOMSUPRATES.ERIE.ELSAFLESH.EKED.DYED----.----.---------.----.--------------.-----...---.---.------------------.----..------...---.----.-------------.-------------.----.---...------..----.------------------.---.---...-----.--------------.----.---------.----.----Hard Stuff, 02/25/08 (Monday) by Justin Smith / Edited by Peter Gordon (puzzleeditor@nysun.com) © 2008 Peter GordonHalf a quartThird degree?Letters on a debtor's slip"Meet the Press" airerWhat MetroCards replacedArrange alphabetically, e.g.Drummer RingoBig Ten sch. in ColumbusHorse tracks that also include slot machinesTendenciesSpelling book reader?Musical with the song "Slide Some Oil to Me," with "The"Springfield's minor league team on "The Simpsons"Garment of ancient GreeceLanguage related to SlovakEar flaps?VagrantIvan IV's titleAscender makerSpring roll dip"Told ya!"Divides into districtsAt all times, poeticallyOnetime Justice Department div.Party for a bride-to-beLyme disease transmitter1989 Tom Hanks comedyHyacinth's cousinCity about 50 miles east of SyracuseIgnited a second time"___ Story" (Jenna Bush bestseller)Used your scullCollege team from Salt Lake City"Sorry, Charlie"Al Capp's "___ Abner""Woe is me!"Phony nameClassroom instructionTakes by forceActress Moon of "House of 1000 Corpses"Conversation subjectMiss America contestant's designationEaves droppers?Fantástico and fantastic, e.g.Hole in one, e.g.Big fussRegional dialectMicrosoft Office componentAssassination, in spy lingoOrg. linked to from the homepage of fueleconomy.govTanked (up)Brand of honeyLiverpudlian, for oneDisappointedLoses powerAmazon, to Barnes & NobleJoin in marriageHad a celebration in honor of"Selena" star, familiarly"Project Runway" judge GarciaSquishy ball brandNot yet opened"A Nightmare on ___ Street"1996 film that garnered Madonna a Golden GlobeHearth residue"Here's to this puzzle's theme!"Dead heatCunningBring into playMouse's placeAppraisesLake surrounding Kelleys IslandLioness in "Born Free"Crayola color renamed PeachBarely managed, with "out"Like some redheads' hairLTIMS0,1