³ACROSS&DOWNJw™ØGA‚i1.2ð• •@•QACE.ASP.FRI.GETSOX.SLO.LEG.AXEPUP.SANJUAN.SIXCREDENZA.ROBUSTATLANTIC.ERUPTS...ITS.KINER...SMART.BIND.GLAMTOKYO.ONUS.EEROERIQ.SOTS.FREESMENU.ASHE.OKRAS...ELATE.POI...ISWEAR.BEATNIKSBIONDI.OVERGROWSEW.INEXILE.AREEVE.EEG.ALS.TEENED.SNO.NAT.EAT---.---.---.------.---.---.------.-------.-----------.--------------.------...---.-----...-----.----.---------.----.--------.----.---------.----.-----...-----.---...------.--------------.-----------.-------.------.---.---.------.---.---.---Dining à la Card, 12/8/03 (Monday) by Steven Kahn / Edited by Peter Gordon (puzzleeditor@nysun.com) © 2003 Peter GordonHighest-ranked cardAdoption agcy.?Trial localeBoot outNile reptileApproveBiases___ scheme (investment scam)Day after Thu.Bug with its own seasonHits from behindTune outReceiveFill the fuel tankBeSchoolbooksChicago White ______-mo (replay feature)Race segmentChopperLightweight boxer, maybe?Capital of Puerto RicoFast food jointNumber of points for a touchdownOffice cabinetFast food jointStrappingFast food jointSecond-largest oceanSpews lava“___ a Wonderful Life”Pittsburgh Pirates great RalphNot availableBrightFlower partAdditionalCut from the same clothTough spotGive a leg up to___ rock (David Bowie style)Lewd lookGeographic regionVelvety green growthThe most populous city in the worldBurdenWith 42-Down, architect of the Gateway ArchLa Salle of “ER”LushesSee 40-AcrossReleases from prisonAttachment to a barber’s chairRestaurant listArthur of tennisGumbo podsDelightLords’ partnersLuau chowSpanish dish“Honest!”“A Doll’s House” playwright HenrikIt doesn’t hold waterKnocked the socks off ofAllen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, for twoBrand of bottled waterHopping madSeoul spotLike many kids’ cerealsOlympic swimmer MattBecome choked with weedsFollow a pattern?BanishedSwelled head“Happy Days ___ Here Again”“Our Miss Brooks” actress ArdenBrain scan lettersRoker and Gore“Fore!” groundWidower of Maude Flanders on “The Simpsons”___-Cone (ice cream truck purchase)___ “King” ColeNosh on