L.A. Times Daily - Jan 5 2017

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Clues Answers
"Smack That" rapper AKON
"The Jazz Singer" singer ALJOLSON
:-( WHATADOWNER
:-O THATSSURPRISING
;-) JUSTKIDDING
>:-( IMREALLYFURIOUS
Allows to attack LETSAT
Applicants with low credit scores, to loan officers BADRISKS
Brown digs? DORM
Bust NAB
Cabinet dept. with an Office of Science ENER
Came to rest ALIT
Captain who says, "For hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee" AHAB
Carpooling calc ETA
Celebrity LION
Certain highlands musician PIPER
Couture line SEAM
Creator of Perry and Della ERLE
Demolish, in Devon RASE
Diamond complement NINE
Dined at a table for one SATALONE
Dutch banknotes EUROS
Easy to prepare, as desserts NOBAKE
Eco-friendly spa brand AVEDA
Frigid end? AIRE
Gazpacho ingredient TOMATO
Gels SETS
Gillette brand ATRA
Go out with __ ABANG
Grammatical unit SENTENCE
Gucci of fashion ALDO
Günter Grass novel, with "The" TINDRUM
Houston pro, locally STRO
Like links-style golf courses HILLY
Like marbled steak FATTY
Like some academic walls IVIED
Long drive? LIMO
Clues Answers
Make up for skipping classes, perhaps CRAM
Manhattan part RYE
Manual reader USER
Many an Albee play ONEACTER
Mass consumption? WAFER
Med. specialty OBGYN
Menial worker PEON
Minute, e.g UNIT
Mushroom in Asian cuisine ENOKI
Near-failing grade DMINUS
Part of NEA: Abbr EDUC
Poivre companion SEL
Pro FOR
Puts on the internet, e.g UPLOADS
Raptor's weapon TALON
Razzie Award adjective WORST
Reached, as expenses RANTO
Remove wooden pins from UNPEG
Sacred songs MOTETS
Salon service PEDI
Scholar's deg PHD
Sharp flavor TANG
Slow Churned ice cream EDYS
Some NCOs SGTS
Sprang up AROSE
Straight man STOOGE
Swarming (with) RIFE
Tarzan creator's monogram ERB
Trains above the road ELS
Vegetation FLORA
Veiny cheese BLEU
Virus named for a Congolese river EBOLA
Well-used crayons NUBS
Where many aces can be seen PARTHREE
Work with needles KNIT
__ shooter PEA
__-plié: ballet movement with knees half-bent DEMI