L.A. Times Daily - Oct 21 2008

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Clues Answers
"Fantasy Island" host MRROARKE
"Pudd'nhead Wilson" author MARKTWAIN
"The Bonfire of the Vanities" author TOMWOLFE
"The King and I" role ANNA
"The loneliest number," in a 1969 hit ONE
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" composer DUKAS
"Where've you __?" BEEN
About CIRCA
Accumulated periodically, as interest ACCRUED
America's first spy HALE
Anchor line's hole HAWSE
Anger WRATH
Athletic supporter? TEE
Beeper PAGER
Beer holders STEINS
Biblical twin ESAU
Blood-typing letters ABO
Body shop fig. EST
Bounce back ECHO
BPO __ ELKS
Break REST
Clear RID
Common "threads" shared by 17- and 29-/50-Across and 11- and 40-Down WHITESUIT
Compact submachine gun UZI
Con opening NEO
Confess ADMIT
Corpulent OBESE
Crusoe's creator DEFOE
Curl one's lip SNEER
Data storage medium CDROM
Dutch pottery city DELFT
Egypt's official language ARABIC
Enemy FOE
Extreme degree NTH
Fencing sword EPEE
Fraction of a joule ERG
French topper BERET
Golfer's sock ANKLET
Greek "H" ETA
Clues Answers
Handful FEW
Hearst Castle site San __ SIMEON
Island nation near Fiji TONGA
Jokes and such HUMOR
Jump on the ice LUTZ
Leaves rolling in the aisles SLAYS
Like pets TAME
Little bite NIP
Ludlum's "The __ Identity" BOURNE
Mat for a glass COASTER
Mixes in ADDS
More slothful LAZIER
Mortise insert TENON
Napster creator Fanning SHAWN
Oranjestad's island ARUBA
Pants order spec SIZE
Pollster Gallup GEORGE
Pulled off DID
Ramadan ritual FAST
Red letters? USSR
Religious figure ICON
Rio Grande city LAREDO
River to the Caspian Sea URAL
Rose oil ATTAR
Rule oppressively TYRANNIZE
Second-largest Islam denomination SHIA
See 29-Across SANDERS
Senate party VIP WHIP
Squid's squirts INKS
Summer TV fare RERUNS
Sun-dried brick ADOBE
Takes charge LEADS
Tank filler GAS
Trig function SINE
TV detective __ Monk ADRIAN
With 50-Across, he started a fast-food franchise at age 65 COLONEL
Without instruments ACAPPELLA
__ Era: old name for Earth's pre-life period AZOIC
__ Vegas LAS