L.A. Times Daily - Oct 23 2008

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Clues Answers
"Who's there?" response ITISI
"You got that right!" ISITEVER
1980s KGB defector Gordievsky OLEG
Ab __: from the beginning OVO
Activity centers HUBS
Ample, slangily ENUF
Antiquated verb HAST
Arrowsmith's first wife LEORA
Blowup source, briefly NEG
Bust a gut ERUPTINLAUGHTER
Camden Yards player ORIOLE
Chest protector BIB
Classic theater ODEON
Co. for surfers ISP
Comical lead-in SERIO
Decides one will OPTSTO
Deliver a harsh dose of reality BURSTONESBUBBLE
Do a pre-birthday party task BLOWUPBALLOONS
Eighth Greek letter THETA
Exploits USES
Fluffy accessory BOA
Franklin's 1936 foe ALF
Frigid finish AIRE
Get gussied up PREEN
Get really frantic GOOFFTHEDEEPEND
Good deal LOT
Hard __: sailor's alert ALEE
Hatch of Utah ORRIN
Hoist LIFTUP
Hosiery shade NUDE
How many backups are done ONCD
It may be pitched TENT
Lacking play TAUT
Land by the lake? REELIN
Life lines? BIO
Little worker ELF
Clues Answers
Long, long time EONS
Maine retail pioneer, initially LLB
Make certain ASSURE
Nike competitor REEBOK
Old golf club BRASSIE
Opposite of paleo- NEO
Philippics RANTS
Place LIEU
Position for an attack DEPLOY
President between two Williams THEODORE
Proposal of a kind QUERY
Public hanging ART
Ready for later watching ONTAPE
Rolodex no. TEL
Rubs off again REWIPES
Saints' quarterback Drew BREES
San __, Texas ANGELO
She sings "Two Lost Souls" with Joe in a 1955 musical LOLA
Sing, perhaps OWNUP
Smooch BUSS
Smooth-talking OILY
Some MIT grads EES
Storm hdg. ENE
Storm producer, once GEO
Sucker SAP
Suffix with Capri OTE
Suggested HINTEDAT
T-storms might push it back ETD
Take tiny steps INCH
They're skewered KEBABS
Thin puff WISP
TiVo function PAUSE
Try to organize a union? POPTHEQUESTION
Uru. neighbor ARG
Vintner's expertise OENOLOGY
Went underground HID