L.A. Times Daily - Dec 17 2009

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Clues Answers
"... __ he drove out of sight" ERE
"Popeye" creator Segar ELZIE
"Yeah, yeah, very funny" IGETIT
"__ Nothing": 1993 Whitney Houston hit IHAVE
1973 court name ROE
22-Across lullaby syllables LOORA
35-member treaty gp. OAS
Advocate, as a cause ESPOUSE
Alley Oop's girlfriend OOOLA
Angry trick-or-treater, perhaps EGGER
Apt name for a herding dog SHEP
At no time NOTEVER
Boom boxes RADIOS
Cause of a run SNAG
Checkup request SAYAAH
Coastal bird ERN
Comics cowboy Red and others RYDERS
Contests on horseback JOUSTS
Court strategy ZONEDEFENSE
Croat or Serb SLAV
Düsseldorf "D'oh!" ACH
Demeanor BEARING
Escaped convict's need FAKEID
First name in objectivism AYN
Floats gently WAFTS
Heads of the tails of 18-, 23-, 36- and 48-Across SECRETARIES
Hi-tech airport connection WIFI
Hot season for a Parisian ETE
Indian instruments SITARS
It's no picnic ORDEAL
Last half of a drink? TAI
Like hikers' snack food HIGHENERGY
Like mud puddles SLOSHY
Lucky ones? IRISH
Magician's prop HAT
Many a Canadian francophone QUEBECER
Mid-Atlantic nickname, with "The" QUAKERSTATE
Clues Answers
Midway attraction FUNHOUSE
Miscalculate, say ERR
Moved furtively SNUCK
Nonprofit's URL ending ORG
Northern Cal. hub SFO
Not inept ABLE
Old CIA foe KGB
Old Iranian VIP SHAH
One way for an actor to exit STAGELEFT
Part of a Valentine's text message ILUVU
Picture of bones, often XRAY
Pier gp. ILA
Pilot's beat SKY
Pints' contents ALES
Pocahontas's spouse ROLFE
Political exile, for short EXPAT
Poly- ending GON
Provides with workers STAFFS
Publicize AIR
Queens airport, familiarly JFK
Retired flier, briefly SST
Rhinoplasty targets NOSES
Sellout lack SEATS
Sgt.'s superiors LTS
Short dog, for short PEKE
Some contractions FALSELABOR
Sports bar array TVS
Take to court SUE
They usually aren't enough, so it's said GOODLOOKS
U.K. awards OBES
Unleashes FREES
Where ham is often found ONRYE
Wild things to sow? OATS
Wind chime sound TINKLE
Word after control or neat FREAK
__ dire: jury interview VOIR
__ it over: ruled LORDED