L.A. Times Daily - Jan 1 2013

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Clues Answers
"Parks and Recreation" actor Rob LOWE
"Take it easy!" NOWNOW
*Extra SPARE
*In the area LOCAL
*No better, no worse EQUAL
*Tee size SMALL
Add to the soundtrack DUB
Airline with a kangaroo on its logo QANTAS
At any time EVER
Auditioner's goal ROLE
Average average CEE
Ball-dropping site, or what is formed by the answers to starred clues? TIMESSQUARE
Baseball great Mel OTT
Bathe LAVE
Big galoot APE
Bluesman Redding OTIS
Close END
Close call NEARMISS
Close with a bang SLAM
Confident crossword solver's choice PEN
Country expanse LEA
Cut with a scythe REAPED
Dental layer ENAMEL
Despite all that EVENSO
Develop gradually EVOLVE
Entertainer Zadora PIA
Extra one who's "out" ODDMAN
Faux __: blunder PAS
Former "Grand Ole Opry Live" network TNN
Golden years OLDAGE
GPS suggestion RTE
Greek's neighbor ALBANIAN
Hang in the balance PEND
Has the mike ISON
Hotshot ACE
Interpret without hearing LIPREAD
King Kong's home, e.g ISLE
Lakers' org NBA
Landing place QUAY
Clues Answers
Leafy crown material LAUREL
Legume used in the Indian dish dal LENTIL
Longfellow's bell town ATRI
Memorable Texas mission ALAMO
Mensa figs IQS
Met secretly TRYSTED
Metered vehicle CAB
On hiatus IDLE
One settling a score, in olden days DUELER
Opposite of NNW SSE
Phrase on a diet food label LESSFAT
Pinnacles ACMES
Polynesian tuber TARO
Port east of Tangier ORAN
Prepare to shoot AIM
Program interrupters SPONSORS
Purse fasteners CLASPS
Sci-fi film extras ETS
See 17-Across PARTYHAT
See 17-Across CONFETTI
Sets securely (in) EMBEDS
Shrewd SLY
Sigh of pleasure AAH
Sporty sunroof TTOP
Stands in studios EASELS
Telescope parts LENSES
Thai or Chinese, e.g CUISINE
The auld sod EIRE
Thrust forward, as with a sword LUNGED
Ticket specification SEAT
Turquoise hue AQUA
Victrola corp RCA
Watches suspiciously EYES
When to don a 40-Down or prepare to throw 11-Down NEWYEARSEVE
Wiped out BEAT
Work together INTERACT
Young __: tots, in dialect UNS
__ Miss OLE
__ Moines DES