L.A. Times Daily - Feb 26 2013

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Clues Answers
"Bus Stop" playwright INGE
"This is your brain on drugs," e.g PSA
"Understood!" GOTIT
12th century opener MCI
40-Across mate EWE
A pop PER
Adjust, as strings TUNE
Advertiser SPONSOR
AFL affiliate CIO
Annual political speech STATEOFTHEUNION
Appeared on TV AIRED
Author Fleming IAN
Being debated ATISSUE
Bond's is shaken, not stirred MARTINI
Boston summer hrs EDT
Butter on the farm? RAM
Cape Town's country: Abbr RSA
City near Sacramento LODI
Close SHUT
Comedy genre STANDUP
Commercial interruptions literally found in this puzzle's three other longest answers STATIONBREAKS
Commuter's option RAIL
Confirmation or bar mitzvah RITE
Cuts short LOPS
Debt-heavy corp. takeovers LBOS
Deighton who wrote the "Hook, Line and Sinker" trilogy LEN
Dilapidated dwelling RATTRAP
DMV certificate LIC
Dr. Mom's specialty TLC
Earnest request PLEA
Egg on URGE
End in __: come out even ATIE
Faithfully following TRUETO
Fireworks responses OOHS
Got a giggle out of TICKLED
He refused to grow up PETERPAN
Highland tongue ERSE
Israel's only female prime minister MEIR
Clues Answers
Just as you see it ASIS
Kernel holder EAR
Kitchen meas TBSP
Leftover bit SCRAP
Like some of Michael Jackson's moves ROBOTIC
Line piece: Abbr SEG
Movie trailer, e.g TEASER
Nestlé's __-Caps SNO
Nile threats ASPS
Nixon attorney general Richardson ELLIOT
Nuns' clothing HABITS
Oil units BARRELS
Penlight batteries AAAS
Pet on your lap, maybe HOUSECAT
Pet welfare org ASPCA
Philatelist's pride STAMPCOLLECTION
Pittsburgh fan base, collectively STEELERNATION
Places to hide skeletons? CLOSETS
Prefix with thermal GEO
Radar's favorite drink NEHI
Raised, as a flag HOISTED
Rick's love in "Casablanca" ILSA
Santa's helper ELF
Shed a few tears CRY
Slippery as __ ANEEL
Sneaky SLY
Solemn promises OATHS
Talk with one's hands SIGN
Thrill to pieces ELATE
Tie up loose ends? SEW
Tons of, casually LOTSA
Top-shelf AONE
Toy bear named for a president TEDDY
Twisty curve ESS
Unspecified quantity ANY
Way to check your balance, briefly ATM
Windy City trains ELS
Young neigh sayers COLTS