L.A. Times Daily - Sep 29 2015

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Clues Answers
"Auld Lang __" SYNE
"How many times __ man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?": Dylan CANA
"Life of Pi" director Lee ANG
"Othello" villain IAGO
"Still wrong, take another stab" GUESSAGAIN
AAA suggestion RTE
Alfalfa's girl DARLA
Atlanta campus EMORY
Bart Simpson's grandpa ABE
Blacken CHAR
Boot from office UNSEAT
Buckwheat dish KASHA
Catches, as in a net ENSNARES
City near Colombia's coastline CALI
Coming down the mountain, perhaps SKIING
Cooped (up) PENT
Court order to all RISE
Crisp covering CRUST
Diagram with axes and coordinates GRAPH
Dim sum sauce SOY
Door opener KNOB
Drop-down __ MENU
DVD predecessor VCR
Equip anew REFIT
Exaggerated response of disbelief TRIPLETAKE
Firebird roof option TTOP
Flood preventer DIKE
Follow the leader OBEY
Freeway hauler SEMI
Fruit seed PIT
Grifter's specialty CON
Guard site SHIN
Historic Japanese island battle site IWOJIMA
Kind of dancer or boots GOGO
Leica competitor NIKON
Like some microbrews MALTY
Like stickers that smell when rubbed SCRATCHANDSNIFF
Little girl's makeup, so they say SUGARANDSPICE
Clues Answers
Louisiana cuisine CAJUN
Merriam-Webster ref DICT
Metaphor for time ... and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers SANDS
Nabisco cookie OREO
Natural cut protection SCAB
Navig. tool GPS
Old Glory STARSANDSTRIPES
On the rocks OVERICE
Part of PBS: Abbr SYS
Partner of 9-Down ODDS
Periphery EDGE
Pool hall triangle RACK
Pop singer Vannelli GINO
Prefix with series MINI
Push-up target, briefly PEC
Reed instrument OBOE
Remnant of an old flame ASH
Remnants ENDS
Restless ANTSY
Saintly glow AURA
See 44-Down BEST
Shift neighbor, on PC keyboards CTRL
Some flat-screen TVs PLASMAS
Sounded sheepish? BAAED
St. __ Girl beer PAULI
Strong desire URGE
Terse SHORTANDSWEET
Towering LOFTY
Uncool type NERD
Underlying principle BASIS
Until now HITHERTO
Very top ACME
Welfare SAKE
Well-versed in UPON
What cake candles may indicate AGE
With 43-Across, outstanding THE
Words starting many a guess ISIT
Work with a cast ACT