L.A. Times Daily - Sep 23 2008

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Clues Answers
"Dies __" IRAE
"Just as I thought!" OHO
"Now?" SOSOON
"Time __ a premium" ISAT
"__ Ben Adhem" ABOU
1040EZ, e.g. IRSFORM
2000s teen drama set in California THEOC
Amo, __, amat AMAS
Animal in the song "Do-Re-Mi" DEER
Annoying pop-ups ADS
Assembles RIGSUP
Attorney general under Reagan MEESE
Backyard shade giver ELM
Bar fixture ALETAP
Basic sci. course dubbed "rocks for jocks" GEOL
Benedict XVI, e.g. POPE
Bill, the Science Guy NYE
Calendar pgs. MOS
Cheerful, in Chamonix GAI
Cup's eight OUNCES
Dangerous precipitation SLEET
Delightful, and a hint to this puzzle's theme MUSICTOONESEARS
Deposes OUSTS
Diamond pentagon HOME
Dull VAPID
Exam for a jr. PSAT
Fictional Alley OOP
Fishing hole need POLE
Flower holder STEM
Fossil fuel, e.g. NATURALRESOURCE
Full SATED
Geraint's love ENID
Giggling syllable HEE
Grandstand group FANS
Greeting to a matey AHOY
Gum-yielding tree ACACIA
High points ACMES
High-tech sports bar purchase FLATSCREENTV
Clues Answers
Is EXISTS
Kett of the comics ETTA
Kingdom south of Samoa TONGA
Leatherworker's tool AWL
Lincoln in-law TODD
Literary castaway CRUSOE
Medicinal plant ALOE
No gentleman, he LOUT
Oldest Little Leaguers TEENS
On land ASHORE
Painfully forthright BLUNT
Performers' union acronym AFTRA
Pitching staff leader ACE
Place for a stud LOBE
Poet's art METRICS
Primal instinct URGE
Pungent cheese SHARPCHEDDAR
Punish socially, in a way SHUN
Reasonable SANE
Red or White follower SOX
Roast host EMCEE
Sally of "Brothers & Sisters" FIELD
Scat queen, familiarly ELLA
Skunklike? DRUNK
Slaw or mac salad SIDE
Sleeping girl in an Everly Brothers hit SUSIE
Spring mo. MAR
Statue of Liberty feature TORCH
Take it easy LOLL
Texas city on the Brazos WACO
Threepio's buddy ARTOO
Tied-on toppers DORAGS
Utterly enjoy EATUP
Wait for the light to change IDLE
Washington airport named for two cities SEATAC
Workout target FLAB
Yeses, to Yves OUIS
__-Ball: midway game SKEE