The A.V Club - Nov 19 2008

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Clues Answers
'Can't you take ___?' AJOKE
'Let's do this' IMREADY
'Not guilty by reason of mental defect,' e.g. PLEA
'The Little Mermaid' name ARIEL
Agitate RILE
America, cutesy-style THEUSOFA
Automated task performer BOT
Bald badass KOJAK
Basketball HOOPS
Be a part of, as a picture ACTIN
Bollywood star Aishwarya RAI
Brewer Adams SAM
Brisbane birds EMUS
Calif.-to-Fla. highway ITEN
Certain sporting equipment (especially useful for keeping the old heart in shape) FISHINGROD
City of Italy or Florida NAPLES
Claim, as land ANNEX
Clears out an accumulation of garbage (perhaps after eight years of being preoccupied) HAULSAWAYJUNK
Close call SCARE
Country singer David ___ Coe ALLAN
Criminal's connections GANGTIES
Deposed Russian TSAR
Dye holders VATS
Ellen of 'Grey's Anatomy' POMPEO
Every last piece from ALLOF
Fall on one's face FAIL
Get in sync ALIGN
Get older AGE
Gone, and in trouble for it AWOL
Hawaiian beach WAIKIKI
Hoe or rake (like one might use to tend plants after losing one's job) GARDENINGTOOL
Home ___ (hockey advantage) ICE
How many drugs are bought, for short OTC
India's first prime minister NEHRU
Jam holder JAR
Kafka character Gregor SAMSA
Kangaroos alternative KEDS
Clues Answers
Lamp resident GENIE
Lord's people SERFS
Mistakes SLIPUPS
Need to pay OWE
Operate RUN
Papal name PIUS
Paquin or Wilding ANNA
Pen name for H. H. Munro SAKI
Prior to ERE
Pudding Pops makers, originally JELLO
Reams ALOT
Rhyming Chicago sandwich chain ___ Pita EATA
Russian cent KOPEK
S. ___ (Pierre's st.) DAK
Sarah's portrayer, on 'SNL' TINA
Scads ATON
School founded in 1440 ETON
See 17-Across PACKAGE
Sensitive lover? PRUDE
Shine VENEER
Smokin' SEXY
Sphere of influence AMBIT
Spotted little creatures, maybe SAWAUFO
Stuttgart songs MUSIK
The ___ (European city) HAGUE
Tosses high LOBS
Up and about ASTIR
Use Charmin, say WIPE
Was a mooch SPONGED
Went down SLID
With 37-Across, it might be a golden parachute (offered by companies like Halliburton) RETIREMENT
With no one behind TIED
Word after 'hand' or 'snow' JOBS
Word each theme entry ends with a synonym for DICK
___ alcohol (very strong drink) ETHYL
___-Dazs HAAGEN
___Pen (antidote for those allergic to bee stings) EPI