L.A. Times Daily - Jan 16 2009

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Clues Answers
"He's __ nowhere man": Beatles lyric AREAL
"Law & Order: __" SVU
"Old" 19th century region WEST
"Sesame Street" regular ERNIE
"The Conspiracy Against Childhood" author LESHAN
Ancient greetings AVES
Astute SLY
Au pair's desert transport? NANNYCAMEL
Back (out) COP
Big __ TEN
Birthday reception? ECARD
Brouhaha FLAP
Bud PAL
Bumped into MET
Burdens TAXES
Burner FLAME
Calculus calculation LIMIT
Cause of a trip LSD
Chastise SLAM
Chopper component ROTOR
Clay, for one ORATOR
Cocktail party serving CANAPE
Contemporary of Billie ELLA
Corona alternative PANATELA
Crazy GAGA
Driver's lic. and such IDS
Dry run TEST
ER procedure CPR
Everything, e.g.? MIXEDBAGEL
Fancy ORNATE
Fellow LAD
Flour sometimes used in naan ATTA
Generally ALLINALL
Goofed ERRED
Guarantees ENSURES
Hold, in a diner OMIT
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Holiday party times EVES
IdГ©e sources TETES
Intensify ESCALATE
It may be called BET
Judged, in a way SAMPLED
Low island CAY
Maltese money LIRA
Marine __ CORPS
Minute WEE
Most distant ICIEST
Most people sleep on it REDEYE
Needles SYRINGES
O or Jay ALER
One working with feet? POET
Pointed arch OGIVE
Reality show judges Falk, Graves and O'Toole? PETERPANEL
Red LEFTIST
RisquГ© place to stay? SPICYHOTEL
Rugged ridge ARETE
Say yes APPROVE
School vacation mo. DEC
Settle down ALIGHT
Soap-making need LYE
Some reds CLARETS
Sound heard after a lot of brooding CHIRP
Source of legal precedent CASELAW
Spew out EGEST
Steep seats LOGE
Straight from the garden FRESH
Summer resident, often RENTER
Taxing times? APRILS
The "o" in "holy"? SACREDVOWEL
Varnish resins LACS
Venice Casino site LIDO
Wags DROLLS
__ acetate: paint solvent ETHYL