L.A. Times Daily - Jan 20 2009

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Clues Answers
"SNL" host's monologue, e.g. INTRO
"Strike three, __!" YEROUT
"The Old Man and the Sea," for one NOVELLA
"What's up, __?" DOC
"__ Maria" AVE
1492 caravel NINA
Actress Falco EDIE
Alla __: in 2/2 time, musically BREVE
Anticipatory time EVE
Astor, notably FURTRADER
Beginning GETGO
Big name in tractors DEERE
Black-and-yellow instructional book series FORDUMMIES
Blurt out SAY
Botanist associated with pea plants MENDEL
Bowl game venue ARENA
Brady Bill enforcement org. ATF
Buddy List user AOLER
Canonized mlle. STE
Card game whose play may proceed clockwise or counterclockwise UNO
Catch in a net ENSNARE
Cheez Whiz maker KRAFT
Chilling ONICE
Clip contents AMMO
Coffee holder MUG
Complainer CRAB
Contented kitten's sound PURR
Core training muscles ABS
Corporate leaders MOGULS
Danced at Rio's Carnival, perhaps SAMBAED
Dieter's concern FAT
Diminutive "Austin Powers" character MINIME
Dustpan's partner BROOM
Falsifies, as accounting books COOKS
Fetch player DOG
Former Alaska senator Stevens TED
Funicello's "Beach Party" costar AVALON
Got emotional, with "up" TEARED
Hapless sort SADSACK
Clues Answers
High schoolers TEENS
Holiday evergreen FIRTREE
Hunter among the stars ORION
Illuminated LIT
In the box ATBAT
Job description list DUTIES
Jungle adventure SAFARI
Klutz OAF
Like falling off __ ALOG
Longtime Stern rival IMUS
Marine shockers EELS
MD's co-workers RNS
Minor argument TIFF
Motocross four-wheeler, briefly ATV
Occupied INUSE
October birthstone OPAL
Old Scratch SATAN
One way to chop onions FINELY
Painful sensation THROE
Pasta sauce herb OREGANO
Persian Gulf emirate DUBAI
Pink Floyd guitarist Barrett SYD
Pint at the pub ALE
Profligate ROUE
Quite a distance from home FARAFIELD
Reebok alternative ADIDAS
Ripening agents AGERS
Robber THIEF
Short life story? BIO
Significant music broadcast medium FMRADIO
Stout spout TAP
Theater support gp. NEA
Tropical viper FERDELANCE
Unnerving EERIE
Vietnamese, e.g. ASIAN
Wine lover's destination NAPA
Works with, as clay MOLDS
Yellowstone herd ELK
__ Balls: Hostess snacks SNO