L.A. Times Daily - Dec 22 2018

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Clues Answers
"Black Beauty" author SEWELL
"In other words ... " THATIS
"Sweet Home Alabama" band, familiarly SKYNYRD
16th-century council site TRENT
African country with rich uranium deposits NIGER
Apps with errors BETAS
Avril follower MAI
Ballet's birthplace, to Parisians ITALIE
Be the victim of a slaying? ROARAT
Because it fits APTLY
Bewildered ATSEA
Boat mover OAR
By and large USUALLY
Carne __ ASADA
Cat's hangout SILL
Checkout choice PAPERBAG
Chinese way of life TAOISM
Convention NORM
Deeply devoted ARDENT
Dip popular at Easter EGGDYE
Dock setting COVE
Drained of color ASHY
Early lesson ABCS
Early Melotone Records competitor RCA
Elmore Leonard novel whose title overlaps itself on some covers SPLITIMAGES
Enjoyed a roll ATE
Equal ARE
Factor in exit velocity, in baseball BATSPEED
Finger-pointing uncle SAM
Fixes, as a pump RESOLES
Four-time Australian Open champ SELES
German auto OPEL
Green span LEA
Clues Answers
Guard LOOKOUT
Hazardous area for a bicyclist passing a parked car DOORZONE
Hypoallergenic wool ALPACA
In a calm manner EVENLY
Informal discussion BULLSESSION
Kicks back TAKESITEASY
Life-saving devices, at times EPIPENS
Like fishhooks, as a rule BARBED
Maguire of "Spider-Man" TOBEY
Make drinkable, in a way DESALT
Mother's Day destination SPA
Pen pals' plan? ESCAPE
Place for a frozen treat GELATOSTAND
Produce aisle option ORGANIC
Prominent parade brass TUBAS
Put under DRUG
Response to a welcome return WEMISSEDYOU
Series of celebratory visits PUBCRAWL
Sharp picker-upper TALON
Side with a dog POTATOSALAD
Sports cheaters DOPERS
Squeeze (out) EKE
Step aside MAKEWAY
Stopped lying AROSE
Taiwanese drink originally made with milk and tapioca pearls BOBATEA
Talk acronym TED
The Cuban? LAS
Turn sharply ZAG
Two-day trip, often REDEYE
Wolf in "The Jungle Book" AKELA
Wore thin GOTOLD
__ Fire: 230,000-acre Northern California conflagration of 2018 CARR
__ Fund: org. supporting girls' education founded by a 2014 Nobelist MALALA