L.A. Times Daily - Jan 3 2019

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Clues Answers
"Chasing Pavements" singer ADELE
"What was __ do?" ITO
1969 World Series competitor ORIOLE
1972 host to Nixon MAO
Acclimate gradually EASEIN
Actress Collette of "United States of Tara" TONI
Aloha State bird NENE
Anonymous surname DOE
Beekeepers never retire, they just __ BUZZOFF
Beetle-shaped artifact SCARAB
Between-finger-and-thumb quantity APINCH
Billboards and posters SIGNAGE
Calm SERENE
Columnist Maureen DOWD
Decides what's fair, among other things UMPS
Dots in la mer ILES
Elite area of the pop charts TOPTEN
Farmers never retire, they just __ GOTOSEED
FDA overseer HHS
Fervor ARDOR
Finish choice MATTE
First name in architecture EERO
From __ Z ATO
Gentle waves RIPPLES
Glum SAD
Got on the ballot RAN
Grad school grillings ORALS
Horatian creation ODE
Hustle MOTOR
Ides of March word BEWARE
It may be diagrammed SENTENCE
It may be fitted SHEET
Kitchen magnet? AROMA
Lackluster ANEMIC
Least candid SLYEST
Lively country dance REEL
Lumberjacks never retire, they just __ PINEAWAY
Clues Answers
Marine eagle ERNE
Musicians never retire, they just __ DECOMPOSE
Often-fried tropical fruit PLANTAIN
On the paltry side, as an offer LOWISH
One not seen on "MTV Unplugged" AMP
Only partner? ONE
OPEC units BBLS
Oranjestad's island ARUBA
Out of it DAZED
Pal PAISAN
Passionate about INTO
Petty officer BOSUN
Place to doodle MARGIN
Polish language EDIT
Prefix with play COS
Prime letters? USDA
Roughly three nautical miles LEAGUE
Round Table VIP KNT
Save for later LAYASIDE
Smooth talker OPERATOR
Some mil. hospitals VAS
Spew out EGEST
State categorically AVER
Stocking shades ECRUS
Suitable APT
System used for many returns EFILE
Tall __ TALE
Teachers never retire, they just __ MARKTIME
They mind your own business YENTAS
Tree surgeons never retire, they just __ BRANCHOUT
Urban network ROADS
Vance of "I Love Lucy" VIVIAN
Watchmakers never retire, they just __ WINDDOWN
White weasel ERMINE
Woodworking tool ADZ
Word with dark or hours AFTER
__ Grande RIO