L.A. Times Daily - Jul 31 2009

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Clues Answers
"A Perfect Spy" author LECARRE
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine AYLA
"__ I might ..." TRYAS
16-Across cell GAMETE
1985 video game release, initially NES
41-Down awarder SCH
Apartment with two staircases, perhaps TRIPLEX
Average SOSO
B.S., e.g. DEG
Back muscle, for short LAT
Balk at RESIST
Baseball commissioner Bud SELIG
Beefeater, e.g. GIN
Best Actor winner for "Save the Tiger" (1973) LEMMON
Bomb big-time LAYANEGG
Borneo swinger ORANG
Catchall source of revenue? MULTITAX
Check-box word YES
Computer operating system UNIX
Cornrow, e.g. PLAIT
Darfur's nation SUDAN
Diver's tank capacity? OXYGENMAX
Dreads wearer RASTA
Drill command ATEASE
Ex-Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's alma mater NYU
Expectant parent, e.g. NAMER
Fertilized item OVULE
Fish in a tank TETRA
Folk singer Griffith NANCI
Following closely ATHEEL
Formal attire for Dumbo? ELEPHANTTUX
French teacher MAITRE
Hockey lineup, e.g. HEXAD
It's illegal to drop it LSD
Italian omelet served open-faced FRITTATA
Jack's place TRUNK
Clues Answers
Keep a Northeastern fort under surveillance? VIDEODIX
Kid-lit poet Silverstein SHEL
Like many Woody Allen characters INSECURE
Like much "Laugh-In" humor CAMPY
Loyal TRUE
Miller creation DRAMA
Museum assortment RELICS
Not a whole person? HALFMAN
Not so strict LAXER
Organ layer CORTEX
Part of "CSI" CRIME
Paul Bunyan's admission in therapy? IHATETOAX
Persian king who captured Athens XERXES
Phys. activity EXER
Place to unwind TUB
Plant fiber used by moonshiners? WHISKEYFLAX
Put away ATE
Queen described by Mercutio MAB
River of the Carolinas PEEDEE
Selfless sort GIVER
Service provider? PREACHER
Sitcom set in a garage TAXI
Some athletic footwear AVIAS
Starting ASOF
Tabloid topic SCANDAL
Tees off RILES
The Great Barrier Reef borders it CORALSEA
Verb suffix? OSE
Way up the slope TBAR
Withdrew gradually (from) WEANED
You can get it from a blast PLEASURE
[Uh-oh!] GULP
__ fly: run-scoring out SAC
__ wig: '60s fad item BEATLE
__-kiri HARA
__-Tass: news agency ITAR