L.A. Times Daily - Aug 5 2009

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Clues Answers
"The Company" CIA
"The Lion and the Mouse" fabulist AESOP
15th century caravel NINA
Action in court LAWSUIT
Bake sale item CAKE
Balkan native SERB
Bank named on a credit card ISSUER
Beekeeper in a 1997 movie ULEE
Beginning on ASOF
Big fat mouth YAP
Big name in Arizona political history UDALL
Blackens, in a way TARS
Brief "At once!" PDQ
Bring relief to SOOTHE
Cargo pants features POCKETS
Catered event AFFAIR
Color qualities TONES
Dental problem GAP
Discouraged DAUNTED
Dubai's federation: Abbr. UAE
Formation from stream erosion RAVINE
Hardly friendly ICY
Highly capable ADEPT
Homer Simpson's neighbor NED
ICU drips IVS
Inexpensive former camera brand ANSCO
Is off guard NAPS
It follows that ERGO
Junk drawer label MISC
Kilmer of "The Saint" VAL
Ladled dish STEW
Limit, in a saying SKY
Lionel layout, maybe OVAL
Low men BASSI
LPGA Hall of Famer Daniel BETH
Measuring aid RULER
Model Macpherson ELLE
Move, in realtor-speak RELO
Nest egg initials IRA
Clues Answers
New parent's lack? SLEEP
Occupants of abandoned buildings, e.g. SQUATTERS
Oxford brighteners SHOESHINES
Peeples of "Fame" NIA
Plumbing joints ELLS
Potato's place? COUCH
Prestigious university octet IVIES
Procter & Gamble detergent ERA
Publisher who was the inspiration for "Citizen Kane" HEARST
Purse closer CLASP
Q.E.D. part ERAT
Race since 1911, informally INDY
Receptive OPEN
Regarding ASTO
Respond to an ovation BOW
Scientology's __ Hubbard LRON
Shire of "Rocky" TALIA
Six-sided state UTAH
Skipper, to Barbie SIS
Skylit areas ATRIA
Slapstick ammo PIES
Snacker's bagful CHIPS
Sock-in-the-gut grunt OOF
Southwestern crocks OLLAS
Spend time idly (and a hint to what can precede the last word of 20-, 25-, 38- or 47-Across) MONKEYAROUND
Stage, screen, etc. SHOWBUSINESS
Stared angrily GLARED
They have latte charges COFFEEBARS
Tony winner Hagen UTA
Uncle Sam poster word YOU
Using a DVR, say REPLAYING
Vena __ CAVA
War honoree HERO
Wire wearer SPY
Witness stand oath IDO
Yearbook sect. SRS
__ Domingo SANTO
__ Miguel: Azores island SAO
__ Park, Colorado ESTES