L.A. Times Daily - Aug 10 2009

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Clues Answers
"Ah, that explains it!" NOWONDER
"American Idol" contestant's dream FAMEANDFORTUNE
"Finally, the weekend!" TGIF
"I do," for one OATH
"Planet of the __" APES
"Praying" insect MANTIS
"This I gotta hear!" DOTELL
"To __ it may concern" WHOM
Agonize (over) FRET
At __ for words ALOSS
Back of a 45 record BSIDE
Bead of morning moisture DEWDROP
Bert's Muppet buddy ERNIE
Blunt blade EPEE
Bored with life JADED
Cincinnati team REDS
Clock radio feature ALARM
Coke or root beer SODA
Connect the __ DOTS
Copied genetically CLONED
Cough syrup amts. TSPS
Craving YEN
Dating from ASOF
Dwelling ABODE
Emmy winner Falco EDIE
Evidently are SEEM
Faux pas GAFFE
FBI operative AGENT
Fish eggs ROE
Handyman's tasks ODDJOBS
Happening EVENT
Hard data FACTSANDFIGURES
Ill-fated Boleyn ANNE
Iron alloy STEEL
Ivan of tennis LENDL
Jazz jargon JIVE
Kitchen suffix ETTE
Kitten-lifting spot NAPE
Clues Answers
Like a couch potato IDLE
Like a movie auto chase scene FASTANDFURIOUS
Mascara target LASH
Mislead deliberately THROWOFF
Moonshine container JUG
Mummy's threesome? EMS
Name on a rap sheet, perhaps ALIAS
Nitwit DOPE
Numbered works OPUSES
Oink spot STY
On the house FREE
Passed (out) HANDED
Pilot or Treo maker PALM
Pink-slips FIRES
Pirate's chum MATEY
Place for mil. planes AFB
Prepares ham for an omelet, say DICES
Rock concert venue ARENA
Rubbernecker GAPER
See 18-Across ABOUT
Shoot the breeze CHAT
Shriner's hat FEZ
Soccer rarity GOAL
Stand in line WAIT
Streamlined, as a sports car SLEEK
Sure to end in failure, as a situation NOWIN
Swiss painter Paul KLEE
Tart and spicy ZESTY
Temple leader RABBI
Tendon SINEW
Trains above streets ELS
Traveled like Huck Finn RAFTED
U2's lead vocalist BONO
Village's cousin TOWN
Wander (about) GAD
With 10-Down, approximately ONOR
Wolfed down ATE
__ no good: plotting UPTO