L.A. Times Daily - Oct 8 2009

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Clues Answers
"Dies __": hymn IRAE
"Judge __": Stallone film DREDD
"Star Trek" communications officer UHURA
"Star Wars" princess LEIA
"__ Excited": Pointer Sisters hit IMSO
1954-1977 defense gp. SEATO
Admit one's guilt to serve less time COPAPLEA
Altar consent IDO
Apple center CORE
Athenian with harsh laws DRACO
Big name in gas AMOCO
Brazen minx HUSSY
College official DEAN
Colorfully patterned fabric PAISLEY
Cross shape TAU
Desk phone unit HANDSET
Dimwit DODO
Driver's lic. et al. IDS
Eddie of the '40s-'50s Senators YOST
Elvis __ Presley ARON
Embarrassed RED
Epsilon follower ZETA
Eye part containing the iris UVEA
Fast time LENT
Gander LOOKSEE
German artist Nolde EMIL
Get hitched quick ELOPE
Go astray SIN
Grain disease ERGOT
Grapevine traveler RUMOR
He bit Miss Gulch in a 1939 film TOTO
Hip-hop mogul who married Beyoncé JAYZ
Holy wars JIHADS
Hush-hush activities, briefly, and a hint to the hidden theme in 18-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across COVERTOPS
It may take years to settle one OLDSCORE
It's pumped in gyms IRON
Jam on the brakes STOPSHORT
Legend automaker ACURA
Clues Answers
Lend a hand ASSIST
Like slasher movies GORY
Like some simple questions YESNO
Luau fare POI
Lyric poems EPODES
Magician Henning et al. DOUGS
Old Italian money LIRE
Orchestra leader MAESTRO
Paradise EDEN
Pasture LEA
PC program APP
Playful prank CAPER
Press conf. format QANDA
Pull hard TUG
RCA Victor pooch NIPPER
Region AREA
Rodeo rope LASSO
School tool RULER
Seoul man KOREAN
Shoshoneans UTES
Small family businesses MOMANDPOPSTORES
Soft court stroke DROPSHOT
Songstress Adams EDIE
Sprint Cup org. NASCAR
Srs.' lobbying gp. AARP
Stick-on design DECAL
Stir-fried dish CHOPSUEY
Swing set site YARD
Third afterthought, in a ltr. PPPS
Threat-ending words ORELSE
Wallowing place MUD
Water gun stream SQUIRT
Weird Al Yankovic parody of a Michael Jackson hit EATIT
West Point, e.g.: Abbr. ACAD
World Series mo. OCT
Yellowish earth tone OCHRE
__ dixit: assertion without proof IPSE
__ the side of caution ERRON