L.A. Times Daily - Jun 18 2010

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Clues Answers
"Big Brother" host Julie CHEN
"Cool, man!" IDIG
"Family Matters" misfit URKEL
"Just the Way You Are" singer JOEL
"M" star PETERLORRE
"Plan 9 From Outer Space" director EDWOOD
Accident scene initials EMS
Arrange logically SORT
Band booster AMP
Basilica section APSE
Blustered RANTED
Book before Nehemiah EZRA
Brainchild IDEA
Central Utah city OREM
Colonies with tunnels ANTFARMS
Deck out ADORN
DI doubled MII
Direct STEER
Disney president Robert IGER
Disparage SLUR
Distress WOE
Emblem of Ireland HARP
Extremely, in slang MONDO
Fails to be ISNT
Frozen drink brand ICEE
Genetic ID DNA
Grapple with, in the sticks RASSLE
Great times BLASTS
GRUMPY SOUR
Ham salad seller DELI
Heavily favored squads DREAMTEAMS
Inform against RATON
Is too sweet CLOYS
Khuzdul speaker, in Tolkien DWARF
Like zero OVAL
Likely to loaf LAZY
Line holder REEL
Lingerie size ACUP
Clues Answers
Many a pop group QUARTET
Marketing ploy, and a hint to this puzzle's theme TIEIN
Massive marina protectors? JUMBOJETTIES
Metz moniker NOM
More passionate language? SWEATIERWORDS
Not much ATAD
Nuts LOCO
One of 17 Monopoly properties AVENUE
Ones wearing designer hospital gowns? FANCYPATIENTS
Out of the woods SAFE
Petting zoo sound BAA
Play a round GOLF
Plaza with many levels? TIEREDSQUARE
Popular fund raiser BAKESALE
Princess who battled Callisto XENA
Pungent ACRID
Put the squeeze on COERCE
Recipients of authors' gratitude, briefly EDS
Ring competitor BOXER
Salad oil pourer CRUET
Skeptical comment IBET
Slender wind OBOE
So ERGO
Some quick pitches ADS
Starting place? EDEN
Stationery shade ECRU
Supercell product TORNADO
Tape deck button REC
They may be shockers EELS
Three-part fig. SSN
Three-time Clooney title role OCEAN
Tijuana's region BAJA
Type of screen, briefly LCD
Uh-uh, in Ufa NYET
Underwater directors FINS
Watch for AWAIT
Zinger BARB
__ Island: NY/NJ landmark ELLIS