L.A. Times Daily - Aug 12 2010

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Clues Answers
"At Wit's End" author Bombeck ERMA
"Chocolat" actress OLIN
"Good job!" NICEGOING
"In your dreams!" in Dundee NAE
"Man Plus" author Frederik POHL
"Mr. Holland's __" OPUS
"Mr. Palomar" writer Calvino ITALO
"The Mikado" accessory OBI
"This being the case ..." ERGO
"Too many cooks ...," e.g. OLDSAW
"Wait, there's more ..." ALSO
1995 comet spotter Thomas BOPP
A jet or a king LEAR
A synonym for it is hidden in 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across INNERSELF
Abominations HATES
Award for "Rent" OBIE
Bauxite, e.g. ORE
Bequest LEGACY
Big game animal ELK
BMW competitor AUDI
Calif. group with a seven-point badge SFPD
Castor's mother LEDA
Category GENRE
Certain analyst's input DATA
Cheerleader's offering YELL
Chess pieces MEN
City near West Palm BOCA
College newbie FROSH
Colorful stable residents ROANS
DDE, for one GENL
Eponymous salad creator COBB
Fish features SCALES
Flamenco cheer OLE
Flow copiously GUSH
Fool IDIOT
Game with discs and baskets FRISBEEGOLF
Gripe BEEF
Gymnast Mary __ Retton LOU
Hughes Aircraft prototype SPRUCEGOOSE
Clues Answers
Inland Asian sea ARAL
Its juice is sometimes used to treat heartburn ALOE
John of Middlesex ELTON
Judge of many 36-Across PAULA
Kin of 63-Across LEEK
Kin of a 911 call SOS
Legal letter phrase INRE
Letter opening? SLIT
Major malfunction SNAFU
Moral fiber SPINE
Moscow ballet theater BOLSHOI
Movie station letters SHO
Musket relatives CARBINES
Nanki-__, son of the Mikado POO
Not at hand, to say the least AFAR
Objects of look-ups? IDOLS
Occur next ENSUE
Other, in Madrid OTRA
Passé reception aid AERIAL
Persistently chews on GNAWSAT
Place to start a round TEE
Preserves, in a way CANS
Psych finish OTIC
Response to a shock GASP
Ritzy POSH
Roulette choice RED
Sermonize PREACHTHEGOSPEL
Substitution word LIEU
Things to avoid NONOS
Title setting for a Mozart abduction SERAGLIO
Travel guide ATLAS
USAF noncom TSGT
Veda devotee HINDU
Veggie bin staple ONION
Very funny person RIOT
Walked heavily TROD
West Bank initials PLO
Wrap STOLE
__-Wreck RENTA