L.A. Times Daily - Dec 21 2010

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Clues Answers
"A work of __ a confession": Camus ARTIS
"Help __ the way!" ISON
Afghanistan's capital KABUL
Ancient Roman language OLDLATIN
Animation frame CEL
Answer REPLY
Asia's __ Mountains ALTAI
Beast of burden ASS
Clamor DIN
Class with vocab. lists ENG
Collar, as a thug ARREST
Digital novel EBOOK
Dislike and more ABHOR
Edible pastry decorations CAKESPRINKLES
End-of-list abbr. ETAL
Eve's partner ADAM
Exxon competitor CITGO
Fake HOKEY
Father: Pref. PATRI
French noodles? TETES
Game with trump cards SKAT
Getting gradually louder, in mus. CRESC
Going badly in the mil.? AWOL
Gonzalez in 2000 news ELIAN
Green wedge in a gimlet LIME
Help in a holdup ABET
High-quality bed linen PERCALESHEETS
Hurting the most ACHIEST
Irrational fear PHOBIA
Isinglass MICA
It has more than 5,000 feet MILE
It's pumped in gyms IRON
Job rights agcy. EEOC
King David's wife BATHSHEBA
Liftoff spot LAUNCHPAD
Like a costly victory PYRRHIC
Longfellow's bell town ATRI
Military vet EXGI
Clues Answers
Mountain ridge ARETE
New Hampshire city known for its annual motorcycle week LACONIA
Not chronic, as illness ACUTE
Org. in Tom Clancy books CIA
Phenomenon described by the ends of 17-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across RAIN
Plague AIL
Plop lead-in KER
Provide with a roof CEIL
Purim's month ADAR
Raggedy doll ANN
Refine, as ore SMELT
River of Lyons RHONE
Sacramento's __ Arena ARCO
Saragossa's river EBRO
See 5-Across RONI
Send packing AXE
Service reward TIP
Small porch STOOP
Soon, to the bard ANON
SpongeBob, e.g. TOON
Stackable cookie OREO
Stingless male DRONEBEE
Subway under B'way IRT
Supermarket chain with a red-and-white logo IGA
Swedish furniture giant IKEA
Tehran's land IRAN
Throat soothers COUGHDROPS
Very cold GELID
Victorious shout IWON
Violinist Menuhin YEHUDI
Wall hole filler SPACKLE
West Coast team in the 1998 World Series PADRES
Wet bar containers ICEBUCKETS
Whittle PARE
With 60-Across, noodle product derived from "The San Francisco Treat!" PASTA
Yokohama yes HAI
__ avis RARA
__ scale: talc-to-diamond MOHS