L.A. Times Daily - Apr 18 2012

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Clues Answers
"500" race-sanctioning group INDYCAR
"Atlas Shrugged" writer Ayn RAND
"Doesn't bother me!" SEEIFICARE
"Don't get any __" IDEAS
"Shake!" PUTITTHERE
"__ Zapata!": Brando film VIVA
'60s-'70s Twins star Tony OLIVA
After "on," relying mostly on hope in desperate circumstances AWINGANDAPRAYER
Ancient Roman poet OVID
Apply more varnish to RECOAT
Aquamarine, e.g GEM
As yet TONOW
Battle reminder SCAR
Ben & Jerry's purchase PINT
Biblical mount ASS
Bohr of the Manhattan Project NIELS
Boxer Max BAER
Brit of Fox News HUME
Butterlike products OLEOS
Cardiologist's concern AORTA
Carol syllables FALA
Cheers for a torero OLES
Chick flick subject LOVEAFFAIR
Cold war initials USSR
Creep CRAWL
Dangerous bottom feeders STINGRAYS
Deli sandwich TUNASALAD
Dimming gadget RHEOSTAT
DVR pioneer TIVO
Dynasty during Confucius' time CHOU
Ear-related OTIC
Econ. yardstick GDP
Fawn's mom DOE
Fed. property agency GSA
Floor cleaner MOP
Fortitude GRIT
Gold rush storyteller Bret HARTE
Clues Answers
Hail in a harbor AHOY
Harbinger of lower temperatures COLDFRONT
Hemming and hawing WAFFLING
Leave no escape route for HEMIN
Legs it RUNS
Like beer cans before recycling NORETURN
Lo-__: lite CAL
Mackerel-like fish BONITO
Man on a misión SENOR
Mata __ HARI
More than hesitant LOATH
Most draftable ONEA
Not a one NARY
Obi-Wan portrayer EWAN
Org. with a much-quoted journal AMA
Paper-pusher CLERK
Personal ad abbr SWF
Pre-med subj ANAT
Prefix suggesting savings ECONO
Psychological tricks MINDGAMES
Puccini opera TOSCA
Replace a dancer, perhaps CUTIN
Sautéing acronym, Г la Rachael Ray EVOO
Schoolyard handshake PINKYSWEAR
Sign of puppy love? WAG
Small fry TYKES
Sound system part AMP
Sox, on scoreboards CHI
Spice gathered by hand from crocus flowers SAFFRON
Sports tour organizer, for short PGA
Stinky RANK
Waters between Great Britain and Europe NORTHSEA
Wrinkle remover IRON
WWII carriers LSTS
Year, on monuments ANNO
__ fit: tantrum HISSY
__-garde AVANT