L.A. Times Daily - Jan 4 2014

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Clues Answers
"Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" author AMADO
"Long-lasting" chocolate brand RIESEN
"Mrs. Battle's Opinions on Whist" essayist ELIA
"Unsafe at Any Speed" author NADER
Adams of filmdom? ANSEL
Adaptable subspecies ECOTYPES
Aid for the restless SOMINEX
Alternate courses ZAGS
At a previous time ONCE
Barely get (by) SQUEAK
Barrett of Pink Floyd SYD
Big name in shaving ATRA
Bruschetta ingredient GARLIC
Carolina quarterback Newton CAM
City south of Tampa SARASOTA
Collectible sheets CELS
Colorful flowers PHLOX
Commit, in a way GETENGAGED
Coolant giant PRESTONE
Crucifix ROOD
Dedicated lines ODE
Delay cause WRECK
Divest RID
Downs EATS
Drift ROAM
Drop-down item that hopefully doesn't have to OXYGENMASK
End of a descent SPLASHDOWN
Eurasian aircraft acronym MIG
Evidence of descent DNA
Examines closely PROBES
Fertile Crescent land IRAQ
Former Food & Wine publisher, familiarly AMEX
French 101 verb AVOIR
Gwadar Bay is an inlet of it ARABIANSEA
Hill fig SEN
Clues Answers
How some equipment is acquired ONLEASE
Indiana city where the International Circus Hall of Fame is located PERU
It's not a good thing SIN
Jack insert, briefly MIC
James whose company published the first U.S. edition of "The Prince and the Pauper" OSGOOD
Make a delivery ORATE
More unkempt, lawn-wise WEEDIER
Nitrogen compound AMIDE
Not procrastinating ONIT
Oil source SESAME
Orderly traffic pattern ZIPPERMERGE
Paper department NEWSDESK
Phone book feature AREACODEMAP
Pinpoint LOCATE
Put one's foot down STEP
Ring of color AREOLE
Routine that's not funny RATRACE
Saturn SUV VUE
See 43-Down ABE
Some gridiron passes LATERALS
Sonoran Desert natives SAGUAROS
Sound of waves ROAR
Support piece BEAM
Take no action WAIT
Take up USE
Telephone __ POLE
Traces DELINEATES
Uncovered NUDE
Unified ONE
Wax GROW
Weather vane ANEMOSCOPE
Well NICELY
Witchy woman HAG
With 4-Down, one-time White House nickname HONEST
__ noche: tonight ESTA