L.A. Times Daily - Dec 11 2014

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Clues Answers
"Let's get some air in here!" IMHOT
"Life of Pi" director Lee ANG
"Wheel of Fortune" buy ANI
"Yikes!" EEK
"You convinced me" ITSADEAL
"__ how!" AND
10 out of 10, scorewise IDEAL
1992 Crichton novel involving a fictional Japanese company RISINGSUN
2014 World Series winning team member GIANT
Annoy one's co-star, perhaps EMOTE
Archers' protection THUMBRINGS
Attendees GOERS
Bear up there URSA
Believer in karma HINDU
Binding promise IDO
Bit of pillow talk COO
Blog entry POST
Boot option STEELTIP
Bull Run soldier REB
Canadian coin that's no longer produced CENT
Casual pants CHINOS
Chapel Hill sch UNC
Classic 1958 Chinua Achebe novel ... and a hint what literally happens in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across THINGSFALLAPART
Cotton candy, mostly SUGAR
Cruise destination ISLE
Dress protector APRON
Drudge PEON
Early game console ATARI
Fla. airport MIA
Full of recent info NEWSY
Gas, e.g FUEL
GI entertainer USO
Hammers obliquely, as a nail TOES
Hopeless case GONER
In need of a sweep, perhaps SOOTY
L.A.-based comedy troupe THEGROUNDLINGS
Long-necked instrument SITAR
Magi THREEKINGS
Med. care provider HMO
Clues Answers
MLB team whose home scoreboard is updated by hand BOS
Money-related suffix AIRE
Morning drops DEW
Not pro ANTI
Nov. 2013 Twitter milestone IPO
One of Hogwarts' four houses RAVENCLAW
One-named supermodel IMAN
Outback order RARE
Pagoda instrument GONG
Parched ARID
Plate appearance ATBAT
Platter player PHONO
Prince Harry's alma mater ETON
Prom rental TUX
Recording medium TAPE
Regarding ASTO
Rogen of "Pineapple Express" SETH
Sable or mink FUR
Say openly AVOW
School of tomorrow? ROE
Scoldings TONGUELASHINGS
See 4-Down FEE
Sénat vote OUI
Set to be assembled KIT
Sign of summer LEO
Singer Young NEIL
Spiced beverage CHAI
Suggestion HINT
Thumbs-up ASSENT
Ungenerous sort HOG
Unyielding TOUGH
Upper limit MAX
Vague qualities AURAS
Variety ILK
Vegas dealer's device SHOE
Verb, for one NOUN
Vermeer's "__ With a Pearl Earring" GIRL
With 47-Across, payment for cash? ATM
Yankee manager before Girardi TORRE