L.A. Times Daily - Feb 24 2013

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Clues Answers
"Golf Begins at Forty" author SNEAD
"Shortly" INASEC
"The Human Condition" writer Hannah ARENDT
"__ the train a-comin'": Johnny Cash lyric IHEAR
1969 Arkin/Moreno comedy POPI
A/C measure BTU
Activist grocery clerk? PAPERBAGPUSHER
After Effects and Final Cut Pro EDITORS
Apple variety IMAC
Battle on a log ROLEO
Because INTHAT
Bluesy Memphis street BEALE
Borrow for a price RENT
Brushed off SWEPTASIDE
Bugler with horns ELK
California peak rumored to hide advanced beings called Lemurians SHASTA
Capital of Shaanxi province XIAN
Chamber bouncer ECHO
Chap GUY
Checked out OGLED
Checks out, as groceries SCANS
Chicago-based Superstation WGN
Close enough INRANGE
Consumer Reports first aid recommendations? ICEBAGPICKS
Contraption APPARATUS
Corn at a picnic EARS
Correctly assesses PEGS
Covers for a crook, say ABETS
Cryptologic govt. org NSA
Cybermarket since 1995 EBAY
Dashboard Confessional music genre EMO
Den focus, familiarly TUBE
Designer Saarinen EERO
Dies down EBBS
Direct route to Loserville? DIRTBAGROAD
Edible mollusks ABALONES
Eel, at sushi bars UNAGI
Elegant POSH
Elephant in the Jungle of Nool HORTON
Email letters AOL
Entertaining show in a run-down hotel? FLEABAGCIRCUS
Expanding concern? OBESITY
Faith of nearly a quarter of Earth's population ISLAM
First Nations tribe CREE
Foreword, briefly INTRO
From __ Z ATO
Garbage collectors BINS
Get stuck (on), mentally FIXATE
Giggle TEEHEE
Gob SCAD
Growing business FARM
H.S. course ENG
Hair color immortalized by a Renaissance painter TITIANRED
Hasbro reaction game BOPIT
Hash attachment TAG
Hawaiian tuna AHI
Horse __ SENSE
How chicken may be served ONRICE
In its early stages YOUNG
It may be used to walk the dog YOYO
Italian capital EURO
Italy's largest seaport GENOA
Jar Jar Binks's home planet NABOO
Junk __ MAIL
KEGO on your radio dial? GASBAGSTATION
Key letter KAPPA
Kitchen aid CANOPENER
Kitty starters ANTES
Lab warning GRR
Large green moth LUNA
Clues Answers
Latched, say SHUT
Leaning BIAS
Least populous state capital MONTPELIER
Like some domestic help LIVEIN
Many a Yemeni ARAB
Minor injury SCRAPE
Modern search result URL
Mount Rushmore prez ABE
Mythical enchantress MEDEA
Nana GRAN
Obey a red light STOP
Ocean gathering SCHOOL
Options list MENU
Orbital extremes APOGEES
Pabst brand STROHS
Part of the Constitution that describes Cong. powers ARTI
Payola, e.g GRAFT
Plan to take off DIET
Proofer's mark STET
Protozoa genus AMOEBA
Prune CROP
Rear-__ ENDER
Red wines aged in autos? AIRBAGPORTS
Retail benchmark SALES
Revved engine sound ROAR
Ritual meals SEDERS
Rivendell inhabitants ELVES
Rose to great heights SOARED
Sailing ASEA
Secret alternative BAN
Secure OBTAIN
Self-defense overkill? HANDBAGGRENADE
Series of turns, usually: Abbr RTE
Shocked, in a way TASED
Short blaster? NITRO
Sing one's own praises BOAST
Small-government proponent Paul RON
Soccer protection SHINPAD
Solar __ PLEXUS
Some are compact DISCS
Some Windows systems NTS
Something to build on SITE
Souse DIPSO
South American arboreal snake TREEBOA
Stars no longer shining HASBEENS
Stockings HOSE
Storied officer __ Ludwig von Trapp GEORG
Strong, drinkwise STIFF
Swedish import SAAB
Takes out mistakes ERASES
Takes to the streets RIOTS
The ones right here THESE
They may have spurs BOOTS
They're popular in Japanese gardening MOSSES
Thread holder ETUI
Tipped, as a dealer TOKED
Traditional ORTHODOX
Unfamiliar ALIEN
Unflappable SEDATE
Unrivaled AONE
Unusable, as a cellphone DEAD
Vending machine options SODAPOPS
Verve PEP
Virginie et Floride ETATS
Vital life force, to acupuncturists CHI
Water carriers PIPES
Where "Aida" premiered CAIRO
Wild blue yonder ETHER
Wind surge GUST
__ Bora: Afghan region TORA