L.A. Times Daily - Feb 18 2013

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Clues Answers
"Is there __ against that?" ALAW
"Simply delicious" waffle maker EGGO
"Sons and Lovers" novelist LAWRENCE
"The Da Vinci Code" author Brown DAN
"You got that right, brother!" AMEN
18-wheeler RIG
1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo NERUDA
Altar vow IDO
Auto racer Yarborough CALE
Back in style RETRO
Baton-passing event RELAY
Black cats, to some OMENS
Black-and-white cookie OREO
Brazilian port, for short RIO
Brought to maturity REARED
Bump up against ABUT
Cardiac surgery technique BYPASS
Chews the fat CHATS
Chicago airport OHARE
Christina Crawford's "__ Dearest" MOMMIE
Coffee lightener CREAM
Come across as SEEM
Comedian Margaret CHO
Competed in a 10K RAN
Crab grass, e.g WEED
Crab's grabber CLAW
Deli cheese SWISS
Deli meat in round slices SALAMI
Dreaded business chapter? ELEVEN
Elephant's incisor TUSK
Fishing stick ROD
Fixes with thread SEWS
Florence's river ARNO
Frosh, next year SOPH
Get out of bed RISE
Gets things growing SEEDS
Gnatlike insect MIDGE
Greeting from a distance WAVING
Clues Answers
Hibachi residue ASH
Impressionist APER
In first place ONTOP
It ebbs and flows TIDE
Italian cheese region ASIAGO
Jackson ANDREWORBROWNE
Jefferson THOMASORDAVIS
Jeweled headpiece TIARA
John's Yoko ONO
Just out of the box NEW
Kauai and Tahiti, for two ISLES
Large amount SCAD
Leatherwork tool AWL
Lumber blemish KNOTHOLE
Middle East language ARABIC
Military force ARMY
Not shut, in verse OPE
Number picker's casino game KENO
Old flatboats ARKS
Pants seam problem RIP
Read bar codes on SCAN
Reverse, as a computer operation UNDO
River joining the Missouri near Jefferson City OSAGE
Scooted DARTED
Singer Brickell who's married to Paul Simon EDIE
Skating maneuver LOOP
Skid row sort WINO
Spunkmeyer of cookie fame OTIS
Stag party attendees MALES
Strauss of blue jeans LEVI
Taj Mahal city AGRA
Tea leaves reader, e.g SEER
Truman HARRYORCAPOTE
Washington GEORGEORIRVING
Went off the high board DOVE
Wild revelry ORGY
Word with popper or dropper EYE
Youngsters LADS