L.A. Times Daily - Jul 24 2008

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Clues Answers
"Actual" first word of a 1943 novelty song MARES
"Dracula" director Browning TOD
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" actress CATES
"Happy birthday" writers, maybe ICERS
"M*A*S*H" ranks LTS
"Pow!" relative WHAM
Actor Borgnine ERNEST
Agar source SEAWEED
An eternity AGES
Avian home NEST
Baylor University site WACO
Beaux __: noble deeds GESTES
Beginning of a 1969 Stevie Wonder title YESTERME
Bottom-row key ALT
Box behind a painting, maybe SAFE
Bunk assignment BILLET
Chipping club IRON
Chow line? ARF
Clampett player EBSEN
Complication RUB
Conductor friend of pianist Vladimir ARTURO
Digital interpreter MODEM
Doing what comes naturally INSTINCT
Downing St. VIPs PMS
Entreaty PLEA
Fishing line? ITWASTHISBIG
Genesis brother ESAU
German fantasy novelist Michael ENDE
Golf ball covering BALATA
Gomer Pyle et al.: Abbr. PFCS
Half a tool? PLIER
Happy or zero follower HOUR
HBO competitor SHO
Hooey BULL
Impression DENT
In-state opponent of a 'Cane NOLE
Kid stuff SUEDE
Clues Answers
Kind of hall REC
Marching start? HUP
Massage type SWEDISH
Matted woolen sheet BATT
Noted shoe collector IMELDA
Old touring car REO
One finishing with fewer points LOSINGSIDE
One taking things badly? THIEF
Org. with Lynx and Sparks WNBA
Outrageous EXORBITANT
Party line? TOGATOGATOGA
Prompt ONTIME
Provided with the means ENABLED
Railroad line? ALLABOARD
Rainer who won back-to-back Oscars LUISE
Rear KEISTER
Roommate aggravators, often SLOBS
Sanctuaries ASYLA
School on the Thames ETON
Scorch CHAR
Seasonal mall hirees SANTAS
Snippy retort ISSO
Sound you don't want to hear from a tire SSS
Sugar Plum Fairy's instrument CELESTA
Tag line? YOUREIT
Taxpayer's dread AUDIT
Teammate of the Babe LOU
They sometimes get crushed EGOS
Tie NEXUS
Time line? MYITSLATE
Toast type MELBA
Tomato choice ROMA
Walks unevenly GIMPS
Wise SAGE
Yemeni, e.g. ARABIAN
Yodo River city OSAKA
___ Bo TAE