L.A. Times Daily - Dec 26 2016

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Clues Answers
"A Death in the Family" author James AGEE
"I have no clue" BEATSME
"It's __ you": "Your call" UPTO
"Norma __" RAE
"Spider-Man" actor Willem DAFOE
African country whose name is contained in the name of its southern neighbor NIGER
Apple or pear POME
Baker's verb MIX
Bears and Grizzlies TEAMS
Bigwig VIP
Blissful regions EDENS
BP merger partner AMOCO
Butterlike spread OLEO
Carrier to Tel Aviv ELAL
Classic clown BOZO
Clay pigeon sport SKEET
Closes with force SLAMS
Coffee sweetener REFINEDSUGAR
Command from a bailiff OYEZ
Commando weapons UZIS
Completely, after "from" ATOZ
Crib or cot BED
Cubicle furnishing DESK
Deal with adversity COPE
Early Beatle Sutcliffe STU
Ex-slugger and Fox Sports analyst, familiarly AROD
Fabric with a slight sheen POLISHEDCOTTON
Fills with dismay APPALLS
Flair ELAN
Former Iranian despot SHAH
Frighten, as a horse SPOOK
Furtive summons PSST
Guernsey greeting MOO
Huff and puff PANT
Internet destination SITE
It's a long story EPIC
Key with one sharp EMINOR
Kiss SMOOCH
Clues Answers
Like old apples MEALY
Like old bread STALE
Long kiss LIPLOCK
Longfellow's "The Bell of __" ATRI
Major tourist draws MECCAS
Mariner Ericson LEIF
Most stylish TONIEST
Nautical journal LOG
Nesting site, perhaps EAVE
Often ___: about half the time ASNOT
Once-sacred snakes ASPS
Plot mechanism DEVICE
Plowed ground for crop-raising CULTIVATEDLAND
Porthole view OCEAN
React to a bad pun, perhaps MOAN
Ready in the keg ONTAP
Rural building with big doors BARN
Say further ADD
Sea eagles ERNS
See 13-Down BABA
Shrinking Asian lake ARALSEA
Singer Rawls LOU
Slacks holder-upper BELT
Smells awful REEKS
Sophisticated-sounding hair treatment product SUAVESHAMPOO
Sound system part AMP
Sultan's group HAREM
Tee shots into the hole ACES
Tests of knowledge EXAMS
The three monkeys' taboos EVILS
Tire inflators PUMPS
Totally tanks FAILS
Tropical hardwood TEAK
Uncle Remus rabbit's title BRER
Unconvincing, excuse-wise LAME
Voice above tenor ALTO
With 10-Across, "Open sesame" sayer ALI
Word in a bride's bio NEE