L.A. Times Daily - Oct 7 2008

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Clues Answers
"Born in the __" USA
"Darn it!" DRAT
"I'm going before everyone else!" MEFIRST
"Maria __": Jimmy Dorsey hit ELENA
"NUMB3RS" network CBS
"Tootsie" Oscar nominee TERIGARR
"__ put it another way ..." ORTO
1974 kidnap victim PATTYHEARST
A wahine might drape one on you LEI
Alternative recording studio version REMIX
Appear that way SEEMSO
Backless footwear MULE
Balance sheet listing ASSET
Ballpark figures UMPS
Be optimistic HOPE
Birthstone before topaz OPAL
Bridges of Hollywood JEFF
Busy month at the IRS APRIL
Candy choice BAR
Charon's river STYX
Chihuahua cheer OLE
Civilian clothes MUFTI
Close with a bang SLAM
Conviction FAITH
Cook in the oven ROAST
Crazy like a fox SLY
Decide to take part OPTIN
Depict unfairly SKEW
Discover FIND
Elementary teachings ABCS
Eponymous knife wielder Jim BOWIE
Exist ARE
Father of Dada ARP
Fierce terrier PITBULL
Fork SPLIT
Fowl places COOPS
Go bad ROT
Goings-on EVENTS
Gp. putting letters in boxes USPS
Clues Answers
Hardly an orderly type SLOB
Harry Potter prop WAND
Health resorts SPAS
High schooler TEEN
Hollow between hills VALE
Indiana senator Bayh EVAN
Italian wine region ASTI
Judge's attire ROBE
Just FAIR
Kids' gun ammo CAPS
Kitchen extensions? ETTES
La __: San Diego resort area JOLLA
Mae West accessory BOA
Meadow mom EWE
Morse code tap DIT
Navratilova rival EVERT
Needs no alterations FITSTOAT
Next yr.'s alums SRS
Peaceful relations AMITY
Pegboard hanger TOOL
Play about Emily Dickinson, with "The" BELLEOFAMHERST
Political refugee EMIGRE
Prefix with potent OMNI
Right on the map? EAST
Rigidly formal PRIM
Slime GUCK
Some Feds TMEN
Source of inspiration MUSE
Stick on ATTACH
Surface-level bomb detonation GROUNDBURST
Take for granted PRESUME
Tan and Irving AMYS
Throw wildly, e.g. ERR
Took a pessimistic view FEAREDTHEWORST
Uprisings at which CS gas may be used RIOTS
Use a napkin on WIPE
Whirlpool EDDY
__ good example SETSA
__-friendly USER