L.A. Times Daily - Mar 7 2009

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Clues Answers
"Classic Concentration" host, 1987-'91 TREBEK
"Righto!" YOUBETCHA
"The Da Vinci Code" author Brown DAN
"The Force of Reason" author Fallaci ORIANA
1666 London fire chronicler PEPYS
1994 World Cup host USA
Africa's largest nation, areawise SUDAN
Arrogance HAUTEUR
Ask for help SENDANSOS
At birth NEE
Audiophile's brand BOSE
Auel heroine AYLA
Balanced EVEN
CD purveyor SANDL
City south of Dallas ENNIS
Co. backups ASSTS
Comes to ARRIVESAT
Course to start with PLANA
Crew leader, briefly COX
Deli offering LATKE
Discriminatory, as in hiring SEXIST
Faddish mirror attachments FUZZYDICE
Familiar pointer UNCLESAM
Fire up URGEON
Gadget with a timer VCR
Gets grumpy SULKS
Goes over SPANS
Gulf __ WAR
Hazzard County deputy ENOS
Highest power? NTH
Hit with a joint KNEED
Impudent LIPPY
Impudent BRAZEN
In charge ATTHETOP
Indian wraps SAREES
Clues Answers
It can't pick up many distant objects NAKEDEYE
Knock down DECK
Like navel oranges SEEDLESS
Lollapaloozas BEAUTS
Lou's dimwitted anchorman TED
Mariner's aid OCEANMAP
Middling mark CEE
Natural sensors ANTENNAS
Not suitable UNAPT
Octet member with the shortest name MARS
Overindulged, in a way PIGGEDOUT
Part of a game name reportedly chosen because the game surface resembles a slope SKEE
Plaster finish STUCCO
Precious POOPSIE
Prepare to be bussed PUCKERUP
Private meeting ONEONONE
Radar's rank: Abbr. CPL
Self-employed FREELANCE
Series ender overseas ZED
Skin soothers SALVES
Song of praise PAEAN
Soothsayer AUGUR
Step off, perhaps MEASURE
Stiff hair SETA
Super Bowl VIII MVP Larry CSONKA
Takes the first step BEGINS
They help you go places ROADWAYS
They parallel radii ULNAE
They were invented by 15-year-old Chester Greenwood in the winter of 1873 EARMUFFS
Tickles pink PLEASES
Undergrad degs. BSS
Went on and on YAPPED
Whoops it up ROMPS
Wombat relative KOALA
__ life BIGAS