L.A. Times Daily - Sep 2 2009

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Clues Answers
"American Me" actor/director Edward James __ OLMOS
"Big" wrestler's little brother? PEEWEEHOGAN
"Heavy" R&B singer's little brother? SLIMDOMINO
"Horrors!" OHNO
"Little" comedian's big brother? HULKHERMAN
"Mamma __!" MIA
"Star Trek" navigator SULU
"That __ hay!" AINT
"Thin" character actor's big brother? FATSPICKENS
"To Sir With Love" singer LULU
Assistant AIDE
Big hair style AFRO
Blink later than, in a contest OUTSTARE
Brouhaha FLAP
Burn slightly CHAR
Church leader ELDER
Computer symbol ICON
Conscription category ONEA
Courage, in slang MOXIE
Dagger handle HILT
Decorative sofa fabric TOILE
Decoratively curved molding OGEE
Destroy, as a paper trail SHRED
Did very well on ACED
Drift gently WAFT
Europe's highest active volcano ETNA
Gave the once-over EYED
Got down ALIT
Grease target AXLE
Hammerhead parts PEENS
Hip-hopper born Tracy Marrow ICET
Homeric epic ILIAD
Intentions AIMS
Irritate RILE
It's what's happening EVENT
Key ISLE
Liberal faction, with "the" LEFT
Libidinous deity SATYR
Like a spitz's ears POINTY
Clues Answers
Like some batteries ALKALINE
Likewise ALSO
Made, as a knot TIED
Mess up ERR
Modeling medium CLAY
Narrow cut SLIT
Not alfresco INDOOR
Not fooled by ONTO
Odorless gas ETHANE
Out of harm's way SAFE
Packing heat ARMED
PDQ relative ASAP
Pesky biter GNAT
Pie serving PIECE
Piebald horse PINTO
Pub order PINT
Put in the hold LADE
River through Saint Petersburg NEVA
Road trip guide MAP
Rubbed out, gangster style OFFED
Saves PUTSAWAY
Scooter favored by '60s British mods VESPA
Sea duck with prized plumage EIDER
Senator Specter ARLEN
Slangy word of indifference MEH
So-so test grade CEE
Source of a stellar explosion NOVA
Special __: military force OPS
State, to Sarkozy ETAT
Stick shift gear FOURTH
Streaker with a tail COMET
Tabloid creature ALIEN
Trivial PIDDLING
Valuable rock ORE
Violin virtuoso Zimbalist EFREM
Was indebted to OWED
Whirling water EDDY
Words of sympathy ICARE
Yellowstone grazer ELK