L.A. Times Daily - Dec 5 2009

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Clues Answers
"Can __ now?" IGO
"Forever, __": 1996 humor collection ERMA
"Measure for Measure" heroine ISABELLA
"Mourning Becomes Electra" playwright ONEILL
"On the contrary!" NOTSO
"Receiving poorly," to a CBer TENONE
"__ tu": Verdi aria ERI
1906 Runabout, e.g. REO
A tot may bounce on one KNEE
Active time for a racetrack crew PITSTOP
Biblical verb SHALT
Big name in oil filters FRAM
Bk. after Nehemiah ESTH
Bologna bridge PONTE
Bourbon flavoring OAK
Combat injury system TRIAGE
Common lunchbox fare, briefly PBANDJ
Coordinated outfit ENSEMBLE
Cyberchortle LOL
Defensive anger, metaphorically HACKLES
Downed EATEN
Environmental impact factor CARBONFOOTPRINT
Flats APARTMENTS
Floundering one LOSTSOUL
Got tight TENSED
Grass appendage AWN
Highlight reel accompaniment RECAP
Incus or malleus EARBONE
It covers all the bases TARP
Just makes, with "out" EKES
Like a butterfly in water? SWUM
Like much meditation music NEWAGE
Like some pigeons HOMING
Likely visitor to the principal CLASSCLOWN
Little shot? PIC
Locomotive output PUFF
Clues Answers
Long-grain rice of the Punjab BASMATI
Looked SEEMED
Many a retired racer SIRE
Maui flapper NENE
Metric lead-in ISO
Mil. award DSM
Nair alternative NEET
Never, to Goethe NIE
Nth: Abbr. ULT
Office tool STAPLER
One may be late BLOOMER
Playbill feature BIO
Possible source of unwanted feedback, for short HOTMIC
Prosaic BLAH
Q-Tip SWAB
Rear BOTTOM
Rival of Bjorn ILIE
Russian fighter MIG
Sci-fi captain KIRK
Sea named for its seaweed SARGASSO
Shade sources ELMTREES
Ship that sailed from Iolcus ARGO
Shockers in the deep EELS
Singer/pianist with the 2002 hit "A Sorta Fairytale" TORIAMOS
Sociologist's interests MORES
Sports trainer's supply TAPE
Stars may represent them: Abbr. STS
Stealthy warriors NINJAS
Stuck INAJAM
Subside EBB
Thor Heyerdahl craft RAI
Trattoria order? MANGIA
Watery expanse SEA
What it takes? TWO
Wild Asian equine ONAGER
Work in the environmental sector GREENCOLLARJOBS