L.A. Times Daily - Dec 19 2009

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Clues Answers
"Awakenings" actress MEARA
"Coppélia" costume TUTU
"Diana" singer ANKA
"__ Knows": 1958 hit NOONE
1-Down or 50-Across, e.g. MALE
1976 best-seller that spanned three centuries ROOTS
Accountant's concern AUDITTRAIL
Angels outfielder Hunter who has won nine straight Gold Gloves TORII
Arcade violations TILTS
Arens of Israel MOSHE
Army brass? BUGLE
Arp works DADA
Battle of the Bulge commander PATTON
Benefit BOON
Brussels-based intl. alliance NATO
Burnoose wearer ARAB
Busts NABS
Cal's brother in "East of Eden" ARON
Can't stand ABHOR
Cassette alternative REELTOREEL
Chattering tongues do it WAG
Chihuahua chicken POLLO
Citi Field team METS
Clumsy vessels HULKS
Coffee houses? URNS
Cutting-edge set, briefly HDTV
Dumbbell abbr. LBS
Emperor Galba's successor OTHO
Familia member TIA
Fights SCRAPES
Frightening ordeal NIGHTMARE
Galoots APES
Hamburg's river ELBE
Hot pursuit? ARSON
Hurler's stat ERA
Independent FREE
Clues Answers
It heats up your food immediately TABASCO
It may be twisted apart OREOCOOKIE
It's sometimes deep-fried in the South OKRA
Key in a corner CTRL
Knitting loop PURL
Leave temporarily STEPOUT
Like ens NASAL
Nintendo's Super __ NES
One unhappy about a split BOWLER
Original "People's Court" judge WAPNER
Pixels DOTS
Places for dips POOLS
Polite invite PLEASESTAY
Pop, e.g. PARENT
Prominent bloodhound feature JOWL
Race infraction FALSESTART
Rank below cpl. PFC
Singer with four recent best-selling albums of pop standards RODSTEWART
Some say they live among us, briefly ETS
Something to pick? BONE
Soul immortal JAMESBROWN
Source of tears, slangily WATERWORKS
Southwestern site of gypsum dunes WHITESANDS
Stone and Stallone SLYS
Swearing-off words NEVERAGAIN
Think of it IDEA
Trapper's ware FUR
Unauthorized explorer of city tunnels and sewers URBANCAVER
User-edited online compendium of notable snippets WIKIQUOTE
Want ad abbr. EOE
Washington is on it QUARTER
Watch part DIAL
Where 1-Down or 50-Across may be heard ONTHERADIO
Work on the road TAR
Work on the road PAVE
__ Mountains: Central Asian range ALTAI