L.A. Times Daily - Jan 26 2010

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Clues Answers
"I did it!" TADA
"I give up!" UNCLE
"Skip the sandwich dressing" NOMAYO
"That's not news to me" YESIKNOW
"The Picture of __ Gray" DORIAN
*Big name in tequila JOSECUERVO
*Mexican muralist DIEGORIVERA
*Roger Federer rival RAFAELNADAL
*Spanish painter (1746-1828) FRANCISCOGOYA
Abu Dhabi's federation: Abbr. UAE
Actor Alda ALAN
Actor Brody of "The Pianist" ADRIEN
Angel dust, briefly PCP
Animal whose fur was used for Crockett's cap COON
Appoint NAME
B-G link CDEF
Baja border city TIJUANA
Barley beards AWNS
Big pictures: Abbr. ENLS
Campfire treat SMORE
Color TV pioneer RCA
Come to light EMERGE
Corn Belt state IOWA
Draw a better bead on REAIM
Extra wide, on a shoebox EEEE
Fight-ending calls, briefly TKOS
For all to see OPENLY
For the full length of a pregnancy TOTERM
Fri. preceder THU
Gas brand with a landmark sign outside Fenway Park CITGO
Gave it a shot TRIED
Gold units: Abbr. KTS
Gossip tidbit ITEM
Happy Meal extra TOY
Holly genus ILEX
Home to this puzzle's theme CALIFORNIA
Clues Answers
Insect stage IMAGO
Insertion marks CARETS
Iraqi seaport BASRA
Jack's inferior TEN
Lariat loop NOOSE
Lawn makeup GRASS
Lumberjack's tool AXE
Military no-show DESERTER
Mubarak of Egypt HOSNI
Nonstick coating TEFLON
On the double PRONTO
Opposed (to) AVERSE
Outplays BESTS
Pep ENERGY
Pitcher Hideo NOMO
Poet Khayyám OMAR
Puppeteer Tony SARG
Short film role CAMEO
Skin care brand NIVEA
Slow to catch on DENSE
Soda-making process AERATION
Some AFEW
Spanish hero played by Heston ELCID
Submissive MEEK
The Donald's daughter IVANKA
Topeka natives KANSANS
UCLA player BRUIN
Uses a spade DIGS
VCR successor TIVO
Vegas cube DIE
Western tie BOLO
What you "take" when you sit down ALOADOFF
Willem of "Spider-Man" DAFOE
Word that forms a city when combined with the first names in answers to starred clues SAN
Working undercover, for short INCOG
__ one mind: disagreeing NOTOF