L.A. Times Daily - Jul 2 2010

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Clues Answers
"Never mind" SKIPIT
"The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom" author ORMAN
"The Sacrament of the Last Supper" and others DALIS
"Very funny" HAHA
"What happened __?" NEXT
"When __ she comes to me with a thousand smiles": "Little Wing" lyric IMSAD
'60s activist gp. SDS
13-Down relative EDU
6-Down relative ORG
Actress Brenneman losing on purpose? AMYTANKING
Alternate strategy PLANB
Ararat arrival ARK
Arctic predator SKUA
Are more than reluctant to DARENOT
Berth place UPPER
Board game demand, and hint to this puzzle's theme KINGME
Bowed ARCED
Brusque words about strong coffee? ESPRESSOBARKING
Circle constants PIS
Classic Callas role TOSCA
Common quality? SENSE
Creator of Q and M IAN
Cupid AMOR
Date SEE
Escorted LEDIN
Fanatics NUTS
Fetch GET
Former name of the Mariinsky Ballet KIROV
Former sergeant, perhaps EXCOP
French 101 verb ETRE
Greenish blues TEALS
Harbor vessel TUG
Holds HAS
Hosp. workers LPNS
Hunts diligently SCOURS
It acquired Applebee's in 2007 IHOP
Language that gives us "cheetah" and "chutney" HINDI
Like an undeliverable pkg. RETD
Like many a baseball pitch OVERARM
Clues Answers
Links sight CART
Little shaver TOT
Lyrical poet ODIST
McDonald's founder KROC
Memorable mission ALAMO
Nat or Red NLER
Normal opening? PARA
NYSE buy STK
Off-key, in a way SHARP
Only state that borders six states and Canada IDAHO
Peter of reggae TOSH
Plotting device GRAPH
Pond papa DRAKE
Pong creator ATARI
Punkies GNATS
Quit RESIGN
Quiz ASK
Revival prefix NEO
Rhine tributary RUHR
Rich kid in "Nancy" comics ROLLO
Rise up REBEL
Shell layer NACRE
Sitcom redhead OPIE
Slow tempo ADAGIO
Sole sauce TARTAR
Stock ending? ADE
Temporary teacher's lot? SUBPARKING
That, old-style YON
Verizon subsidiary MCI
VW hatchback GTI
Watercraft control OAR
What it would have been if 10-Down went down? ORIGINALSINKING
Where to get down EIDER
Where to kiss the Blarney Stone EIRE
Wooden shingle SHAKE
Word spoken while pointing, perhaps HER
__ Arc, Arkansas DES
__ Circus, where St. Peter was crucified NEROS
__ green NILE