L.A. Times Daily - Feb 23 2011

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Clues Answers
"Beau __ " GESTE
"The Flying __": Wagner opera DUTCHMAN
"The Time Machine" race ELOI
"Uh-oh, I dropped it!" OOPS
1- and 64-Across, and the first words of the four longest puzzle answers DUPES
2009 Series winners YANKS
49th state ALASKA
Adidas rival AVIA
Also TOO
Atom with a negative charge ANION
Australian folk hero Kelly NED
Badge material TIN
Beatnik's "Got it" IDIG
Big smile GRIN
Bills of fare MENUS
Calaboose compartment CELL
Cereal grain RICE
Congressionally change AMEND
Country singer with the 1961 hit "Crazy" PATSYCLINE
Court jester FOOL
Cranny relative NOOK
Crisp, filled tortilla TACO
Dandies FOPS
Doofus NINNY
Explode GOOFF
Fastening pin COTTER
First-year law student ONEL
Hammer or sickle TOOL
Heal CURE
Hockshop receipt PAWNTICKET
Hodgepodge OLIO
Hotel client GUEST
Joel who was the first actor to portray Dr. Kildare MCCREA
Kitchen areas, perhaps DINETTES
Lend a hand AID
Like the son in a parable of Jesus PRODIGAL
Mamas' mates PAPAS
Memento TOKEN
Mindy, to Mork? ALIEN
Clues Answers
Mine entrance ADIT
No longer squeaky OILED
Old Norse mariner ERIC
Padre's hermana TIA
Pants part KNEE
Play a round GOLF
Polite CIVIL
Pre-Easter period LENT
Puppy bites NIPS
Put through a sieve PUREE
Quint's boat in "Jaws" ORCA
Reggae musician Peter TOSH
Remora SUCKERFISH
Retain KEEP
Ring icon ALI
Russia's __ Mountains URAL
See 33-Down COLONY
Septi- plus one OCTO
Shameful emblem in Genesis MARKOFCAIN
Sharp ridge ARETE
Shouted, say ORAL
Snow pack? SLEDDOGS
Sot WINO
Sourdough's ground breaker PICK
Sponge for grunge LOOFAH
Submerge while sitting poolside, as one's feet DANGLE
Sudden ache PANG
Sylvester, e.g. CAT
Synthetic fiber ARNEL
Teen bane ACNE
The king of France? LEROI
Timing lead-in TWO
Trickery WILE
Vegas opener LAS
Vicinity AREA
With 45-Down, Middle Ages quarantine area LEPER
Yemen seaport ADEN
Zoo barriers MOATS
__-mo replay SLO