L.A. Times Daily - Aug 27 2011

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Clues Answers
"Nuts!" BAH
"__ to the Top": Keni Burke song RISIN
1998 De Niro thriller RONIN
Air Force pilot who became a pop star DONHO
Bad opening? DYS
Bangladesh capital DHAKA
Bob Seger's "__ Got Tonight" WEVE
Branch SECT
Brought down ABASED
Calls at home BALLSANDSTRIKES
Cantina cooker OLLA
Chant INTONE
Cheer syllable SIS
Chocolaty treats DOVEBARS
Co-composer of "Johnny's Theme" ANKA
Column style DORIC
Could choose HADONESDRUTHERS
Country that eliminated the United States at the last two World Cups GHANA
Cumberland Gap explorer BOONE
Disdainful CAVALIER
Diving concern THEBENDS
Espionage aid, for short INTEL
Etta James classic ATLAST
Exhilarating HEADY
FDR and Truman, fraternally ELKS
Fed personnel GMEN
Folly LUNACY
French Revolution figure MARAT
Grace ELEGANCE
Guiding light POLARIS
Gum with a jingle that began, "So kiss a little longer" BIGRED
Having strong low tones, as headphones BASSY
Healthy piece SLAB
Highfalutin HOITYTOITY
Leading ONTOP
Clues Answers
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," e.g. ROCKBALLAD
Longhorn rival SOONER
Low area DALE
Marble works BUSTS
Married couple? ARS
New Jersey river RARITAN
Not dull KEEN
Object of ogling HUNK
One of Penelope's 108 in the "Odyssey" SUITOR
Pedro o Pablo SANTO
Penance component AVEMARIA
Phoned on a computer, in technospeak SKYPED
Pickup for a pound STRAY
Picky person? MINER
Pierced surgically LANCED
Poker chips are often seen in them STACKS
Reason for a prep course SAT
Right to play first, in golf HONOR
Rose point EAST
Savings choices, briefly IRAS
Second crop of a growing season ROWEN
Seconds in the air, to punters HANGTIME
Some charity races TENKS
Someone has to pick it up TAB
Sorvino of "Mighty Aphrodite" MIRA
Speak idly GAB
Spread with drinks PATE
Stumbled ERRED
Swore AVOWED
Threadbare RATTY
Tie up loose ends? SEW
Valley where David fought Goliath ELAH
Wicked UNHOLY
Word heard before and after "say" NEVER
Words spoken after Polonius says, "I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord" TOBE