L.A. Times Daily - May 15 2012

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Clues Answers
"Good job!" (and a hint to the beginning of 17-, 27-, 43- or 57-Across) WAYTOGO
"The Chosen" author Chaim __ POTOK
"The Color Purple" actress __ Dawn Chong RAE
"Ugh!" YECH
"Uh-huh" YES
Apples on many desks MACS
Area of expertise FORTE
Attire with deep pockets CARGOPANTS
Backsides REARS
Best way to cross a speed bump DRIVESLOW
Bigger than average, commercially XLARGE
Bold bravery DERRINGDO
Box office sight, often LINE
Bring down, as a house RAZE
Bullets with luminous trails TRACERS
Cake layer ICING
Charge with a crime INDICT
Chops meat PORK
Colony crawler ANT
Company that made Japan's first plastic radio SANYO
Conundrum RIDDLE
Creme-filled cookie OREO
Diana who played Mrs. Peel RIGG
Doubtful IFFY
Early Atari video game PONG
Egyptian symbol of life ANKH
Enjoy to the max EATUP
Enlistees, for short GIS
Frenzied indulgence ORGY
Fret WORRY
Frittata needs EGGS
Gave a lot of bologna, say FED
Having a tiff ATIT
Helmsley dubbed "Queen of Mean" LEONA
Hindu princess RANI
Hockey venue RINK
Lake Tahoe's sole outlet TRUCKEERIVER
Leaning TILTED
Like the smell of soil EARTHY
Clues Answers
Longtime NBC newsman Newman EDWIN
Many AARP mems SRS
Martini request DRY
Mimic's skill APERY
Mr. Magoo's malady MYOPIA
Mystical character RUNE
Nikon D3S, e.g., briefly SLR
Old Chevy VEGA
One, to Juan UNO
Outlaw BAN
Past AGO
Peaceful protest SITIN
Pennies: Abbr CTS
Penniless, as in the opening of "Me and Bobby McGee" BUSTEDFLAT
Pennsylvania port ERIE
Phone-to-computer link MODEM
Picture of health? XRAY
Pizazz FLAIR
Place offering good looks? VANTAGEPOINT
Play-of-color gem OPAL
Pyramid plateau GIZA
Questions ASKS
Ra or Odin GOD
Renaissance REBIRTH
Saharan ARID
Salty solution BRINE
Shows boredom YAWNS
Sketch DRAW
Snoopy NOSY
Spanish bull TORO
Stand up ARISE
Stuck in __ ARUT
The Big Easy acronym NOLA
Went lickety-split SPED
What the fashionably late never are EARLY
Wide-eyed AGOG
Wine datum YEAR
Work measure ERG
Zany Laurel STAN