L.A. Times Daily - Dec 26 2013

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Clues Answers
"Argo" extra IRANI
"Coffee __?" ORTEA
"Please, Mom?" CANTI
'50s movie monster destroyed at Mount Aso RODAN
1997 film with the tagline "Coming soon. Honest." LIARLIAR
40-decibel unit SONE
Acerbic dispatcher on "Taxi" LOUIE
Ancient region in Asia Minor IONIA
At an angle ASLOPE
Ballpark fig.? AVG
Barbary Wars participant, now ALGERIA
Basket willow OSIER
Best-selling program, in tech lingo KILLERAPP
Bing, to Google RIVAL
Blowup: Abbr ENL
Bolted down some nuts ATE
Boxing biopic ALI
Broad foot letters EEE
Brooks Robinson's base THIRD
Calm water metaphor GLASS
Chess side BLACK
Chest bone RIB
Chum PAL
Classic GREAT
Compulsory poker bet BLIND
Conductor of the first rescue mission NOAH
Covent Garden highlight ARIA
Cricket call CHIRP
Dalmatian's spot DAPPLE
Depends (on) RELIES
Do goo GEL
Drink BEVERAGE
French pop PERE
Giza pyramid builder PHARAOH
Hogwarts teaching MAGIC
Important BIG
Investigate, tabby-style PAWAT
Kagan who clerked for Thurgood Marshall ELENA
Language that gives us "pajamas" HINDI
Clues Answers
Large primates APES
Lay to rest INTER
Like ALA
Like some humor DRY
Like some sesame-crusted tuna SEARED
Like the vbs. "creep" and "weep" IRR
Little brook RILL
Meyers of "SNL" SETH
Minnesota's state fish, and a hint to all 12 border answers in this puzzle WALLEYE
Motor suffix CADE
Moving manga ANIME
Multiplexes CINEMAS
Novel query requirement SCENARIO
Old PC monitor CRT
One of the smart set MENSAN
Pequod captain AHAB
Place to see FDR DIME
Pompeii attraction RUINS
Pretend to be SEEM
Prove untrue BELIE
Put in shells, say LOAD
Quicken Loans Arena NBAer CAV
Republic on St. George's Channel: Abbr IRE
Rich cake TORTE
Rosetta Stone discovery area NILEDELTA
Rosy RED
Scene of some sworn statements ALTAR
Seas, to Cezanne MERS
Seaweed extract AGAR
Shade provider ELM
Slothfulness INERTIA
Some copiers RICOHS
St. Pat's Day, e.g HOL
Strike site ALLEY
Stripped NAKED
Swallows, e.g BIRDS
Two under par EAGLE
What possums do when threatened PLAYDEAD
__ in kilo KAS