L.A. Times Daily - Feb 18 2007

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Clues Answers
"For Pete's __!" SAKE
"Hey" HITHERE
"Let's exercise caution, sailors"? BLESSTHETORPEDOES
"Mangia!" EAT
"Saturday Night Fever" setting DISCO
"Social contract" philosopher LOCKE
"Suits me" FINE
"The Tell-Tale Heart" monogram EAP
"Was __ blame?" ITO
"__ disturb" DONOT
'60s-'70s debating point NAM
1976 Fruit of the Loom acquisition BVD
A sister of Calliope ERATO
Actress Zadora PIA
Andes grazer ALPACA
Appalled AGHAST
Asleep, in a way NUMB
Audibly ALOUD
Avoid unpleasant consequences? STIFFTHEPIPER
Bachelor pad beds FUTONS
Bath bathroom LOO
Bay of Pigs site CUBA
Beginning ONSET
Big house resident CON
Bonkers DAFT
Bowl over AWE
Burdened LADEN
Bush or Kerry, since college ELI
Capri, in Cremona ISOLA
Cheat death? RECAPTURETHEGHOST
Chris of "Batman Forever" ODONNELL
Come clean? BATHE
Comes out with SAYS
Computer science, e.g. MAJOR
Country where the Blue Nile R. originates ETH
Crystal-lined rocks GEODES
Curtain call ender BOW
Cut short ABORT
Cyberzine EMAG
Damage HARM
Decline to use one's connections? PUSHSOMESTRINGS
Decorative Japanese carrying case INRO
Dirty dog RAT
Disparities GAPS
Don't even try to fight it CITYHALL
Drop DRIB
Eschew material competitiveness? TRAILTHEJONESES
European freshwater fish CHUB
Exchange SWAP
Faith symbolized by a nine-pointed star BAHAI
Feline sign LEO
First name in cosmetics ESTEE
Flowery welcome LEI
Folk legend LORE
For K thru H.S. ELHI
Gardening moss PEAT
Gearhead's upgrade TURBO
Genuine ACTUAL
Gerry Adams's group SINNFEIN
GI show sponsor USO
Good thing to get in a contest ALEGUP
Grasping tool PLIERS
Hard to explain WEIRD
Hit the sack RETIRE
Hunky-dory AOK
Hunter slain by Artemis ORION
Impudent BRASH
India's first prime minister NEHRU
Intestinal tract division ILEUM
It includes the story's place of origin DATELINE
Clues Answers
It may be tallied or settled SCORE
It's heavier than a foil EPEE
Item on a cart, maybe TEACUP
IV sites ERS
Joplin work RAG
Joy GLEE
Juan's words of affection TEAMO
Juilliard grads may go for them MFAS
Kind of menu DESSERT
Legal thing RES
Lineup member SUSPECT
Look for lackadaisically? CARESSTHEBUSHES
Looking stiff, maybe POSED
Machine shop tool LATHE
Maidstone's county KENT
Make guests feel awkward again? REPAIRTHEICE
Match parts SETS
Mix in ADD
Mount St. Helens debris ASH
Nut case BUR
Old salt SEADOG
One on the stump ORATOR
Outback denizen EMU
Paper towel measure PLY
Party person POL
Penne and ziti PASTAS
Philip of "Daughter of Shanghai" AHN
Possesses HAS
Primo AONE
Prof's degree PHD
Queen of Latin Pop ESTEFAN
Refuse to give up? HOLDTHETOWEL
Regain sanity? FINDONESMARBLES
Released early PAROLED
Respectful address MAAM
Revered beetle SCARAB
Rockies roamer ELK
Savanna lion's prey GNU
Sea eagle ERNE
Seven-time James portrayer SEAN
Sharon's '80s TV costar TYNE
Sheep shelters COTES
Show on Friday? DRAGNET
Sidekick PAL
Slide out of control SKID
Slogan MOTTO
Smithereens maker TNT
Some annexes ELLS
Splendor ECLAT
Spokesperson VOICE
Spring event THAW
Stick-in-the-mud STODGY
Talisman AMULET
Target AIMAT
Tattered Tom's creator ALGER
Texas-based hotel chain OMNI
Tire for a heap RETREAD
To some extent SORTOF
Twist the top off UNCAP
U.S. commerce watchdog FTC
Unfortunately ALAS
Unwilling to listen DEAF
Way to take it EASY
Weed killer HOER
Words that don't come from a folder IMIN
Work over BEATUP
__ 101, world's tallest building TAIPEI
__ gut: laugh heartily BUSTA
__ number OPUS