New York Times Crossword Answers - Apr 24, 2014

 New York Times Crossword Solutions - Apr 24, 2014

Clue	Answer
'12' preceder	PAC
'Argo' setting	IRAN
'Lazy' lady	SUSAN
'Oh my goodness!'	YIPES
'Spillsaver' brand	AMANA
'That's fine with me!'	COOL
45th state	UTAH
A reduced state	LESS
Attempts to catch	RUNSAFTER
Bach choral work	CANTATA
Best-selling Mitch	ALBOM
Bothered a lot	ATEAT
Break time, perhaps	TENOCLOCK
Bureau, for short	AGCY
Business honcho	CEO
Chekhov 'Sister'	OLGA
City near Rome	UTICA
Class at a Y	YOGA
Colleague of Kirk	MCCOY
Conan nickname	COCO
Demanding test	ORAL
Disco line dance	HUSTLE
Dish inventor	PETRI
Distinctive dress	GARB
Docking info	ETA
Ends up even	PARS
Finnair rival	SAS
Flotation gear	LIFEBELTS
Food for tadpoles	ALGAE
Four-yr. degrees	BAS
French department	MARNE
G.M. option	ONSTAR
Gibson or Brooks	MEL
Golf cup sponsor	FEDEX
Grass shack dances	HULAS
Hat worn by Che	BERET
Hidden motive	ANGLE
Hive, in effect	NEST
Hotel visits	STAYS
House call, often	YEA
It may be felt	TEXTILE
It means 'skyward'	ELAL
It's a long time	AGES
LinkedIn client	HIRER
Luanda's land	ANGOLA
Mental sharpness	ACUITY
Mrs. James Joyce	NORA
Negative points	CONS
No gentleman	RAKE
Not too awful	DECENT
On the lookout	ALERT
Overclever	CUTE
Public-road race	RALLYE
Pure and simple	MERE
Religious act	RITE
Scratch-card layer	LATEX
Shade like khaki	OLIVE
Singer Simon	CARLY
Some freezing temps	TEENS
Soprano Gluck	ALMA
Surefooted beasts	ASSES
Tablet smasher	MOSES
The theme, part 1	EVERYONEOFTHE
The theme, part 2	CLUESHASEXACTLY
The theme, part 3	FOURSYLLABLES
Track assignment	LANE
Trash can dweller	OSCAR
Using no help	ALONE
Virtuoso	ACE
Wassailer's tune	NOEL
Weapon with knots	BOLA
What takes a stand?	TBALL
What walls might hide	SAFES
Wheels for a while	LOANERCAR