L.A. Times Daily Crossword Answer - Jul 10, 2014

L.A. Times Daily Crossword Solutions - Jul 10, 2014

Clue	Answer
"Alice" diner	MELS
"Dead Souls" novelist Gogol	NIKOLAI
"Light in My Darkness" author	HELENKELLER
"Oedipus __"	REX
13, to many	BADOMEN
Ad come-on word	XTRA
Add gradually to a cycle	ROTATEIN
Alternatives to tellers, briefly	ATMS
Angst	WOE
Bart, to Homer	SON
Base bed	COT
Bit of Senate dissension	NAY
Bk. before Philippians	EPH
Bloomer of bloomers fame	AMELIA
Bon __	MOT
Campfire remains	ASH
Canadian gas brand	ESSO
Certs ingredient	RETSYN
Cleaning tool	MOP
Close	SHUT
Columbia garb	GSUITS
Completely	ALL
Dakar is its capital	SENEGAL
Disney film based on Chinese folklore	MULAN
Easily perturbed	ORNERY
Edmonton skater	OILER
Egg layer	HEN
Fail completely	TAKEITONTHECHIN
First name on a historic B-29	ENOLA
Gallic girlfriend	AMIE
Giant thing in a kids' game	STEP
Gladiator's venue	ARENA
Grapefruit cousin	POMELO
Hawaiian ring	LEI
Hershiser of ESPN	OREL
Illuminate, with "on"	SHINEALIGHT
Inconclusive result	TIE
Its chemical symbol is Sn	TIN
Like cherubs	ANGELIC
Like him or her	THIRDPERSON
Like some legends	URBAN
Limo rider	CELEB
Long and lean	LANKY
Messes up	ERRS
Mobster's code of honor	OMERTA
Morticia's cousin	ITT
Neeson of "Taken"	LIAM
Nonetheless, briefly	THO
Occasions for shooting stars?	PHOTOOPS
Octopus' defense	INK
Old map letters	SSR
Own, to Burns	HAE
Portfolio holding, briefly	IRA
Problem with pictures	REBUS
Radiant ring	HALO
Reagan/Carter debate catchphrase	THEREYOUGOAGAIN
Roman sun god	SOL
Row	OAR
Sailor's agreement	AYE
Singer Carly __ Jepsen	RAE
Skilled	ADEPT
Slender swords	RAPIERS
Smetana's "The Bartered Bride," e.g	OPERA
Sneaky tactic	PLOY
Steed's partner	MRSPEEL
Summation symbol in math	SIGMA
Super Mario World dinosaur	YOSHI
Tailless feline	MANX
Temporary quarters	DORM
Weakening, in a way, or what 17-, 30- and 44-Across are literally doing	WEARINGTHIN
Years in Madrid	ANOS
Young fox	KIT
Zen enlightenment	SATORI
__ of plenty	HORN
__ paste	TOMATO
__-Mex	TEX