L.A. Times Daily Crossword Answer - Aug 16, 2014

 L.A. Times Daily Crossword Solutions - Aug 16, 2014

Clue	Answer
"Almost done"	ONETOGO
"Histoire de __": French children's book	BABAR
"Hmm ..."	LETMESEE
"Not __!"	AGAIN
"Oh, sure"	ASIF
"Paper Moon" Oscar winner	ONEAL
"Rescue 911" fig	EMT
"The Metaphysics of Morals" writer	KANT
19th-century presidential middle name	ABRAM
A little, in music	POCO
Actor Bud of "Harold and Maude"	CORT
Advanced	MOVEDUP
Attacks	FLIESAT
Attacks with gusto	DIVESIN
Avocation, slangily	BAG
Bases for some roles	GENDERS
Brooklyn closer	ITE
Burn cause, perhaps	LYE
Cleese antic in a Monty Python sketch	SILLYWALK
Clematis relative	ANEMONE
Clinton and both Bushes, but not Obama	ELIS
Colorado __, Colo	SPRS
Common result of use	WEAR
Court workers: Abbr	ATTS
Doll	HON
Dominions	REALMS
Dropped	SLID
Encouraging words	BEBRAVE
Evil laugh	MWAHAHA
Excess	OVERAGE
Experienced	VETERAN
Flavor enhancer	HERB
Got in	ARRIVED
Grinder	PESTLE
Hardly energetic	LOGY
Hat tipper's word	MAAM
Hogan dwellers	NAVAHOS
Identify	PEG
Impala predator	LEOPARD
It may be over one's head at first	BADTHROW
JFK speechwriter Sorensen	TED
Kerfuffle	TODO
Like fairies	MAGICAL
Like one claiming to be short, maybe	TIGHTFISTED
MacLeod of "The Love Boat"	GAVIN
McDonald's offering	HAPPYMEAL
Mel Gibson persona	MADMAX
More like the typical attic	MUSTIER
More of the same	WHATNOT
Mostly	ASARULE
One in charge of many couples	NOAH
One that didn't show?	ALSORAN
Per __	DIEM
Persian Gulf capital	DOHA
Plant activity: Abbr	MFG
Plant anew	RESOW
Ring gp	WBA
Rumor starter?	GETTHIS
Seized the opportunity	MADEHAY
Solo couple?	LONGOS
Some NFL blockers	RTS
Source of wisdom	TRIBALELDER
Spot finishers, often	SLOGANS
Stick in a dish	OLEO
Stop	STEM
Tabula __	RASA
Traumatize	SCAR
Unknowns to figure out	XSANDYS
Urdu for "palace"	MAHAL
Whimpers	MEWLS
White __	NOISE
Yards, e.g	UNITS