L.A. Times Daily Crossword Answer - Aug 17, 2014

 L.A. Times Daily Crossword Solutions - Aug 17, 2014

Clue	Answer
"Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org	NSA
"Full House" actor	STAMOS
"God Save the __!": Russian Empire anthem	TSAR
"Here's the thing ..."	LOOK
"Hold On Tight" rock gp	ELO
"Now hear __!"	THIS
"Right on!"	AMEN
"The Producers" (1968) director Brooks	MEL
"Transcendence" actress Mara	KATE
*1965 Beach Boys hit	CALIFORNIAGIRLS
*Black-necked honker	CANADAGOOSE
*Gainesville team	FLORIDAGATORS
*Hue akin to avocado	PEAGREEN
*Runner-up to Einstein as Time's Person of the Century in 1999	MAHATMAGANDHI
*Source of mohair	ANGORAGOAT
*Super Nintendo rival	SEGAGENESIS
*__ Tibbets, eponymous mother of a WWII pilot	ENOLAGAY
Achy from riding	SADDLESORE
Bane in a bed	WEED
Benihana founder Rocky __	AOKI
Biblical quartet	GOSPELS
Bond, for one	AGENT
Bugged	IRKED
California street with a Walk of Style	RODEODRIVE
Capone associate	NITTI
Capone nemesis	NESS
Car buyer's choice	SEDAN
Chip, perhaps	FLAW
Chip, say	MAR
Chow chow	ALPO
Church recess	APSE
Clear (of)	RID
Closing word	SOLD
Continuously	ONEND
Court statements	OATHS
Cup holder	SAUCER
Dissect, in a way	PARSE
Do a pitcher's job	PEDDLE
Doe in "Bambi"	ENA
Dorian Gray's flaw	EGOMANIA
Drano ingredient	LYE
Dub	NAME
Easy basket	TIPIN
Fairy tale staples	HAGS
Fire dept. volunteer, perhaps	EMT
First king of Israel	SAUL
First name in sci-fi	ISAAC
Fish similar to the stingray	SKATE
Flag-capturing board game	STRATEGO
Garson of "Mrs. Miniver"	GREER
Golden wattle, for one	ACACIA
Gowns for the rich and famous	DIORS
Hard-nosed	STERN
Heavy wts	TNS
High chain	SIERRA
Highest U.S. capital	SANTAFE
Historic Mesopotamian city	EDESSA
Hockey's Phil, to fans	ESPO
Honor in style	FETE
Indian yogurt dip	RAITA
iOS part: Abbr	SYS
It usually pops up	TOAST
Japanese comics	MANGA
Join the chorus	SING
Key above G	AFLAT
Kick off	START
Kiss, in Cádiz	BESO
Knock on	RAPAT
L x XXXI	MDL
LancГґme parent company	LOREAL
Land south of Moab	EDOM
Laugh line	GAG
Leak indicator	HISS
LeBron James has won four of them: Abbr	MVPS
Loaded one	SOT
Longfellow's "The Bell of __"	ATRI
Manxmen, e.g	GAELS
Midori on the ice	ITO
Montana motto word	ORO
Move with long strides	LOPE
Mule parent	ASS
Musial in Cooperstown	STAN
Nannies' handfuls	IMPS
Navy flag	ENSIGN
Nerd	DORK
Newsy tidbits	ITEMS
O'Neill's "Desire Under the __"	ELMS
Old jazz standard "__ Liza Jane"	LIL
One-third of an inning, to a pitcher	OUT
Ostentatious, in a way	LOUD
Pinkerton logo	EYE
Poe and Pope	POETS
Polish, as text	EMEND
Pollen production pouches	SACS
Pooh pal	ROO
Pots on a table	KITTIES
Pristine places	EDENS
Private reply?	YESSIR
Produces interest, say	EARNS
Proof goofs	TYPOS
Pungent spice	BAYLEAF
Reasons for end zone dances: Abbr	TDS
Resort spot	ISLE
River to the Gulf of Mexico	RIOGRANDE
RPI or MIT	INST
Running __	MATE
School address ending	EDU
Sets free	TURNSLOOSE
Silent movie femme fatale Theda	BARA
Single-season record holder for most HRs by a shortstop	AROD
Skewered Thai dish	SATAY
Sniffer dog's asset	NOSE
Sphere	ORB
Spine-chilling	EERIE
Stifled laugh	SNORT
Stooge with bangs	MOE
Studio subject	NUDE
Telescopic __	LENS
Texter's "Then again ..."	OTOH
They may be planted	KISSES
Those, in Toledo	ESOS
Three, for Kentucky Derby horses	AGE
Tragic fate	DOOM
Tribal healer	SHAMAN
Truck stop sight	SEMI
Two-time Senior PGA Championship winner Jay	HAAS
Ugli coats	RINDS
Uniform	EVEN
V-J Day pres	HST
Washington State Ferries setting	PUGETSOUND
Watch a pet for a friend	CATSIT
Well-put	APT
West Point inits	USMA
Where el-Sisi is president	EGYPT
Where to find the metal whose symbol spans the words in the answers to starred clues	SILVERMINE
Where to pick lox	DELI
White sale item	LINEN
Wild adventures	SAFARIS
Windex target	PANE
Words before dash or pinch, in recipes	ADDA
Work out	HITTHEGYM
Wrestle (with)	GRAPPLE
Yahoo! rival	MSN
__-mo replay	SLO