L.A. Times Daily - July 12 2017 Wednesday Crossword Puzzle Answers

L.A. Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jul 12 2017 Wednesday 

Clue	Solution
Place for fuzzy navels	BAR
Plots of land	TRACTS
Animated internet pics	GIFS
Whopper, but not a Big Mac	LIE
Reconciled	MADEUP
"You said it, sister!"	AMEN
Safari find	URL
*Annual kids’ competition aired by ESPN	SPELLINGBEE
Kazan who directed Marlon in his first Oscar role	ELIA
Crème de la crème	ELITE
Neruda’s "__ to Common Things"	ODE
*Excursion that may require permission slips	FIELDTRIP
Not as well-done	RARER
Not hidden	INVIEW
Airfield fixtures	TOWERS
Bridal bio term	NEE
Reader at Mass	LECTOR
Pigs out (on), briefly	ODS
*Evacuation exercise	FIREDRILL
Sergeant’s address	SIR
Balkan first-timer in the 2016 Olympics	KOSOVO
Vandalize	MAR
Oasis visitors	CAMELS
Urbana-Champaign "Fighting" team	ILLINI
What might make a Cardinal an Oriole	TRADE
*Year-end hurdle	FINALEXAM
Wood cutter	SAW
Maine college town	ORONO
Understands	GETS
Group lawsuit … and what each answer to a starred clue is?	CLASSACTION
Homeric outburst	DOH
Dynamic leader?	AERO
Crunchy breakfast	MUESLI
"Just sayin’," in texts	IMO
Must have	NEED
Out in a hammock?	ASLEEP
Empire St. paper	NYT
Much sushi- and sashimi-grade tuna	BLUEFIN
Southwest, e.g.	AIRLINE
Take over for	RELIEVE
Corp. symbols	TMS
Eschew the doorbell	RAP
Like __ in the headlights	ADEER
Ma’s strings	CELLI
Showy April bloom	TULIP
Shish kebab holder	SPIT
__ rule	GAG
"There’s nothing to do"	IMBORED
Birdseed buffets	FEEDERS
Contemptuous looks	SNEERS
Fiddling emperor	NERO
Liston opponent	ALI
Where heros are made	DELI
Sexy dance moves	TWERKS
Mil. no-show	AWOL
"Jeopardy!" fare	TRIVIA
VIP with a corner office, perhaps	CEO
NFL six-pointers	TDS
Guatemala gold	ORO
Mister Rogers	FRED
Take it easy	LOLL
Mrs. Smith’s rival	SARALEE
"It’s not news to me … "	IMAWARE
Blended	MIXEDIN
Gray area?	ANATOMY
Drummer’s sound after a one-liner	RIMSHOT
Med. imaging procedure	CTSCAN
Some summer births	LEOS
Triangle side	LEG
Prepare to shoot with a Canon	FOCUS
Maker of chips	INTEL
Cacophony	NOISE
Major Hindu deity	RAMA
Lawn roll	SOD
Bullring cry	OLE
Puppy bite	NIP