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Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick  (#1-7)

The answers to the clues below are of the form _____ for _____ . The words "a" or "the" may be added before the last word.

1. Exercise independence
2. Olympics imperative
3. Not at all seriously
4. Do it seriously
5. Equally fitting thing
6. Defeated
7. Gossip fodder
8. Top of the line
9. Available to anyone
10. Underpaid
11. Old TV show honoring women
12. Earn money through a job
13. Look and think ahead
14. Exult with happiness
15. Compete in an election

Answers:

1. Think for yourself
2. Go for the gold
3. Just for laughs
4. Play for keeps
5. Sauce for the goose
6. Down for the count
7. Grist for the mill 
8. Fit for a king
9. Up for grabs
10. Working for peanuts
11. Queen for a Day
12. Work for a living
13. Plan for the future
14. Jump for joy
15. Run for office