Puzzled?

by Don Monson

     
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A.   "Can`t argue with that"

B.   "I`m overwhelmed!"; 2 wds

C.   Capital of Belarus

D.   Gridiron charge

E.   ____ creek; 2 wds

F.   With splendour

G.   "_____Was a Song" - 1960 Johnny Cash LP; 2 wds

H.   Princess Diana`s kiss-and-tell lover

I.   Jackson Five lyric; 6 (or 10?) wds

J.   "Person to Person" person

K.   Saint-___ (French resort)

L.   Short dashes

M.   Old-fashioned anesthetic

N.   Ocean bottoms

O.   Burst in

P.   What to do in an emergency; 2 (or 4?) wds

Q.   They mature slowly (hyph.)

R.   Blood of the gods

S.   Covering with a hole in it; 2 wds

T.   This year`s recruits, figuratively; 2 wds

U.   Bitter liqueur: Var.

V.   Worked as a cub, perhaps

W.   Enthusiastic response; 2 wds

X.   Without a contract; 2 wds

Y.   Steak cut

Z.   Like grams and liters

AA.   Start of a familiar "explorer" poem; 7 wds

AB.   Leapt

AC.   Perfectly pitched; 2 wds

AD.   Agreed silently

AE.   Grit

AF.   Apple source

AG.   Sketch anew

AH.   On the whole

AI.   Over your head

AJ.   Lunchroom dessert

AK.   ``Pickwick Papers`` setting

AL.   Futile; 3 wds

AM.   Vasco ___ de Balboa