A "Minor" contribution to the OED

by Don Monson

       
       
     
       
       
       
         
     
           
       
         
         
         
                                               

A.   North American crane species

B.   Loaded; 3 wds

C.   Places for muezzins

D.   Like eight-tracks

E.   Recent block arrival; 2 wds

F.   "While My Guitar Gently____"

G.   Summer complaint; 2 wds

H.   Pettifog

I.   Participants in water cooler chats

J.   Warlike

K.   Charmingly attractive

L.   Clobber

M.   "Last ____ in Paris"

N.   ``The Member of the Wedding`` actress; 2 wds

O.   Crudely formed; hyph

P.   Muscle spasm

Q.   Like a Palm Zire, e.g.; hyph

R.   Breakfast container

S.   Like some hearings

T.   Feature of Texaco`s logo, once; 2 wds

U.   Stand against

V.   Supermodel Lanzoni

W.   Green?

X.   Ran through

Y.   Ferocious and untamed

Z.   "It`s a go"

AA.   Oversees, with "on"; 2 wds

AB.   Movie about Alvy Singer; 2 wds

AC.   "Ten Days in a Madhouse" journalist; 2 wds

AD.   Duke Snider was one

AE.   Part of TNT

AF.   Diabolical

AG.   Deliver an oratory

AH.   Charles who co-founded a brokerage

AI.   Back at sea

AJ.   Averse to; 2 wds

AK.   Bearing

AL.   Like some elephants

AM.   Silly goose