Escalation

by Frank Podosek

           
       
         
         
       
           
       
       
       
           
         
       
                                       

A.   Braggart

B.   Eccentric

C.   Where to get kosher food in India? (3)

D.   Amphibian

E.   Moved against the current

F.   Fixed

G.   Dvorak symphony (2)

H.   Widow`s lot

I.   Grand

J.   Restless

K.   Unsupervised minor (2)

L.   Bind

M.   Infant straightjacket? (2)

N.   Assyrian goddess

O.   Father of a porpoise, a porgy and me (5)

P.   Lock that requires a key only on one side (2)

Q.   Textile of sorts arising in initial prevarication (5)

R.   Oration on a railcar (2)

S.   Otherwise

T.   Barcelona nil

U.   Site of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate

V.   Trellis construction

W.   Lateen-rigged craft

X.   Alternative epithet for the "hanging judge" (5)

Y.   Diplomatic associates

Z.   Prime-time paper salesman

AA.   Like ketches, but with smaller jiggers