It gets harder to hear

by John Kiernan

         
         
           
           
         
     
           
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A.   Mollify

B.   D.B. Cooper, for example

C.   One part of `Mission: Impossible`

D.   Torn

E.   Characteristic of a hedgehog

F.   Odysseus` home

G.   Rarefied

H.   He who slanders

I.   An atomic Teller

J.   Famous Tom Wolfe book (2 words, with `The`)

K.   First name of the actress whose original surname
was Scicolone

L.   Shakespeare play on which `The Boys From Syracuse`
is based

M.   Predominant type of planet Captain Kirk found

N.   Part of Arte Johnson`s catchphrase on `Laugh In`

O.   Toward Polaris

P.   Someone living in the Kasserine Pass

Q.   "As for the rest of him, I cannot say -- and stared..."
(Ray Bradbury, `The Illustrated Man`, 3 words)

R.   Abscam defense

S.   Rome sacker

T.   Rock group founded by the Gallagher brothers

U.   "-- Live!" (1958 film starring Susan Hayward, 3
words)

V.   Long time NBC anchorman (Full name)

W.   Shun