American Royalty

by John Kiernan

       
         
     
       
       
         
       
   
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A.   Alluvial deposit

B.   Relationship of most comic book bad guys to comic
book good guys; Not liked in St. Louis?

C.   Young actress whose credits include "Joan of Arc",
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses", and "Max" (Full name)

D.   Protracted

E.   Capra film of a Pulitzer Prize winning Kaufman play
(6 words)

F.   Anti-Communist phrase from the McCarthy Era (4 words)

G.   Greek for "sounding good"

H.   Duality; a division into two opposing parts

I.   Captivation; word on the New Mexico license plate

J.   Certain well-known unalienable rights (7 words)

K.   Hyphenated word that applies to various fish, worms
and vases; wordy

L.   It`s usually full of blanks (2 words)

M.   Euphemistic phrase from a Seinfeld episode about
self-gratification (4 words)

N.   Summer beverage (2 words)

O.   Film that gave us this quote: "This is the West,
sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." (6 words)

P.   Cities in Kansas and Minnesota; River (and Parkway)
in Westchester, NY

Q.   1952 DeMille film that won Best Picture (4 words,
with "The")

R.   Great filly that broke down during a match race
with Foolish Pleasure in 1975

S.   Ironic 2004 book title from a deceased diet guru
(3 words)

T.   The Charlie that used to hawk "Good & Plenty"

U.  
What umpires occasionally do to managers and ballplayers

V.   Outlook on life

W.   Sports group headed by Gary Bettman

X.   Emmy Award winning role for Halle Berry (Full name)

Y.   "Good night, good night! --" ("Romeo and Juliet",
5 words)

Z.   Too much schooling

AA.   1989 film whose eponymous star was deceased throughout
the movie (3 words)

AB.   All the people you encounter (3 words)

AC.   "-- Saints" (1990 Paul Simon album, 3 words)