Vox Nincompopuli

by John Kiernan

       
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A.   A silky filament by which certain mollusks attach
themselves to hard surfaces

B.   Part of a description of a particular bikini

C.   Sofia Coppola won an Oscar for writing this Bill
Murray vehicle (3 words)

D.   "Wit is the ___ form of humor" - Alexander Pope

E.   A type of lilac, glass or duck

F.   Acronym that could be associated with "Short Attention
Span Theater"

G.   Beaumont, Laurie or Downs

H.   Brought back memories

I.   Pinkish

J.   The kind of eye that gets you in the tabloids

K.   An Army in Korea, a District Court in California
or a grade in middle school

L.   To draw inward toward the body

M.   Least wanted choice, or the final spa (2 words)

N.   Film in which Jack Nicholson played an astronaut
(3 words)

O.   The opposite of away (2 words)

P.   Falsity

Q.   Geeks

R.   Groundhogs

S.   Glowing with heat

T.   O. Henry story about the son of Ebenezer Dorset
(5 words)

U.   Something that slows you down on the sidewalk

V.   One time Miami quarterback (full name)

W.   Ghastly

X.   Product named for a proponent of sterilization

Y.   What can happen when talks break down

Z.   Description of Quinn, Ducks or Mouse

AA.   Obituaries, for example

AB.   The clink

AC.   Where you`d find Memphis

AD.   "Something is ___ " (Hamlet, 6 words)