A Preview of 2012

by John Kiernan

       
       
           
             
     
         
       
         
       
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A.   One of his characters sits on a rock in the harbor
of a world capital (full name)

B.   He works with pin tumblers

C.   Agitating

D.   A mounted courier

E.   Title of a Cole Porter song and a Cary Grant film
(3 words)

F.   The sticking together of sediment to form a new rock

G.   Cole Porter musical based on a Shakespeare comedy
(3 words)

H.   Ohio Art`s most famous toy (hyph.)

I.   Sneezed, to Chaucer

J.   His last film made him into Soylent Green (full name)

K.   Disagreement (3 words)

L.   Not scratch-inducing

M.   The play G is based on (5 words)

N.   Suleiman the Magnificent was one of its Sultans
(2 words)

O.   Masticate again

P.   An academic introduction to a specialized subject
field or area of research

Q.   Billy Joel platinum album (3 words)

R.   Ignite fireworks (2 words)

S.   Not away (2 words)

T.   Not at all (colloq.)

U.   Popular novel about teenage angst (5 words)

V.   Nicholson biopic

W.   Lengthwise

X.   Deep-sea submersible

Y.   American TV Show that celebrated its 20th season
in 2010 (4 words)

Z.   Furniture piece that can be Queen Anne, early Georgian,
or Chippendale (among others)

AA.   John Guare play about the Pope`s visit to New York
(6 words)

AB.   Truly

AC.   Crowded

AD.   TV show franchise found in multiple countries (with
`The`)

AE.   "And now you know the _____ " (4 words)

AF.   Like Montreal, vis-à-vis New York, Boston, and
Toronto, for example

AG.   An advertising slogan found offensive by a certain
group (7 words)

AH.   Not given authority

AI.   Farthest down