Wanted: Politicians with Backbone

by John Kiernan

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A.   Character that has been in newspapers almost every
day since October 2, 1950 (full name)

B.   Quick to ire

C.   Tending to prove false

D.   "Marriage is a wonderful ___ . . . but who wants
to live in an ___?" (Groucho Marx)

E.   A step down from "spanked"?

F.   Licorice spokesperson Charlie`s nickname (2 words)

G.   "A straw vote only shows which way the ___ air blows."
(O. Henry)

H.   Cram again

I.   "A kingdom founded on ____ never lasts." (Seneca)

J.   Composer Dmitri

K.   Actress Audrey

L.   "I beg your pardon . . . ____" (7 words)

M.   On end

N.   Refusing to compromise

O.   "Yea, ___ I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death . . . ." (23rd Psalm)

P.   Lloyd Price made a hit of this folk song based on
the murder of William "Billy" Lyons (2 words)

Q.   YHWH

R.   Pictorially illustrative

S.   An inductive field produces this physical effect

T.   Keynes` occupation

U.   Covered with fronds

V.   Actress and relative of a Presidential nominee (full
name)

W.   Word often heard on Rush Limbaugh`s radio show

X.   Surpass in joking

Y.   Maryland home of the National Institutes of Health

Z.   Emotionless

AA.   Work as an unattributed author

AB.   Stupid

AC.   In China, this is known as the Bailan melon

AD.   Involving different religions

AE.   A gem cut as a marquise (from the French word for
a weaver`s shuttle)

AF.   He was working on the score of `The Goldwyn Follies`
when he died (full name)

AG.   Warren Beatty`s sister (full name)