No Noose Is Bad Noose

by Judy Long

       
     
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A.   Vermeer painting (five words)

B.   Does not impress

C.   Small tract of offshore land

D.   Religious movement (three words)

E.   Irresponsible people (hyph.)

F.   Unit of energy

G.   Egotists (two words)

H.   HBO show/Bushnell book (four words)

I.   Shows no appreciation (six words)

J.   Fabric

K.   Beyond capacity

L.   Theme park - or jam manufacturer (three words)

M.   Like a mom-and-pop shop (two words or one, hyph.)

N.   Fantasy film subtitle (four words)

O.   Crowe flick (three words)

P.   Protested

Q.   Disappeared (four words)

R.   Without stopping to think (six words)

S.   Emcee`s closer (three words)

T.   Hobson`s options? (two words)

U.   Katherine Bates musical classic (three words)

V.   "Bread and ___" (Italian film)

W.   Ray Milland, in a Roger Corman movie (six words,
one hyph.)

X.   Stones line (nine words)