Prelude

by Judy Miller

     
             
           
       
         
       
           
         
       
         
         
         
       
     
           
           
       
           
         
         
         
                                         

A.   Sudden, violent disruption

B.   "They ___ that win." (Othello)

C.   Jim Croce album and hit single, 1972 (6)

D.   Breakfast option (2)

E.   Honorific term in Arabic

F.   Essentially the same, in a barter (3)

G.   Instruction from the dentist

H.   Dogpatch daughter

I.   Son of Lancelot and Elaine

J.   Writer`s reference

K.   Our author`s predecessor (2)

L.   "___ Fairy Tales: Classic Stories with a Funny Twist"

M.   Follow up a dip (2)

N.   "___, so ..." ("Seven Dwarfs" lyrics with a funny
twist) (4)

O.   Vicinity

P.   165 Eaton Place, e.g. (upstairs and down)

Q.   Breakfast option (2)

R.   Strong, heavy timber sometimes used as the black
pieces in chess sets

S.   Where Odin received the souls of the warriors

T.   1964 Beatles song that was the first of six #1 hits
in a row (3)

U.   Radiant

V.   High-maintenance item of little value (2)

W.   One of David Nathan`s "Soulful Divas," 2002 (2)

X.   Wrecked (2)

Y.   "The ___: Land Laws and Landlords" (2)

Z.   "Nonsense!"

AA.   Confine

AB.   She`s Nurse Jackie (2)

AC.   "All is ___ -- fame and the famous as well" (Marcus
Aurelius)

AD.   Bay rum, e.g.

AE.   Montgomery Burns, e.g.

AF.   Evildoer

AG.   Country music star who, until 2006, held the record
for the most #1 singles -- and his band (6)

AH.   Natural emulsifier

AI.   Head of a family vaudeville act, 1910-13 (2)

AJ.   His roles included Piersall, Bates, and Javert (2)

AK.   Dusk

AL.   Special high-speed memory circuit

AM.   Take in excess

AN.   "The Tales of Hoffman" composer

AO.   She, in 1965

AP.   Filmdom`s SFX (2)

AQ.   Bill: "Be excellent to ___." Ted: "Party on, dudes!"
(2)