Absence of Malice

by Judy Miller

         
         
       
       
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A.   Helicopter parent, 1950s edition (2)

B.   Song "Casablanca," "Annie Hall," and "When Harry
Met Sally" all have in common (5)

C.   Angel food ingredient (3)

D.   Complete a certain circuit (hyph)

E.   "Green Gables" sequel, 1909 (3)

F.   Outburst

G.   One burden too many (2)

H.   Father

I.   Distinctive ingredient in kimmel bread

J.   Intimate conversation (hyph)

K.   Distinctive feature in sea lions (2)

L.   Hard to contain

M.   She first appeared in "The Secret of the Old Clock"
(2)

N.   Thomas Hardy`s last novel (3)

O.   Ever-present

P.   Deceitful

Q.   "On the road to Mandalay, . . . the dawn comes up
like ___ . . ." (Kipling)

R.   Through and through (hyph)

S.   Low-impact option at the gym

T.   See S (hyph)

U.   Company touting, "You press the button, we do the
rest" (2)

V.   Four Tops / Honey Smacks favorite (4)

W.   Like most traditions (hyph)

X.   Element named after the Scottish village near where
it was discovered

Y.   Spanky`s best friend

Z.   Start of some Olympic platform dives

AA.   Zulu for "gazelle"

AB.   Tibia

AC.   Certain ticket holder

AD.   Pick-your-own place

AE.   Inspected

AF.   Strengthen, in a way

AG.   Measure of labor

AH.   Determined

AI.   Good time for beachcombing (2)

AJ.   Private

AK.   See AJ (hyph)

AL.   Impenetrable

AM.   Popular western, 1959-65

AN.   "The Tao of ___," 2012

AO.   Part of RSV

AP.   "Dark Knight`s" Gordon

AQ.   PBS favorite since 1969 (3)

AR.   Mr. Average (4)

AS.   Chief support

AT.   Words expressing disappointment in someone else (4)

AU.   First steamship to cross the Atlantic: "SS ___"

AV.   Baffle

AW.   Tenth book of the New Testament

AX.   Part of Stanley`s visit "Through South Africa," 1898

AY.   Elmore Leonard`s "Three-Ten to ___"