Escape Artist

by Judy Miller

       
       
       
       
     
         
       
       
       
             
         
   
       
 
       
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A.   the Marx brothers as stowaways, 1931 (2 wds)

B.   Melville narrator

C.   the first made-for-TV cartoon series (1949, 2 wds)

D.   rime

E.   sang-froid

F.   EEG necessity

G.   revolting

H.   like many store-bought soups

I.   South African language characterized by clicks

J.   type of evidence

K.   showy hip-hop term turned mainstream (2 wds)

L.   type of case (hyph)

M.   biblical prophet consulted by David and Solomon

N.   dorm space saver (2 wds)

O.   wrestler`s pain in the neck (2 wds)

P.   intensified

Q.   no. 8 on Van Halen`s "Balance" CD, 1995

R.   spar

S.   urn filler

T.   designated for a certain use

U.   Karachi`s replacement, 1967

V.   "I treat my subjects--servants, children, wife--with
a firm but gentle hand: ___" ("Mary Poppins," 2 wds)

W.   biblical land in northeastern Egypt

X.   appraisal

Y.   challenge

Z.   first produced in Gothenburg in 1927 and nicknamed
"Jakob"

AA.   "Overlooked Film Festival" host

AB.   "a mighty hunter," Gen. 10

AC.   great land survey of 1086 (3 wds)

AD.   laid bare

AE.   rectify

AF.   Davis and Goldblum sci-fi comedy, 1989 (4 wds)

AG.   catch phrase of America`s obesity problem? (2 wds)

AH.   the Moor of Venice

AI.   upset

AJ.   traveling salesman Gregor Samsa`s creator

AK.   "whereabouts unknown" (4 wds)

AL.   grant condescendingly

AM.   insult

AN.   small, patient bird said to "steal a spider`s meal
right from its web" (2 wds)

AO.   smart-alecky

AP.   characteristic tone

AQ.   devil-may-care

AR.   country-western partner dance: "Beer, Bait and ___,
Yeh!"

AS.   founded in 1933, its first sedan arrived in the
U.S. in 1958

AT.   whisk broom go-with

AU.   much in the news in the DC area in spring 2004 (2
wds)

AV.   Harold Gray`s 1924 creation for the Chicago Tribune
(3 wds)

AW.   alloy

AX.   beefeater