Puppy Love

by Judy Miller

         
     
           
       
       
         
     
           
         
       
       
     
           
         
           
         
       
         
           

A.   Abramoff offering

B.   Fierce attack

C.   Olivier, Fiennes, and Dalton have all played him

D.   Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant, e.g.

E.   Bruce Banner transformer (2)

F.   Dimmer switch

G.   Generous

H.   Catchword in an old Schlitz beer slogan

I.   Flooded

J.   ER`s John Carter (2)

K.   Famous upstate New York vegetarian eatery (2)

L.   A Campbell`s favorite since 1899 (2)

M.   Gershwin`s "musical kaleidoscope of America" (3)

N.   Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter whose
"Greatest Hits" collection was once voted most depressing album ever (2)

O.   Sight during an upper endoscopy

P.   "Is that true?" (3)

Q.   Made room for

R.   Apprehends

S.   Vestigial digit

T.   1991 Denzel Washington film set in the Deep South (2)

U.   Appraised

V.   Clash

W.   Oppressive (hyph)

X.   Chorus lead-in to an Australian golden oldie, sport
(2)

Y.   Native American ceremonial feast

Z.   Chubby`s weight loss program? (2)

AA.   William Ruckelshaus was sworn in as its first administrator
in 1970, and as its fifth, in 1983 (3)

AB.   Indicates

AC.   Bobby McGee did it (3)

AD.   Ineffectual (hyph)

AE.   Cleaned-up

AF.   Claustaler, e.g. (2)

AG.   Ideal first posited by Plato (4)

AH.   Still in the offing (3)

AI.   Colbert coinage chosen as the American Dialect Society`s
2005 Word of the Year

AJ.   Started testing which is heavier, feathers or gold?
(2)

AK.   NCI specialty