A conflict of interest?

by Phelps Gates

         
     
           
     
       
         
       
       
       
         
                                         

A.   sleight-of-hand

B.   spit

C.   city in Kentucky or Rhode Island

D.   anodyne

E.   small aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica

F.   some reporters

G.   Watergate source (2 wds)

H.   bean curd

I.   canines

J.   what 1900 wasn`t

K.   ultimate ebb (2 wds)

L.   the tail structure of an airplane

M.   cheats (colloquial; 2 wds)

N.   scholar who discovered the Damascus Document (1847-1915;
2 wds)

O.   support for the disabled

P.   freshen, restore

Q.   spoon bender (2 wds)

R.   found

S.   small magnifying glass

T.   decline; dim illumination

U.   greedy

V.   shameless acts

W.   skin disease of cattle

X.   awkward situation to be dealt with (colloquial;
3 wds)

Y.   physician (colloquial)