Much merriment!

by Phelps Gates

       
     
           
       
           
     
     
         
     
         
                                 

A.   British trash collector

B.   1954 MGM musical starring Jane Powell as a fitness
fanatic

C.   item of priestly garb during mass

D.   a transuranic element

E.   where Sid Caesar got his start (2 wds)

F.   in an unprofessional manner

G.   Snuffy Smith`s nemesis

H.   bringing back to life

I.   Gig or Cy

J.   "__ has a kind of Mystery" (Nixon in China aria)

K.   the quote`s subject involves a violation of this

L.   where you might hear "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"
(3 wds)

M.   co-founder of The Spectator

N.   W. C. Fields found it closed

O.   top box office draw of 1942 (3 wds)

P.  
garment worn by Alice in Wonderland in Tenniel drawings

Q.   image

R.   feel great delight

S.   fastidious

T.   Broadway show title with two exclamation marks (not
included here; 2 wds)

U.   Lynn or Swit

V.   what vest and pants usually refer to, in British
English

W.   He said, "You can`t fight in here. This is the War
Room." (2 wds)

X.   a seedless citrus (2 wds)