Blam!

by Phelps Gates

     
           
         
       
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A.   lepidopteran of the genus Hepialus (2 wds)

B.  
coastal town 30 miles south of Tel Aviv (usual spelling)

C.   "A naked lunch is natural to us, we eat __." (Allen
Ginsberg, 2 wds)

D.   moved (a plant) to more commodious quarters

E.   white, powdery rare-earth mineral (2 wds)

F.   mongrels

G.   New York town; Greek island

H.   information; despicable

I.   "The Ticket That __" by puzzle subject

J.   inconsistent; stained

K.   district of Queens north of Flushing

L.   expatriate American dancer (1877-1927; 2 wds)

M.   puzzle subject`s last residence and place of death
(2 wds)

N.   the former Basutoland

O.   historical novel by Sir Walter Scott

P.   the official transliteration of B

Q.   maxim, pithy statement

R.   discoverer of puzzle subject`s "cut-up" technique
(2 wds)

S.   free from bonds

T.   you`re his pants, in a 1934 song (2 wds)

U.   blow to the back of the neck (2 wds)

V.   impromptu (3 wds)

W.   adequate, meeting a standard (3 wds)

X.   entrance or opening (especially if arched)

Y.   title, with dedication, of Ginsberg`s most famous
poem (4 wds)

Z.   visited mercantile establishments