A rhetorical question

by Phelps Gates

         
       
           
       
         
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A.   classic novel by Malcolm Lowry (3 wds)

B.   career criminal in the Slylock Fox comic strip (2
wds)

C.   one who often stays up late (2 wds)

D.   divine inspiration

E.   performance characterized by drums and marching

F.   December 6 in Finland (2 wds)

G.   spread too thin

H.   former name of the people who call themselves DinĂ©

I.   openly confess

J.   vegetable sponge

K.   alter a photograph or drawing, typically to remove
imperfections

L.   Ruth`s mother-in-law in the Bible

M.   USSR national anthem until 1944 (2 wds)

N.   German art historian and philosopher 1802-1873

O.   noxious discharges or odors

P.   recurring musical phrase in a composition

Q.   item often served as a meatless main dish

R.   with great exertion

S.   shared rented space

T.   gunfight

U.   famous friend of a pooka (first name only); 1904
Kentucky Derby winner

V.   current name of "Defence of Fort McHenry" (3 wds,
1 hyph.)

W.   top secret

X.   "I could have a __ of awards and it wouldn`t mean
beans." (Bobby Darin)

Y.   US polar explorer (1880-1951)

Z.   one who studies the ends of things