A frowned-on enhancement

by Phelps Gates

         
           
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A.   Swedish film auteur (1918-2007; 2 wds)

B.   Christmas south of the border

C.   PBS series on remodeling (3 wds)

D.   exclude (colloq.; hyph.)

E.   genus of plants from which reserpine is derived

F.   annoying

G.   gradually (3 wds)

H.   voters

I.   intensifier of P (3 wds)

J.   Oregon river

K.   when we shall meet on that beautiful shore (6 wds)

L.   boring

M.   lively country dance

N.   chicken`s tailbone (2 wds)

O.   follower of Democritus

P.   in a difficult situation (3 wds)

Q.   radical Jacksonian Democrat

R.   gabfest, especially of housewives

S.   alleged orthography for relief

T.   daring

U.   source of cooking oil, Carthamus tinctorius

V.   holds judicial office

W.   went to sleep (2 wds)

X.   popular song of the civil rights movement (4 wds,
after "Keep Your")

Y.   Haile Selassie (2 wds)