Getting ready for a heroic picture

by Phelps Gates

     
         
       
       
         
       
         
         
       
         
       
                   

A.   not very big

B.   "crazy" card game

C.   move with a rush of air

D.   what Norma Desmond might say to the hero after this
quote (5 wds, 1 hyph.)

E.   took a ride on a toboggan

F.   treat indulgently

G.   remarkable, amazing

H.   indented with small grooves

I.   "If people want a ____, they can have Miley Cyrus!"
(Katy Perry; 2 wds)

J.   Star Wars character who gets a robotic arm prosthesis
(2 wds, 1 hyph.)

K.   ends a transmission (2 wds)

L.   Denver suburb

M.   typical role for Edward G. Robinson

N.   Liberace`s theme song, also heard at the end of
Misery (4 wds)

O.   breed of dog with a fine, silky coat, the first
breed to be cloned (2 wds)

P.   NSW city, 50 miles south of Sydney

Q.   well-disposed

R.   the meter of the quote (2 wds)

S.   most trendy (colloq.)

T.   invited on a date (2 wds)

U.   resort in Belize named from a Kipling book (2 wds)

V.  
Billy Rose water extravaganza starring Esther Williams

W.   "Help me, ___" (The Beach Boys)

X.   sweet potato, for one

Y.   floppy

Z.   making a neighborhood attractive to wealthy young
professionals