I call `em as I see `em

by Phelps Gates

       
       
       
         
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A.   formidable; worthy of respect

B.   oilman who (loosely) inspired There Will Be Blood
(2 wds)

C.   Gibson or Fender (2 wds)

D.   "The ___ and the Line": 1965 Oscar-winning short

E.   inform

F.   mutually (2 wds)

G.   discoverer of New York harbor (1524)

H.   what plutonium did in Fat Man

I.   shark or ray

J.   pervasively filling an area (hyph.)

K.   1965 Kael collection (6 wds)

L.   former British colony in Africa (1843-1910)

M.   BAFTA-award winning film for Philip Seymour Hoffman
(4 wds)

N.   take place

O.   unexcitable (hyph.)

P.   site of ancient biennial games

Q.   portable stove using a spirit lamp

R.   be indecisive

S.   cowardly

T.   plant of the genus Avena

U.   prove (something) wrong

V.   new year ritual typically involving chickens

W.   wealthy

X.   claymore, for example

Y.   director of 1953`s Fear and Desire (2 wds)

Z.   Sirach

AA.   what is sold in Glengarry Glen Ross (2 wds)

AB.   film process debuted by Paramount in 1954

AC.   annelid

AD.   they have ridges