Dire prediction

by Phelps Gates

       
       
         
           
       
     
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A.   otitis

B.   highland city

C.   cross partner

D.   London or New York district

E.   crisp fabric

F.   eluded, escaped

G.   put in jail

H.   put under state control

I.   Solomon`s younger brother

J.   The ___: film debut of Claude Jarman, Jr.

K.   prevented

L.   book, radio program, and movie about Matt Cvetic
(7 wds)

M.   was dejected

N.   popular wired LAN technology

O.   comedian and actor (Encino Man)

P.   attraction in Disney parks (4 wds)

Q.   something highly publicized that fizzles

R.   defenestrate (4 wds)

S.   listen in

T.   models anew

U.   lively

V.   what the speaker of the quote is

W.   bankrupt company, eponym of a 2009 Broadway play

X.   American novelist (1862-1937)