Just in case

by Phelps Gates

     
         
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A.   Quaker abolitionist Lucretia (1793-1880)

B.   supportive female figure

C.   prankster, person acting like a clown (hyph.)

D.   US publisher, co-founder of the Modern Library

E.   of indeterminate gender

F.   followed by G, a typical last choice (2 wds)

G.   see F (2 wds)

H.   disdainful, conceited, haughty (4 wds)

I.   all over town

J.   Weill

K.   Lenya

L.   bizarre, conspicuously unconventional (3 wds)

M.   mental dullness

N.   1982 film set in Antarctica (2 wds)

O.   suitable

P.   Penn State mascot (2 wds)

Q.   worn to shreds

R.   "___ ensign down" (4 wds; "Old Ironsides")

S.   made a snappy reply

T.   watertight enclosure that can be pumped dry

U.   informer

V.   make stronger

W.   device for recording times

X.   a floral concentrate used in perfume (3 wds)