Meet and greet

by Phelps Gates

           
           
           
         
           
         
       
             
       
                                         

A.   1899 novella partly inspired by the quote source
(3 wds)

B.   young man, esp in ancient Greece

C.   OT book, originally part of Ezra

D.   set straight

E.   West African ethnic group or its language

F.   estivate

G.   divided into 3 lobes, like Messier 20

H.   accomplish

I.   French territory in the Pacific, capital Noumea
(2 wds)

J.   abode of the unbaptized; West Indian dance

K.   underwent gradual change

L.   utter a long dismal cry

M.   knoll, low mound of earth

N.   in the company of; get rid of! (2 wds)

O.   partial last line of a paragraph at the top of a
page (typog.)

P.   1915 Irving Berlin ragtime hit (4 wds)

Q.   nonsense!

R.   educational organization stressing wilderness skills
(2 wds)

S.   fail to excite (joc.)

T.   flag-waving, chauvinistic

U.   2002 black comedy with Robin Williams and Danny
DeVito (3 wds)