Shh!

by Phelps Gates

       
         
         
         
         
         
         
     
       
       
                 

A.   opening

B.   chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla

C.   having as a co-conspirator (3 wds)

D.   covered with fuzz

E.   a group appointed to act on behalf of others

F.   column 1 of the periodic table (2 wds)

G.   insult

H.   event

I.   frequent Sahara weather event

J.   ConAgra brand of frozen dinners (2 wds)

K.   son of Laertes

L.   Italian or French, for example (2 wds)

M.   addictive

N.   M`s secretary (2 wds)

O.   bluntly rejected

P.   slough

Q.   something (often money) given at regular intervals

R.   treat against corrosion

S.   US explorer, accompanied Amundsen in the Norge

T.   fuss-budget

U.   vigorous, highly spirited (usu. hyph.)

V.   looking for a bribe (3 wds)

W.   Russian-born novelist (1899-1977)

X.   monster usually depicted with snakes for hair