Bit of a poem

by Roland Foster

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A.   Collective name for a broad range of joint and muscle
pains

B.   Mental image of perfection

C.   Fancy footwear (2 words)

D.   Proverbial waste maker

E.   Lou Gehrig`s disease (initials)

F.   TV show featuring Gil Favor and Rowdy Yates

G.   Excavate

H.   Notable film clip

I.   Solemn and wise in appearance

J.   Term use with pole or bank

K.   Principal raw material of meringue (2 words)

L.   New Haven school

M.   Major prophet

N.   Wrestling name of Terry Gene Bollea (2 words)

O.   Come to rest

P.   Waistcoat

Q.   High achievement in the BSA (2 words)

R.   Paper provider

S.   Originators of the Dead Sea Scrolls

T.   Super Bowl XXXIII MVP

U.   Kind of charge at sea

V.   Swear word

W.   Move rapidly and lightly

X.   Streisand/Redford flick

Y.   Anchor rope opening

Z.   Common syndrome of middle age (2 words)

AA.   Cheated; scammed

AB.   Expertise (hyph)

AC.   It makes bread rise and causes infections