Listen Up!

by Roland Foster

           
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A.   Bait fish

B.   Egyptian city

C.   Problem, idiomatically

D.   Major historic upheaval (3)

E.   Speak a spell

F.   Tiny sea creatures

G.   Clod

H.   Enron`s downfall (3)

I.   "... take ______" (2)

J.   ... and be quick about it! (Brit.) (2)

K.   Tedium effect

L.   Desirable after an election; not desired by a downed
pugilist (2)

M.   Tinkled

N.   Famous composition by the author of the quote (6)

O.   Mollusk

P.   Improve equity (4)

Q.   Contained; protected

R.   Epithet for Leonard Frank Slye (5)

S.   What the US Supreme Court takes, by design (3)

T.   Extravagance

U.   Art Linkletter title (5)