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by Roland Foster

         
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A.   Pitching accomplishment

B.   19th century "Moses" (2)

C.   "___, Brute" -- Caesar (2)

D.   Antsy

E.   Nickname shared by William Orville Frizzell and
Frank Larry Rosenthal

F.   Sailor`s hallo

G.   Difficult ballet turn

H.   International commerce federation (initials)

I.   Day laborer

J.   19th-century educator and agricultural researcher (3)

K.   Smarmy

L.   Retiring

M.   Best

N.   20th century jazz pianist turned crooner (3)

O.   Cry

P.   Ejectee

Q.   Beehive state

R.   Game of chance

S.   19th-century slave, publisher, and author (2)

T.   Egg cell

U.   Where many kids have been, when asked

V.   19th-century open-heart surgery pioneer (3)

W.   Pulque mixed with brown honey and palo de timbre,
from Puebla

X.   Standout stage and opera soprano (2)

Y.   Carcinogenic mineral

Z.   "Down ___"

AA.   19th-century slave, preacher, and abolitionist (2)

AB.   Original name of AA (2)

AC.   Small talk

AD.   First casualty of the American Revolution (2)

AE.   Harmful; noxious

AF.   Christian symbol

AG.   Tail

AH.   "That`s so cool ___" (2)

AI.   Without a doubt (5)

AJ.   View

AK.   18th-century innovators named Benjamin (3)

AL.   Removed (2)

AM.   Harem slave

AN.   20th-century preacher, orator, and martyr (4)

AO.   "Know ___" -- Greek temple admonition, actually
a putdown

AP.   Providential (hyph.)

AQ.   Incised

AR.   20th-century pianist, composer, and band leader (2)

AS.   Bunk

AT.   Extreme pleasure

AU.   19th-century Ph.D., Georgetown University president
(3)

AV.   Soldier acclaimed for heroism at Bunker Hill (2)

AW.   Difficult trip

AX.   Antique collector`s delight, sometimes (2)

AY.   19th-century inventor and abolitionist (2)

BZ.   Without arrogance