Better Late Than Never

by Roland Foster

       
       
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A.   Edible part of an edible thistle (2)

B.   Not long (2)

C.   Emu ranch (2)

D.   Due

E.   Kipling hero (hyph)

F.   1840 seafaring classic (5)

G.   "A man is born ____" (8)

H.   Do again

I.   Cheats

J.   Signs

K.   Neil Simon play (6)

L.   Asian edibles (2)

M.   Decorative facing

N.   Like Benjamin Spock`s practice

O.   "Mad" mascot (3)

P.   Start of a well known poem (13)

Q.   Monogram for the "Grand Master of Detection"

R.   Round Table knight

S.   Motor scooter, sort of

T.   Expects

U.   First and last name of author of F

V.   Condiment for L, often (3)

W.   1960s BBC comedy (6)

X.   Drew Pearson column (2, 1 hyph.)

Y.   Attraction

Z.   Fearsome

AA.   Period coinciding roughly with the "Second Industrial
Revolution" (2)