The Big Idea

by Roland Foster

       
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A.   Alan Paton title (4)

B.   Letter-by-letter

C.   Uncomfortable (3)

D.   Eternally, and then some (4)

E.   Excite

F.   Raw bar fare (5)

G.   Pelagra preventative

H.   Unreal

I.   Factor

J.   Famous Macbeth line (10)

K.   Acknowledgement (2)

L.   Imitation

M.   How an undesirable thing goes (3)

N.   Compel

O.   Conic section curves

P.   African-American spiritual or James Baldwin novel (6)

Q.   Silly ones

R.   Over-emotional behavior

S.   Calculated approximation

T.   Extremely contented (Southern colloquialism) (8)

U.   Degenerate

V.   Mount, Sir Richard, or Remington

W.   Copy

X.   Nickname of Hall-of-Fame White Sox second baseman

Y.   Common phrase derived from 17th century English
law (6)

Z.   Provincial

AA.   New Mexico (3)

AB.   Tenant

AC.   Superior

AD.   What you might do if you are angry enough to do
something even though it will cause more trouble for you (8)

AE.   Alexander McCall Smith title (6)

AF.   Not worthwhile

AG.   Adage perhaps rephrasing Ecclesiastes 9:4 (11)

AH.   Story

AI.   Bench

AJ.   Exists

AK.   Adage paraphrased by Lincoln in an 1864 speech (5)

AL.   Bovine advertising mascot

AM.   Chartres assent

AN.   Like some reprobates (5)

AO.   European capital

AP.   Disney movie mule

AQ.   Quite unattractive (5)

AR.   Regard

AS.   South Pacific number (3)

AT.   Noggin protector

AU.   Wight, for one

AV.   Deceit

AW.   Carefree and stylish (4)

AX.   Private Bailey

AY.   Unwavering

BZ.   Ken Kesey novel (6)

.   South African mountain range or university

.   Cousin of the Yeti