Dangerous Times

by Sol Gordon

         
       
         
     
       
       
     
             
       
       
         
     
                         

A.   Simple and guileless

B.   Fierce attack

C.   Hindu sage

D.   Ancient region, "the land between the two rivers"

E.   Abate; weaken

F.   Impossible to settle through arbitration or compromise
(hyph)

G.   Pastry used to hold fillings of certain delicious
baked goods (2)

H.   2004 record album from Harry Connick, Jr. (2)

I.   Doomsayer; worrywart

J.   To this place

K.   An eight-note interval (music)

L.   Famous hotel in Singapore

M.   Ruhr city of Germany

N.   Second sign of the Zodiac

O.   Part of the house in India and Pakistan reserved
for the women of the household

P.   First name of "The Great One" of professional hockey

Q.   Location of Sing Sing prison

R.   Austerity; firmness

S.   Austrian country dance in triple time

T.   Moisture remover

U.   Skeptically (5)

V.   26,000-foot mountain in Nepal

W.   Abate; decrease

X.   Inexperienced

Y.   Changed; fluctuated

Z.   In conflict

AA.   Austere; firm

AB.   Bothersome

AC.   Auspicious; favorable

AD.   Inhabitant of a Croatian peninsula on the Adriatic
Sea

AE.   Spiced alcoholic drink

AF.   Detroit (2)

AG.   Eastern Pennsylvania city

AH.   Robert Penn Warren novel and 1949 movie (4)

AI.   Disagreeable sound

AJ.   College admission tests