Common Ground

by Judy Long

     
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A.   Extra

B.   "___ 3000" (home of Crow and Tom Servo) (three words)

C.   Talk show host (two words)

D.   Chutzpah

E.   More risque

F.   Opening

G.   Global

H.   Most up-to-date

I.   Lad

J.   "___ Smokey" (four words)

K.   Circus locale (four words)

L.   Small pistol

M.   Stubborness

N.   Quoth the raven

O.   Grodin film (three words)

P.   Leporid

Q.   Seventh US president (two words)

R.   Appreciated

S.   Mistaken

T.   Cardiovascular disease

U.   "Menacing" actor Jay

V.   Evergreen

W.   Canvas covering

X.   Weight

Y.   Borrowing fee

Z.   Native American

AA.   Muscadine, for one

AB.   British diapers

AC.   Erstwhile moniker for JFK

AD.   Emeril, for one

AE.   Two below par

AF.   Nursery rhyme opener (seven words)

AG.   Where bluebirds fly? (three words)

AH.   Cataloged

AI.   Daytime drama (four words)

AJ.   Barked annoyingly

AK.   Play the fool (two words)

AL.   American actress (three words)

AM.   Annoy

AN.   Armageddon (four words)

AO.   April events?

AP.   Thoughtless

AQ.   Hackneyed

AR.   Most insane

AS.   Artist-illustrator Gorey

AT.   Percussion instrument

AU.   Shinbone

AV.   Redford/Streisand film (four words)

AW.   Spheroid-shaped

AX.   Bog

AY.   Manifested