How Many?

by Judy Long

   
       
     
       
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A.   Shower curtain companion

B.   Roman goddess (two words)

C.   Phantom of the Opera song (four words)

D.   Saccharine

E.   Betterment

F.   Removed

G.   Natural liking or attraction

H.   Injurious force

I.   Flawed, like a shirt

J.   Sag

K.   Eventually (three words)

L.   Factor man?

M.   Singular

N.   Coarse grass

O.   Broadway/film musical (two words)

P.   Extreme happiness

Q.   More unattractive

R.   Like certain tunes?

S.   Larcenist

T.   Rather than (three words)

U.   Formal proposal

V.   Animate

W.   Like certain grins?

X.   Agent

Y.   Hackman role (two words)

Z.   Vigorous effort

AA.   "___ Tolls" (Hemingway classic) (four words)

AB.   Savoring

AC.   Aunt or mother

AD.   Talk show hostess (two words)

AE.   Birth

AF.   Fabric

AG.   Foe

AH.   Not stand for it (three words)

AI.   Cause pain or hurt to

AJ.   Margarine

AK.   Benevolent

AL.   Awash

AM.   President or dam?

AN.   In a scary way

AO.   Opening line from the Kingston Trio or the Beach
Boys (seven words)

AP.   In a very silly way

AQ.   American slapstick experts (three words)

AR.   Plank

AS.   Driving or riding

AT.   American comic (two words)

AU.   Advocate

AV.   Tongue-twisted cleric

AW.   Reel Big Fish "Monkey Man" lyrics (six words)

AX.   Combination

AY.   Musical form

BZ.   Subaltern

.   As gorse is to furze, for example