Closing lines

by Judy Miller

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A.   Bocce relative (2)

B.   Harvard alum and fleet admiral during World War II

C.   "Here`s to Nick." (1978) (3)

D.   "And that is how I remember them, my mother and
my sister. Good-bye." (1950) (3)

E.   Gish or Hellman

F.   Glorify

G.   Bonds` bailiwick (2)

H.   Finger exerciser? (2)

I.   "Shut up and deal." (1960) (2)

J.   "You wanna wait for your share?" "Naw. I`d just
blow it." (1973) (2)

K.   "Where you guys goin`? Wait a minute! I`ll be back!
I`ll be back! And I`ll remember every last one of ya!" (1954) (3)

L.   Greek Scriptures (2)

M.   "Boys, boys, let`s watch the cigarette butts, shall
we? This is my house, not a pig sty." (1968) (3)

N.   "Love means never having to say you`re sorry." "That`s
the dumbest thing I ever heard." (1972) (3)

O.   Taboo (2)

P.   "They say they`re going to repeal Prohibition. What
will you do then?" "I think I`ll have a drink." (1987) (2)

Q.   "Wonderful woman." (1969) (2)

R.   Debts

S.   Garbled

T.   Wrapped

U.   "Vive la difference." "Which means?" "Which means,
`Hurrah for that little difference.`" (1949) (2)

V.   "This was the story of Howard Beale, who was the
network news anchorman on UBS-TV, the first known instance of a man being killed because he had lousy ratings." (1976)

W.   "Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!" (1964) (2)

X.   "And crawling on the planet`s face/Some insects
called the human race/Lost in time, and lost in space/And meaning." (1975) (5)

Y.   "I can kill now because I hate now. How many can
I kill, Chino? How many, and still have one bullet left for me? (1961) (3)

Z.   Frequently

AA.   "Aren`t e-crostics the best, I really love them,"
to a copyeditor (2)

AB.   Ivory (hyph)

AC.   Testified at HUAC hearings, in some cases (2)

AD.   "Yowsir, yowsir, yowsir! Here they are again--these
wonderful, wonderful kids, still struggling, still hoping as the clock of fate ticks away. The dance of destiny continues. The marathon goes on and on and on. How long can they last? Let`s hear it. C`mon, let`s hear it. Let`s hear it." (1969) (5)

AE.   Fortified

AF.   Harmless

AG.   "In spite of everything, I still believe that people
are really good at heart." (1959) (5)

AH.   "You be careful, John Book! Out among them English."
(1985)

AI.   Per a 2007 Associated Press analysis, the "most
average state"

AJ.   Lady, e.g.

AK.   Provincial ruler in "The Jewel in the Crown"

AL.   Marion Cotillard role (2)

AM.   Struck violently

AN.   Youth-based education and prevention program promoting
a "Contract for Life" (acr)