Sacred River

by Judy Miller

         
       
       
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A.   McGruff, for one

B.   Candid; blunt

C.   No great shakes

D.   Nobel laureate in literature, 1929 (2)

E.   Prepare leftovers

F.   Dictatorial

G.   Many a Broadway musical (2)

H.   Adage about misfortune (4)

I.   Exceeding normal expectations (3)

J.   Derogatory

K.   Lugged

L.   Family of games including Canasta and Mahjong

M.   Exclude from society

N.   Unspecified place

O.   King Arthur nephew

P.   "Brigadoon" hill cover

Q.   Because the Earth wobbles, it wanders (2)

R.   Let down

S.   Secure against loss or damage

T.   Possible precedent setter (2)

U.   Agent Orange, e.g.

V.   From time to time (4)

W.   Starbuck`s creator

X.   Like some of the best chairs

Y.   Boundary affected by altitude, latitude, and proximity
to a coastline (2)

Z.   Diluted

AA.   Play break

AB.   PBS showcase of British television (original name)
(2)

AC.   Archeological find

AD.   Implication; nuance

AE.   Shiraz, e.g. (2)

AF.   The only novel to win both the Governor General`s
Award in Canada (1993) and the Pulitzer Prize in the U.S. (1995) (3)

AG.   Exact opposite

AH.   Wikipedia`s NPOV (4)

AI.   Schwarzenegger/Curtis action-comedy, 1994 (2)

AJ.   Perennial grass grown for cattle feed and as hay
for horses

AK.   "My ___" (Springsteen)

AL.   Irrelevant

AM.   Inform

AN.   Decorate

AO.   Beguile

AP.   Zbigniew Brzezinski, e.g.

AQ.   10 to the 30th power

AR.   Semi-waterproof covering

AS.   Rank of many technical experts in the military (2)