Animal Republic--1

by Judy Miller

     
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
       
     
       
       
       
         
         
       
         
           
           
       
                 

A.   Stabilized, in a way

B.   First tsar of Russia (3)

C.   Tempo marking

D.   The "Battle Born" state

E.   Gutted

F.   Part of DoD`s AFIP (2)

G.   Dessert at Queen Elizabeth`s 80th birthday party (2)

H.   1990 Oscar nominee for Best Actor and Best Director
for "Henry V" (2)

I.   Balance

J.   Decaying

K.   Shia holy city

L.   Irritating

M.   Harrowing

N.   Battlefield strategy (2, 1 hyph)

O.   Virginia Reel call (4)

P.   Words before "This is only a test." (3)

Q.   Small, unincorporated community in Napa County

R.   Win on eBay

S.   Audubon, e.g.

T.   "Operation Upshot-___," (1953 nuclear test shots)

U.   Lie (3)

V.   Eric Partridge, e.g.

W.   Trivia game where you guess the wrong answers (2)

X.   Took after

Y.   Zagat, e.g. (2)

Z.   Biker luggage

AA.   Source of 40 percent of the gold ever mined on earth

AB.   Words often said in response to an admission (3)

AC.   Give in to a vice (4)

AD.   Frankenstrat`s creator (3)

AE.   Say yes

AF.   Script setup line before all hell breaks loose (6)

AG.   Portion

AH.   Barber and Buttons

AI.   Pot luck offering (2)

AJ.   Discovery outside Xi`an in 1974 (3)

AK.   Spoke freely (2)

AL.   Snubs

AM.   He said, upon his resignation: "I want to beg forgiveness
for your dreams that never came true."