Clothed in Black

by Judy Miller

           
       
         
             
           
       
         
         
         
       
         
           
         
     
           
   
       
       
       
         
       
         
                   

A.   Firefly (2)

B.   Captivated

C.   Producing the intended result

D.   "Old Rough and Ready" (2)

E.   Ancient

F.   Ankle-length boots

G.   "I have supp`d full with ___; direness ... cannot
once start me" (Macbeth)

H.   Planned rural open space (2)

I.   Goose Gossage or Rollie Fingers, e.g. (2)

J.   "___ takes too long" (Carrie Fisher) (2)

K.   Clover-like forage also known as lucerne

L.   East Asian delicacy known for its medicial properties
(2)

M.   Slaughterhouse

N.   Persist in the face of difficulty (2)

O.   "A new broom sweeps clean, but an ___" (6)

P.   Disconcerting

Q.   Morrison or Collette

R.   1992 biopic starring Jack Nicholson

S.   Barry Humphries` alter ego, Dame ___

T.   Displaying forcefulness and lack of consideration

U.   Like some doubts

V.   Like an expression full of misery and self-pity

W.   Ineffable

X.   Coastal wetland

Y.   1960 Pulitzer Prize winner by Allen Drury (3)

Z.   Lyrics from "Mary Poppins": "I treat my subjects--servants,
children, wife--with a firm but gentle hand, ___" (2)

AA.   Named

AB.   Norman Mailer`s account of the 1974 Ali-Foreman
title match (2)

AC.   Established organization

AD.   Max Perkins, e.g.

AE.   Classico, e.g. (2)

AF.   Manhandled (2)

AG.   Breakfast treat also called "one-eyed jack" (hyph)

AH.   Part of CDC`s NVSS (2)

AI.   Dolly Parton song that reached #1 on the Billboard
Hot Country Song chart in 1974 and 1982 (5)

AJ.   Houdini, notably (2)

AK.   Smoked delicacy

AL.   Vespers (2)

AM.   iPod offering

AN.   Abduct

AO.   Option

AP.   Subtitle in the "Lonely Planet Mexico" series (2)