Culture Guide

by Judy Miller

         
           
       
       
         
       
       
           
     
         
         
         
         
         
     
           
     
           
         
                           

A.   Chomsky specialty

B.   Cicero strong point

C.   In poor taste

D.   "Mencken: The American ___," 2007

E.   Johnny Mercer title, 1939: "___" ("gotta get some")

F.   Forswears

G.   Perplexing

H.   Mike Wallace memoir, 2005 (4)

I.   Mall meetup areas

J.   Grafton`s R

K.   Last of the antediluvian patriarchs and model for
Steve Carell`s character in M

L.   Thomas Paine`s "natural, imprescriptible, and ___
rights"

M.   See K (2)

N.   Commotion

O.   K`s great-grandfather

P.   "Lo! as the wind is, so is mortal life, a moan,
a sigh, a ___, a storm, a strife." ("The Diva`s Song")

Q.   Chapter heading in "The Law and Its Sorrow" (2,
with "The")

R.   Hurry along (hyph)

S.   One of the three "Bounty" costars nominated as Best
Actor in 1935

T.   Delmonico`s specialty (2)

U.   Hurry along (2)

V.   Capricious

W.   Color in the kitchen

X.  
"A ___ man regardeth the life of his beast." (Proverbs)

Y.   Vacillate

Z.   Repugnant

AA.   Hollywood`s first "scream queen" (2)

AB.   Surpassing understanding

AC.   1964 lyrics about good intentions (written for Nina
Simone and covered by many, including the Animals, whose version has been ranked #315 on Rolling Stone`s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) (8)

AD.   Fill-in for the forgetful

AE.   "Trackdown" spin-off starring Steve McQueen as bounty
hunter Josh Randall, 1958-61 (4)

AF.   Fairmindedness

AG.   "Caffeine" to a chemist, e.g. (2)

AH.   French Protestant

AI.   The S in the magic word "SARMOTI"

AJ.   Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers, 1981: "Just
___" (4)

AK.   Recognition bestowed annually by the Australian
Medical Association: The Dirty ___ Award

AL.   Infamy

AM.   Game pieces featuring pips

AN.   Buttercup: "You are nothing but a coward with a
heart full of fear." Humperdink: "I would not say such things ___!" (4)

AO.   The year Pluto was discovered and Mickey debuted
as a comic strip character (2)

AP.   Bold