Late Winter

by Judy Miller

     
         
           
           
       
       
         
         
       
       
       
         
         
             
         
         
       
         
         
           
           
           
         
         
       
                                 

A.   Act up

B.   At risk (2)

C.   Tightwad

D.   Like optimists` glasses (2)

E.   With Ronald Reagan, focus of Joseph McCartin`s "Collision
Course," 2011 (3)

F.   MP3 accessory

G.   Symbol of postwar suburbia

H.   Naan alternative

I.   Handheld transceiver (hyph)

J.   Marked a passage

K.   Wasteful

L.   Some on/off switches

M.   Swaddled

N.   ___ Seuss Geisel

O.   Social ritual

P.   Easy

Q.   Discards

R.   Wild marjoram

S.   Seeing no need for apology

T.   Vichyssoise essential

U.   Winchester, e.g.

V.   Algonquian language

W.   Thanksgiving request

X.   Ponder

Y.   Set contingencies

Z.   Ingredient recommended in "Green Cleaning for Dummies"
(2)

AA.   Reliability measure

AB.   Some rare book collectors

AC.   With AD, words from Daniel Webster, after "Liberty
and Union" (3)

AD.   See AC (and the Great Seal of North Dakota) (3)

AE.   2006 dystopian thriller: "V for ___"

AF.   Double-reed woodwind (2)

AG.   Made use of a wet noodle, say

AH.   Hoisted

AI.   Fund-raiser, at times (2)

AJ.   Treasure sought by Indiana Jones (4)

AK.   Five-time Grammy-winning Queen of Disco who died
in 2012 (2)

AL.   #1 country music hit for Elvis, 1956 (6)

AM.   Alvin York and others (2)

AN.   In Christianity, the Trinity

AO.   DDT target

AP.   Cataract surgeon

AQ.   Mid-`60s folk rock band whose "For What It`s Worth"
is #63 on "Rolling Stone`s" list of the top 500 greatest songs of all time (2)

AR.   Rueful words (4)

AS.   "For What It`s Worth" penner (2)

AT.   Filipino language

AU.   Angry cry from the Queen`s Croquet-Ground (4)

AV.   Statistician (2)