New and Improved

by Phelps Gates

         
         
         
         
         
     
         
     
         
         
         
           
                   

A.   stupid person (informal)

B.   paid attention

C.   1793 off-the-neck French hairstyle (3 wds)

D.   hurried

E.   port (nautical)

F.   southern half of an Anglican church (2 wds)

G.   dramatic flair

H.   1931 James Cagney film (3 wds)

I.   a major source of suburban noise pollution

J.   actress and early TV game show personality (2 wds)

K.   liveliness

L.   Who song from Tommy; see Luke 4:18 (4 wds)

M.   male prostitute (British slang; 2 wds)

N.   one who comes back

O.   "word" and "sword" (2 wds)

P.   sports fan (jocular; 2 wds)

Q.   nation (poetic; 3 wds)

R.   the state of having a non-projecting jaw

S.   intermediate, nondescript (4 wds)

T.   the end of many chess games

U.   nail biting

V.   West Yorkshire city

W.   rare

X.   Athena`s disguise in book 1 of the Odyssey

Y.   very close (e.g. a horse race; 3 wds)