Lurching along

by Phelps Gates

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A.   cornbread

B.   explanatory (hyph.)

C.   "___ The Glory": U of Nebraska football slogan (3
wds)

D.   underworld river

E.   college where Franklin Pierce and K were roommates

F.   member of the genus Eubalaena (2 wds)

G.   traditional ancestor of the Arabs

H.   position of Bligh or Ahab, for example

I.   according to Tom Lehrer, political satire became
obsolete when this man won the Nobel Peace Prize

J.   duck, for example

K.   dedicatee of the quote`s subject

L.   the tapered end of a horizontal spar

M.   popular V-8 Oldsmobile model starting in 1949 (3 wds)

N.   someone who appreciates the finer things

O.   Johah`s father

P.   April 15 benefit

Q.   most of Dukes county, MA (2 wds)

R.   portrayer of Father Mapple in film (2 wds)

S.   portend

T.   thuggish young man (British and Australian slang)

U.   the slough where Christian gets bogged down

V.   inquiry into a suspicious death

W.   Starbucks specialty

X.   Saint Vincent port