Odd coincidences

by Phelps Gates

       
       
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A.   magnesium`s atomic number

B.   any of 3 movies (1987, 2004, 2010), all involving
real estate sales (2 wds)

C.   Dewey to Donald

D.   Turkish veil

E.   paid attention to

F.   expressed willingness (to do something)

G.   restore, resume

H.   plant of the genus Triticum

I.   conceivable

J.   essayist famous for addiction (3 wds)

K.   Abbey Road feature (2 wds)

L.   appearance and manner

M.   lenient, permissive

N.   brought about through effort (2 wds)

O.   popular seedless citrus (2 wds)

P.   the British call this the "never-never" (2 wds)

Q.   "Holy ___" (mild whimsical oath)

R.   publishing house, part of the Murdoch empire (now
one word)

S.   novel that won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize (5 wds)

T.   reciprocated

U.   unavoidable

V.   film in which Raymond Massey portrayed John Brown
(3 wds)

W.   slogan of Olympia beer (3 wds)

X.   comic strip with a Latin name (2 wds)

Y.   the 50th (2 wds)