A Pro at Patter

by Phelps Gates

       
       
         
       
       
       
     
       
   
     
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A.   an expert in Talmudic debate

B.   recognized as valid

C.   fish and chips wrapper in Britain

D.   gelatin garnish for cold food

E.   typical Irish greeting (4 wds)

F.   saucy

G.   Heifetz`s profession

H.   extemporaneous

I.   breaking and entering

J.   small nails

K.   squeezing out

L.   wearing calks (on its hoofs)

M.   South Asian crocodiles; strong-arm robbers

N.   masticate; badly damage (2 wds)

O.   fish of the genus Lebistes

P.   "The king is dead, long live the king!" for example

Q.   disembowelment

R.   benefit financially from misfortune (6 words, after
"cry")

S.   push gently

T.   made a sworn law officer

U.   attend to final details (2 wds)

V.   fair, unbiased

W.   Addams butler

X.   adulated

Y.   safecracker