A long day or a short one?

by Phelps Gates

       
       
           
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A.   capital of Karnataka

B.   soothe

C.   euphemism for a nursing facility (2 wds)

D.   make another try

E.   "___, Johnny Dollar": 50`s radio show (2 wds)

F.   haunt of Hercules Grytpype-Thynne (3 wds)

G.   frolic, energetic play

H.   item first tabulated by John Dalton in 1805 (2 wds)

I.   Rossini`s Figaro

J.   having a wide influence (hyph.)

K.   Oscar-winning film for Susan Hayward (4 wds)

L.   shape of a lunch stand in Bedford, Pennsylvania
(2 wds)

M.   US broadcast journalist (1916-2009; 2 wds)

N.   ready to handle any challenge

O.   magnesium sulfate (2 wds)

P.   operating instructions for a computer

Q.   city on the Buriganga river

R.   American poet (1954 Pulitzer Prize)

S.   where the lion sleeps tonight (3 wds)

T.   explorer, made chief navigator of Spain in 1508

U.   beverage whose ads featured roller-skating babies
(2 wds)

V.   shameless

W.   showing embarrassment

X.   compensated

Y.   tool for winding yarn into skeins (2 wds or hyph.)

Z.   Salvia

AA.   aboriginal

AB.   significant, interesting

AC.   ailment frequently afflicting smokers