A paradox

by Phelps Gates

     
         
         
         
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A.   rubella (2 wds)

B.   Arnold Schwarzenegger in a 1990 film (2 wds)

C.   MI5 activity

D.   genuine (3 wds, colloq.)

E.   attractive person (colloq.)

F.   Pennsylvania Dutch dessert (2 wds)

G.   mercaptan

H.   tellurian

I.   fish formerly called slimehead

J.   Pentateuch

K.   Arlen-Harburg hit (3 wds)

L.   Christmas Eve for Jews (2 wds)

M.   satirical self-help book by Stephen Potter (hyph.)

N.   attempt at reaching an agreement

O.   ornamental plant, Physalis alkekengi (2 wds)

P.   US state that does not observe Daylight Saving

Q.   opera with a chorus of professional bridesmaids

R.   resistance to fire

S.   large group of fish swimming together

T.   elegant upper-class person (colloq., esp Brit.)

U.   M5, for example

V.   album by hard-rock band Rose Tattoo (3 wds)

W.   Athenian statesman, d. 558 BC