Bliss

by Phelps Gates

           
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A.   Japanese city, setting for Madame Butterfly

B.   Dutch city largely destroyed by Allied bombing

C.   brackish estuary in Louisiana (2 wds)

D.   100,000 in India

E.   very small (colloq,; hyph.)

F.   reverted to the state

G.   is necessary or proper for

H.   mine that clings to a ship

I.   sycophants (2 wds or hyph.)

J.   an essential oil common in perfumes (3 wds)

K.   human-powered transport, mostly in Asia

L.   degenerative joint disease

M.   extreme, at the farthest point

N.   short book; long story

O.   formal argument

P.   composition, in a way

Q.   hobbit (colloq.)

R.   waffled

S.   never (colloq.; 3 wds)

T.   Italian composer (Ancient Airs and Dances; 2 wds)

U.   fails to follow suit

V.   bestows in abundance

W.   Greek nymph; laurel genus