Here`s the pitch

by Phelps Gates

       
       
         
           
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A.   Pripyat, for example (2 wds)

B.   high dudgeon, righteous indignation

C.   stole from, typically by force

D.   site of a Greek victory over Persia

E.   admit the existence or truth of

F.   calm

G.   initiated (e.g., an attack)

H.   Russian republic whose capital is Grozny

I.   unsure of how to proceed

J.   philosophical school often traced to Kierkegaard

K.   Mogul ruler

L.   upper-class Brits

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

N.   traditional mourning garb

O.   prepared (a film) for projection

P.   conjuring dexterity (3 wds)

Q.   historical drama in western North Carolina (3 wds)

R.   Bible translation used by Jehovah`s Witnesses (2 wds)

S.   attempt to influence

T.   starting point of the Los Angeles Aqueduct (2 wds)

U.   alternate delivery strategy

V.   knifehand strike (2 wds)

W.   dramatic poem by Lord Byron

X.   cowardly

Y.   Richard Roundtree in 3 films from the 1970`s

Z.   oral hygiene device

AA.   secret listener

AB.   Turdus migratorius

AC.   the writer (2 wds)