Consciousness raiser

by Roger Gabrielson

       
         
             
         
       
     
         
     
       
                             

A.   Atomic particle accelerator

B.   Not based on merit or performance

C.   Producer of oil or sugar

D.   Uses a cell phone outside its service area

E.   Dickens title character (2)

F.   Providing useless information or service

G.   Earns before deductions

H.   Spicy sausage (2)

I.   More ritzy

J.   Last note of a chromatic scale

K.   Like a successor chosen by his or her predecessor

L.   Staircase alternative

M.   Flawed protagonist

N.   Alexander and Cookie`s father

O.   Dancer`s partner

P.   Formerly common kitchen appliance

Q.   Micromanage

R.   Snags

S.   Heavy coat; Michigan city

T.   Fruitless

U.   Like a pope

V.   Problem

W.   Copycat

X.   Psychoanalytic term sometimes applied to certain
comedians

Y.   Word that describes a personal attribute