A discouraging word

by Roger Gabrielson

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A.   Nylon and polyester

B.   In a way that doesn`t further the cause

C.   Idaho range; part of a blade

D.   1946 Christmas film (4)

E.   Data-protection technique

F.   Baseness

G.   Lured

H.   Despite

I.   Printer`s art

J.   Least relaxed

K.   Disdainful

L.   Short-lived

M.   OK person in Monty Python song

N.   Space between buildings

O.   Place to jot

P.   Parsley, often

Q.   Feature of Schröder

R.   The Flintstones` automobile

S.   In a vertiginous manner

T.   Local; indigenous

U.   Southwestern region of Queens county, NY; 19th-century
carriage

V.   Sudden insight: appearance of a deity

W.   Candy bar discontinued in 1988; energy source

X.   Excessive force

Y.   Runs water over

Z.   Painstaking