Cross-Check

by Don Monson

Winter

         
         
         
           
         
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A.   "This elevator`s not comin` down, it`s _____!";2 wds

B.   Joe Sakic`s team since 1995

C.   One who makes a reply

D.   Kind of a punch

E.   Seasonal activity in Minnesota; 2 wds

F.   Breaking into pieces

G.   One of two NHL teams in Ontario; 2 wds

H.   Town in Ohio--Zip Code 44854; 2 wds

I.   Taking a crippling shot to the legs

J.   The condition of being entangled or implicated.

K.   Popular seasonal outdoor light in recent years

L.   Beach Boys song from 1967;4 wds

M.   Abhorrent; disgusting

N.   1975 movie about skier Jill Kinmont: "The______";
5 wds

O.   Some toasters have a "______ browning" feature; 2 wds

P.   Less than half an inch of the white stuff? 2 wds

Q.   Toward the stern

R.   Most intricate or difficult, as a problem

S.   Eric Ambler story: "_____a Spy"; 2 wds

T.   This purports to tell us how cold it `really` is;
3 wds

U.   Delay until the end of

V.   Publications appearing 2 or 3 times a month

W.   Hit song for Lenny Welch, Righteous Brothers, etc;
2 wds

X.   Conceptual art piece by Paul Garrin: "Yuppie_____";
3 wds

Y.   Adversary; antagonist

Z.   Journalist

AA.   They are often removed from newborn puppies

AB.   Common e-mail accompaniment

AC.   It comes around every 12 years--most recently in
2002; 4 wds

AD.   Seasonal substitution for many automobiles; 2 wds