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| A. | Eighty-six in stages (2 wds.) | PHASEOUT |
| B. | Figures ridiculed in "Bleak House" | ATTORNEYS |
| C. | Shake a stick at | THREATEN |
| D. | Host of the first intercollegiate football game (1869) | RUTGERS |
| E. | One driven by theory more than practicality | IDEOLOGUE |
| F. | Where people seeking relationships might click? (2 wds.) | CHATROOM |
| G. | Vexing, apt to get under one's skin | IRKSOME |
| H. | Lover of the arts | AESTHETE |
| I. | Specification to a breakfast cook (2 wds.) | OVEREASY |
| J. | Four-line verse poking fun at a famous person | CLERIHEW |
| K. | Originally, the circle where a chorus sang and danced | ORCHESTRA |
| L. | Above-the-line figure | NUMERATOR |
| M. | Target of a pounding | NAILHEAD |
| N. | Common feature of subway stations and multilevel department stores | ESCALATOR |
| O. | Philosopher who wrote "Why I Am Not a Christian" and "In Praise of Idleness" | RUSSELL |
| P. | Epitome of a crushing defeat | WATERLOO |
| Q. | The study of correct pronunciation | ORTHOEPY |
| R. | Villains, baddies, agents of perfidy | EVILDOERS |
| S. | Like a signature finger-written on a screen, often | ILLEGIBLE |
| T. | Took the road less traveled by | STRAYED |
| U. | Relatives of a fundamental sort | ISOTOPES |