1. A sudden short attack
5. Newts
9. Leaf of the talipot palm
10. See
11. City in Maryland
12. A famous American canal
13. Ragout
14. A radar echo
17. Decree
20. Not figuratively
21. Expunge
22. Applaud
23. Fellows
24. Nature of being
1. A loose flowing garment
2. Winged
3. Illegally
4. Social rendezvous
5. Trees of the genus Ulmus
6. Hilly areas next to mountains
7. Ripped
8. Swerve
14. Building (abbrev.)
15. Place
16. P P P P
17. Visage
18. "Oh my!"
19. Kind or sort