ACROSS&DOWN.HoBG1.2 PARADE.GROUNDA.I.A...U.P.IRISKYBUSINESSE.E.L.N.N.N.PNARCISSI.IDLET...G.E.C.E.L..UNHITCHED..P.N.T.T.L...ARAID.FLOORINGO.C.T.E.R.N.RPROCRASTINATEE.R.U...D.N.ERUNNER.DEFEND------.-------.-.-...-.-.---------------.-.-.-.-.-.---------.-----...-.-.-.-.-..---------..-.-.-.-.-...-----.---------.-.-.-.-.-.---------------.-.-...-.-.-------.------TCCCC2 Puzzle 3 [October 1998]Composed by Stewart Rodrigues, Bob Rosenberg, Phil Rose, and Lev PolinskyDemonstrate average fruit drink (6)Mother and father torn (6)One who gets up part of stairway (5)Aurora, crazy lady, beheaded eight (8)Confused: dung or dirt (6)I enter run but end up a wreck (4)Over, over, overturned (7)Badly lisped "scatter" (6)Dangerous undertaking skiers in busy S bend (5,8)Makes nervous and nettles us badly (9)Thus, leaderless Iran, looking to the West, is reorganized, and blossoms (8)Having nothing to do, lied outrageously (4)Incredibly rich lode of salt (8)In Dutch, he frantically split (9)A tunic, ornate in which displayed a mythical beast (7)Appropriate publicity about hemp product (6)Accepted silver pipe (6)A surprise attack, quick but not quiet (4)Stunning parquetry (8)One to none -- one instead of zero (meaning "nothing") (5)The odds: In torture, would be faithful (4)Paraphrasing "A Certain Sport": "Wait till next year!" (13)Dasher blade (6)Guard national agent returning to destination (6)Team Cryptic Crossword Construction Competition Round 2 http://www.bigmultimedia.com/tcccc/