Unifying Contradiction

Okay, I'm feeling less self-pitying now. It never lasts very long, so I have to wallow in it when it happens. Anyway, I've decided the only way I'm gonna finish the Saturday New York Times crossword before the answer appears on monday, is to do some googling for answers. I (currently) feel that this is fully justified, since they ask impossible questions like "A 14 letter abbreviation for a thing (obscure legal term)"!!!

So, hi ho, hi ho, its off to cheat I go,
I'll take a peek and sneak a cheat
Hi ho hi ho...