GALE LAWRENCE, A FIELD GUIDE (TO THE FAMILIAR) — Whereas a blue jay is elongated,... a chickadee is like a little ball. This roundness helps the small bird balance itself in... topsy-turvy positions... while... searching for insect eggs on the twigs and outer branches of trees.
| A. | Treat a sore throat with liquid | GARGLE |
| B. | Divine imparting of knowledge or power | AFFLATUS |
| C. | "The president is the people's ___" (Hubert H. Humphrey) | LOBBYIST |
| D. | Inventor who had his ups and downs? (2 wds.) | ELISHAOTIS |
| E. | Site of a 1958 U.S. peacekeeping mission | LEBANON |
| F. | Way off base (2 wds.) | ALLWET |
| G. | Twelve-time colonial governor of Massachusetts | WINTHROP |
| H. | College player sitting out a year | REDSHIRT |
| I. | After-dinner order | ESPRESSO |
| J. | Capital of Chad | NDJAMENA |
| K. | Symbol on the flag of Turkey and Singapore | CRESCENT |
| L. | White wine of Italy's Lazio region (3 wds.) | ESTESTEST |
| M. | Japanese emperor beginning in 1989 | AKIHITO |
| N. | California agribusiness center | FRESNO |
| O. | Die of cold? (2 wds.) | ICECUBE |
| P. | Park where the National Christmas Tree is displayed, with "the" | ELLIPSE |
| Q. | Operatic source of "Here Comes the Bride" | LOHENGRIN |
| R. | In sports, a gap in defense | DAYLIGHT |
| S. | Branch of psychology for which Kurt Koffka was a spokesman | GESTALT |
| T. | Southernmost city in the world, Tierra del Fuego's hub | USHUAIA |
| U. | Very gradually (3 wds.) | INCHBYINCH |
| V. | Keyboard alternative to QWERTY, in which all the vowels are on the left | DVORAK |
| W. | Flower on Austria's two-cent coin | EDELWEISS |