SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, (THE) GOOD FIGHT — We Americans... can become a dynamic equilibrium, a harmony of many different elements, in which the whole will be greater than all its parts and greater than any society the world has seen before. It can still happen.
| A. | Soul, essence | SPIRIT |
| B. | Where opposing sides may meet | HALFWAY |
| C. | Free serving at a restaurant (2 wds.) | ICEWATER |
| D. | From a troubled African land | RWANDAN |
| E. | Portrayer of Glinda in "The Wiz" (2 wds.) | LENAHORNE |
| F. | Distinguished, outstanding | EMINENT |
| G. | Regatta entry | YACHT |
| H. | Power of attraction; it | CHARISMA |
| I. | Putative economic indicator | HEMLINE |
| J. | Problem for a tightrope walker | IMBALANCE |
| K. | Protective public works project | SEAWALL |
| L. | Toyota Prius or Honda Insight, e.g. | HYBRID |
| M. | Behind closed doors, in secret (3 wds.) | ONTHEQT |
| N. | Be receptive to advice | LISTEN |
| O. | Post-inaugural procession | MOTORCADE |
| P. | Most stable form of carbon | GRAPHITE |
| Q. | Effort extended as a community service | OUTREACH |
| R. | Quadrennial flag-waving event | OLYMPICS |
| S. | Cabinet department since 1947 | DEFENSE |
| T. | "Doonesbury," "Dilbert," etc. | FUNNIES |
| U. | At neither extreme (2 wds.) | INBETWEEN |
| V. | Bull session, talkathon | GABFEST |
| W. | Site of a 1920s-'30s renaissance | HARLEM |
| X. | "Old Rough and Ready" in the White House | TAYLOR |