(EMILY) ANTHES, FRANKENSTEIN'S CAT — [Utah] is home to a strange herd of goats. Thanks to... genes borrowed from a spider, each female... produces milk that's chock-full of silk proteins. ... [I]n the lab, scientists can extract the spider proteins and spin them into silk.
| A. | Subject of a tale by Ovid about metamorphosis | ARACHNE |
| B. | Fed; fostered; given sustenance | NOURISHED |
| C. | Fictional character whose initials were used in forming the acronym "Taser" (2 wds.) | TOMSWIFT |
| D. | Give a thumbs-up signal? | HITCHHIKE |
| E. | Show; quick | EXPRESS |
| F. | Place providing refuge | SHELTER |
| G. | Way through a park or garden, nature trail | FOOTPATH |
| H. | On roses, one of "My Favorite Things," per "The Sound of Music" | RAINDROPS |
| I. | Forerunner of the modern ice ax | ALPENSTOCK |
| J. | Enter a state of torpidity (2 wds.) | NODOFF |
| K. | Sauce often used in making meatloaf | KETCHUP |
| L. | Neoprene or natural rubber, chemically | ELASTOMER |
| M. | One of an annual sextet | NOBELIST |
| N. | Card game featured in "The Cincinnati Kid" (2 wds.) | STUDPOKER |
| O. | England's Daily Mirror and The Sun, for example | TABLOIDS |
| P. | Outer layer of cells in early development | ECTODERM |
| Q. | Prey that may be ensnared in webs | INSECTS |
| R. | Garment for a woman who's retiring | NIGHTIE |
| S. | Marine gastropod with a shell (2 wds.) | SEASNAIL |
| T. | Smoky quartz named for a Scottish range | CAIRNGORM |
| U. | Ptolemaic treatise on astronomy | ALMAGEST |
| V. | Directive when throwing somebody something unexpectedly (2 wds.) | THINKFAST |