G. K. CHESTERTON, A PIECE OF CHALK — White is... not a mere absence of color; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black. When (so to speak) your pencil grows red-hot, it draws roses; when it grows white-hot, it draws stars.
| A. | Composer whose first hit was "Swanee" | GERSHWIN |
| B. | Playful and frisky | KITTENISH |
| C. | Chinese tree whose bark yields a variety of cinnamon | CASSIA |
| D. | Cessna's resting place | HANGAR |
| E. | Using uncoded language (2 wds.) | ENCLAIR |
| F. | English saint associated with a 40-day rain | SWITHIN |
| G. | Dominant one among go-getters (2 wds.) | TOPDOG |
| H. | Hockey player whose job is to be aggressive and rough | ENFORCER |
| I. | Barn support; whitewater enthusiast | RAFTER |
| J. | Ardent, as a love scene; hurried, as a pace | TORRID |
| K. | Volcanic glass, once used by Indians to make arrowheads and knives | OBSIDIAN |
| L. | Novice, tyro, greenhorn | NEWBIE |
| M. | What makes a point in home design? (hyph.) | AFRAME |
| N. | Entrepreneur's motive | PROFIT |
| O. | Unresolved questions or conflicts, in modern lingo | ISSUES |
| P. | Indicator of a sudden break in thought (2 wds.) | EMDASH |
| Q. | Portrait on a $10,000 bill | CHASE |
| R. | From the side, conversationally | EDGEWISE |
| S. | Ring combination (hyph.) | ONETWO |
| T. | Instrument producing a flat buzzer | FLYSWATTER |
| U. | Convert one's holdings to liquid assets (2 wds.) | CASHIN |
| V. | Arrangement of locks | HAIRDO |
| W. | Category in which John Stockton is the N.B.A.'s all-time leader | ASSISTS |
| X. | Ex of Roberts who recorded "The Road to Ensenada" in 1996 | LOVETT |
| Y. | Truckle, grovel | KOWTOW |