CHARLES ROSEN, PIANO NOTES — The performance of music is not only an art, but a form of sport, rather like tennis or fencing.... [Arthur] Rubinstein, jealous of Horowitz's glamorous success, remarked sardonically to him, "You have won the Octave Olympics."
| A. | Irritable, as an old crank | CROTCHETY |
| B. | Standard position on Memorial Day (hyph.) | HALFSTAFF |
| C. | Complete change of attitude (hyph.) | ABOUTFACE |
| D. | Red-eyed sunfish native to the Great Lakes (2 wds.) | ROCKBASS |
| E. | Colorful feature of many a pop concert (2 wds.) | LIGHTSHOW |
| F. | Cap-and-trade concerns | EMISSIONS |
| G. | Truth in the U.S. Capitol since 2009 | SOJOURNER |
| H. | Course bringing your knowledge or skills up to date | REFRESHER |
| I. | Inspect ... or fail to do so | OVERLOOK |
| J. | Chemical element listed under Nutrition Facts | SODIUM |
| K. | Thrill | ELECTRIFY |
| L. | Like a ravine vis-a-vis a canyon | NARROWER |
| M. | Literally, "first animal" | PROTOZOAN |
| N. | Exchange for testimony, sometimes | IMMUNITY |
| O. | "Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun," to Keats | AUTUMN |
| P. | One too prudish to have wild fun (2 wds.) | NICENELLY |
| Q. | Individual living being | ORGANISM |
| R. | Body part lacked by Adam? | NAVEL |
| S. | Military control of another country | OCCUPATION |
| T. | Item associated with tails (2 wds.) | TOPHAT |
| U. | Things otoscopes examine | EARDRUMS |
| V. | Eastern "way of the gods" | SHINTO |