K.C. COLE, (THE) UNIVERSE AND THE TEACUP — Mathematics is a way of thinking that... works like turning off the houselights in a theater. ... [Y]ou can no longer see the faces... around you or the inlaid patterns on the ceiling. But you gain a far better view of the subject....
| A. | Artwork of dubious taste | KITSCH |
| B. | Jug, pokey | COOLER |
| C. | Manufacturer of the highly aerodynamic car nicknamed La Bombe | CITROEN |
| D. | Nickname for the young Jack Nicklaus (2 wds.) | OHIOFATS |
| E. | Lash out; throw (2 wds.) | LETFLY |
| F. | "A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me" | EGOTIST |
| G. | Ignorant; natural-born | UNTAUGHT |
| H. | Book after Ezra | NEHEMIAH |
| I. | Site of a famous flag-raising (2 wds.) | IWOJIMA |
| J. | Page serving a knight | VARLET |
| K. | Interstate from New Jersey to California | EIGHTY |
| L. | TV cartoon with Tommy Pickles and Spike the dog | RUGRATS |
| M. | Early period in human development (2 wds.) | STONEAGE |
| N. | Tiny mushroom with a long, thin stem | ENOKI |
| O. | Well-to-do | AFFLUENT |
| P. | Locale of the Cascade Range | NORTHWEST |
| Q. | Producer of 1957's "Old Yeller" | DISNEY |
| R. | "My Generation" band (2 wds.) | THEWHO |
| S. | Muhammad's flight from Mecca | HEGIRA |
| T. | Study of human betterment by improvement in living conditions | EUTHENICS |
| U. | Hunting Stewart or Black Watch, e.g. | TARTAN |
| V. | Site for certain donations (2 wds.) | EYEBANK |
| W. | Jackal-headed Egyptian god | ANUBIS |
| X. | Sincerity, openness | CANDOR |
| Y. | Vessel using Enigma ciphers (hyph.) | UBOAT |
| Z. | Member of a colony on Maine's Eastern Egg Rock | PUFFIN |