(WILLIAM) LANGEWIESCHE, INSIDE THE SKY — Among hard-core weather watchers, tornadoes are known affectionately as "beasts"... . Because they are localized,... you can drive right up to them... . There are risks, of course... . [They] will make projectiles... of full-sized rental cars.
| A. | 1996 John Sayles western (2 wds.) | LONESTAR |
| B. | Bowled over, filled with amazement | AWESTRUCK |
| C. | Chief Joseph's tribe (2 wds.) | NEZPERCE |
| D. | One of Jean-Michel Basquiat's early works | GRAFFITO |
| E. | April 22, since 1970 (2 wds.) | EARTHDAY |
| F. | Focus of a museum in New Bedford, Mass. | WHALING |
| G. | Author of absurdist plays | IONESCO |
| H. | Ophthalmologist Hermann Snellen's 1862 invention (2 wds.) | EYECHART |
| I. | Twiggy or Iman, e.g. | SUPERMODEL |
| J. | Firefighter in a remote area | COYOTE |
| K. | Collectible toy vehicles (2 wds.) | HOTWHEELS |
| L. | Prolific Swiss mathematician | EULER |
| M. | 1966 Simon and Garfunkel hit (4 wds.) | IAMAROCK |
| N. | Tourist locale near the Sea of Galilee | NAZARETH |
| O. | Winged ball pursued by Harry Potter in quidditch | SNITCH |
| P. | Asteroid with an orbit that approaches Earth | ICARUS |
| Q. | Cleft stick carried by Clotho | DISTAFF |
| R. | Alto saxophone key (2 wds.) | EFLAT |
| S. | Engine for a Boeing 707 | TURBOJET |
| T. | Laughable blunder; very funny joke | HOWLER |
| U. | Legendary corrida showman (2 wds.) | ELCORDOBES |
| V. | Era of mood rings and lava lamps | SEVENTIES |
| W. | Determinant of destiny in Jainism | KARMA |
| X. | Mountain-biking slang for the scene of a crash (2 wds.) | YARDSALE |