(ARTHUR C.) CLARKE, PROFILES OF THE FUTURE — The most convincing argument against time travel is the remarkable scarcity of time travelers. However unpleasant our age may appear to the future, surely one would expect scholars and students to visit us if... possible.
| A. | 1985 novel of alien encounters | CONTACT |
| B. | Stuff of intolerance, for some | LACTOSE |
| C. | Go downhill, but not precipitously | ATROPHY |
| D. | What forklift drivers may operate in | REVERSE |
| E. | Where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile | KHARTOUM |
| F. | Working ranch for gauchos | ESTANCIA |
| G. | Snag in many a logic problem | PARADOX |
| H. | Get a fresh start, metaphorically | REWIND |
| I. | Robin Hood, per the Sheriff of Nottingham | OUTLAW |
| J. | Chip off a block, e.g. | FRAGMENT |
| K. | Freedom from punishment | IMPUNITY |
| L. | Lottery winner's option (2 wds.) | LUMPSUM |
| M. | Area troubled by Burmese pythons | EVERGLADES |
| N. | Straight sides of a racecourse | STRETCHES |
| O. | "You can see a lot just by ___" (Yogi Berra) | OBSERVING |
| P. | High-pressure and high-risk lifestyle (2 wds.) | FASTLANE |
| Q. | Turner Prize awarder for art | TATE |
| R. | Brand name on a Ding Dongs box | HOSTESS |
| S. | Bill Clinton, for Nixon, or George W. Bush, for Reagan | EULOGIST |
| T. | Artists like Matisse and Derain in the early 1900s | FAUVES |
| U. | One of two on a Monopoly board | UTILITY |
| V. | Lose control of an umiak, e.g. (2 wds.) | TIPOVER |
| W. | "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" concept | UBERMENSCH |
| X. | Pertaining to frogs | RANINE |
| Y. | Race invented by H. G. Wells | ELOI |