(HOWARD) CARTER, THE TOMB OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN — At first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle flame to flicker …. [A]s my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details … emerged … strange animals, statues and … everywhere the glint of gold.
| A. | Greek monarch who reigned in Africa | CLEOPATRA |
| B. | Old items used for historical study and display | ARTIFACTS |
| C. | Where parting was far from sweet sorrow? (2 wds.) | REDSEA |
| D. | Letter symbolizing death in ancient Greece | THETA |
| E. | Fizz, foam, froth | EFFERVESCE |
| F. | Ruler whose sculpted visage was the subject of Shelley's "Ozymandias" | RAMSES |
| G. | Epithet of detective Nate (2 wds.) | THEGREAT |
| H. | War bonnet or turban, e.g. | HEADDRESS |
| I. | Messy Halloween prank | EGGING |
| J. | Four-footed transport? | TANDEM |
| K. | Cryptic, mystical | OCCULT |
| L. | Certain parent, in totspeak | MUMMY |
| M. | Term for a colossus, derived from the Hebrew for "beast" | BEHEMOTH |
| N. | Shohei ____, M.L.B. star nicknamed "Shotime" | OHTANI |
| O. | Narrow sailing vessel used on the Nile and in the Mediterranean | FELUCCA |
| P. | Woven to produce a diagonal pattern | TWILLED |
| Q. | "Exodus" author | URIS |
| R. | Followed Abraham's example, in a way | TITHED |
| S. | Field of work for the author of this puzzle's quote | ARCHAEOLOGY |
| T. | Tiny criticisms | NITS |
| U. | Game pieces notably powerless given their importance | KINGS |
| V. | What are used for croquet balls in "Alice in Wonderland" | HEDGEHOGS |
| W. | Who said, in Shakespeare, "Let Rome in Tiber melt ... Here is my space" | ANTONY |
| X. | Gangsters' sexy sidekicks | MOLLS |
| Y. | Mother of Elrond in Middle-earth | ELWING |
| Z. | Subject of an iconic painted bust discovered in 1912 | NEFERTITI |