ANNE TYLER, (THE) ACCIDENTAL TOURIST — I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. ... I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?
| A. | Fate who cut the thread of destiny | ATROPOS |
| B. | Diamond frame that may have no bottom | NINTH |
| C. | Author of "The Beauty Myth" (2 wds.) | NAOMIWOLF |
| D. | Derby won by Dante in 1945 and Galileo in 2001 | EPSOM |
| E. | Tough match for a wild card (2 wds.) | TOPSEED |
| F. | What started as Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web | YAHOO |
| G. | Put a cap on | LIMIT |
| H. | Bunk, tommyrot | EYEWASH |
| I. | Cheese to grate on pasta | ROMANO |
| J. | Position between "parade rest" and "rest" (2 wds.) | ATEASE |
| K. | Puss that might be named Patches | CALICO |
| L. | Elect, elite, exclusive | CHOSEN |
| M. | Home built with spirally rising blocks | IGLOO |
| N. | Heavy kettle for slow cooking (2 wds.) | DUTCHOVEN |
| O. | Panegyric, encomium | EULOGY |
| P. | Injection intended as a stimulus (2 wds.) | NEWBLOOD |
| Q. | Outer part of a tire | TREAD |
| R. | Rose of Sharon, by another name | ALTHEA |
| S. | Knockout delivery, maybe (2 wds.) | LEFTHOOK |
| T. | Gland that shrinks in adults | THYMUS |
| U. | In recent days (2 wds.) | OFLATE |
| V. | Providing some service | USEFUL |
| W. | Membrane attached to the optic nerve | RETINA |
| X. | Its parliament, Tynwald, founded by A.D. 979, is one of the world's oldest legislatures (3 wds.) | ISLEOFMAN |
| Y. | Fond indulgence for Mark Twain | STOGIE |
| Z. | Che's "The Motorcycle Diaries," e.g. | TRAVELOG |