SARAH VOWELL, (THE) WORDY SHIPMATES — "The Courtship of Miles Standish"... is full of... hooey, like calling Alden a scholar, even though in real life he was the guy on the "Mayflower" the Pilgrims hired as their barrel maker. Basically, he was in charge of the beer.
| A. | 1980 #1 hit for Christopher Cross | SAILING |
| B. | Barbary Coast stronghold for Barbarossa | ALGIERS |
| C. | Trait shared by Elizabeth I and Vladimir Lenin (2 wds.) | REDHAIR |
| D. | Precisely cut masonry | ASHLAR |
| E. | Tidbit to feed a pet gecko | HOUSEFLY |
| F. | "Trust, but ___" (Russian proverb) | VERIFY |
| G. | Vintage fabric for a sou'wester | OILCLOTH |
| H. | Container for some suds | WASHTUB |
| I. | Settler in another land | EMIGRE |
| J. | Pioneer in overdubbing and multitrack recording (2 wds.) | LESPAUL |
| K. | Petticoat or peignoir, e.g. | LINGERIE |
| L. | Player on Hartford's former N.H.L. team | WHALER |
| M. | Position of responsibility | OFFICE |
| N. | Helical base for spaghetti sauce | ROTINI |
| O. | Host of "International Showtime" on 1960s TV (2 wds.) | DONAMECHE |
| P. | Name not to be said aloud, to some | YAHWEH |
| Q. | Suddenly horripilate | STARTLE |
| R. | Environment conducive to hatching plots | HOTBED |
| S. | Not to be said aloud | INEFFABLE |
| T. | The former Volaré, Valiant or Voyager | PLYMOUTH |
| U. | Good source of omega-3 fatty acids | MACKEREL |
| V. | Land, touch down; disembark | ALIGHT |
| W. | Something given before many a feast | THANKS |
| X. | Artist with a museum in The Hague | ESCHER |
| Y. | Sacagawea's tribe | SHOSHONE |