(DIANE) ACKERMAN, (A NATURAL) HISTORY OF THE SENSES — Color as a... language works so well that nearly every animal speaks it. Octopuses change color as they change mood. A scared freshwater perch automatically turns pale. A baboon flashes its blue rump in sexual situations.
| A. | Purple stone thought by ancient Greeks to cure drunkenness | AMETHYST |
| B. | Orange, peach, apricot or plum product | CRAYOLA |
| C. | Military hue | KHAKI |
| D. | Shade of unbleached linen | ECRU |
| E. | Man's name meaning "red-haired" | RUFUS |
| F. | Cookie sometimes flavored with chocolate, maraschino cherry or orange peel | MACAROON |
| G. | Go from high to low intensity | ABATE |
| H. | Saffron-hued bloomer with a trumpet-shaped corona | NARCISSUS |
| I. | Silver circles targeted by thieves | HUBCAPS |
| J. | Tan-coated bounder of the savannas | IMPALA |
| K. | Rainbowlike ranges | SPECTRA |
| L. | Silver Streak, for one | TRAIN |
| M. | Having a play of lustrous hues | OPALESCENT |
| N. | Team in the Green Monster's park (2 wds.) | REDSOX |
| O. | Company with a rolling fleet (2 wds.) | YELLOWCAB |
| P. | Greenish silicate of iron and magnesium | OLIVINE |
| Q. | Abounding in blossoms; ornate | FLOWERY |
| R. | Make brown | TOAST |
| S. | Crested bird with black-and-white wings | HOOPOE |
| T. | Off-white with little gloss | EGGSHELL |
| U. | Opposite of ruddy in complexion | SALLOW |
| V. | Green variety of beryl | EMERALD |
| W. | Mollusk with a pearly housing | NAUTILUS |
| X. | Pop group known for golden oldies (3 wds.) | SHANANA |
| Y. | Rich shades of brown (2 wds.) | EARTHTONES |
| Z. | Paint a picture of? | SUGGEST |