ROBERT W. PETERSON, PIGSKIN — [I]n football's early years... vests were worn... tight-fitting... [with] leather straps... sewn to the shoulders like suitcase handles... to help a runner's teammates pull him through the opponents' line, a tactic... permitted by the rules.
| A. | Crag called "Six Grandfathers" by the Lakota | RUSHMORE |
| B. | Be too good for, put to shame | OUTMATCH |
| C. | Clearly unversed in etiquette | BOORISH |
| D. | Narrate creatively | EMBELLISH |
| E. | Cutthroat ... like the Red Sox in 1920? | RUTHLESS |
| F. | Having a position of guardian or protector | TUTELARY |
| G. | Wuthering | WINDSWEPT |
| H. | University of Pittsburgh team | PANTHERS |
| I. | Ornamental strap on a uniform | EPAULET |
| J. | Party outside a stadium | TAILGATE |
| K. | Very narrow margin of victory | EYELASH |
| L. | Eponym of a sports journalism award (2 wds.) | REDSMITH |
| M. | Instrument used to measure splits | STOPWATCH |
| N. | Passed with no touchdown | OVERFLEW |
| O. | Irritants of the plant world | NETTLES |
| P. | Rooter for one side, zealous supporter | PARTISAN |
| Q. | Catch going the wrong way? | INTERCEPT |
| R. | Fails, as a business (2 wds.) | GOESUNDER |
| S. | Like Peter, Paul and Mary? | SAINTLY |
| T. | Vantage point for a nonpaying spectator | KNOTHOLE |
| U. | Predestined, determined by fate (3 wds.) | INTHESTARS |
| V. | Draw on Sunset Strip or Bourbon Street | NIGHTLIFE |