THOMAS MANN, THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN — Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce... a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.
| A. | Coming at the end of a series | TERMINAL |
| B. | Plant whose stems and leaves die after each season's growth | HERB |
| C. | More than occasionally | OFTEN |
| D. | Sentry's woe | MONOTONY |
| E. | Once more | AFRESH |
| F. | Claude Monet's "Impression: ___" | SUNRISE |
| G. | Growth abundant during the Carboniferous Period | MOSS |
| H. | No longer dormant | AWAKE |
| I. | "Belle of the ___" (1934 Mae West film) | NINETIES |
| J. | What's signified by both hands pointing up | NOON |
| K. | Fleeting, fugacious | TRANSIENT |
| L. | Slight break in pronunciation between adjacent vowels, as in "so old" | HIATUS |
| M. | Quondam, ci-devant | ERSTWHILE |
| N. | Hotel that hosted Coolidge's inaugural ball | MAYFLOWER |
| O. | Season of prayer and penitence, for some | ADVENT |
| P. | Container for trickling sand | GLASS |
| Q. | Happening now (2 wds.) | INPROGRESS |
| R. | Indication of antiquity | COBWEBS |
| S. | Temporary state of mind | MOOD |
| T. | Mechanical model of the solar system | ORRERY |
| U. | Engage in aggiornamento | UPDATE |
| V. | Dogwatch (2 wds.) | NIGHTSHIFT |
| W. | Point at which a ball drops in a square | TWELVE |
| X. | "Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her ___ surprise!" (Wallace Stevens) | ANNUAL |
| Y. | Form of jazz or theater | IMPROV |
| Z. | Modern, just originated | NEOTERIC |