SUSAN MILIUS, SCIENCE NEWS -- Plants invented "steamy but not touchy" long before the Victorian novel -- much flowering, perfuming and... green yearning, all without direct contact of... organs. Just a dusting of pollen wafted on a breeze or delivered by a bee.
| A. | Meant to be olfactorily stimulating | SCENTED |
| B. | Boost for a paraglider | UPDRAFT |
| C. | Unflappability, aplomb (hyph.) | SANGFROID |
| D. | Hormone connected with hair loss | ANDROGEN |
| E. | Fictional sleuth with a passion for orchids (2 wds.) | NEROWOLFE |
| F. | White Burgundy from a grand cru vineyard | MONTRACHET |
| G. | Confidential; cozy; bosom | INTIMATE |
| H. | Common start of a one-two combo (2 wds.) | LEFTJAB |
| I. | Elaborate, complex; having a relationship | INVOLVED |
| J. | Loosen up, in a way; start to take off | UNBUTTON |
| K. | Book genre for independent problem-solvers (hyph.) | SELFHELP |
| L. | Person living alone, in Bridget Jones's world | SINGLETON |
| M. | Suitor's pursuit | COURTING |
| N. | "West Side Story" number sung by Maria (3 wds.) | IFEELPRETTY |
| O. | Star-orbiting crew | ENTOURAGE |
| P. | 1948 Nat King Cole hit about a sort of proto-hippie (2 wds.) | NATUREBOY |
| Q. | Round Table code | CHIVALRY |
| R. | Shelter, as with tree branches | EMBOWER |
| S. | U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall | NEVADA |
| T. | Subject dealing with habitats and biodiversity | ECOLOGY |
| U. | Crackling with excitement and action (hyph.) | WHIZBANG |
| V. | Skill of Don Juan or Casanova | SEDUCTION |