EDNA O'BRIEN, BYRON IN LOVE — Byron was five feet eight and a half inches in height, had a malformed right foot, chestnut hair, a haunting pallor, temples of alabaster, teeth like pearls,... and an enchantedness that neither men nor women could resist.
| A. | Apposite anagram of "tender names" | ENDEARMENTS |
| B. | Entertainment from mutual funds (2 wds.) | DUTCHTREAT |
| C. | City section bordering Lake Pontchartrain (2 wds.) | NINTHWARD |
| D. | Gorgon-headed emblem of power | AEGIS |
| E. | Hub mostly in Cook County | OHARE |
| F. | City visible from Rachel's Tomb | BETHLEHEM |
| G. | Literary movement embodied by the subject of this puzzle's quote | ROMANTICISM |
| H. | "The story is extant, and writ in choice ___" ("Hamlet," Act III) | ITALIAN |
| I. | Parts of a ushanka or chullo hat | EARFLAPS |
| J. | Longtime jazz columnist for The Village Voice (2 wds.) | NATHENTOFF |
| K. | Choice at a diner | BOOTH |
| L. | Dialect explored by Leo Rosten | YINGLISH |
| M. | Perhaps overdoing the school spirit (hyph.) | RAHRAH |
| N. | Colloquially, made in an outmoded way (hyph.) | OLDFANGLED |
| O. | Volatile solvent from petroleum | NAPHTHA |
| P. | Gift fit for a King in Los Angeles? (2 wds.) | ICESKATES |
| Q. | Pococurante, having an air of indifference | NONCHALANT |
| R. | Sort inclined to socialism, say (hyph.) | LEFTWINGER |
| S. | Those in a position to keep flies from landing | OUTFIELDERS |
| T. | Zealous; passionate | VEHEMENT |
| U. | Embrace, make one's own; marry | ESPOUSE |