EDNA O'BRIEN, DOWN BY THE RIVER — [T]he road runs in a long entwined undulation of mud, patched tar and fjords of green, the ... flowers ... in full regalia, ... foxglove ... lordliest of all, the big furry bees nosing in the cool speckled recesses of mauve and white bell.
| A. | Hapless hunter of "Merrie Melodies" (2 wds.) | ELMERFUDD |
| B. | Tyrant | DESPOT |
| C. | Goatsucker with a chirring song | NIGHTJAR |
| D. | Deucedly, extremely (hyph.) | ALLFIRED |
| E. | Marsupial with an opposable toe | OPOSSUM |
| F. | Victim of a notable 1950 heist | BRINKS |
| G. | Fast-breaking style of basketball offense (hyph.) | RUNANDGUN |
| H. | The Monitor or the Virginia, e.g. | IRONCLAD |
| I. | Cajun crayfish stew | ETOUFFEE |
| J. | Farcical Broadway hit by Michael Frayn (2 wds.) | NOISESOFF |
| K. | One photo finish result (2 wds.) | DEADHEAT |
| L. | Coiner of the term "doublethink" | ORWELL |
| M. | Determinant of color in optics | WAVELENGTH |
| N. | Posh section of San Francisco (2 wds.) | NOBHILL |
| O. | Puffed out, as a hairstyle | BOUFFANT |
| P. | Despicable coward (2 wds.) | YELLOWDOG |
| Q. | "___ everybody, but cut the cards" (Finley Peter Dunne) | TRUST |
| R. | Follower of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy | HEDONIST |
| S. | Radical action to protect the environment | ECOTAGE |
| T. | Double-breasted jacket; joint | REEFER |
| U. | Divination text based on pairs of trigrams (2 wds.) | ICHING |
| V. | Base for the House of Hapsburg | VIENNA |
| W. | Earl executed under Elizabeth I | ESSEX |
| X. | Congressional voting method (2 wds.) | ROLLCALL |