KATE GREENE, ONCE (UPON A TIME) I LIVED ON MARS — [C]ooking wouldn't be possible on the... journey to... the Red Planet; zero g wouldn't allow for that. ... [O]n Mars..., a crew... could have any number of gustatory adventures. They could bake and saute, boil water for pasta, and toss a salad.
[c]ooking wouldn't be possible on the actual journey to and from the Red Planet; zero g wouldn't allow for that. Though once on Mars and held to its surface by a gravitational tug about a third as strong as Earth's, a crew with the proper ingredients, utensils, and pots and pans could have any number of gustatory adventures. They could bake and saute, boil water for pasta, and toss a salad.
| A. | Maker of Jell-O and Kool-Aid | KRAFT |
| B. | Ratio measuring light reflectivity | ALBEDO |
| C. | "Iron Chef" or "Star Trek," for example (2 wds.) | TVSHOW |
| D. | Long-distance race over rough terrain | ENDURO |
| E. | "For the drunkard and the ____ shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags" (Proverbs) | GLUTTON |
| F. | Dressing made with buttermilk | RANCH |
| G. | Telluric, of this world, mundane | EARTHLY |
| H. | Allman Brothers album with the song "Blue Sky" (3 wds.) | EATAPEACH |
| I. | Chewy bar; "Opticks" author, 1704 | NEWTON |
| J. | Mac components having a curved shape? | ELBOWS |
| K. | Going up, as a rocket | OUTBOUND |
| L. | High-protein spread (2 wds.) | NUTBUTTER |
| M. | Splashdown vehicle | CAPSULE |
| N. | "Bon appétit!" | ENJOY |
| O. | Given flavor, as by steeping with herbs | INFUSED |
| P. | Lean, for cuisine (hyph.) | LOWFAT |
| Q. | Leonard Nimoy's second volume of autobiography (3 wds.) | IAMSPOCK |
| R. | Mission with two probes in interstellar space | VOYAGER |
| S. | Synthetic or substitute, like chicory "coffee" | ERSATZ |
| T. | Sandwich piled high with fillings | DAGWOOD |
| U. | Classic seafood seasoning brand (2 wds.) | OLDBAY |
| V. | Pad thai, pho or lo mein necessity | NOODLES |
| W. | Biting, sharp, acerbic | MORDANT |
| X. | Consumer of Tang in old commercials | ASTRONAUT |
| Y. | Condiment at a hot dog stand | RELISH |
| Z. | Name seen in the frozen dessert aisle (2 wds.) | SARALEE |