(SUSAN BRIND) MORROW, THE NAMES OF THINGS — Words... are prismatic, vehicles of hidden, deeper shades of thought. You can hold them... at different angles until the light bursts through in an unexpected color. The word carries the living thing concealed across millennia.
| A. | Maker of maps and travel guides | MICHELIN |
| B. | Massive attack, as of spam | ONSLAUGHT |
| C. | Rangifer tarandus in a holiday song | RUDOLPH |
| D. | Part of a medieval trivium | RHETORIC |
| E. | Writer of the soul classic "Respect" (2 wds.) | OTISREDDING |
| F. | Elijah's transport to heaven | WHIRLWIND |
| G. | The Swiss Family Robinson's Falconhurst, e.g. (2 wds.) | TREEHOUSE |
| H. | Challenge for Houdini | HANDCUFFS |
| I. | Molluscan morsel | ESCARGOT |
| J. | Site of Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage | NASHVILLE |
| K. | Jack the Ripper, for one | ARCHFIEND |
| L. | Practice zazen or vipassana | MEDITATE |
| M. | Level | ECHELON |
| N. | Samoyed or malamute, typically (2 wds.) | SLEDDOG |
| O. | Extravagant, flamboyant (hyph.) | OVERTHETOP |
| P. | Orotund or bombastic in speech or writing | FUSTIAN |
| Q. | Instrument played by Yusef Lateef and Dexter Gordon (2 wds.) | TENORSAX |
| R. | Sleep-inducing agent | HYPNOTIC |
| S. | Country whose parliament was established in A.D. 930 | ICELAND |
| T. | Venue for singing, dancing or comedy | NIGHTCLUB |
| U. | Nickname for Idaho (2 wds.) | GEMSTATE |
| V. | Scottish ballerina in "The Red Shoes" | SHEARER |