DAVID CRYSTAL, LANGUAGE PLAY — [N]othing... can liven up a lecture on encyclopedia construction more than... typos... . ...[T]he world was nearly informed about the "Index of Prohibited Boos"... and the new olfactory means of linking Britain and France, the "Chanel Tunnel."
| A. | Figure out, as a secret message | DECRYPT |
| B. | "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" author (2 wds.) | ANNEBRONTE |
| C. | Antarctica's Mount Erebus, for one | VOLCANO |
| D. | Accessory for a scrivener | INKHORN |
| E. | Current in a thunderstorm | DOWNDRAFT |
| F. | Wordsworth's favorite flower | CELANDINE |
| G. | Photoshop, clean up, add a little color to | RETOUCH |
| H. | Like the Arabic spoken in Sana | YEMENI |
| I. | Arrowroot or tapioca, basically | STARCH |
| J. | Wee bit, tiny taste, smidgen | THIMBLEFUL |
| K. | Gaston's partner in early comics | ALPHONSE |
| L. | Chest of drawers on short legs; flatbed trailer | LOWBOY |
| M. | Piece of propaganda, perhaps | LEAFLET |
| N. | Harvestman, scorpion or mite | ARACHNID |
| O. | Player of Marie Antoinette in 1952's "Scaramouche" (2 wds.) | NINAFOCH |
| P. | Fezzik in "The Princess Bride," for example | GIANT |
| Q. | Exceptional, not customary | UNWONTED |
| R. | Things Northrop Grumman manufactures | AIRCRAFT |
| S. | Amaretto-and-vodka cocktail | GODMOTHER |
| T. | Symbol of power? | EXPONENT |
| U. | Constellation where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator | PISCES |
| V. | Eavesdrop (2 wds.) | LISTENIN |
| W. | Shakespeare's Venetian merchant | ANTONIO |
| X. | Google acquisition of 2006 | YOUTUBE |