MAIDA SILVERMAN, A CITY HERBAL — Clover is... from the Latin clava, meaning... cudgel... attributed to the resemblance the leaflets bore to the... Club of Hercules which had three prominent knobs... This... is the origin of the suit of clubs in the playing-card deck.
| A. | Expected deliverer | MESSIAH |
| B. | Like a bon mot with a bite | ACERBIC |
| C. | Due to get a whipping, maybe (2 wds.) | INDUTCH |
| D. | Spread out in all directions | DIFFUSE |
| E. | River crossed by Charon's ferry | ACHERON |
| F. | Emblem in the Boston Celtics logo | SHAMROCK |
| G. | Analytic tool involving free association | INKBLOT |
| H. | Event after a countdown | LIFTOFF |
| I. | Apt to say or write a thing in a lot more words than one may really need | VERBOSE |
| J. | Subject to magical influence | ENCHANT |
| K. | Ticket stub, for example | RECEIPT |
| L. | Peppermint oil derivative felt to be soothing | MENTHOL |
| M. | Mound of debris piled up by digging workers | ANTHILL |
| N. | Like some wrecks and breakdowns | NERVOUS |
| O. | Superior, in slang (2 wds.) | ALLTHAT |
| P. | Cigar having open, untapered ends | CHEROOT |
| Q. | Force associated with a moving body | IMPETUS |
| R. | Willful? | TESTATE |
| S. | Year-end burner (2 wds.) | YULELOG |
| T. | Thumbed | HITCHED |
| U. | Search for items to put in a basket (2 wds.) | EGGHUNT |
| V. | Hockey rink bisector (2 wds.) | REDLINE |
| W. | Spellbind with paranormal powers | BEWITCH |
| X. | Condense, digest | ABRIDGE |
| Y. | Creature whose tail is prized by gourmets | LOBSTER |