JOSHUA FOER, MOONWALKING (WITH EINSTEIN) — [O]ur memories do a pretty darn good job. For all of our griping over the everyday failings of our memories — the misplaced keys, the forgotten name, the factoid stuck on the tip of the tongue — ... we forget how rarely we forget.
A. | Easy gait (2 wds.) | JOGTROT |
B. | Nature-loving, at home in the wilderness | OUTDOORSY |
C. | Tread the tourist trail | SIGHTSEE |
D. | Break in rugby but not in cricket | HALFTIME |
E. | Classic Vittorio De Sica film of 1952 (2 wds.) | UMBERTOD |
F. | "Early in life I had to choose between honest ____ and hypocritical humility" (Frank Lloyd Wright) | ARROGANCE |
G. | Kind of sugar derived from sugar cane or corn | FRUCTOSE |
H. | Artistic resident of Ghost Ranch | OKEEFFE |
I. | Canine in the upper jaw | EYETOOTH |
J. | It would seem, as rumor has it | REPUTEDLY |
K. | Tree featured on the Belizean flag | MAHOGANY |
L. | Wide of the mark (hyph.) | OFFTARGET |
M. | One versatile in eating habits | OMNIVORE |
N. | Date destination, maybe | NIGHTSPOT |
O. | Obsolescent list of numbers (2 wds.) | WHITEPAGES |
P. | Bit of back matter in a book | AFTERWORD |
Q. | Eminent person; the sun or the moon, to astrologers | LUMINARY |
R. | Neckwear for Speedy Gonzalez | KERCHIEF |
S. | Common descriptor in advertising | IMPROVED |
T. | Legman Archie Goodwin's boss, in books and movies (2 wds.) | NEROWOLFE |
U. | Either of Gilbert and Sullivan's Palmieri brothers | GONDOLIER |