JHUMPA LAHIRI, IN OTHER WORDS — Just as a word can have many dimensions, many nuances, great complexity, so, too, can a person …. Language is the mirror, the principal metaphor. … [U]ltimately the meaning of a word, like that of a person, is boundless, ineffable.
| A. | Mishmash; dish blending French, African and Spanish influences | JAMBALAYA |
| B. | Priory raiment; custom | HABIT |
| C. | Free to cruise; confused | UNMOORED |
| D. | Desert; hue for most of Qatar's flag | MAROON |
| E. | Splendid array; full suit of armor | PANOPLY |
| F. | Vermiform pouch; supplement | APPENDIX |
| G. | Ties up; adulterates | LACES |
| H. | Hope; a sound of "hope" | ASPIRATION |
| I. | Zodiac segment; audience, in theater lingo | HOUSE |
| J. | Furnishing, as with authority; putting in the stocks? | INVESTING |
| K. | Cogitation; echo | REFLECTION |
| L. | Burlesque; flatter, in a way | IMITATE |
| M. | Sway; collision | IMPACT |
| N. | Center for seedling production; crèche | NURSERY |
| O. | View from a point; viewpoint | OUTLOOK |
| P. | Finales sometimes applauded; plays usually cheered | TOUCHDOWNS |
| Q. | Pillories; celesta components | HAMMERS |
| R. | Lovers' announcement; enemies' encounter | ENGAGEMENT |
| S. | Forbears; choruses | REFRAINS |
| T. | Grids for a Sunday morning?; tergiversates | WAFFLES |
| U. | Sacred attestation; blasphemous bit | OATH |
| V. | Comeback; court exchange | RALLY |
| W. | Dressed smartly; moving smartly | DASHING |
| X. | Periods following judgments; units preceding periods | SENTENCES |