PAUL HOFFMAN, KING'S GAMBIT — Fischer's adversaries knew that he derived unwholesome pleasure from ravishing them. When [he] was alone..., psyching himself up for a... game, people... would hear him shout... Slam! Bam! Zowie! as he banged pieces down on the board.
| A. | Business symbolized by three gold globes hanging from a bar | PAWNSHOP |
| B. | Wearer of a cassock, rochet and zucchetto | ARCHBISHOP |
| C. | Position of advantage or control (2 wds.) | UPPERHAND |
| D. | Neighborhood restraining order? (2 wds.) | LEASHLAW |
| E. | Means of gaining an inch or two (2 wds.) | HIGHHEELS |
| F. | Proverbial purveyors of tales (2 wds.) | OLDWIVES |
| G. | Concern of a limnologist (2 wds.) | FRESHWATER |
| H. | Gunslinger's technique for rapid fire; means of displaying playing cards | FANNING |
| I. | Supplier of power or speed | MOTOR |
| J. | Enough to elicit a "Wow!" | AWESOME |
| K. | Militarily restricted airspace (hyph., 2 wds.) | NOFLYZONE |
| L. | Premier when Mikhail Tal was chess champ | KHRUSHCHEV |
| M. | One hosting the 1972 Spassky match | ICELANDER |
| N. | Be a pretentious conversationalist (hyph.) | NAMEDROP |
| O. | Something that shouldn't be looked at too closely (2 wds.) | GIFTHORSE |
| P. | Had a few ups and downs | SEESAWED |
| Q. | Signal to proceed as planned (hyph.) | GOAHEAD |
| R. | Oscar-winning film about a boorish prodigy | AMADEUS |
| S. | Where past things are present | MUSEUM |
| T. | Home of a pampered queen | BEEHIVE |
| U. | Unable to budge | IMMOBILE |
| V. | Scene in "The Wizard of Oz"; party entertainment since 1966 | TWISTER |