(BETH) SHAPIRO, HOW TO CLONE A MAMMOTH — The mammoth... may be one of the least potentially annoying... candidates for de-extinction. The most appropriate habitat... is... the Arctic, where human populations are... small and... the mammoth is not likely to get in their way.
| A. | Dramatic event in "The Martian" or "Dune" | SANDSTORM |
| B. | Majestic perch atop an elephant | HOWDAH |
| C. | Bring to life; stir to action | ANIMATE |
| D. | Read with thoroughness | PERUSE |
| E. | Complete and unblemished | INTACT |
| F. | Censure; checking of a mathematician's work? | REPROOF |
| G. | Wildflower of the primrose family | OXLIP |
| H. | Clamp for stopping bleeding | HEMOSTAT |
| I. | More than match wits with | OUTTHINK |
| J. | Like Siberia, stereotypically | WINTRY |
| K. | Possible casualty of a bad parking job | TAILLIGHT |
| L. | Bush replacement | OBAMA |
| M. | Dialect spoken in southern China | CANTONESE |
| N. | Actuarial figure (2 wds.) | LIFESPAN |
| O. | Site of an ancient giant statue of Zeus | OLYMPIA |
| P. | Irksome member of the genus Urtica | NETTLE |
| Q. | Mutual loathing | ENMITY |
| R. | Epitome of ruthlessness | ATTILA |
| S. | Epoch when apes arose | MIOCENE |
| T. | Ayn Rand or H. G. Wells, in terms of belief | ATHEIST |
| U. | Thrash metal band with the 2016 album "Dystopia" | MEGADETH |
| V. | Out-of-control rioting, chaos | MAYHEM |
| W. | Going along with the plan (2 wds.) | ONBOARD |
| X. | Like many a luau in ambience | TORCHLIT |
| Y. | Link through matrimony, in a way? | HYPHENATE |