R(ICHARD) F(URNALD) SMITH, PRELUDE TO SCIENCE — Most chemists are tolerant — even proud — about alchemy, but astronomers take a hard line toward astrology. Possibly chemists would be less broadminded if they... saw columns of alchemical advice in all the daily newspapers.
| A. | Like some Protestantism and Judaism | REFORMED |
| B. | Antennae or tentacles | FEELERS |
| C. | Abstract, precis, apercu | SYNOPSIS |
| D. | Rich, sweet wine | MUSCATEL |
| E. | Admiration taken overboard | IDOLATRY |
| F. | Bench on which a judge may sit | TRIBUNAL |
| G. | Tool for cutting metal | HACKSAW |
| H. | Heartily consume; save for later (2 wds.) | PUTAWAY |
| I. | Gushing with enthusiasm | RHAPSODIC |
| J. | Hearten, give courage to | EMBOLDEN |
| K. | Composition of the Great Pyramid of Giza | LIMESTONE |
| L. | Standing upright; never yielding | UNBOWED |
| M. | Olympic event for men only | DECATHLON |
| N. | Subunit of our biosphere | ECOSYSTEM |
| O. | Try before you buy (hyph.) | TESTDRIVE |
| P. | Delphic stone thought to mark Earth's center | OMPHALOS |
| Q. | Fill to repletion | SATIATE |
| R. | Fair fare served on a stick (2 wds.) | CORNDOG |
| S. | Replacement for Karachi as a world capital | ISLAMABAD |
| T. | Air Force base near Rapid City | ELLSWORTH |
| U. | Striped marsupial that lives on termites | NUMBAT |
| V. | Quixotic obsession | CHIVALRY |
| W. | Biblical prophet who restored a fouled spring by throwing salt into it | ELISHA |