(LUCY) COOKE, THE TRUTH ABOUT ANIMALS — The various... three-toed sloths... sport medieval haircuts and immovable smiles. ... Of the four species, the largest of the bunch is the marvelously maned Bradypus torquatus, which looks uncannily like a coconut with a mullet.
The various Bradypus, or three-toed, sloths have both three fingers and three toes. They sport medieval haircuts and immovable smiles. They are slightly smaller than their two-fingered cousin — about the size of a domestic cat under their shaggy, mottled gray and brown fur — and less cranky but significantly more cryptic. Of the four species, the largest of the bunch is the marvelously maned Bradypus torquatus, which looks uncannily like a coconut with a mullet.
| A. | Thought process | COGNITION |
| B. | Vanilla plants and their kin | ORCHIDS |
| C. | Isolated and vulnerable (4 wds.) | OUTONALIMB |
| D. | Orange fruit with an edible rind | KUMQUAT |
| E. | 1956 #1 album with the opening track "Rip It Up" | ELVIS |
| F. | Shortbread cookie sold by Girl Scouts | TREFOIL |
| G. | The Big Rock Candy Mountain, to hobos | HEAVEN |
| H. | Alloy of silver and gold | ELECTRUM |
| I. | One of Cyprus's two official languages | TURKISH |
| J. | California city or county, home of a University of California campus | RIVERSIDE |
| K. | End result, final consequence | UPSHOT |
| L. | Bearer of North America, per native myth | TURTLE |
| M. | Rootlike anchor for some aquatic life | HOLDFAST |
| N. | Forte of the sorcerer Albus Dumbledore | ALCHEMY |
| O. | Skill displayed by funambulists | BALANCE |
| P. | Smell-related | OLFACTORY |
| Q. | Vain, futile, to no avail | USELESS |
| R. | Proposed particle that travels faster than light | TACHYON |
| S. | Brand of vodka made in Sweden | ABSOLUT |
| T. | Gareth or Gawain, to King Arthur | NEPHEW |
| U. | Common site for a canal | ISTHMUS |
| V. | Where to find a crow's-nest or a staff | MASTHEAD |
| W. | Publicly stated, sworn | AVOWED |
| X. | Roughly shaped; dull-witted and lethargic | LUMPISH |
| Y. | "Guess that'll show you!" (2 wds.) | SOTHERE |