CAMILLE PAGLIA, THE BIRDS - After shooting had finished, most [birds] were released.... However, fifty crows refused to leave the studio lot and perched near Hitchcock's bungalow; they soiled his car until the tree they were roosting in was cut down.
| A. | Episode whose ending leaves you in suspense | CLIFFHANGER |
| B. | Filmmaker with a distinctive personal stamp | AUTEUR |
| C. | Dwelling on the gruesome; provoking horror | MACABRE |
| D. | Journalistic probe of sorts | INTERVIEW |
| E. | Clings to and feeds upon | LEECHES |
| F. | Largest body of fresh water in Great Britain (2 wds.) | LOCHNESS |
| G. | All over | EVERYWHERE |
| H. | Calm and collected; in a frenzy | POSSESSED |
| I. | Unable to think any further (3 wds.) | ATWITSEND |
| J. | Incriminating evidence (with "the") | GOODS |
| K. | Twelve to one, often (2 wds.) | LUNCHHOUR |
| L. | Field of underwater research | ICHTHYOLOGY |
| M. | Like Homer Simpson, when it comes to doughnuts | ADDICTED |
| N. | One with sticky fingers | THIEF |
| O. | Sexually eager (3 wds., slang) | HOTTOTROT |
| P. | Listener who remembers an incident | EARWITNESS |
| Q. | Last word after "one"? | BLASTOFF |
| R. | Overboard (3 wds.) | INTHEDRINK |
| S. | 1954 thriller with James Stewart and Grace Kelly (2 wds.) | REARWINDOW |
| T. | Adapt to spartan conditions (2 wds.) | DOWITHOUT |
| U. | Fume, lose it, go ballistic (2 wds.) | SEERED |