(E.V.) LUCAS, FIRESIDE AND SUNSHINE — [T]oast from which the crispness has... thawed away... is abomination. It is limp, and tough, and indigent. ... [T]he mastication of it makes no sound. ... [T]he noise from good toast should reverberate in the head like the thunder of July.
| A. | Response to a security threat | LOCKDOWN |
| B. | The Aggies of the Mountain West Conference (2 wds.) | UTAHSTATE |
| C. | Spouse of a reigning monarch | CONSORT |
| D. | Call it a day in court | ADJOURN |
| E. | Put away for later use | STASHED |
| F. | Have the rear end swing out of control | FISHTAIL |
| G. | Tree also known as a hornbeam | IRONWOOD |
| H. | Physics phenomenon in which light from an object is increased in wavelength | REDSHIFT |
| I. | Congressional session that Harry Truman called "Do-Nothing" | EIGHTIETH |
| J. | Provider of comfort | SOLACE |
| K. | Citizen of Panama, e.g. | ISTHMIAN |
| L. | Gimli of Middle-earth, for one | DWARF |
| M. | Play against type, as a robot | EMOTE |
| N. | Host of Angels on a field? | ANAHEIM |
| O. | Literary giant with a love of wordplay | NABOKOV |
| P. | Traditional garb worn by Gandhi | DHOTI |
| Q. | Bauxite source, usually (2 wds.) | STRIPMINE |
| R. | Lacking in order | UNTIDY |
| S. | Handout for conventioneers | NAMETAG |
| T. | Backdrop for a prairie dog town | SAGEBRUSH |
| U. | Thriving, robust, in fine shape | HEALTHY |
| V. | Publisher of an influential 1960s weekly (3 wds.) | IFSTONE |
| W. | "The demon of ____" (boredom) | NOONTIDE |
| X. | Thomas Bowdler, notably | EUPHEMIST |