(ALBERTO) MANGUEL, A HISTORY OF READING — [T]he Grand Vizier of Persia,... in order not to part with his collection of... [one hundred seventeen thousand] volumes when travelling, had them carried by a caravan of four hundred camels trained to walk in alphabetical order.
| A. | Engine additive (2 wds.) | MOTOROIL |
| B. | Embodiment, as of an idea | AVATAR |
| C. | Philosopher who wrote "Beyond Good and Evil" | NIETZSCHE |
| D. | Family subdivisions | GENERA |
| E. | Start of a tornado, potentially | UPDRAFT |
| F. | Painter of "Vampire" and "The Kiss" (2 wds.) | EDVARDMUNCH |
| G. | TV character portrayed by Noel Neill from 1953 to 1957 (2 wds.) | LOISLANE |
| H. | Venue for baseball's 1986 All-Star Game | ASTRODOME |
| I. | Show hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark (2 wds.) | HEEHAW |
| J. | Exclusive social set (hyph.) | INCROWD |
| K. | Robin Goodfellow, for one | SPRITE |
| L. | City whose center is Dizengoff Square (2 wds.) | TELAVIV |
| M. | Potsherd used as a ballot, in ancient Greece | OSTRACON |
| N. | Two-time Grand Slam winner (2 wds.) | RODLAVER |
| O. | Fish often used to make sashimi | YELLOWFIN |
| P. | Lady's-slipper or pearl-twist | ORCHID |
| Q. | Drawn without mechanical aid | FREEHAND |
| R. | Add insult to injury (3 wds.) | RUBITIN |
| S. | Leg-fluttering ballet jump | ENTRECHAT |
| T. | 1958 #1 hit by Danny & the Juniors (3 wds.) | ATTHEHOP |
| U. | Secretary of state under Eisenhower | DULLES |
| V. | Global communications network | INFOBAHN |
| W. | Thoroughly obnoxious pest | NUDNIK |
| X. | Superior to a hidalgo | GRANDEE |