BRAD NEWSHAM, TAKE ME WITH YOU—Victoria Falls’ dimensions … are more than double those of Niagara Falls. Imagine the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge raised to twice its … height, and the water of the mighty Mississippi pouring off … into San Francisco Bay.
| A. | 1966 movie featuring a lioness (2 wds.) | BORNFREE |
| B. | Animals whose aggregation is called a "crash" | RHINOCERI |
| C. | Hardy perennial grown for pasturage and hay | ALFALFA |
| D. | Taper off; dump on | DIMINISH |
| E. | Early parental assignment | NAMING |
| F. | First Lady who forbids tears, in song | EVITA |
| G. | River that flows into Lake Albert (2 wds.) | WHITENILE |
| H. | Footwear for a sharp dresser | STILETTOS |
| I. | Japanese term for a group leader | HONCHO |
| J. | P resent-day home of the "Lucy" fossil (2 wds.) | ADDISABABA |
| K. | Maaza ____, author of "The Shadow King" | MENGISTE |
| L. | Second of 13 countries to gain independence from France in 1960 | TOGO |
| M. | Tested for purity or strength | ASSAYED |
| N. | Hikers' challenge in Maine; vertiginous walkway in Zambia (2 wds.) | KNIFEEDGE |
| O. | Vivaciousness, élan | ESPRIT |
| P. | Artistic patterns; literary or musical themes | MOTIFS |
| Q. | "Like a rich jewel in an ____" (Romeo, describing Juliet) (2 wds.) | ETHIOPSEAR |
| R. | Pinwheel or top | WHIRLIGIG |
| S. | Devices that Duke University provided all incoming undergraduates in 2004 | IPODS |
| T. | Pursue women promiscuously; certain pet | TOMCAT |
| U. | Texas Christian University mascot (2 wds.) | HORNEDFROG |
| V. | Seduction setting in "Some Like It Hot" | YACHT |
| W. | Abandoned, discarded | OFFCAST |
| X. | Pigs and antelopes, e.g. | UNGULATES |