(ISAAC) ASIMOV, YOURS, ISAAC ASIMOV -- As it happens, I don’t... have time for hobbies. But I am a fiend at Crostics. … Crostics don’t have the public that crosswords do, because Crostics seem hard. They aren’t, and they’re infinitely more interesting than crosswords.
As it happens, I don't really have time for hobbies. But I am a fiend at Crostics. I have the Doubleday Crostics #1 for instance (I bought it; I didn't scrounge it), and I intend to get every additional volume as it comes out. Crostics don't have the public that crosswords do, because Crostics seem hard. They aren't, and they're infinitely more interesting than crosswords.
| A. | Pioneering magazine of science fiction founded in 1930, informally | ASTOUNDING |
| B. | Rock band once featuring Grace Slick | STARSHIP |
| C. | Autograph, as at a book signing | INSCRIBE |
| D. | Structure that may be adapted for neutrino detection (2 wds.) | MINESHAFT |
| E. | Agamemnon's son and avenger | ORESTES |
| F. | Competent in a wide range of pursuits | VERSATILE |
| G. | Language descended from Old High German | YIDDISH |
| H. | Uranian moon visited by Voyager 2 | OBERON |
| I. | Having avoided injury, none the worse for wear | UNSCATHED |
| J. | Coinage by the author of this puzzle's quote, first published in the answer to clue A | ROBOTICS |
| K. | Defensive backfield, in football | SECONDARY |
| L. | What shredding may be meant to prevent (2 wds.) | IDTHEFT |
| M. | Launched, propelled; propagated (2 wds.) | SENTFORTH |
| N. | Point of view, slant, outlook | ASPECT |
| O. | Original that has been imitated | ARCHETYPE |
| P. | Suggesting a hexahedron with equal sides | CUBOIDAL |
| Q. | Met, as needs | ANSWERED |
| R. | Jam in a forced and unnatural way | SHOEHORN |
| S. | In the exercise room, still? | ISOMETRIC |
| T. | Go head to head mentally (2 wds.) | MATCHWITS |
| U. | Instrument for observing altitudes of celestial bodies from a moving craft | OCTANT |
| V. | Exactly as originally written | VERBATIM |