A LITTLE BOOK OF YANKEE HUMOR — "I don't know about your farm in Maine, mister, but I have a ranch in Texas and it takes me five days to drive around my entire spread," says the Texan. The Maine farmer replies, "Oh yes, I have a car just like that myself."
| A. | Ferocious marcher in a column (2 wds.) | ARMYANT |
| B. | "___ is the mother of Philosophy" (Thomas Hobbes) | LEISURE |
| C. | Cold dessert (2 wds.) | ICEMILK |
| D. | Whom Ariadne gave a clue | THESEUS |
| E. | Deficient in moisture | THIRSTY |
| F. | English Channel port (2 wds.) | LEHAVRE |
| G. | No threat, in baseball (2 wds.) | EASYOUT |
| H. | Involving two of 50, perhaps | BISTATE |
| I. | Anthem with music by Calixa Lavallee (2 wds.) | OCANADA |
| J. | Cultivated cherry with sweet juicy fruit | OXHEART |
| K. | Roguelike | KNAVISH |
| L. | Opposite of bottled (2 wds.) | ONDRAFT |
| M. | In the mood for merrymaking | FESTIVE |
| N. | 1961 Kurosawa film about a samurai | YOJIMBO |
| O. | Receiver of electromagnetic waves | ANTENNA |
| P. | Bringer of inevitable defeat or frustration | NEMESIS |
| Q. | Organization whose name comes from Otchipew for "We have a good time" | KIWANIS |
| R. | As plain as the nose on your face | EVIDENT |
| S. | In the interest of one side only (2 wds.) | EXPARTE |
| T. | Blue-collar worker, of a sort (2 wds.) | HARDHAT |
| U. | Had a job close to home | UMPIRED |
| V. | Masked and costumed celebrating | MUMMERY |
| W. | Season not worth remembering (2 wds.) | OFFYEAR |
| X. | Bright with hope or happiness | RADIANT |