(ROBIN) HENIG, THE MONK IN THE GARDEN — Mendel had not always worked with peas; at first he had tried breeding mice. But... the local bishop... seemed to find it inappropriate... for a priest who had taken vows of chastity... to be encouraging and watching rodent sex.
| A. | Short race in fiction | HOBBITS |
| B. | Visitor of castles in the air | ESCAPIST |
| C. | Small boy, in Britain | NIPPER |
| D. | Like some of the things that make you you | INHERITED |
| E. | In the style of "Dracula" | GOTHIC |
| F. | Position played by Mike Ditka (2 wds.) | TIGHTEND |
| G. | Surname in a 1582 marriage | HATHAWAY |
| H. | Eponym of the Dodgers' field in Brooklyn | EBBETS |
| I. | Means of moving quietly in the woods | MOCCASINS |
| J. | Worship of snakes | OPHIOLATRY |
| K. | Worms good for controlling lawn grubs | NEMATODES |
| L. | Foofaraw, hoo-ha, hurly-burly | KERFUFFLE |
| M. | "O.K., let's shake" (3 wds.) | ITSADEAL |
| N. | Not at all far from home (2 wds.) | NEXTDOOR |
| O. | Supplement or bonus, as to a purchase (hyph.) | THROWIN |
| P. | Mountain or hill; N.B.A. player stat | HEIGHT |
| Q. | Eurus, in Greek mythology (2 wds.) | EASTWIND |
| R. | Cussedly bad (hyph.) | GODAWFUL |
| S. | Come clean about | ADMIT |
| T. | One in charge of a parish | RECTOR |
| U. | Reduce in number, as troops (2 wds.) | DRAWDOWN |
| V. | 1996 movie role for Madonna (2 wds.) | EVAPERON |
| W. | Human, per a zoologist's 1967 book (2 wds.) | NAKEDAPE |