(TONY) PERROTTET, THE NAKED OLYMPICS — [T]he rowdy throngs... flung their bedding wherever they could,... sprawling like refugees across the surrounding countryside. ... [W]ith its lack of basic sanitation or facilities, the Olympic festival was the Woodstock of antiquity.
| A. | Size, shape and proportions | PHYSIQUE |
| B. | Important figure in geometry | EUCLID |
| C. | Open showily again after a quiescent period | REFLOWER |
| D. | Winner of horse racing's Triple Tiara in 1975 | RUFFIAN |
| E. | Heavily favored competitor | OVERDOG |
| F. | Quite a crowd | THOUSANDS |
| G. | Trendy fad based on an act of devotion | TEBOWING |
| H. | Number after the last number | ENCORE |
| I. | Misled; cast aside; emitted (2 wds.) | THREWOFF |
| J. | Post-prime part of a career | TWILIGHT |
| K. | Lover of Apollo killed trying to catch a discus | HYACINTH |
| L. | Rowing event; key pool balls | EIGHTS |
| M. | Apprise, tell, inform | NOTIFY |
| N. | Rituals usually involving water | ABLUTIONS |
| O. | Mug, puss | KISSER |
| P. | H. L. Mencken coinage for a stripper | ECDYSIAST |
| Q. | NBC newsmagazine since 1992 | DATELINE |
| R. | Best in industry | OUTWORK |
| S. | "If the world were a ___ place, men would ride side-saddle" (Rita Mae Brown) | LOGICAL |
| T. | Standard for comparison | YARDSTICK |
| U. | Collect some hardware | MEDAL |
| V. | Superior skill, exceptional ability | PROWESS |
| W. | Poem inspiring South Africa's 1995 World Cup rugby team, in film | INVICTUS |
| X. | Something raced in a hippodrome | CHARIOT |
| Y. | Herculean attribute | STRENGTH |