DAVID ARSCOTT, THE OLYMPICS — That first Olympic marathon... caught the public's imagination to a startling degree — especially in Greece itself. ... [I]ncentives included clothing, wine, a vast amount of chocolate... and free haircuts for life at a local barber's.
| A. | Specialty of some runners | DISTANCE |
| B. | Like ostriches and okapis | AFRICAN |
| C. | Total reversal of stance (hyph.) | VOLTEFACE |
| D. | Title character of two plays by Euripides | IPHIGENIA |
| E. | Reason for a loss; ruination | DOWNFALL |
| F. | Walking, getting about on foot | AMBULANT |
| G. | Tiger/dragon go-between in the Chinese zodiac | RABBIT |
| H. | A.T.M. usage fee or luxury tax, e.g. | SURCHARGE |
| I. | Triple Crown winner of 1948 | CITATION |
| J. | Away from the intended route (2 wds.) | OFFCOURSE |
| K. | Important skill for a batter or comedian | TIMING |
| L. | Contrived sentimentality | TREACLE |
| M. | Track star who was once voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century | THORPE |
| N. | Very significant; for the ages | HISTORIC |
| O. | Everlasting; timeless | ETERNAL |
| P. | Cross the line before | OUTRACE |
| Q. | Chaplin film in which Buster Keaton appears | LIMELIGHT |
| R. | Surrealist born in Paris (2 wds.) | YVESTANGUY |
| S. | Disney villain portrayed by Angelina Jolie | MALEFICENT |
| T. | Base for a trophy or statue | PEDESTAL |
| U. | Island home of Odysseus | ITHACA |
| V. | Given support after a loss | CONSOLED |
| W. | Debut product sold by the Wham-O toy company | SLINGSHOT |