(GARRISON) KEILLOR, TAKE IN THE STATE FAIR — The state fair is a ritual carnival marking the end of summer and gardens and apple orchards and the start of school and... algebra and the imposition of strict rules and what we in the North call the Long Dark Time.
| A. | Guys who've got mail | KNIGHTS |
| B. | Role played by O'Hara (1939), Lollobrigida (1956) and Hayek (1997) | ESMERALDA |
| C. | Those whose motto is "Esto perpetua" | IDAHOANS |
| D. | One taking stock? | LOOTER |
| E. | Glass pendant in a chandelier | LUSTER |
| F. | Uncut for many, many years (hyph.) | OLDGROWTH |
| G. | Aussie who won the U.S. Open twice | RAFTER |
| H. | Trouble hitting pitches (2 wds.) | TINEAR |
| I. | Part of many addresses these days (2 wds.) | ATSIGN |
| J. | Fife player in comedy | KNOTTS |
| K. | Given extra bells and whistles | ENHANCED |
| L. | Beneath one's status, as servants' chores to nobles (2 wds.) | INFRADIG |
| M. | Floating, like lotus leaves | NATANT |
| N. | "It was my thirtieth year to heaven" poet | THOMAS |
| O. | University from which Pete Seeger dropped out | HARVARD |
| P. | Shoe with a sole of rope | ESPADRILLE |
| Q. | Trigger for a sciophobe's fear | SHADOW |
| R. | Push, drive, propulsion | THRUST |
| S. | Class for axolotls and mudpuppies | AMPHIBIA |
| T. | Project for sandhogs | TUNNEL |
| U. | Having a host on hand | EMCEED |
| V. | Improvement in appearance (hyph.) | FACELIFT |
| W. | Closer in a relay race | ANCHOR |
| X. | Body-on-body event | IMPACT |
| Y. | Hero of an early chanson de geste | ROLAND |