F(ANNY) TROLLOPE, DOMESTIC MANNERS (OF THE AMERICANS) — [T]he land is defended from... the river by a... levee; without which the dwellings would speedily disappear... . I could not help fancying [Nature] would some day take the matter into her own hands..., and if so, farewell to New Orleans.
| A. | Exemplar of superfluity (2 wds.) | FIFTHWHEEL |
| B. | One unlikely to foot the bill | TIGHTWAD |
| C. | Flavoring for Turkish delight (2 wds.) | ROSEWATER |
| D. | Tending to stay in line | OBEDIENT |
| E. | Target of a late-night raid? | LEFTOVER |
| F. | Game banned in the U.S. in 1988 (2 wds.) | LAWNDARTS |
| G. | Farther along in time or place | ONWARD |
| H. | Protection from some harmful rays | PARASOL |
| I. | One of the Waughs, or his first wife | EVELYN |
| J. | "Annus Mirabilis" poet | DRYDEN |
| K. | Confessed, admitted (2 wds.) | OWNEDUP |
| L. | Stonehenge constituent | MEGALITH |
| M. | Knockout, looker, hunk, babe | EYEFUL |
| N. | Grant recipient's regular allotment | STIPEND |
| O. | Rock opera pioneers (2 wds.) | THEWHO |
| P. | Spoken with varying pitch | INFLECTED |
| Q. | Topper for satay or samosas | CHUTNEY |
| R. | Figure you might see in a mosque | MULLAH |
| S. | Offer a friendly word of advice | ADMONISH |
| T. | Erstwhile requirement at New York's "21" Club | NECKTIE |
| U. | Improvise in a casual way | NOODLE |
| V. | Fanged snake like a cobra or krait | ELAPID |
| W. | Region of reduced precipitation to the lee of high mountains (2 wds.) | RAINSHADOW |
| X. | John McEnroe memoir "You Cannot Be ___" | SERIOUS |