KEN DRUSE, THE NEW SHADE GARDEN — Plants are moving... . ... Slowly but surely, the population of growing things that like... cold temperatures will creep ever northward, to a cooler climate. Even the oak trees are moving northward, with the help of the squirrels.
Plants are moving as well. If seeds from a local plant fall to the ground, perhaps the ones that germinate farthest south will not survive, and the ones that sprout a bit north will. Slowly but surely, the population of growing things that like cool or cold temperatures will creep every northward, to a cooler climate. Even the oak trees are moving northward, with the help of squirrels.
| A. | Spacecraft launched in 2009 in search of exoplanets | KEPLER |
| B. | Alma mater of 19 British prime ministers | ETON |
| C. | Nutrition for long-tongued bats | NECTAR |
| D. | Turn from one course to another | DIVERT |
| E. | What a certain car mirror provides (2 wds.) | REARVIEW |
| F. | Who makes the decisions at home | UMPIRE |
| G. | Source of vitamin D | SUNLIGHT |
| H. | Hue of yellowish white | EGGSHELL |
| I. | Common bit of late-night programming (2 wds.) | TALKSHOW |
| J. | Hurry, with "it" | HOTFOOT |
| K. | Authorize | EMPOWER |
| L. | Worse-than-ever misdeed by a cad (2 wds.) | NEWLOW |
| M. | Not doing anything wrong | ETHICAL |
| N. | What the average American does five-plus hours a day (2 wds.) | WATCHTV |
| O. | Failure to meet a hoped-for amount; deficit | SHORTFALL |
| P. | Owl or derisive sort | HOOTER |
| Q. | Sixth Amendment guarantee | ATTORNEY |
| R. | Scottish hill mentioned in "Macbeth" | DUNSINANE |
| S. | Work in the form of a letter | EPISTLE |
| T. | Like Louis Armstrong's voice | GRAVELLY |
| U. | Poise, composure | APLOMB |
| V. | Part with which the covetous say they'd part (2 wds.) | RIGHTARM |
| W. | Tennis stroke that requires a deft touch (2 wds.) | DROPSHOT |
| X. | Subordinate to a knight | ESQUIRE |
| Y. | Like Harry and Sally in "When Harry Met Sally ..." | NEUROTIC |