PAUL MARTIN, SECRET HEROES — Hercules Mulligan is a name every schoolchild should know and not just because it's fun to say. The man didn't utter a memorable last line like his... fellow spy Nathan Hale, but what he did was infinitely more important.
| A. | Cranky, peevish, fractious, touchy | PETULANT |
| B. | Patriot, to traitor | ANTONYM |
| C. | British supply reported on by this puzzle's subject | UNIFORMS |
| D. | Overseas confederate of this puzzle's subject | LAFAYETTE |
| E. | Only major female role in "The Tempest" | MIRANDA |
| F. | Greek dramatist called the "Father of Tragedy" | AESCHYLUS |
| G. | Goal pursued by this puzzle's subject | REVOLUTION |
| H. | In celebration of a great victory | TRIUMPHAL |
| I. | Companion of a blotter and a quill | INKWELL |
| J. | Believer that it's all useless and meaningless | NIHILIST |
| K. | Small tree also called a serviceberry | SHADBUSH |
| L. | Heighten, as tensions or hostilities | ESCALATE |
| M. | Goods made and sold by this puzzle's subject | CLOTHING |
| N. | Turned back, as an N.B.A. shot | REJECTED |
| O. | Volley of gunfire from a flanking position | ENFILADE |
| P. | Bill denomination on which Grover Cleveland appears | THOUSAND |
| Q. | Broadway musical in which this puzzle's subject has a role | HAMILTON |
| R. | Enhance with fanciful features, as a tale | EMBELLISH |
| S. | Button on a boom box or a VCR | REWIND |
| T. | Unused piece of film | OUTTAKE |
| U. | Where political asylum may be sought | EMBASSY |
| V. | Duel with pistols at dawn, e.g. | SHOWDOWN |