(J.K.) ROWLING, THE SORCERER'S STONE — Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch foul, and that... although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.
| A. | Groove-throated whale also called a razorback | RORQUAL |
| B. | One with a diet of raw meat | OMOPHAGIST |
| C. | Homer's "fresh west wind, singing over the ___ sea" (hyph.) | WINEDARK |
| D. | Capital city about 11,800 feet above sea level | LHASA |
| E. | Three-time U.S. Open champion from Czechoslovakia (2 wds.) | IVANLENDL |
| F. | Build a nest | NIDIFY |
| G. | Eating or sleeping, for example | GERUND |
| H. | Silly stuff coming out of people's mouths | TWADDLE |
| I. | Wild, shrubby sort of place | HEATH |
| J. | Transitory things; printed matter of passing interest | EPHEMERA |
| K. | Charming in a smooth, sophisticated way | SUAVE |
| L. | As salad dressing might be served (3 wds.) | ONTHESIDE |
| M. | Rare and exotic; pretentious or overrefined | RECHERCHE |
| N. | Using merciless tactics in competition | CUTTHROAT |
| O. | Silver-tongued, movingly expressive | ELOQUENT |
| P. | Quarrel; matter added to text in printing (hyph.) | RUNIN |
| Q. | Audacious, brazen carrying-on | EFFRONTERY |
| R. | Opposite of a southpaw | RIGHTY |
| S. | Epithet of Buddha meaning "he who has attained his goal" | SIDDHARTHA |
| T. | Flounderlike fish of the north Pacific (2 wds.) | SANDDAB |
| U. | Torn piece | TATTER |
| V. | So obvious as to be easily solved (hyph.) | OPENANDSHUT |
| W. | Locale of the presidential house known as Rashtrapati Bhavan (2 wds.) | NEWDELHI |
| X. | Null; vacant; idle | EMPTY |