HERODOTUS, AN ACCOUNT OF EGYPT — [T]his is the appearance which he presents: he is four-footed, cloven-hoofed like an ox, flat-nosed, with a mane like a horse and... teeth like tusks,... and his hide is so exceedingly thick that... shafts of javelins are made of it.
| A. | What is described by this puzzle's quotation, informally | HIPPO |
| B. | Bartholdi's helper with the Statue of Liberty | EIFFEL |
| C. | Something often put on a dog | RELISH |
| D. | Recurring melodic phrase | OSTINATO |
| E. | Dried out at a facility | DETOXED |
| F. | City of the "Moneyball" team | OAKLAND |
| G. | Inclined to have sticky fingers | THIEVISH |
| H. | Free, as from a train | UNHITCH |
| I. | Salad green at a sushi restaurant | SEAWEED |
| J. | Stuck on, as a letter's stamp | AFFIXED |
| K. | Opponents one rarely defeats | NEMESES |
| L. | Jacket for an arctic trek | ANORAK |
| M. | Acclaimed playwright who was a physician by profession | CHEKHOV |
| N. | Mark the homophone of answer M.? (2 wds.) | CHECKOFF |
| O. | Glance, especially an amorous one | OEILLADE |
| P. | Items included in mess kits | UTENSILS |
| Q. | Apple app for readers of current events | NEWSSTAND |
| R. | What spines may reveal | TITLES |
| S. | Aeschylus trilogy | ORESTEIA |
| T. | Language also called Suomi | FINNISH |
| U. | Given the old heave-ho | EJECTED |
| V. | Complimentary | GRATIS |
| W. | Veil worn by some Muslim women in Turkey | YASHMAK |
| X. | Dynast often pictured in a headdress | PHARAOH |
| Y. | Ibis-headed god of wisdom and magic | THOTH |