CONNIE WILLIS, BELLWETHER — Mood rings supposedly reflected the wearer's mood. Blue meant tranquillity; red meant crabbiness; black meant doom. Since the ring actually responded to temperature, no one achieved the ideal "bliss" purple without... a fever.
| A. | Small, round deep-fried cakes | CROQUETTES |
| B. | Gesture of respect, as a bow or curtsy | OBEISANCE |
| C. | Hobby that has its points | NEEDLECRAFT |
| D. | American composer of "Air Music," 1975 (2 wds.) | NEDROREM |
| E. | Moving force | IMPETUS |
| F. | Folded sheet that gets a pasting (2 wds.) | ENDPAPER |
| G. | Ancient pentathlon event | WRESTLING |
| H. | Capital after Karachi | ISLAMABAD |
| I. | Fortune personified (2 wds.) | LADYLUCK |
| J. | Element used to add a red color to fireworks | LITHIUM |
| K. | Brown is one of its elements (2 wds.) | IVYLEAGUE |
| L. | Sedimentary rock | SANDSTONE |
| M. | Together with ginger ale, one of two ingredients in a shandygaff | BEER |
| N. | Cheese named for a Swiss valley | EMMENTHALER |
| O. | Center of affection? (2 wds.) | LOVENEST |
| P. | Basic form of psychic energy | LIBIDO |
| Q. | Not-very-graceful mode of locomotion | WADDLE |
| R. | Famous last words (3 wds.) | ETTUBRUTE |
| S. | Potential source of deals (2 wds.) | THRIFTSHOP |
| T. | 1994 documentary about youthful athletic aspirations (2 wds.) | HOOPDREAMS |
| U. | Measure of the information lost in a transmitted message | ENTROPY |
| V. | Cousin of the kinkajou, coati and cacomistle | RACCOON |