LAURIE COLWIN, HOME COOKING — People lie when you ask them what they eat when they are alone. A salad, they tell you. But when you persist, they confess to peanut butter and bacon sandwiches... fried... with hot sauce, or spaghetti with butter and grape jam.
| A. | What Answer B. comprises | LETTERS |
| B. | Kind of soup | ALPHABET |
| C. | Like the gait of someone who's woozy or tipsy | UNSTEADY |
| D. | Put back in a microwave, say | REHEAT |
| E. | During an airplane trip (hyph.) | INFLIGHT |
| F. | Rock 'n' roll's ___ Band (2 wds.) | ESTREET |
| G. | Requiring no fancy attire | CASUAL |
| H. | More than just frowned upon | OUTLAWED |
| I. | Occasion for smashing a bottle | LAUNCH |
| J. | Over the hill; got ready for dinner, in a way (2 wds.) | WASHEDUP |
| K. | Phrase from a pondering person (3 wds.) | IWONDERWHY |
| L. | "Everything's legal in ___" (line from "Hamilton") (2 wds.) | NEWJERSEY |
| M. | Like all Social Security numbers | HYPHENATED |
| N. | The American Medical Association classified it as a disease in 2013 | OBESITY |
| O. | Rants, with "off" | MOUTHS |
| P. | Hall from a front door to a dining room, e.g. | ENTRYWAY |
| Q. | Something you like, informally; aid for soothing the throat (3 wds.) | CUPOFTEA |
| R. | German chemist who helped discover nuclear fission (2 wds.) | OTTOHAHN |
| S. | Practitioner who may be manipulative | OSTEOPATH |
| T. | Hold a vigil (2 wds.) | KEEPWATCH |
| U. | Island of the Inner Hebrides | IONA |
| V. | Kernel | NUTMEAT |
| W. | Gobbledygook | GIBBERISH |