M.F.K. FISHER, DUBIOUS HONORS--Our family talked a lot at table, and only two subjects were taboo: politics and personal troubles. ... Father ran a nonpartisan daily in a small town,... and did not wish to express his... opinions in public, even when in private.
Our family talked a lot at table, and only two subjects were taboo: politics and personal troubles. The first was sternly avoided because Father ran a nonpartisan daily in a small town, with some success, and did not wish to express his own opinions in public, even when in private.
| A. | El Capitan or Devils Tower, e.g. | MONOLITH |
| B. | 1940 animated film with a soundtrack in stereo | FANTASIA |
| C. | Within the realm of ascertainment | KNOWABLE |
| D. | Stack on a pair of andirons | FIREWOOD |
| E. | Europe's most populous city | ISTANBUL |
| F. | Tool-using marine mammal (2 wds.) | SEAOTTER |
| G. | Dance associated with sailors | HORNPIPE |
| H. | Strategy for withdrawal (2 wds.) | EXITPLAN |
| I. | London Fog specialty | RAINWEAR |
| J. | Soft-pedal, undersell | DOWNPLAY |
| K. | Welcome signs for bulls | UPTRENDS |
| L. | Church in which a tintinnabulum may be displayed | BASILICA |
| M. | Guilty of hubris or chutzpah | INSOLENT |
| N. | Nickname of Davy Crockett's rifle (2 wds.) | OLDBETSY |
| O. | Kind of butter preferred by many bakers | UNSALTED |
| P. | Where Melania Trump was born | SLOVENIA |
| Q. | Competition-leveling adjustment | HANDICAP |
| R. | Working (3 wds.) | ONTHEJOB |
| S. | Xenophobic policy | NATIVISM |
| T. | Robin Hood's offense | OUTLAWRY |
| U. | Most of the offerings of Dover Books | REPRINTS |
| V. | Birthplace of the sport of curling | SCOTLAND |