(ROBIN WALL) KIMMERER, BRAIDING SWEETGRASS--If a fountain could jet bouquets of chrome yellow in dazzling arches of chrysanthemum fireworks, that would be Canada Goldenrod. Each three-foot stem is a geyser of... gold daisies, ladylike in miniature, exuberant en masse.
| A. | Report of an explosive event? | KABOOM |
| B. | Rabble-rouser, provocateur | INCENDIARY |
| C. | Calendered fabric with a wavy luster | MOIRE |
| D. | Outdoor retailer whose motto is "Love the Madness" | MOOSEJAW |
| E. | Place of eternal spring, to Virgil | ELYSIUM |
| F. | Food source for urban locavores (2 wds.) | ROOFGARDEN |
| G. | Panache, sparkle, brio, flair | ECLAT |
| H. | Edible part of turmeric or ginger, in botany | RHIZOME |
| I. | Get more vibrant or luminous | BRIGHTEN |
| J. | Splashy display, as of color | RIOT |
| K. | Perennial also called bear's breeches | ACANTHUS |
| L. | Pioneering format used for the 1970 film "Tiger Child" | IMAX |
| M. | First-rate, marvelous, splendid | DANDY |
| N. | Defying description | INEFFABLE |
| O. | Props for novice swimmers | NOODLES |
| P. | Conspirator who tried to blow up Parliament in 1605 (2 wds.) | GUYFAWKES |
| Q. | Dispense by squeezing, as from a mustard bottle | SQUIRT |
| R. | Tree supplying branches for dowsers (2 wds.) | WITCHHAZEL |
| S. | Talk excitedly, gush with praise | EFFUSE |
| T. | Epoch when roses first arose | EOCENE |
| U. | Plant in the tongue twister "Theophilus, the successful ___ sifter" | THISTLE |
| V. | Flowery accessory | GARLAND |
| W. | Oglala Sioux leader in the 1800s (2 wds.) | REDCLOUD |
| X. | Up in the air, high in the sky | ALOFT |
| Y. | Protection from some radiation | SUNSHADE |
| Z. | Get underway; put on display (2 wds.) | SETOUT |