See the 9 answer words debuted by Agnes Davidson.
S | T | P | C | I | T | G | O | O | D | O | R | |||
I | H | O | P | O | N | I | O | N | L | E | N | O | ||
N | E | W | R | E | L | E | A | S | E | I | N | T | O | |
O | D | E | S | P | R | O | A | V | I | A | S | |||
E | L | K | T | A | X | E | X | E | M | P | T | |||
M | E | R | L | I | N | L | E | O | ||||||
I | C | K | M | E | M | O | R | Y | I | R | K | S | ||
T | H | E | C | O | A | S | T | I | S | C | L | E | A | R |
T | O | G | O | R | U | B | B | E | R | A | L | A | ||
S | E | E | E | A | G | L | E | S | ||||||
B | E | G | P | A | R | D | O | N | V | I | D | |||
E | X | A | L | T | A | R | I | A | R | E | A | |||
G | I | L | A | F | R | E | E | A | T | L | A | S | T | |
A | L | L | Y | R | I | C | C | I | S | L | A | B | ||
N | E | S | S | I | N | K | E | D | S | P | A |
E | G | O | S | V | A | P | O | R | I | R | I | S | ||
B | E | R | T | I | R | A | T | E | N | A | T | L | ||
B | E | E | R | B | A | T | T | E | R | E | C | H | O | |
S | K | O | A | L | E | R | A | S | H | A | T | |||
P | U | M | P | K | I | N | C | O | A | C | H | |||
S | K | I | R | O | E | R | H | E | A | S | ||||
O | I | L | S | N | A | S | A | A | F | L | ||||
B | A | L | L | P | A | R | K | F | I | G | U | R | E | S |
B | A | E | S | A | L | T | N | A | P | A | ||||
A | L | E | V | E | A | C | T | Y | A | P | ||||
W | A | T | E | R | P | I | T | C | H | E | R | |||
N | T | H | S | U | M | O | R | E | A | M | S | |||
I | T | E | M | C | E | I | L | I | N | G | F | A | N | |
N | E | R | O | K | A | L | E | L | A | R | I | A | ||
G | R | E | W | S | N | E | A | K | L | O | N | G |
AGNES: Prior to December 2015, my only experience with crossword puzzles was solving them, a pastime that I've enjoyed since the late 1970's. Through C.C.'s generous invitation to collaborate, I'm enjoying the challenges and rewards of the nuts and bolts of construction. Most of all, I'm enjoying working with C.C. whom I consider both a friend and mentor. I'm very excited about our New York Times debut.
C.C.: This puzzle was accepted last Sept. Agnes and I were fairly conservative in our grid design due to theme entry length. I started making puzzles with Agnes in Dec. 2015 and we've had a few puzzles published by Rich (Jeff: Rich Norris, the LA Times editor). Agnes was eager to learn, and she learned so fast. She also works incredibly hard and is unfailingly kind, patient and accommodating of my background. I enjoy very much working with her.