See the 5 answer words debuted by Bill Albright.
T | O | P | I | C | S | T | A | T | S | L | A | Y | ||
A | N | O | D | E | U | R | I | A | H | A | B | U | ||
J | E | W | E | L | S | V | E | R | N | E | N | Y | C | |
E | D | I | E | N | E | D | D | E | S | K | ||||
G | R | R | C | L | O | D | D | E | B | U | S | S | Y | |
R | U | T | A | L | T | M | E | L | ||||||
A | M | O | S | T | I | P | A | U | D | R | A | |||
T | O | O | L | O | O | S | E | L | A | U | T | R | E | C |
A | R | L | E | N | G | A | T | H | I | G | H | |||
A | C | S | I | T | S | V | I | E | ||||||
B | L | A | Z | E | P | A | S | C | A | L | E | S | S | |
R | I | L | E | A | L | A | C | A | S | T | ||||
A | T | L | F | R | E | N | C | H | T | W | I | S | T | |
N | E | O | A | S | P | E | R | E | A | M | E | S | ||
D | R | Y | N | E | H | R | U | S | P | E | A | K |
This is Mr. Schmalzbach's 31st NYT crossword, but his first in 20 years. Here's his previous one from 1998.