See the 3 answer words debuted by Ron Toth.
C | A | R | G | O | E | P | S | P | A | N | T | S | ||
A | B | H | O | R | N | E | O | A | C | U | R | A | ||
S | L | O | P | E | C | R | U | R | O | D | I | N | ||
K | E | M | O | C | H | O | R | E | R | I | P | E | ||
B | O | W | L | I | N | G | L | A | N | E | ||||
F | O | U | L | R | A | P | S | |||||||
T | S | P | R | E | A | L | A | L | E | P | T | A | ||
A | T | O | L | L | D | I | P | S | W | I | R | L | ||
M | O | O | E | D | A | T | E | U | N | T | I | L | ||
P | A | L | A | C | E | S | S | K | I | B | A | G | S | |
T | H | U | R | A | T | A | B | |||||||
B | R | A | P | O | C | K | E | T | S | R | A | T | ||
L | A | B | S | I | R | I | S | H | L | E | N | O | ||
U | G | L | Y | C | A | N | T | I | O | A | T | S | ||
R | U | E | D | A | W | G | E | E | O | D | E | S |
RON:
Though not a great solver, I've been a puzzle enthusiast for a long time. Early in 2009 I discovered C.C.'s Crossword Corner blog, and by the end of the year I was a contributing blogger. I now post there two Wednesdays per month. A couple of years ago she invited me to work on a puzzle with her, and we've done a few collaborations since. She's been an inspiring and generous mentor to me and several other partners in puzzle construction.
I'm a retired Materials Engineering manager from a major car company. My lovely wife Gloria and I have 11 wonderful, talented grandchildren, and following their various activities help keep us busy.
I love word play of all kinds and occasionally amuse myself by writing haiku and limericks. My other love is music. I'm an active amateur musician, playing trombone in two local jazz bands, a concert band and a symphony orchestra. The jazz bands have been willing to play some music I wrote and arranged.
C.C.:
Will & Joel asked us to remove NLE (15A) from our original grid. They also felt that PHO/OTRA (24A/36D) crossing might be hard for a Monday grid. The puzzle was officially accepted on May 6, 2015. I had fun fiddling this grid with Ron. He's incredibly patient and creative.