VPACROSS&DOWNžJdß5?½1.2`........ALOAD..............HOMEPLATE..........CASEYATTHEBAT.......POSER.....ABHOR.....SIRS.........ERIC....ENDUP.......PASCO...FCC.ROT.....GER.EON..ROE.ELO.....RET.RPO.CAN...OMA...PAW...ELSAND...GYM...ONE...RAHSCB...RAP...DDE...SNOCIA...OWL...ISR...TRAASS...UKE...ALE...OYL.CEL.ENE.....AES.TWA..OMO.RDY.....MST.ANN...AVERS.......EATIN....NEVA.........LILY.....DATUM.....JOELS.......SANDIEGOPADRE..........ASTRODOME..............ANODE................-----..............---------..........-------------.......-----.....-----.....----.........----....-----.......-----...---.---.....---.---..---.---.....---.---.---...---...---...------...---...---...------...---...---...------...---...---...------...---...---...---.---.---.....---.---..---.---.....---.---...-----.......-----....----.........----.....-----.....-----.......-------------..........---------..............-----........Diagramless, 21x21 Dan Seidman © 1989, New York TimesTake ___ off one's feetCarter daughterMeadowChooseHgt.Converse of ditWhere runs scoreHalf of Cong."___ the land of the free..."Drink that is steeped___ tideMudville poem by ThayerThin ropePromise"If I only had ___"Rocky peaksModel or brain teaser___ nezDetestKitchen utensilGentlemenKeystone sackerThe RedHome of baseball's Hall of FameFinishWhere Terry and Mays playedCity in Wash.The Little Colonel of baseballTV overseerGiant Saint?SpoilLongtime Red Sox ownerTeut.Four-run homerMany milleniumsStrikeout record holderWade opponentMusical gp. in the 70'sSoak flaxMail stop on a train rte.FireFirst to stab CaesarGranny, in BonnSufficientWhat a dog shakes withLecternsChi. trainsSand bar"___ away we go!"P.E. room"All for ___ ..."Cheerleader's wordTech. degreeKnockHe defeated 58 Across twice___ Cat (winter vehical)F.B.I.'s cousinHooterMideast rep.___-la-laBurroHawaiian guitar, for shortPub drinkPopeye's Olive ___Animator's sheetAdoredAbilene-to-Fort Worth dir.Printers' mistakesDem. candidate in the 50'sLess fresh"The ___ Dogs," Burns poemThe eagle, on a quarterShoulder: comb. formPrepd.Rockies' hr. or min.Raggedy oneDeclaresGabor and BraunSkip the restaurantFloor squareLeningrad's riverWhite flowerStatisticActress MerkelDocsGrey and McCreaRush hour problemVerse formPlayer at Jack Murphy StadiumCall ___ daySea birdMoo ___ gai panNot divisible exactly by twoAmerican suspense writerWhere Houston fans rootBattery terminalThis puzzle was edited by Eugene Maleska, and published in the New York Times Magazine, Sunday, September 10, 1989