RANDY KENNEDY, SUBWAYLAND — [W]orkers have come across all manner of humanity in the subway over the years. Like the homeless man who liked to sit at a Y in the tracks, in a lawn chair, with a battery-powered light, reading The Wall Street Journal.
| A. | Part of Queens served by the A train | ROCKAWAY |
| B. | Ventilation aid for an underground transportation system (2 wds.) | AIRSHAFT |
| C. | Not terribly old, fairly recent | NEWISH |
| D. | Weapon Nikola Tesla supposedly made (2 wds.) | DEATHRAY |
| E. | Vociferous cry of protest | YOWL |
| F. | Winner of the first Tony for Best Original Score (2 wds.) | KURTWEILL |
| G. | Bay State symbol (2 wds.) | ELMTREE |
| H. | Ruff, muffler, bandanna or boa | NECKWEAR |
| I. | Underground; deep-below | NETHER |
| J. | Beyoncé's role in "Cadillac Records" (2 wds.) | ETTAJAMES |
| K. | Intended for sale to hoi polloi (hyph.) | DOWNMARKET |
| L. | New York alma mater for Chaim Potok | YESHIVA |
| M. | Event generating a huge amount of buzz | SENSATION |
| N. | Father of "the once and future king" | UTHER |
| O. | Product made by Parker and Pentel | BALLPOINT |
| P. | McCarthyite pursuit (2 wds.) | WITCHHUNT |
| Q. | Procedure for solving a problem | ALGORITHM |
| R. | Resort city on the Black Sea | YALTA |
| S. | Over-the-top verbosity | LOGORRHEA |
| T. | Ingredients in tapenade and Caesar salad | ANCHOVIES |
| U. | Eponymous founder of a Copenhagen research institute (2 wds.) | NIELSBOHR |
| V. | Cup from which Turkish coffee is drunk | DEMITASSE |