Wednesday, June 29, 1988 <AUTHOR> <COPYRIGHT> <SIZE> 15x15 <GRID> AFAR..CROC.SPAN NAVE.ARENA.CHOO EREI.BENET.OAKS MINNESOTAFATS.. ING.SON..INSECT CAESAR.CEST.OUR ...TUBBYTHETUBA SLUE..ERA..ITEM KASPERGUTMAN... AGE.TASS.EGGERS TODUTY..ASU.SET ..CHUBBYCHECKER UTAH.URARE.LIVE MARU.REWED.AMES POSH.NESS..MOSS <ACROSS> In the distance Gator's kin Team of horses Wheel hub Sports center Double this for a toy train ". . . —— saw Elba" "The Devil and Daniel Webster" author Young ones are flitterns Pool pro Rudolf Wanderone Jr. Gerund's ending Mercury, to Jupiter Hexapod "Your Show of Shows" regular "--- la vie" 3/4 of an hour? Children's classic by Kleinsinger and Tripp Veer off Significan period Bit of news "The Maltese Falcon" heavy Vital statistic Red news service Certain moths Wordsworth's "Ode ——" Pac-10 school Wimbledon division "Mr. Twist" Six-sided state Spiny rat Like early TV Japanese shi designation Marry again Iowa college town Elegant Famed Fed Playwrigh Hart <DOWN> Lackin vitality "Our Gang" member Exact punishment Curb Jocasta's brother Monthly expense "—— penny, two a penny..." Hunter of baseball Burns and Barrie Eliminate gradually Astronaut's "Fine!" Us, to Cato Sponge up Jacob's twin Pot starter Sugar shape Public conveyance Instruction segment Statesman Vance French state Panhandles Sound of a small bell Three-handed card game Como in Italia is one Some caveat-emptor purchases "——, Brute!" Game-show host Gene Engaged, as gears Chilling experience? Igloo builder A Superman portrayer Engineer's concern Guttural approval Lots of lots Jane Fonda's role in "Klute' Swerves, at sea Quahog He cleans the plate Chinese principle