The nine letters that must be omitted from answer words are in parentheses in the list below. They spell TURNABOUT, suggesting that all words in the grid must be turned around; that is, across words entered backwards and down words upside down, as above.

Chronologically (March)
Judy Adamski - Jenison, Michigan
Roger Phillips - London, United Kingdom
Stan Kurzban - Chappaqua, New York
Carolyn Roosevelt - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Charlie Jacobsen - Walnut Creek, California
Geoff Bailey - Sydney, Australia
Tony Greanias - Saginaw, Michigan
Elaine Woontner - Marion, Indiana
Max Goodman - Chicago, IL
Charlene Coates - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Mary Lyndal Nyberg - Manhattan, Kansas
Stan Francuz - Forster NSW, Australia
Thomas O'Neill - Staunton, VA
Priscilla Olson - Framingham, Massachusetts
Arnold Reich - Bronxville, NY
Ed Stejskal - Raleigh, North Carolina
Stephen Ness - San Francisco, California
Mike Lessie - Douglassvile, PA
Roy McLeese - Washington, DC
Patrick D. Phillips - Bainbridge Island, WA
Ed Mehling - Phoenix, AZ
Arthur Schless - Unionville, PA
Robert Brown - Albuquerque, NM
Dwight Freund - Sacramento, CA
Jonathan Belsky - St Louis, Missouri
Matthew Field - Nassau, NY
Joyce Friedman - Cambridge, MA
Kris Green - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vicki Homer
Debbie Carter - Auburn, NY
William I. Johnston - Watertown, MA
Jim McNally - Shortsville, NY
Paul Noack - West Bloomfield, MI
Judith Bagai - Portland, OR
Carolyn G. Smith - Massena, NY
Robert M. Smith - Massena, NY
Carolyn Fox - Midland, MI
Dorothy Juhlin - Hillsborough, NC
Joe Schrader - Melba ACT, Australia
Daniel J. Milton - Vienna, VA
Donald W. Scott - Heeney, CO
Thomas Wilson - South Williamsport, PA
Thomas Miller - San Diego, CA
Alphabetically
Judy Adamski - Jenison, Michigan
Judith Bagai - Portland, OR
Geoff Bailey - Sydney, Australia
Jonathan Belsky - St Louis, Missouri
Robert Brown - Albuquerque, NM
Debbie Carter - Auburn, NY
Charlene Coates - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Matthew Field - Nassau, NY
Carolyn Fox - Midland, MI
Stan Francuz - Forster NSW, Australia
Dwight Freund - Sacramento, CA
Joyce Friedman - Cambridge, MA
Max Goodman - Chicago, IL
Tony Greanias - Saginaw, Michigan
Kris Green - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vicki Homer
Charlie Jacobsen - Walnut Creek, California
William I. Johnston - Watertown, MA
Dorothy Juhlin - Hillsborough, NC
Stan Kurzban - Chappaqua, New York
Mike Lessie - Douglassvile, PA
Roy McLeese - Washington, DC
Jim McNally - Shortsville, NY
Ed Mehling - Phoenix, AZ
Thomas Miller - San Diego, CA
Daniel J. Milton - Vienna, VA
Stephen Ness - San Francisco, California
Paul Noack - West Bloomfield, MI
Mary Lyndal Nyberg - Manhattan, Kansas
Priscilla Olson - Framingham, Massachusetts
Thomas O'Neill - Staunton, VA
Patrick D. Phillips - Bainbridge Island, WA
Roger Phillips - London, United Kingdom
Arnold Reich - Bronxville, NY
Carolyn Roosevelt - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Arthur Schless - Unionville, PA
Joe Schrader - Melba ACT, Australia
Donald W. Scott - Heeney, CO
Carolyn G. Smith - Massena, NY
Robert M. Smith - Massena, NY
Ed Stejskal - Raleigh, North Carolina
Thomas Wilson - South Williamsport, PA
Elaine Woontner - Marion, Indiana