All answers to the clues below contain the letters T-U, followed by a third letter. The third letters are in alphabetical order.
1) On schedule.
2) Antique versions of this often had claw feet.
3) A vegetarian head.
4) Sherlock Holmes first book.
6) Cornbread is often used for this.
9) Reward for good service.
10) Military assistant *
11) WWII German warplane.
12) Famous Dutch flower.
13) Campaigning (politically).
14) This compound is one of the hardest substances known to
man.
15) Slick and insincere.
17) A type of hat (I never heard of this word, I Googled it
for this list).
play on words of this expression.
automaker.
22) The world’s first metalsmith.
23) Famous Bronte book *
24) Upstate NY town
25) NY Governor (predates either Cuomo).
* the three letters are reversed, e.g. A-U-T instead of T-U-A. still, not tu difficult.