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8 puzzles by Dan Caprera
with Jim Horne comments

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Dan Caprera
Thu 5/8/2025
NOPEPABLOALI
AILSEQUIPBRAS
SLAPNUEVEELIM
ASINDANEPRODS
NUBNOTSEE
NITUTAHALFTON
ANOBAUMTOTORO
CPABUTTOUTODO
RESULTACROKEN
ENTRIESCNNARE
ANNUALSAD
ICINGPLUMLIDS
THOUSPADEOGEE
EATSALIENFACE
MIATENDSTTOP

Once again, each word before and after the letter additions is a legit crossword answer. Not only do the outside letters spell BUTT synonyms, they are all symmetrically located.

This is the 19th NYT crossword asking solvers to scribble outside the lines. Here are the rest.

Wed 2/26/2025
DIDJATRODIMS
EMOISERAWRAP
MINORTHIRDHAJI
ONTINDAYTON
HAIROYSTERS
MOSPTBLAH
EMINEMAIELIS
WARELEEFINE
SNESELFFECT
IDSIGUANAS
OUTLINEAR
STEVEOFGSCOMA
CINESEERUKER
ACEREPEEMERIT
RATEASEPARS

I have translated the elongated Down answers to match the clues. See the other grids with enlarged squares.

Tue 1/21/2025
SNARFWHAMACTS
ICIERMELCNOAH
CORNERDRUGSTORE
TEEOMELETTE
ADZOVANEOIAN
LUISFONSIUSERS
LENTKOIBCC
SCAVENGERHUNT
LIDMAOBAIL
BARKSCARDTABLE
ENEHALNORSEX
CYLINDERWOK
OHYOUHAVENOIDEA
MOONOVERPLOWS
EONSCERASTEEP

Eight billion is a lot of views. Original:

And here's the remix with Justin Bieber.

Thu 4/11/2024
FOODREPRATION
ANNOINAUNABLE
LICEOLIVETREES
COURTIDEEATS
ONESIESIDS
RETINASTAB
FORSAKENSCARCE
ALOUDDAPAGING
SECRETPASSAGES
TOKEINTROS
JLOENIGMAS
MANETINSHARK
POLOSHIRTSORGY
COARSEMAESLOP
PRIMERALETATE

The "secret" letters spell PASSAGES.

Thu 9/21/2023
WESCRMOHHALF
OPERAALAIAMOI
NEGEVLEWDSIGN
GEODESKIMNEC
ONESGALOSH
HEMSMESANSA
ARIIAMNOTACR
WINTERMIGRATION
COUNSELEDDOE
RCANEROASKS
DICKCLSCOT
UGHTAZOINESC
CLOYROXYLIVER
TOREKNEEENERO
SODAENTRENEW
Wed 2/1/2023
JELLOASANACGI
FLYINGSAUCERHER
KLEPTOCRATICEEK
OTOVINCASE
RUMTWEEBATED
DENALITSTRAPS
IMAGOMOTHERSHIP
NABISCOANCIENT
SPACECRAFTACELA
SMILERSBRUTES
HIHATTUBEMST
EDENFBILAM
LEDTRACTORBEAMS
PALBALLETDANCER
SLYSTEEDSTEWS
Thu 11/10/2022
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
1LOCOARDORMAO
2ATOMWHEREALP
3STUNTWOMANDOE
4SEPIAMELTEEN
5ORETUBAAOL
6CANINETEETH
7MIMOSAONETIME
8AMENBURTANEW
9LINCOLNRIPENS
10INDONESIANS
11ECOUNPCACT
12PELTORCANDRE
13AXEBREAKSEVEN
14PIEOZONEAIDE
15ATVSOFTYPLOT
Wed 7/31/2019
TBSPBIBMOTO
EERIEENECARLA
STARTATTHESKULL
MRTSHEARNIP
EASTTWELVEPACES
IRASECASH
COMMANDOTYPEAB
IRAEAXEHOBO
ABROADINTRANET
QUAIDTEAL
SOUTHSEVENSTEPS
ANICLINTNRA
WESTFIVETHENDIG
NUEVAEWESEIZE
PSATSSSTOTE
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