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Jack Reuter author page

1 puzzle by Jack Reuter
with Jim Horne comments

Total	Debut
1	7/7/2019

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Debut	Fresh
12	93%

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Sun 7/7/2019 HIDDEN TACTICS
T	I	D	E	P	O	D		T	H	E	R	A	N	G	E		S	P	R	A	T
I	C	O	N	C	U	R		O	O	Z	E	S	O	U	T		E	R	O	S	E
K	E	R	A	T	I	N		K	N	I	G	H	T	T	O	B	E	I	G	H	T
I	B	M			S	O	R	E	K	N	E	E	S			A	N	N	U	A	L
B	L	A	C	K			A	N	S	E	L	S		M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E
A	U	N	T	I	E	E	M						V	E	X		T	E	S	T	Y
R	E	T	O	T	A	L		C	H	I	P	S	A	H	O	Y			H	I	S
					D	I	S	H	O	N	O	U	R			A	N	A
B	R	A	V	O	S		P	E	R	K	U	P		M	A	K	E	S	I	T
O	A	T	E	R		M	O	R	N		R	E	S	I	N		P	A	N	I	C
A	D	O	R	E		A	K	U		T	E	R	E	S	A		H	U	M	P	H
R	I	N	D	S		T	A	B	L	E	D		P	T	S		E	N	O	T	E
D	U	C	A	T		I	N	S	E	T		S	P	Y	S		W	I	N	O	S
	S	E	N	E	S	C	E		C	H	O	P	U	P		E	S	T	O	P	S
			T	S	A			C	H	E	R	O	K	E	E	S
B	T	W			N	O	S	F	E	R	A	T	U		C	O	W	B	I	R	D
I	R	I	S	H		B	I	C						G	O	S	S	A	M	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	I	A		C	M	A	J	O	R			W	H	I	T	E
O	C	T	A	N	E			P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T			T	I	S
C	H	E	C	K	M	A	T	E	I	N	O	N	E		C	O	L	L	A	R	S
A	E	R	I	E		F	R	E	E	T	O	G	O		A	M	P	U	T	E	E
L	A	S	E	R		L	A	N	D	E	D	O	N		A	B	S	C	E	S	S

I liked this more than Jeff did for a few reasons:

I'm a sucker for novelty, and this puzzle is undoubtedly innovative.
The layout is a plausible end-game situation.
The mate-in-one problem is non-trivial but simple enough for casual players to see.
I care less about inelegancies than Jeff does.

Fun fact: this is the first 22x22 NYT crossword.

Update: One of the great things about the Internet (truly) is that when you say something stupid online, you get a flood of responses pointing out your, let's not say abject stupidity, but rather, uh, well, stupid is close. I previously somehow claimed that squares without circles or triangles were not legitimate chess symbols. Not even close. There are extra Rs, an extra N, and even an extra K (We Three Kings!) Even my first comment about innovation is incorrect. Patrick Blindauer created a similar puzzle in 2007 for the New York Sun, edited by Peter Gordon.

Thanks to all our loyal readers who called me out.

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T	I	D	E	P	O	D		T	H	E	R	A	N	G	E		S	P	R	A	T
I	C	O	N	C	U	R		O	O	Z	E	S	O	U	T		E	R	O	S	E
K	E	R	A	T	I	N		K	N	I	G	H	T	T	O	B	E	I	G	H	T
I	B	M			S	O	R	E	K	N	E	E	S			A	N	N	U	A	L
B	L	A	C	K			A	N	S	E	L	S		M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E
A	U	N	T	I	E	E	M						V	E	X		T	E	S	T	Y
R	E	T	O	T	A	L		C	H	I	P	S	A	H	O	Y			H	I	S
					D	I	S	H	O	N	O	U	R			A	N	A
B	R	A	V	O	S		P	E	R	K	U	P		M	A	K	E	S	I	T
O	A	T	E	R		M	O	R	N		R	E	S	I	N		P	A	N	I	C
A	D	O	R	E		A	K	U		T	E	R	E	S	A		H	U	M	P	H
R	I	N	D	S		T	A	B	L	E	D		P	T	S		E	N	O	T	E
D	U	C	A	T		I	N	S	E	T		S	P	Y	S		W	I	N	O	S
	S	E	N	E	S	C	E		C	H	O	P	U	P		E	S	T	O	P	S
			T	S	A			C	H	E	R	O	K	E	E	S
B	T	W			N	O	S	F	E	R	A	T	U		C	O	W	B	I	R	D
I	R	I	S	H		B	I	C						G	O	S	S	A	M	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	I	A		C	M	A	J	O	R			W	H	I	T	E
O	C	T	A	N	E			P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T			T	I	S
C	H	E	C	K	M	A	T	E	I	N	O	N	E		C	O	L	L	A	R	S
A	E	R	I	E		F	R	E	E	T	O	G	O		A	M	P	U	T	E	E
L	A	S	E	R		L	A	N	D	E	D	O	N		A	B	S	C	E	S	S

T	I	D	E	P	O	D		T	H	E	R	A	N	G	E		S	P	R	A	T
I	C	O	N	C	U	R		O	O	Z	E	S	O	U	T		E	R	O	S	E
K	E	R	A	T	I	N		K	N	I	G	H	T	T	O	B	E	I	G	H	T
I	B	M			S	O	R	E	K	N	E	E	S			A	N	N	U	A	L
B	L	A	C	K			A	N	S	E	L	S		M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E
A	U	N	T	I	E	E	M						V	E	X		T	E	S	T	Y
R	E	T	O	T	A	L		C	H	I	P	S	A	H	O	Y			H	I	S
					D	I	S	H	O	N	O	U	R			A	N	A
B	R	A	V	O	S		P	E	R	K	U	P		M	A	K	E	S	I	T
O	A	T	E	R		M	O	R	N		R	E	S	I	N		P	A	N	I	C
A	D	O	R	E		A	K	U		T	E	R	E	S	A		H	U	M	P	H
R	I	N	D	S		T	A	B	L	E	D		P	T	S		E	N	O	T	E
D	U	C	A	T		I	N	S	E	T		S	P	Y	S		W	I	N	O	S
	S	E	N	E	S	C	E		C	H	O	P	U	P		E	S	T	O	P	S
			T	S	A			C	H	E	R	O	K	E	E	S
B	T	W			N	O	S	F	E	R	A	T	U		C	O	W	B	I	R	D
I	R	I	S	H		B	I	C						G	O	S	S	A	M	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	I	A		C	M	A	J	O	R			W	H	I	T	E
O	C	T	A	N	E			P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T			T	I	S
C	H	E	C	K	M	A	T	E	I	N	O	N	E		C	O	L	L	A	R	S
A	E	R	I	E		F	R	E	E	T	O	G	O		A	M	P	U	T	E	E
L	A	S	E	R		L	A	N	D	E	D	O	N		A	B	S	C	E	S	S

Jack Reuter author page

1 puzzle by Jack Reuter with Jim Horne comments

1 puzzle by Jack Reuter
with Jim Horne comments

T	I	D	E	P	O	D		T	H	E	R	A	N	G	E		S	P	R	A	T
I	C	O	N	C	U	R		O	O	Z	E	S	O	U	T		E	R	O	S	E
K	E	R	A	T	I	N		K	N	I	G	H	T	T	O	B	E	I	G	H	T
I	B	M			S	O	R	E	K	N	E	E	S			A	N	N	U	A	L
B	L	A	C	K			A	N	S	E	L	S		M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E
A	U	N	T	I	E	E	M						V	E	X		T	E	S	T	Y
R	E	T	O	T	A	L		C	H	I	P	S	A	H	O	Y			H	I	S
					D	I	S	H	O	N	O	U	R			A	N	A
B	R	A	V	O	S		P	E	R	K	U	P		M	A	K	E	S	I	T
O	A	T	E	R		M	O	R	N		R	E	S	I	N		P	A	N	I	C
A	D	O	R	E		A	K	U		T	E	R	E	S	A		H	U	M	P	H
R	I	N	D	S		T	A	B	L	E	D		P	T	S		E	N	O	T	E
D	U	C	A	T		I	N	S	E	T		S	P	Y	S		W	I	N	O	S
	S	E	N	E	S	C	E		C	H	O	P	U	P		E	S	T	O	P	S
			T	S	A			C	H	E	R	O	K	E	E	S
B	T	W			N	O	S	F	E	R	A	T	U		C	O	W	B	I	R	D
I	R	I	S	H		B	I	C						G	O	S	S	A	M	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	I	A		C	M	A	J	O	R			W	H	I	T	E
O	C	T	A	N	E			P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T			T	I	S
C	H	E	C	K	M	A	T	E	I	N	O	N	E		C	O	L	L	A	R	S
A	E	R	I	E		F	R	E	E	T	O	G	O		A	M	P	U	T	E	E
L	A	S	E	R		L	A	N	D	E	D	O	N		A	B	S	C	E	S	S