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Philip Koski author page

2 puzzles by Philip Koski
with Jim Horne comments

Total	Debut	Latest
2	12/8/2021	6/8/2023

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

Circle	Scrab	Debut	Fresh
2	1.47	6	47%

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See the 6 answer words debuted by Philip Koski.

Thu 6/8/2023
U	N	I		G	A	R	B	O		A	T	A	L	L
S	O	N		I	T	O	O	K		P	A	L	E	O
E	T	S		S	O	L	O	S		S	I	L	T	S
S	A	C	R	E	D	L	Y		D	E	C	I	D	E
U	P	H	O	L	D		A	S	I		H	E	I	R
P	R	O	C	E	S	S		P	R	A	I	S	E	S
	O	O	H			C	E	L	T	S
	B	L	E	T	C	H	L	E	Y	P	A	R	K
				M	O	U	S	E			V	E	E
D	I	S	T	I	L	L		N	O	M	I	N	E	E
O	W	I	E		O	Z	S		H	E	L	E	N	A
G	A	S	M	A	N		M	A	S	S	A	G	E	S
S	N	A	P	S		T	I	T	U	S		A	Y	E
I	N	L	E	T		S	T	O	R	E		D	E	L
T	A	S	H	A		A	H	M	E	D		E	D	S

Flip Koski is one of the unsung heroes here at XWord Info.

We've been collecting biographical information about NYT constructors, and the vast majority of pre-Shortz bios and photos come from Flip's diligent research. He has dug through obits, contacted surviving relatives and colleagues, and scoured old newspaper articles and yearbooks.

Besides the constructors in Flip's notes above, he has uncovered:

a 677-clue crossword constructor
the first Schrödinger constructor
a WWII Marine office wounded at Iwo Jima
Maleska's "most appreciated constructor of them all"
the president of the New Jersey League of Women Voters in the 1920s
a talk-show host
an Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist
A minister who became a Times employee and $64,000 Question contestant
a constructor inspired by alternate-side parking in NYC

Jeff Chen, David Steinberg, and I are very grateful for his amazing sleuthing.

Wed 12/8/2021
S	W	A	B		T	W	A	N	G		E	D	I	T
H	O	S	E		A	I	R	E	R		A	I	D	A
O	M	I	T		I	N	T	R	O		S	A	A	B
A	B	A	T	T	L	E	O	F	W	I	T	S
L	A	G	E	R			O	S	L	O		P	A	C
S	T	O	R	I	E	D			S	N	O	O	T	Y
				B	O	A	R	D			E	R	O	S
S	A	R	G	E	N	T	P	O	R	T	R	A	I	T
A	R	E	A			A	M	O	C	O
G	O	B	L	E	T			M	A	R	I	M	B	A
E	D	U		R	U	S	T			S	N	E	A	K
		T	S	A	R	N	I	C	H	O	L	A	S	I
A	N	T	E		B	A	T	H	E		A	N	E	T
W	R	A	P		O	I	L	E	R		I	T	S	A
S	A	L	T		S	L	E	W	S		D	O	T	S

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

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

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

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

Philip Koski author page

2 puzzles by Philip Koski with Jim Horne comments

2 puzzles by Philip Koski
with Jim Horne comments

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

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