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2 puzzles by Scot Ober
with Constructor comments

Total	Debut	Latest	Collabs
2	7/8/2004	9/19/2018	1

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

Scrab	Debut	Fresh
1.67	8	25%

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Collaborator: Jeff Chen

Wed 9/19/2018
I	V	S			R	U	S	E		B	O	A	R	D
T	I	C		C	I	G	A	R		I	C	I	E	R
T	C	H	O	T	C	H	K	E		G	E	S	S	O
	I	N	U	R	E		S	C	H	M	A	L	T	Z
		A	T	L				T	B	O	N	E	S
C	H	U	T	Z	P	A	H		O	U	I
L	I	Z	A		S	L	A	P		T	A	L	E	S
A	Y	E		Y	I	D	D	I	S	H		A	L	A
P	A	R	M	A		A	T	T	A		O	V	A	L
			I	R	E		O	Y	G	E	V	A	L	T
	B	I	N	D	E	R				M	I	L
M	E	G	I	L	L	A	H		S	I	N	A	I
A	L	I	B	I		V	E	R	K	L	E	M	P	T
D	I	V	A	N		E	R	N	I	E		P	O	E
D	E	E	R	E		S	O	A	P			S	S	N

SCOT: My inlaws were Jewish immigrants, and my wife and I bar mitzvahed three sons, so coming up with Yiddish expressions was not a problem. My only concern was that I include only entries that were sort of mainstream. In my first submission, Will accepted the theme entries but was not satisfied with the fill. That was when I brought on Jeff Chen to partner with me, and his fill, as usual, had plenty of sparkle.

The timeline was, I think, pretty typical for the NYT; I submitted the puzzle on Sep 11, 2017; it was accepted on Dec 11, 2017, and it is published today, Sep 19—about a year from start to finish.

Thu 7/8/2004
A	S	I	F		S	W	E	E	P		A	T	O	Z
L	A	N	A		T	H	R	E	E		L	O	N	I
M	A	R	L		O	I	L	E	R		T	M	E	N
A	B	I	C	Y	C	L	E		I	A	M	B	I	C
			O	A	K	S		I	O	W	A
	C	A	N	T	S	T	A	N	D	O	N	I	T	S
B	A	R	R				T	O	I	L		S	E	A
O	R	G	Y		N	S	Y	N	C		L	I	E	N
N	E	O		T	I	T	O				A	T	M	S
O	W	N	B	E	C	A	U	S	E	I	T	I	S
			I	C	K	Y		A	C	T	V
S	T	J	O	H	N		T	W	O	T	I	R	E	D
M	O	E	N		A	F	O	F	L		A	I	D	E
U	G	L	I		M	A	R	I	E		N	O	N	E
T	A	L	C		E	D	I	T	S		S	T	A	R

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

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

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

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

Scot Ober author page

2 puzzles by Scot Ober with Constructor comments

2 puzzles by Scot Ober
with Constructor comments

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

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