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Puzzles for January, 2013
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Tue 1/1/2013
ABODEFLINTFOX
RUBESRADARATE
EXAMSABOLITION
TOMEAPRDCAREA
EMANCIPATION
TAKETOTSARS
CUBISMSIMMOO
ABRAHAMLINCOLN
SEANASNEARLY
ARTOOROBINS
PROCLAMATION
CAMEBYANELOVE
OFSLAVERYZOWIE
BRRCELIASTAND
BOPHYMANASSES
Wed 1/2/2013
FROOTKWAIICBM
LORNANASTRARA
OHAREOGLEONIN
RELABELRUNWAY
MOSLEMSEEN
PCPASSAYER
ALASSTRANSECT
YEPODORIZEYAH
SANTAANATORRE
EPHEDRATER
JANECAESAR
SORARENONARAB
EARNPOETSNORE
GNATUVEAETTAS
ONUSBOLLLOOPS
Thu 1/3/2013
ALLFORAPOLLO
LIEABEDSNIPEAT
INACOMAIINSIST
OEDVATOMESTE
TOSTADANATATOR
OUTSTEPTAKERS
TOPELITERARY
ACE
IMAGINESTEED
SLAMONTROUPED
AIRIESTTERRINE
DEYSUEUDOGAM
ISOBARSBANDORE
SCRAPESESTONIA
MURDERHOLEIN
Fri 1/4/2013
COAXAPPSNIPAT
OLDERAREAZURE
MAINSTREAMMEDIA
BYROTESLUEDAM
ONERSENTIN
CONSPIREGATHER
ANDSEUSSGEESE
PEASSETATMATH
RICERSHREDDEI
ANKLETESCROWED
CAPOFFHARI
ASHORALDWELLS
WHATMORECANISAY
NOISEASSTDOIN
SORENSHIAANTE
Sat 1/5/2013
MAKEPEACEADENI
ALEXANDRATRYON
HAPPYDAYSEJECT
ANTISPERISHE
LIARPATBENATAR
OSTELLOYDLANI
LODZDELCO
WOODYWOODPECKER
ISSUEORAL
NOMEAFLATAPBS
CLOSEQUOTENEET
HESWINGADLAI
EMILEGIRLGROUP
LINERUSHERETTE
LOGOSSTOWAWAYS
Sun 1/6/2013 PUZZLE ENVY
DADASSISTSJACKSNAN
ARATURNPROEBOATUZI
NIGHTVISIONJOULEMEX
COMEASANYBURNERERE
ISAACKNEEPANTSLURID
NORTHVIETNAMESEINI
SEENSSRLENSCAP
ANNSLEDTRIPIGUANA
BIASDROSSANIONBLEW
EXTORTNAPAVALLEYVWS
OILYNOVACANCYUTAH
ANONOWVOYAGERSLALOM
MENSSTAREERODEDUPE
PRAISENYROWENDEEL
MALTESEDPSCOOK
VANNORFOLKVIRGINIA
THERELORDMAYORONEND
AOLSCALARXFLTODATE
GUVCARATNIAVARDALOS
USEEAGLEECLOGUEONT
PETSNEADBOLSTERNEE

ANDREA:

This collaboration came about because in the summer of 2012 Dan Feyer and his lovely girlfriend Gretchen organized a fundraiser up in Napa Valley (where Gretchen grew up). In between rounds, Dan entertained up with a trivia game where all the answers had the initials NV, for Napa Valley. I thought that might make a good basis for a crossword.

To me, it would be funny and risque to have a puzzle called "Puzzle NV" so I suggested to Dan that we expand his list into a Sunday-sized puzzle. Never mind that although he is the five time ACPT solving champion, he had only constructed one puzzle and was reluctant to risk his one for one perfect creation/acceptance rate. (It pays to enlist geniuses as collaborators.) So I talked him into expanding the list he had, we found a half dozen nice solid pairs. Lucky for me, Dan wanted the challenge of constructing a Sunday-sized grid, which I've still not yet been able to do on my own. (My three solo Sunday attempts have not been accepted by any major publication.)

Before I knew it, Dan had created a fabulous grid with a crowning touch of stacking three of the theme answers. The hardest part was getting him to not be such a perfectionist and keep creating grid after grid. We settled on one and THEN tried to perfect it.

Mon 1/7/2013
WHIMCLAPSFLAW
EURONEWLYLOSE
BRONZESKINYOWL
NEATWASIKID
SOFTCPANENTRE
OBIHEARTOFGOLD
SISIRIDROC
OTTAWANSARALEE
MOOATTREAD
BUNSOFSTEELAVE
ALOOFULMARDEN
ACIDANAASIF
BEDECHROMEDOME
AREATAGUPGOAD
ASADSTETSETTU
Tue 1/8/2013
BANETACHREHAB
OWENECHOAMARE
WARDCLEOTONGA
LIDOSHUFFLEGER
STYRONEDMOND
SHOULDERCUT
VIREOSAARQTIP
INODIRTYANO
ASTAINGETATAR
PACKAGEDEAL
SETSINILLBET
ICIDECKOFCARDS
STORMHALFGAGA
TONKAURGEEVER
ARSONGOALSODS
Wed 1/9/2013
LABORIDSEXIST
AMINONAPRYDER
VINCADREWALINE
ADDEDPUNCHEDDY
MUSSISM
OCTALSCHCPA
DROPPEDTHEBALL
MOONCIAIDOL
BROKETHERECORD
ASKBROLOSES
ABAJAIL
OPALSHOTSUBPAR
TOOKAHIKEMOOLA
IONICYEANUKES
SHEETARMSTEEP
Thu 1/10/2013
WHITEMIADEBAR
HIMOMERRINANE
EHUDBARAKSIETE
NOSABLEINGRID
BRNOITEM
IDLIKETOBUYANE
POUTERNAPALT
ONREDTORWAUGH
DOCARFMORRIE
WHBBLOFFORTUNB
SVENINKY
VERTEXONEDADO
CLEARBODYARMOR
ROARSIZEYEARS
SIREESYRSAJAK
Fri 1/11/2013
MANXCATSDANDER
AMIRIGHTIBERIA
SPLATTERCLOUDS
YESSIREENET
CAPESIPOSOKRA
OWEDRTESCUD
MARHOUSEMUSIC
PISTOLATARTANS
TICKETSTUBLOP
ABEIPADFETA
BONYZOOSNUDES
ARGMINOTAUR
SOURONFOLKHERO
INLOVEENDEARED
NOFEESDEADTREE
Sat 1/12/2013
SIGHTINGJARFUL
ASLOOSEASAGOOSE
CHAINLINKFENCES
HAMSENDEARARS
ELITEEERACNE
MLSCOURTPECAN
FORMSDOTIME
IACOCCAHENNAED
CLARASHONDA
ALTARLATTECSA
NOSYCUBREACT
TCUPANICSTBAR
WAITINGTOEXHALE
ITTAKESALLKINDS
NESTEDTELECAST
Sun 1/13/2013 MAGIC SQUARE
CONJOBHOOKSUPBLUESY
ASLOPEAPPEASEOOLITE
THREEFIVESEVENBONGOS
TABSOMARPERCYSAHIB
CRANEDEAVETCU
MATHEMATICALNETCOST
RAIMITETRAGREEN
UNREADSAUSAGETALESE
BIENNIALMAIISAT
TATI816INCNITA
INFLIGHT357REAREXIT
BUOYOOH492ARLO
EDUCNLETALLTEES
TERESARIBCAGEYLEVEL
NEALSCAPRABAILS
BRISTLEHORIZONTALLY
RANAYESDETOUR
ATEONSTEPSTOILALKA
WITHITADDUPTOFIFTEEN
LOWISHINFIDELPLANET
SNOOTYNASTASESADDLE
Mon 1/14/2013
ABSSWAGASTUTE
MACHALEREESES
UKEUNITSTANDS
LENDINGANEAR
ERIEANTONASA
TYCOBBDAVINCI
RECTILINEAR
MAMMAAECTAWNY
GREGKINNEAR
MISSENDTOASTS
TDSCLEATNERO
THEENDISNEAR
CAREENDEMOPIE
ABUSESOLEOETS
NETTLEWESTDST
Tue 1/15/2013
BAITICANTHOOK
ULNANOUSEORSO
NORMSHEETNITS
THEPAPERCHASE
SADMIRETHNIC
DIRECTROUTES
WAHINEOASAVI
HUEVORODPATEN
ERRAOLFINERY
LABASSISTANT
PLINTHOTTRAT
CAUGHTUNAWARE
CRIBREICEABLE
DUDEAREASIBET
REELYARNSFISH
Wed 1/16/2013
WOODPAPERVIS
ALFAEVOKEBELT
DEFYCEREBRALLY
SPOCKSILVER
ATEHADTOLIEGE
TRADITIONALTIN
TAKENAPEXBYTE
BAUMLEAR
PFFTROLODANCE
URLANNIVERSARY
PEARLDEEREBYE
PINUPSAPHIS
EGGBEATERSASTR
THEYNOFEENCAA
STSGIFTSGOLD
Thu 1/17/2013
RATTATICEDTEA
ISEENOWHOTDAMN
BEATSMEOARSMAN
THEBIGPLEPIE
DDAYBALE
ROSSSEAPEAL
ANTHELGICTURES
GUEVARACARRACE
STRIKINGOSEDOL
EYESTHEPILL
GNAWROIS
OAKSINGOREAN
LORELEIRELIEVE
EMOTIONBEESWAX
MINDTHEGSEESTO
Fri 1/18/2013
WHATDOYOUMEANWE
BACHELORPARTIES
CREASERESISTANT
TOOKTILDA
BEASTSSIBCOIT
BALOODEMITNNE
QUIKGRADEAEGGS
ARMYWORMS
JOEYRAMONECRUX
ANNSTOLEMAIZE
CALCSPFREPAID
ADIOSBALE
MASSAGESONESEGO
ATTENTIONGETTER
RESTSONONESOARS
Sat 1/19/2013
JESUSFISHASSES
OPERAARIAXTILE
BILLABONGLOCAL
SSEBINGLINT
ATNOOILSWALTZ
CLICKCEASEFIRE
TECHIETILTAAR
ONEGLANA
STEGLOBBAZAAR
WHAMMYBARPULSE
EERIEIDEDRIFE
ERASDAISBAN
PICTSTATTOOART
ETHERSTATUSBAR
AZERAEASYPEASY
Sun 1/20/2013 ALL-INSPIRING
LAICALDRUIDSHGWELLS
ESCAPEREGLUEEROSION
THEROYALWHEELBERETTA
RACERFAISALOREMTSP
IMUSTRUNCAFTANSOWL
DEBSGIRDSSAHIBBRIE
EDEDECATRIBECAOAFS
THETAMOUSERLADLES
TORINOPULSARGENE
ESASUTILITYTEPIDITY
CLISTINECORALTEA
HOLBROOKHEMATICFOLK
OOFSBESUREKNELLS
REPOSTPLASMAWEBMD
EDAMHOLEDUPLARAYOS
SITSELISTSEALSMORN
OFTSWEETONAYEGOUDA
NIEAHASTORSOSUNSER
ACROBATDONOTPASSGOAL
TENSILEOLEOLESTELLA
ESSENESALTMANNOREST
Mon 1/21/2013
MOLDBAGELSJAW
AREAALEXISISO
LOCKESLOCKSNCO
TOYSDOEEXED
ACUTEPENNSPENS
PHRASESTODDY
TOECADPAC
WRIGHTSRIGHTS
TAOLOTRAY
WHEELBANDAGE
HAMMSHAMSEAVES
ALESARAEINE
MTNLISZTSLISTS
MEDERODESSTAR
YRSDYNAMOHYPO
Tue 1/22/2013
WISERGASPSHUN
ELOPEOLIOAINT
BLUECHEESEVASE
READSSTATUS
TAMPLAINYOGURT
ARABTRUYESES
COSMOSIMHO
WHIPPEDBUTTER
TAXITARGET
FARSIOUSAGAS
STEAMEDMILKSLO
TOPHATLEIGH
ONEAHEAVYCREAM
PEARACMEKILLS
SRTANOIRSPLAT
Wed 1/23/2013
PACTBYMEHALT
OVERCROATUCLA
MENUHEYYAHICK
PETEROTOOLEDOE
ONEACTEFRON
MORESOLAILAALI
ATLIPORIJN
ISAACNEWTON
ARNETIEARF
PAULRYANSOFTIE
RINSOSTUONS
OLDIVANKATRUMP
PSATABOUTACAI
OATSTBONEGATE
STEPSANKUNES
Thu 1/24/2013
BANANASPEACOAT
OPENERAADSORBS
FAVICONPITSTOP
FRANKSINATRA
TETEHANSEL
RADIIYOUYOWZA
ENTREENAPSAID
AGRAEXTRATINY
MOANLIEWARNED
ERICSSTDBASSI
RANOUTREAR
NISSANSENTRA
ABUTTALAPAIROF
CARRERADESCANT
EMBASSYARTEMIS
Fri 1/25/2013
SCOTPECKSSOB
THREEFORONEARI
RAINBOWROOMDOG
IRONAGETISSUE
ALLEYRUSSCORA
TIERPOREOINKS
EESDOUBLEBOGEY
MORTALSIN
STRUCKANOTECMD
CHESSGINSCAAN
YETISEVESORTA
TRICKYSITSOUT
HANINTHEFUTURE
EPASTEALSBASES
DYESHELFREST
Sat 1/26/2013
GAYPARADEPAROL
OSULLIVANIRINA
RAMADAINNOTOES
DIANELANENIGHT
OLSONTOASCRIP
ZENDALATE
SWEATEDSILENTN
CENTERMAIDEN
RIGHTOHQUIVERY
EMILGASUP
WANESREOSADAS
BRETTDANCEHALL
AESIRMRSTEEVEE
CROCIALERTMIND
KANSANETLOSSES
Sun 1/27/2013 BLACK CATS
CAESURAMASCOTCBSTV
ALSORANTADPOLERECUE
LETONTOETHANESADOBE
IRONSSOTHERESIZER
COPYCRIMEVERYWELL
OSSIEPTASTEARSSAID
SCRODWILLAHER
STARSHIPBARKEEPMIGS
IOTAEVILQUEENALATE
BLOWDRYEELSCARAT
SLIDETOMTEDDIMEA
ALCOAPESOASYLUMS
PATIOTERRORISTDIMS
ALMATABLOIDMTARARAT
MUSGRAPEONRYE
EMTSGRAMPSHEADUELS
SPACEMENLATEXSUIT
TASTEBARENTSPERSE
MAIMSSTONIERAIRDATE
ELOPETIREDLYSOOTIER
LENINOCASEYENFOLDS
Mon 1/28/2013
IMPIDLESDADAS
NORLEEZAERUPT
FUELLEVELCAMPO
ENTOMIKEHAMMER
STEUBENSIDYAM
TIEREDPERUSE
SENATSLIPOPED
WHATATOOL
ARALSUBSBLOKE
LETSONCLONES
ABERAEIHAVEIT
MODELPLANEELLE
OXIDEFIREDRILL
DERNSIDESTNOL
ESTASNAMESERE
Tue 1/29/2013
REDSORCASCASS
APOPZILCHANTI
VIVAZAPATAVIAL
ICESAWMAMMAMIA
DADALERS
ABOVOOLIVER
DONORMERSYVES
EXCLAMATIONMARK
NYETBIASAETNA
AVANTIINSET
OBAMANIL
AIRPLANEFERVOR
SLOEHELLODOLLY
IBARANSELTOGA
SOREBAAEDEGAN
Wed 1/30/2013
QUADSJEWSBRIE
EFRONIMOKMENU
DOCTORNONOAFAR
HOAXBANJOJO
ACCEPTLILARAP
BOOMEMAGCOMMA
ELLADAYBRR
LETMYPEOPLEGOGO
BEGVIAAJAR
GOGOLWEEDNARC
AVALAHRELMIRA
DISCOCODIEU
DECOMAKEITSOSO
EDAMEMILHIJAB
DOPESIDEECOLI
Thu 1/31/2013
SPACEJAMDESK
ORGANIZERSINCE
WOEBEGONEANTON
SONARCELERON
FARONTOLERATE
ESESUMMONED
SGTWAHRCRY
TEASTEASETEES
RELSPECADD
INASTATEHSN
MONARCHSOUTGO
NETLIKERAISE
EVITETINDERBOX
SINESEQUITABLE
SLEDSTRESSED
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