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Puzzles for February, 2008
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Fri 2/1/2008
ASSUAGEGRAPPLE
POURCOLDWATERON
IMAGINARYFRIEND
EBBEDPENTANEZ
CELSASSNSPASO
EREELISERATON
CRONYSESAME
WISHINGGENTLES
ACTONEDIRTY
TERMSHOFFAJED
CHIPRUNTSMEMO
HOCRENEWCIRCE
OUTRIGGERCANOES
USEDCARSALESMEN
TERSELYPINKEST
Sat 2/2/2008
ADEROLOCORNER
DJSELONAREOLA
ZIPPIESTJESTER
BRINGTOJUSTICE
POETSOPENAMTS
RUSTANONNTEST
OTSREFEREE
MIORESTSONSTU
PASCHALTIS
ABRAMOEILMARE
DEADROWSFIRED
VENTRILOQUISTS
ITCHESRUNFORIT
SLOANELOOTEAR
EERIERDISHKSU
Sun 2/3/2008 JUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
LOFTDEADONUPSIDEC
HELLOERNESTELEONORA
TOMEIERESTUHARDLOOK
TIECLIPSPOPGUNAANDE
PICKEDSMISLEDPAYEES
STEROSIERTIS
ACCSALINESTWOHEADS
LOOSSLATSWOONXMEN
LOUTSOLEOTEEFSTALE
ALREADYSUPRASCARRIE
TRIADSTEAKAILEY
SMELLYJOININGREMLIN
OASISFERNNEMOSELMA
CLANDLEIFSAGEWING
KINGLEAREASEONTSOS
AUKSPATESOHM
SPAWNSPEARLSCLEANSE
PALEOMOESHALIARLIAR
ONEFLESHHANSOMOASTS
SETTINGSARTUROAWAIT
EDASNERSTANDCDINE
Mon 2/4/2008
ONCEIDEALFAST
LEIARETROONTO
DONTBEASTRANGER
MUDDENDZONE
PAVESESSESLOU
ATEBNAIRASP
CAESARRADIO
DROPINANYTIME
LTCOLAOLERS
LOGOBEINNAP
ALATILESBOSSY
WELFAREODIN
YALLCOMEBACKNOW
EROONAVALEARP
RYNESNAREYMCA
Tue 2/5/2008
PALEOGEEAMBER
ELEERULELOOSE
PARKEDILLEGALLY
SRONEDLIT
IMINTROUBLEHEP
ORSNAIROXO
EMORYDRESCHER
MARMHERBSHOCK
CREATUREBOSSY
ECOIRISPER
EOSPRESSAGENTS
USAPREIII
LENGTHYMEETINGS
OVULEEBANMERS
SATYRPARTPREY
Wed 2/6/2008
BOATMCKAYEGGO
AHSOPHILOCLAP
SNIPHOLLOWSUIT
SOFTYINFETONS
HEIROCEANS
HIRINGSQUADS
ARISTOURLYIPE
HONLOSESITBOA
ACDCFISBAKERS
HEEDTHEKITTY
GRANDEORES
CLAIRWANISLAM
HAIRYTALESOILY
ERSEBLISSFLAT
REEDSKATEFISH
Thu 2/7/2008
SABLEGOPSALES
ARYANARECLOVE
VENUSTRAPREMIX
ENIDINNCURATE
RAGWEIGHTBOXER
HEEDYES
ASTIRSHEAENDS
THERESAINMYSOUP
EYREPLEAASFOR
BEABREL
INFIELDRULEYTD
NORMALAPEEZRA
CLOAKZIPUPYOUR
AINGEASEDENSE
SEDERXERFRETS
Fri 2/8/2008
MRISEGOBOOSTS
AINTPATENTLAW
DPLUSOZONEHOLE
LEETAXESNEWME
INANELYFIREUP
BIGAPEBLOGRDS
SNUFFHAIGHT
GETONTHESTICK
AROMASSEANS
PRODELISTOPIT
RENEWSPLANSTO
ELEMIDEIONITO
CAPEVERDEDAZED
ITINERANTJERI
SENDSAWAYASSN
Sat 2/9/2008
SARCASMEMPOWER
AQUARIATEATIME
NULLITYINTERIM
JAEDUBUQUEENE
OMOOPERURAMEN
SAUNASBEDSTAND
ENTERSATEONT
GIGANTISM
STAELIEKAFIR
SCHMALTZCANADA
PRIEDWEARTREN
IONROADBEDSAP
COMFORTIWOJIMA
EGALITEDERIDES
SENATORELEMENT
Sun 2/10/2008 REVERSE ENGLISH
THIRDRATEREBUSECUA
ORATORICALUTOPIANISM
TOPSBOTTOMFATSSKINNY
TDSBOASPUSHYIDEAL
REPSKISDDS
MAJORSMINORBEARSBULL
AVOWAMANAALIEESAU
LINDASARANHESSDATS
PLAYSWORKHEAVYSLIGHT
HASHONEBARIAMESS
COSTCOASSENT
ASPCARIGSMANEFWD
SPRINGSFALLHIRESFIRE
BIOGOTAYABORTTOXIN
IRMATRIONOTCHRENT
GOSRETURNCASHSCHARGE
RAMVERYHEY
AGAINMISERWEALZAG
LEFTSRIGHTPARKSDRIVE
FLATTENOUTSWEETIEPIE
ATRYAGREETENSENESS
Mon 2/11/2008
OBITHECHEDRAB
WIFIECLATREPO
NOSEAROUNDACRO
TBONETWAIN
SMEARODDCOUPLE
TALCUMEARP
EDSPACMANOFF
PAINTTHETOWNRED
TEEZITHERIDO
TOOLDICTUM
SNOWWHITETROPE
MURALOMAHA
IDIGJOBOPENING
LINEIRATENCAA
EEGSMETEDYEGG
Tue 2/12/2008
MEDALEGADASIF
ALEXAMOLEFATE
REMEMBERPROFILE
ANOBORISMOLLS
TACTNILSIR
RECOLLECTDUST
GLAREAKASOU
OATMEALGRAMMAR
EMIBAMLEARN
RECALLWAITING
CUERNASAGO
CLARATACITZEN
RECOUNTCALORIES
AGESBOASMANSE
BODSAPSESWEET
Wed 2/13/2008
SOUPPANSYACNE
ARNOILENECOUP
CLAWSTRINGTRIO
ROPECOOPPINTS
ENTRIESCOOS
SSSFRANAPE
SODASBLOTSLAD
THEWHOLESHEBANG
DHSERICAWEDGE
SIKHTPKJET
COTSAERATOR
HULASCUTSTOPE
OPERAROLESRYAN
WORDERASEOORT
INKSVENTSNUTS
Thu 2/14/2008
AMILORDMOSCOW
POROBEYAPIARY
POOLSIDETEMPLE
ANNETTECANIT
LIONHADOHLINE
LENDFRIAREVAH
LEOSCATEMU
ATHNOWHHISHED
MAOSLOENOS
AMFMSONNYABCS
HADAHESOHBEAT
IDLEDREFRAME
TAXMANHBREAKER
ORIENTHILLETE
EMENDSSTETROO
Fri 2/15/2008
PASSEDUPSTUPID
ARTUROTOSCANINI
CLERICALCOLLARS
MERGEHAIRLINES
ANNECARONMOPE
NEOFOGINNIKON
NAMESCUTEST
MADIGANSADEYES
CLONESDOMED
EGGONLOCUSMUD
NEWTHULKSTILE
TRACTABLEPUNTS
INTHENEARFUTURE
ROCKANDROLLSTAR
ENHALOSOUPIEST
Sat 2/16/2008
GETSMADCEREALS
ACETONEUTENSIL
BURETTECHATTER
FARTHERHYDRAS
EDITEDDILAILS
SONIAORFEPROW
TRENTPORNOEWE
GENEVIEVE
UMPNONETEXACT
KIRSCLIORISHI
ENOLHENPASSEL
EXOCETTACTUAL
TRIPLETSATIATE
VAMOOSEAVENGER
SLANDERRODGERS
Sun 2/17/2008 POLITICAL LEADERS
EATMEERACITEARARAT
SCRAMBLEDONEMORETIME
SAYHEYKIDHUSBANDTOBE
ESTERSNEVERSTAHITI
STORYVENIREBEZEL
BADDIEKOSNABOB
RADSEMISPEUROI
IRECAPNRETINAESIZE
DUMDUMSDAMASCUSSTEEL
OBIESHELPTEETER
FATTEDCALFTERRACOTTA
EMILIAAIRSUKIAH
PRICEEARNINGSFORESEE
LUNTUPCCODEMAMENBA
USCEENEAVESTOD
STABSFLYBOUTON
RAHALTARTARCOIGN
CLOVENFORKEDGAUCHE
SLOWINGDOWNROYALTIES
RAINORSHINEPRESIDENT
ORNERYLESSESTFORTS
Mon 2/18/2008
BOBUPFLUBGEAR
ABASEIOTAOMNI
LIBERALBENEFITS
KEYFLIESVERSE
LEIAPER
RADICALSIGNALT
ALERTSMEATSTEW
ILIAOARLANA
NOTSOFARPOURIN
STYLEFTHANGING
ADZAYES
STYLEPATTYHAT
PROGRESSIVELENS
IOWALAINAORTA
NYSESTAGRYDER
Tue 2/19/2008
YIPSLEEJGLARE
ARIAOBLAOOZES
KATYGRAFSQUAT
ONTHEGOLFCOURSE
VISINEALFA
LRONATCOST
SELMALORNINTO
PLAYINGEIGHTEEN
ALUMYANGEYING
RADIALDAWG
SLOEREVISE
HITTINGTHELINKS
ASIANRAINLOIS
STAKEEXECLILA
HOSEDTISHALLY

This crossword combines my favorite sport with the gimmick of having multiple theme answers clued identically. Under letter dated Aug. 27, 2007, I pitched this puzzle to Will as a Wednesday; thus, it's not surprising that few of my original clues were used. My proposed theme clues involved cross-referencing, so that each theme answer clued the others.

I liked the edited version so much better that, in the ensuing months, I did three more puzzles with a similar approach — see 8/13/2008, 9/25/2008, & 9/30/2010. See also 1/28/2007, a Sunday in which Bruce Venzke and I did essentially the same thing, with adjustments for singular and plural pronouns.

Wed 2/20/2008
ECZEMAWIGTAPS
SLAKEDACEADIT
TIMETRAVELHOLA
APBROBESAIRER
TAOOILAPTEST
ERNETEAMSPIRIT
STILLCITESNO
FAULTLINE
ESPBPOEDECOR
SPACECADETGORE
CAROLSNBARDS
ORALSNAZISDEI
REPOMAJORCHORD
TMENATADOUBLE
SETSPOXSTRAYS
Thu 2/21/2008
ROBEPSATTHIS
UPATATADREADE
SAUCEPANSERROL
ELMLARDAPED
FILTERBASKET
IBARSARIANNA
SASSAMNIONOTT
ALICHEWSATCAT
ABARESTEDSKIL
CONCERTLISLE
SAMDONALDSON
ORLEAIWAQUA
CANOEMIXEDNUTS
ITEMSARIDOINK
NAYSISEEUTES
Fri 2/22/2008
SADBUTTRUELODI
GREENBEANSAVON
TENNISACESRETE
MOVEPROVEKNOX
ALETADOINGMAC
JARTBONEUNITE
MEOWSCNOTES
SODACANLOCATES
THEARTJONAH
ARESOLAWNSNOR
MERWHOMEEVADE
PASTAVERTIPOD
ALKALESLEYGORE
CLIPALVINAILEY
TYNESLIPNSLIDE
Sat 2/23/2008
FATBACKNETFLIX
AREAMAPANALOGY
SOLDERSREMOVAL
ONELEGSISREVE
AROMASHAREM
ATTNPACDEL
ROADWARRIORJAM
CONSENTINGADULT
HTSSTALACTITES
XESEWAREST
QATARIGETIT
ULANPRECARTEL
AVIATORSHMOOZE
KILDARESESAMES
ENSUINGERODERS
Sun 2/24/2008 WINNERS? CIRCLES
THEOSCARSONATALISPS
NONONONOSOONERENCRE
ONTHEWATERFRONTNIHIL
TERSEAWSERNNOTIME
EYEBITEPLAICEINES
SSEPETERJACKSONADD
SITSANOONEALL
LAWLESSBICENCSLEDS
ETHICOMAHANASSYRIA
SLIMEDUNFORGIVENSNL
OATAMIGOAUDENLET
TSECLARKGABLETAHITI
HECKLEROYLFADGESTE
OSHEAILKLESROASTER
RENATOOILIBIS
HIPMARLEEMATLINCOD
MESHALDOUSBELTAPU
ACTOUTSUVROEABNER
HUMUSSHIRLEYMACLAINE
ABASERISEUPEXAMINES
LASERSPASMSDEBATERS
Mon 2/25/2008
POPSCOASTHALF
ANEWALLAHOLIO
STRIPTEASEMESA
TOUPEESHEEXAM
EARLNRA
SKASANDDOLLAR
CITEDREOBOOZE
ATALEEGGINCUR
MERITDELNEHRU
PRIMEMOVERSEN
IRAGOBS
WOODGOTTAPOUT
ALVAPAINTHORSE
SEATIRENETESS
HOLEESSENSORT
Tue 2/26/2008
TOADPOPSSNORE
ARGOUPONWOMBS
LEANLATEETAIL
CORNELLSANDERS
EMTKEEP
PISMATEENACTS
EMORYBOARDPARE
CODASFRORENEE
ANONTULANEROAD
NAMATHSNAPETS
CORKMOP
MARQUETTESHARE
AEIOUPOETORAL
PARSEIDEANITS
BLESSSONGEASE
Wed 2/27/2008
DEBTSALLASKTO
ILLATTOESTEAD
SKEDADDLETRIBE
SAMOAFRITOS
RMSPAWNBROKERS
BOYDNARYELSA
IWOULDREPO
NUCLEARFAMILY
DATANEMEAN
OSHADOTSOMNI
THERMOMETEROKS
OILMANAMAIN
ONEADSUBSISTED
LENDLPALNEEDS
ESSAYAWEYEAST
Thu 2/28/2008
WRAPGRIMEMAIL
EASERANIGAGNE
ABITADINGOOFF
RESERVATIONGOT
ROARDUOS
TAOISMORIGINAL
ELFSEINEFORA
NOTHINGISBETTER
THEONOSIRINK
SANCTIONGIANTS
KERRPACT
THETRANSPARENT
RAVELNEAPEMER
IRENECOLLSIMI
MESSYESMETTOP
Fri 2/29/2008
IMACSKATEOVER
NONOMAIDENNAME
ANONALPHATESTS
POTTERSORRIEST
OPHELIACOOL
THESSALYSPLAT
HORSEGOREYTAB
ENYACAKESMAKE
RIOBLEEPVALET
CURIELEMONLAW
AFARLETITBE
BEDCOVERRETIRE
ICEICEBABYOMEN
THENATURALBEAU
SORELOSERASKS
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