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Puzzles for January, 2024
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Mon 1/1/2024
INCURAGEDROLE
SCORECUREERAS
HONDAIRISFEST
DUCKDUCKGOOSE
STUTOITORSOS
TICKTICKBOOM
RATIOHIPSBAM
IRONCOATSPOLE
PARROOKCHAIR
HIPHIPHOORAY
SURELYIOUDSL
THERETHERENOW
RATEHULACLAWS
OURSALOTIGLOO
PLOYTUNELAKES
Tue 1/2/2024
EPAALTARLEGS
LEMONSODATEXAN
STANDDOWNHITME
EASTLAKERREA
OSCARGODARK
TAKEOUTROBE
AWLUTERIMINE
DOUBLENEGATIVES
ALMAOVATEERA
SLOWMISSYOU
GIVEINMATTE
ECOMOPEREASE
SITUPSTOPLIGHT
TEEMSSELLATHON
ERRSTREYSADA
Wed 1/3/2024
RABBIWINGBBQ
ALARMHANOILOU
BOREPEATINGAXE
EENYKITTOASIS
DEREKFLUENT
FAREDUCTION
MENSAOILTIME
INCREFUSEDRIG
IDEAZIPAMONG
FIRESISTANT
MARACACOACH
CLAROSHAMBOYS
JPGNATURESERVE
OHOIMAGEATSEA
BANCITECHEST
Thu 1/4/2024
JESTUTESPAGES
ACERSOBEERICA
MOMANDPOPAMNOT
IMOIOTAOSLO
ATFRACKANDRUIN
ORISITTIE
KANTTEASODDS
PARTANDPARCEL
PLEATEATASAP
SRITERESA
PROSANDCONSRHO
LAMBNOONPAT
IBEAMCUTANDRUN
EAGLEKNOTDAME
STALLSTEMSTAT
Fri 1/5/2024
PLASMAASSIST
REDTAPEREEFER
EASYREADMALICE
AGILEGODOTGEM
CUTEDETERJUDO
HEEAORTACORER
ILLBEDARNED
SLICEDBREAD
SMOKEALARMS
CHASEVITAETBS
HIREFENTYCHAT
ANTPUREETRITE
REAPERSRIRACHA
GOSOLOYOINKED
ENSLERSPEEDY
Sat 1/6/2024
TATABOKEH
HUMANPYRAMID
NATIONALANTHEM
OOZESAGILEACE
WRYESTINSSTAR
LUISACNEAISLE
ESPPROGANG
THATDOGDONTHUNT
OFTRODSNAE
RESTSBFFSAMPS
ISLEWAROCCULT
NSAMATEOLUTES
DAYSOFOURLIVES
YEARENDBONUS
DYERSSITE
Sun 1/7/2024 Gimme a Second!
PAPAEGADMEDSEDIBLE
IRECKONSOIDOLVELLUM
POWERSUITSNOOZEALARM
EMILYHEARMEROCKY
DATASCRAPERSONTAG
THECURSEINIDLE
SPIDERWEBSPRAGENCIES
ARMANITAEBOSTP
GOESSFMOMAMUDSEASON
AMAHLLILACSDEER
ONCEMOREWITHFEELING
AGERSTEERSSKORT
SWIMSHIRTUPPISHARAB
OHMSEMISERRATA
SEACAPTAINAVIDREADER
ONCALLCBRADIOS
TBONESLUCKYNUMBER
ABASEOXTEAMLORRE
GENERATIONZFLUSTRAIN
RENATOSKYEWERESAVED
ANORAKTEARDENTLOSS

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore., who's been making crosswords for The Times since 2020. He got the idea for this one after seeing 68-Across as a title at his local bookstore.

Although themeless puzzles are Mike's favorites to solve, he says he doesn't construct them "because I get decision paralysis — they're too much of a blank canvas. I need to have a theme set to build around."

Mon 1/8/2024
ACTSALSOPAPER
DIETPEEPSPORE
SANANTONIOSPURS
UNAONITTAP
PORKBARRELMITE
ARETOADPANIC
REDBULLSSELECT
ORALPOET
WHIRLSTEDLASSO
HONESFETAHOW
ARCSCLASSCLOWN
TMITAUTPOW
NOTMYFIRSTRODEO
ONEUPDEANSOCK
WEDGESEXTEGOS
Tue 1/9/2024
BOCCEWAFER
ISHALLELIDED
FLIRTEDNOLITA
FOLLOWEDTHESUN
IONMIKAORC
ADOSODAANNE
SAIDAHIBAR
SOLOMONNORTHUP
ROTOOFYORE
OKOKPRIMUNI
AMCGUACPAN
SATINTHEFRIDGE
IROBOTTUESDAY
STPETENOHOPE
SIXERPAGES
Wed 1/10/2024
MICSRAGUOHSAY
IMACURALNOTDO
TAMINGOFTHECREW
TYPEOAFROSILL
NOGREATCAKES
SICKOSOME
TUNEBONEOPTED
WITGIFTCOPHAI
OTHERTHORCARP
ALAICULTS
GETSINTOCAPE
ETCNOONESAMOA
SHARINGISCARING
TASTEACAIELLE
SNEERSERADAYS
Thu 1/11/2024
JAWSONJAPENS
ACAIVROOMISIT
BADBREAKUPACHY
SENISUNAIL
EASEDCATPEOPLE
ASUNDERALE
RAPMEGASERTA
THESHOWMUSTGOON
HIREESODAUNO
LILEXACTED
BRAZILIANTHERE
ROTEARIWOO
IBISDASKAPITAL
DEVOETHICROSE
EDENNEATOY=X
Fri 1/12/2024
TVCAMBAECHAP
BOOTYCALLSRIDE
STUFFYNOSEIDLE
PEPACNEDANDER
RULEBANGERS
SPOILEDROTTEN
HIHATBARESFBI
AKINBONESJEAN
GETFLOATOPEDS
SHOOKTHINGSUP
AMOUNTSERAS
SINGTOACERPDF
TANGUPTONOGOOD
OTOETINSELTOWN
RAWRCOTLORDY
Sat 1/13/2024
LOTTOSAMARETTO
IPHONEBABYMOON
SOIREEONCEMORE
ASSSHIVASYKES
SISOWETOSIRI
JUSTAMOMENTTOE
IMPUTEYESIDO
ASONEEPSBENTS
IGUANASENTRA
SINPLAYCATCHUP
ATTNIMGAYHEE
MALIAORBITCLE
PLETHORANOSHOW
LISTENEDGOLIVE
EASYMODESTONER
Sun 1/14/2024 Er, In Other Words …
VORTEXESDISCIPLE
INAILEDITPINOTNOIR
SUPERDUPERJUNKDRAWER
ASTROSEEPAGEPENS
AYERDEFQUEER
ALECWANDERAROUNDTOWN
SUNKSTOREREMAINFOO
PROSTFBOMBBESTACTOR
ICKALIENOMANIAWES
CHICKENTENDERSSTRODE
LEAKEYEMAID
PIPEINFLICKEROFLIGHT
ELEAACELALAPELEAR
CURRICULAMESSISEIZE
AVECARESSNITERACES
NUMBEROFTHEBEASTTOSS
PETERASLTEEN
VOTETIMCOOKROBIN
ANOFFERYOUCANTREFUSE
STREAMERSROBOCALLS
TOYDRIVEWHITTLES

John Kugelman is a software engineer and musician from Gainesville, Va. He has worked in cybersecurity for many years. John says, "I like anything that's complicated and puzzle-y. Any engineering problem is fascinating to me."

(And what is crossword construction, after all, but the engineering of words?) This is John's second crossword for The Times — both Sundays.

Mon 1/15/2024
LOAFGASPASSE
OUSTLACEINTER
CZARASHEKNUTE
HOPONTHETRAIN
OUIHOCTHO
JUMPINTHESHOWER
ONATOGAAURORA
SALEITSCMON
TWISTSCHICAIG
LEAPATTHECHANCE
EDOQUOYIP
BOUNDTOHAPPEN
ASAMIAEROEAVE
LIMITTACTAPEX
PLATOERARANT
Tue 1/16/2024
BLOGALTARSLEW
LIPONEALEPOLE
TFALVALIDROIL
SELFFIVEFLAKED
COLESLOW
CLAWSSEAGLASS
PEARLBULGEPOL
LESTFILESCLUE
ELSBILKSBUILD
BOOTLEGSHALTS
RULEVOLT
OHLORDLASTHOPE
LOEWDEALTELEV
ALOEALIVERILE
FAILYODELONEL
Wed 1/17/2024
FASTSPLITHOLD
USERUTERIAMIE
NADAMAGICLIMA
KNACKSASKAFTER
SANKAITHELP
NEROTEASER
PEPGRASSSODA
ISITARTKEPTFIT
BALEEDITHATE
BULLETORCA
LARIATSTRIP
SAHARANSYEAHNO
LOAFIGIVECONK
ANTINODATODIE
BEEBSTOLISEER
Thu 1/18/2024
SANTACLUMUSIC
UTAHGROGANTSY
VIVENLIGHTWINS
STINGERSPARROT
DOASADAT
HISMANTROPHES
BOASMOOEREDO
LMNEDITORSPEW
ANGSAGALHORN
HIGHPROTINDET
LURESORG
SLIMEDITSAHELP
TADASONEIGHTES
AMENSACESORCA
BASSORANTSEAT
Fri 1/19/2024
ELISTMIBUSMAP
NONOHOMEATLAST
DOHAEVILLAUGHS
OKOKOINKSREED
FITPRESAD
REWIREDMULCH
AHAMOMENTHIHOS
NETSSAYAHBALM
TREESLETITRIDE
ERTESETHANOL
ACKRAYSNL
TACHLEFTSSTAT
STAYCATIONPOSE
KINDASORTAARES
STEEPSMSGSECT
Sat 1/20/2024
COMPOSTBINBAT
INCOGMEATOHASH
STARSEARCHACME
CATEARTHISTORY
OPSCRYTHEN
IDSATTAWAY
ABETSFIREWATER
LOUDCIDERTOTE
BAREBONESACRID
RIPENEDSHH
PENSPEARAN
PRINTISSUEEAVE
RUDDSHORTSTRAW
ALESTOBEHONEST
YESSPAREPARTS
Sun 1/21/2024 Funny Business
BUDATWARASSISTSBIB
UTECHILIWATCHITUNO
GOTITOFFTHEGROUNDSTY
OPENREREADANTSCIA
FICUSYEAROUIRANGE
FATIMADIDNTSCALEWELL
TACTDIETSSITSIA
EBBSCOTEGOFLIPSON
POACHEDOUREMPLOYEES
CORRIDORSVALORRCPT
ONEONEPEWNAVTUSHIE
TEENHOMIETEASPOONS
SUFFEREDFROMBURNOUT
LASTROWEREEUROLPS
ACEARTGOODSTIOS
RANOUTOFRUNWAYSTARTS
KITEDRUTONEGSTOOP
BIDIMAYLOCALEYOLO
BOACORNEREDTHEMARKET
OWLATECROWUSAINIDO
PLSBADSEEDMONTYEON

John Westwig is a software engineer in Seattle. This is his ninth crossword for The Times. His first one appeared in 2015 when he was 17.

John says, "I think I got into constructing because, when I was done solving a puzzle, I would look at the answer grid and wonder how someone could possibly have created such a thing!" Note the long answers at 16- and 50-Down, each crossing three theme entries. Very elegant.

Mon 1/22/2024
ASAPIRONAWGEE
ITCHSAVEMOODS
MORESTEWTROUT
PENGUINBOOKS
OREOROMEOS
NOTMENSFWABLE
OPUSESNAHNUDE
MERDOVEBARMIT
ANKALIETEMPEH
DIEDVERAHESSE
STYMIEROAM
BIRDSANDBEES
BIOTAIPODNAPS
LOWIQTELLTREE
MULTIEDDYONCE
Tue 1/23/2024
APSEDJSETABBY
MOOGRANTSCARE
OXYGENMASKCLAM
CLOAKPEEVE
SHARKLEADAPRON
TERESARENT
ELLANIPSATDAH
ELEMENTSOFSTYLE
DOSLUPINEHILL
GEARNAENAE
GOLDGLOVEOBGYN
INLAYALIKE
ATANTINFOILHAT
NOMSOWNITLOGO
TEAKMOANASPEW
Wed 1/24/2024
MAINSALDACLAD
ALLIENAANHATE
GLENNIOTA
NEEREACTOPTED
ERGOLEWIS
TIARAINNATE
SALADADDSNSA
LONGJOHNS
AHACOSTFLAGS
DENADALAILA
ADAMSPROM
STROPYAPATBRO
THORELWAY
REINAYLAILLBE
ANDSTESTTILED
Thu 1/25/2024
PSIANITATECH
IAMATACOSTMILE
GLASSTHERMOMETER
EUREKAPIRANHAS
ATEAMEPILOGENT
RETROGRADEMARCO
MAGILABOUR
PATSWONTDOARTY
ECHECKARAB
EARTHWNBAFINALS
KIAAREOUTCURIE
ABSTRACTLETSBE
BOHEMIANRHAPSODY
OWENDREYERSNEO
OLDSDWEEBSMU
Fri 1/26/2024
RCAHERONITSIN
PUSHOVERSNOONE
GREATIDEADEFER
STARWARSPELTED
LINEBEBOLD
TUBERWERETOAST
ENAMELNAVPUPA
ASLSETTEESNAG
SULADRESTUCCO
ENEMYTURFASHEN
GRIEVERARE
CHILLSDIRTROAD
RENALNOTGUILTY
ORATEGROUPDATE
POSEDOASESFAD
Sat 1/27/2024
ABASEBAILERAS
SAGALOMNILAST
PLAYITSAFEDICE
ILSAOSSOHELEN
RUSHJOBSLOSTTO
EPIAKAGETTHIS
CULTCLASSIC
NONETOOSOON
MANDALORIAN
PARFIVEINKRDA
ONRICEHOGSHEAD
SHADEBOUTOHME
IOTASEASONPASS
ELONEARLBINET
SERTANDYANGLE
Sun 1/28/2024 Hammer Time
SLOTCARMESSIPLOSIVE
REWROTEIVIESRANAWAY
SILENTMDENISANEMONE
SMASHINGSUCCESS
HASABLASTMEATHEADS
FENNOESRIOTETA
ARIAYETSPAECGGLUT
COSMOPALPITATETAINT
TITERYENTLMILNE
OZONEHGOWHHOGMCULES
RENDCOINSEUROSSORT
BARNOATRAKE
ZIPCARSFURORRICHARD
EFILEDNOTEPADNOOGIE
ESAUSIXTAUMEME
BLACKHHINONE
SEASHOREDOTSIDESLIP
INSCALEMURALTEATIME
DOPESWHACAMOLERASPS
ELENASENATEBIDSTLEO
BANEMETEREDEELS

Nathan Hasegawa, of Oakland, Calif., is a junior at Harvey Mudd College, majoring in mathematics.

This is his second crossword for The Times. His first was in 2021, during his senior year at high school, when every student had to pursue a year-long project, and Nathan made it his goal to get a crossword published here. This follow-up was two years in the making (on and off) and has a multifaceted theme.

Mon 1/29/2024
RAPTTGIFAPBS
ACAIWOVESWEAT
PEPELEPEWTERRY
IDAEROSMIDST
DIYTKOLOLERA
STASHFAIRTRIAL
PADDADEDYS
PALINDROMES
ODESSOORAD
ONEMOMENTTYPOS
OAKPALWIZRUE
BASALKENOETC
GABORFLASHSALE
INOUTDEKEACID
SKORRESTWHEE
Tue 1/30/2024
ELLABROSETTA
COINMECHAAJOB
HOLDSWATERTUNA
OMAHAELMSNAT
COMBATVEHICLE
WEANEDICT
ATLITSNEIGH
DROPSLIKEASTONE
DINAHYOWNUN
ELIZANEAT
SLEEVELESSTOP
PEAASOFIDIOT
EGGSTHINKTANKS
WILESALEMTEAK
STEWSETSEDYS
Wed 1/31/2024
USURPTAPOOMPH
SAVERELIUSAGE
SKEDADDLETAPAS
READIEDAROCK
SLYARABIC
AMSTELBOHOONA
TIMEDAGETUPOSU
ELONMAOABEL
OAKBACKEDAWORK
UNELESSALLOTS
TOYCARSNL
CROSSEDABEAR
RADIIPOLYGRAPH
UPENNASLEERIE
GREGGNOSSALSA
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