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Puzzles for November, 2014
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Sat 11/1/2014
E	L	A	T	E		S	C	I	F	I		C	O	L	O	R
L	E	T	O	N		A	A	R	O	N		I	N	A	N	E
B	A	T	T	L	E	F	I	E	L	D		C	O	S	T	S
O	P	I	E		R	E	M		D	E	L	E		H	O	T
W	A	R		L	A	R	A	M		P	U	R	E
S	T	E	N	O	S		N	E	U	T	R	O	G	E	N	A
			E	L	E	M		A	S	H	E		O	V	E	R
M	A	R	T	I		T	A	T	A		R	E	T	I	L	E
I	D	E	S	T		M	R	B	I	G		V	I	L	L	A
N	O	M	A	A	M		M	A	N	Y		E	S	S	E	S
O	R	A	L		O	N	E	L		P	E	R	T
R	E	P	E	A	T	E	D	L	Y		A	L	S	A	C	E
			S	N	O	W		S	A	L	T	Y		R	A	D
S	P	F		G	R	A	F		S	O	U		C	A	N	I
P	L	A	C	E		G	R	O	S	S	P	R	O	F	I	T
R	I	V	A	L		E	E	R	I	E		B	E	A	N	O
Y	E	A	R	S		R	E	A	R	S		I	N	T	E	R

This 17x17 crossword (a first for the daily Times) has a curious history. It was originally slated for Puzzle #5 at last March's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. By tradition, Puzzle #5 is the killer of the event — the one that separates the champion solvers from everyone else. Trip sent me the puzzle by email on Jan. 8. I loved it, printed it out, and, because it was early, set it on top of my office printer.

A few weeks later the website Business Insider came to interview me at my home. We'd agreed beforehand they would interview me in my living room, but after wandering around my house, they asked if they could set me up in my office instead. At that point I had forgotten all about Trip's puzzle, which was nowhere near the desk where I sat anyway, so I said yes.

Well, wouldn't you know it, during the course of the interview the cameraperson panned around my office, including the printer, stopping, in fact, to dwell for four seconds on Trip's puzzle, which just happened to say across the top: "2014 ACPT Puzzle 5." Sometime after the interview was posted online, a friend who'd seen it emailed me, "Can that possibly be Puzzle #5 at this year's ACPT?" Arrrgggh!

At that point Trip didn't have time to make a new Puzzle #5 for the tournament, so Brendan Quigley stepped in instead. Meanwhile, I still loved Trip's puzzle. Since it was spoiled for the ACPT, I asked him if I could run it in the Times. He graciously agreed. It's probably better suited for the Times, anyway, because this way you have more time to appreciate the theme. It's not something meant to be raced through.

– puzzle by Trip Payne

Sun 11/2/2014 BP STATION
C	D	S		C	R	A	B	S		T	I	F	F		E	D	G	I	N	G
W	O	E		R	E	L	O	G		A	M	O	R		R	A	I	D	E	R
P	L	A	Q	U	E	A	R	T		M	A	U	I		U	N	R	I	P	E
O	L	L	A		D	M	Z		S	E	C	R	E	T	P	A	L	A	T	E
S	E	A	T	S		B	O	S	C				Z	I	T		S	M	U	T
T	Y	B	A	L	T		I	C	A	N	T	S	E	E		T	H	I	N	E
			R	O	A	M		A	L	E	R	O			J	O	Y	N	E	R
C	H	R	I	S	T	I	A	N	P	A	I	L		C	O	M
U	A	E		H	U	M	I	D			P	E	R	T	H	C	A	N	A	L
B	U	D	D		M	I	R	A	B	E	L		O	R	N	A	T	E	L	Y
I	N	T	O	W			P	L	A	N	E	T	S			T	O	P	I	C
S	C	E	N	E	T	W	O		L	E	T	I	T	G	O		Z	A	N	E
T	H	A	T	S	M	Y	P	O	I			G	E	E	N	A		L	E	E
				T	A	O		T	H	E	T	H	R	E	E	P	A	I	R	S
S	H	U	T	I	N			R	A	N	A	T		Z	I	N	C
H	E	N	I	E		C	L	O	I	S	T	E	R		L	E	E	V	E	S
O	M	E	N		R	A	T				T	R	E	X		A	S	I	A	N
P	L	A	Y	S	O	F	G	L	O	R	Y		C	E	E		U	R	S	A
F	I	T	T	E	D		O	O	N	A		P	E	R	C	H	P	I	E	R
O	N	E	O	N	E		V	O	L	T		A	D	O	R	E		L	I	E
R	E	N	T	T	O		S	K	Y	E		N	E	X	U	S		E	N	D

Mon 11/3/2014
P	I	C	T		S	L	A	V		S	L	A	T	E
A	D	A	Y		W	A	V	E		A	I	L	E	D
Z	I	N	C		A	M	E	S		R	E	A	R	S
		C	O	M	P	A	S	S	C	O	U	R	S	E
S	H	E	B	A				E	E	N		M	E	L
C	O	L	B	Y	C	O	L	L	E	G	E
A	L	L		S	O	D	A			S	K	I	M	S
L	E	E	R		D	E	B	A	R		G	N	A	T
A	D	D	E	D			O	R	E	O		D	N	A
			C	O	L	O	R	C	O	P	Y	I	N	G
I	W	O		N	T	H				T	O	G	A	S
C	O	U	N	T	R	Y	C	O	U	S	I	N
I	O	N	I	A		E	L	L	S		C	A	B	S
N	E	C	K	S		A	I	D	E		K	N	E	E
G	R	E	E	K		H	O	E	D		S	T	E	W

Janet Bender, of Somerset, Pa., is one of the old guard of crossword constructors, starting at the Times during the end of the Maleska era (1992), and, if memory serves, appearing in Games magazine before that. I assume she constructs without computer assistance, because her submissions come with hand-printed grids. Until relatively recently, our correspondence was done entirely by U.S. mail; I don't think she had an email address. Her puzzles have a quiet, unflashy solidness that's comforting, especially on a Monday.

– puzzle by Janet R. Bender

Tue 11/4/2014
H	A	L	T	S		H	I	G	H			R	A	P
A	L	O	H	A		E	G	R	E	T		I	S	A
C	A	V	E	D		M	O	O	N	R	O	C	K	S
K	N	E	W		P	E	R	U		A	T	O	M	S
		B	A	R	O	N		P	R	I	T	H	E	E
S	N	I	V	E	L		R	H	I	N	O
T	O	T	E	M		H	O	U	S	E		T	O	M
A	P	E		B	L	O	G	G	E	D		I	V	E
Y	E	S		R	U	L	E	S		E	A	M	E	S
			S	A	T	Y	R		T	Y	L	E	R	S
I	P	H	O	N	E	S		H	E	E	L	S
N	O	E	N	D		Y	O	U	D		D	U	F	F
B	I	G	S	T	I	N	K	S		V	O	C	A	L
U	S	E		S	T	O	R	K		A	N	K	L	E
D	E	L			D	D	A	Y		T	E	S	L	A

Is this puzzle a little hard for a Tuesday? The test-solvers thought so. But once you catch onto the clever theme, it goes faster. The clues are almost all Joel's. He's become a first-class clue-writer — precise, colorful, imaginative, sly on occasion, and modern without overdoing it. A real pleasure.

– puzzle by Joel Fagliano

Wed 11/5/2014
R	E	E	L		B	R	E	R		M	A	S	T	S
A	L	L	E	V	I	A	T	E		I	N	U	I	T
D	O	W	A	H	D	I	D	D	Y	D	I	D	D	Y
O	P	E	N	S				H	O	R		S	E	X
N	E	S	T			C	I	A	L	I	S
			O	B	L	A	D	I	O	B	L	A	D	A
S	S	N		O	A	T	E	R			A	T	O	M
I	K	O	I	K	O				S	H	B	O	O	M
A	I	R	S			A	E	R	I	E		P	R	O
M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
			S	T	I	R	I	N			O	R	A	L
A	B	C		C	S	A				P	R	I	M	O
D	O	O	D	O	O	D	O	O	D	O	O	D	O	O
D	U	N	N	O		I	N	T	E	R	S	E	C	T
S	T	E	A	K		O	T	T	O		E	R	O	S

How Gareth Bain, a South African, understands American crosswords — and culture — so well, I will never understand. This is his 12th puzzle published in the Times, with more in the pipeline.

– puzzle by Gareth Bain

POW Thu 11/6/2014
S	K	I	P	O	L	E	S		O	B	I	W	A	N
H	E	D	O	N	I	S	T		R	E	S	A	L	E
I	N	A	S	E	N	S	E		E	E	R	I	E	R
M	O	S	E	S		E	M	I	G	R	A	T	E	D
			D	E	R	N		M	O	P	E
P	E	S	A	C	H		H	O	N	O	L	U	L	U
A	V	A	S		E	B	A	N		N	I	N	E	S
R	E	D		P	A	R	T	I	N	G		S	E	A
I	N	A	P	T		Y	E	T	I		B	E	R	G
S	T	T	H	O	M	A	S		S	P	A	R	S	E
			A	M	A	N		T	I	E	R
G	U	A	R	A	N	T	O	R		E	G	Y	P	T
O	R	D	A	I	N		S	A	O	P	A	U	L	O
O	D	D	O	N	E		T	I	R	E	I	R	O	N
P	U	S	H	E	R		E	T	E	R	N	I	T	Y

Fri 11/7/2014
A	N	G	S	T		D	E	M	O	B		F	D	A
L	E	A	C	H		E	M	B	A	R	G	O	E	S
K	U	M	A	R		S	T	A	K	E	O	U	T	S
A	R	M	R	E	S	T			L	A	B	R	E	A
L	O	O	S	E	L	I	M	B	E	D		D	R	Y
I	N	N		F	I	N	E	L	Y		C	O	R	E
			S	O	M	A	L	I		M	O	O	E	D
	B	U	L	L	E	T	I	N	B	O	A	R	D
W	I	P	E	D		I	N	D	E	N	T
E	G	A	D		T	O	D	A	T	E		C	B	S
B	B	C		P	E	N	A	L	T	Y	S	H	O	T
F	U	R	M	A	N			L	E	C	T	U	R	E
O	C	E	A	N	S	I	D	E		L	O	R	N	E
O	K	E	Y	D	O	K	E	Y		I	N	N	E	R
T	S	K		A	R	E	A	S		P	E	S	O	S

Sat 11/8/2014
E	A	R	T	H	R	I	S	E		B	A	L	S	A
B	I	O	W	E	A	P	O	N		A	M	A	T	I
B	L	O	O	M	B	E	R	G		S	O	B	E	R
T	E	T		P	A	C	T				R	A	P	T
I	R	O	N		T	A	I	L		G	A	M	M	A
D	O	U	S	E		C	E	R	E	A	L	B	O	X
E	N	T	E	R	S		S	O	L	S		A	M	I
			C	O	M	B		N	A	T	S
O	R	S		T	O	O	L		L	A	H	O	R	E
B	A	T	S	I	G	N	A	L		X	E	N	O	N
L	Y	R	I	C		Y	S	E	R		B	E	A	M
I	G	E	R				S	N	O	W		I	D	A
Q	U	A	R	K		P	O	O	L	R	O	O	M	S
U	N	M	E	T		P	E	R	F	E	C	T	A	S
E	S	S	E	S		G	R	E	E	N	T	A	P	E

Sun 11/9/2014 COLORFUL CHARACTERS
	H	O	L	E	S		B	L	U	E	J	A	Y		B	R	I	C	K
W	A	H	I	N	E		Y	O	T	E	A	M	O		E	T	H	A	N	E
A	G	A	S	S	I		F	E	E	L	B	A	D		L	E	O	N	I	D
T	A	R	T		S	L	A	W				T	E	A	L		P	A	N	E
T	R	A	I	L	M	I	X	E	S		M	I	L	L	I	H	E	L	E	N
			N	E	I	L			T	O	E			P	E	A	S
	M	A	G	I	C		A	C	E	T	A	T	E		S	T	O	N	E
Y	I	P				P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T				E	L	I
A	S	P	E	N		Y	E	L	L	O	W	S	E	A		E	D	G	E	R
O	N	S	T	A	G	E		B	E	S	E	T		B	T	W	E	L	V	E
M	O	T	H	E	R		R	E	S	E	L	L	S		R	E	L	I	E	F
I	M	O		S	I	T	A	R	S		L	A	N	A	I	S		G	N	U
N	E	R	D		F	E	S	T				B	U	L	B		S	E	T	S
G	R	E	E	N	T	E	A		H	A	P		B	L	A	C	K	E	Y	E
			L	O	S	S		A	T	L	A	S		E	L	O	I
L	I	G	H	T		H	A	R	M	O	N	I	C	A		B	E	R	R	Y
A	L	A	I		F	O	R	M	L	E	T	T	E	R	S		D	I	E	U
R	I	B		M	O	T	E	L				B	A	S	A	L		B	E	L
V	U	L	G	A	R		N	E	O	N	G	A	S		L	I	A	B	L	E
A	M	E	L	I	A		A	T	P	E	A	C	E		E	M	B	O	S	S
		S	O	N	Y			S	T	O	R	K			M	O	O	N

Tom McCoy is a sophomore at Yale, co-captain of the Yale Road Running team, and a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Two of his five previous puzzles in the Times have been named "Puzzle of the Week" on XWord Info, and this one might make it three out of six. It's definitely a wow.

– puzzle by Tom McCoy

Mon 11/10/2014
J	A	V	A		Q	U	E	S	T		S	T	U	B
A	V	E	R		U	N	D	U	E		T	A	R	O
D	O	N	T	M	A	K	E	M	E	L	A	U	G	H
E	N	D		A	K	I	N			U	T	T	E	R
			E	V	E	N		I	D	L	E
F	U	H	G	E	D	D	A	B	O	U	D	I	T
O	N	I	O	N			L	E	I	S		C	O	G
R	I	P	S		T	W	I	X	T		P	I	T	A
A	F	T		G	R	A	B			H	O	N	E	Y
	Y	O	U	R	E	K	I	D	D	I	N	G	M	E
			N	I	K	E		R	A	N	G
S	T	R	I	P			B	A	N	D		F	Y	I
T	H	A	T	S	R	I	D	I	C	U	L	O	U	S
O	O	Z	E		I	N	A	N	E		U	R	A	L
P	R	E	S		A	B	Y	S	S		G	E	N	E

The Monday to Thursday puzzles this week were used last Saturday at the 4th annual Arlington Puzzle Festival at the Arlington (Va.) Public Library. During the past 12 months I've supplied unpublished Times puzzles for 12 events like this around the country — mostly for libraries or other nonprofit institutions. Crossword contests are happy affairs, and I'm happy to help.

– puzzle by Bruce Haight

Tue 11/11/2014
E	T	C		O	K	A	Y		A	T	H	E	N	S
S	O	O		I	N	C	A		F	I	A	S	C	O
C	U	P	A	S	O	U	P		T	R	I	T	O	N
A	P	P	L	E	T	V		B	E	A	K
R	E	E	L		S	U	P	E	R	D	U	P	E	R
P	E	R	C	H		E	L	I	D	E		E	R	E
			A	O	L		A	N	A		T	R	A	P
	S	U	P	P	O	R	T	G	R	O	U	P	S
T	A	R	S		V	I	E		K	E	N
L	S	D		V	E	G	A	S		R	A	I	M	I
C	H	U	P	A	C	H	U	P	S		O	N	A	N
			A	C	H	T		L	O	U	I	S	C	K
M	A	I	T	A	I		D	O	U	B	L	E	U	P
S	H	T	E	T	L		E	S	S	E		A	L	A
G	A	S	S	E	D		C	H	A	R		M	A	D

Wed 11/12/2014
A	D	V		P	S	S	T	S		M	O	H	E	L
G	A	I		P	U	T	U	P		A	B	O	N	E
G	R	A	N	D	M	E	R	E		C	O	R	D	S
I	N	G	E		A	N	N	E	E		E	S	O	S
E	I	R	E		C	O	R		D	E	S	E	R	T
S	T	A	D	T		S	E	O	U	L		C	S	A
			T	A	D		D	E	C	I		A	E	R
	B	R	O	K	E	N		R	E	C	O	R	D
S	A	O		E	P	I	C		D	I	N
E	T	D		M	O	C	H	A		T	E	A	M	O
R	A	C	I	E	R		E	C	O		R	D	A	S
A	N	A	L		T	H	E	I	R		U	L	N	A
P	E	R	E	C		O	R	D	A	I	N	I	N	G
H	Y	E	N	A		W	I	L	M	A		B	E	E
S	E	W	E	D		L	O	Y	A	L		S	R	S

Thu 11/13/2014
W	O	R	K		C	O	L	O	R		A	T	O	P
A	L	I	I		H	A	I	K	U		C	A	R	S
S	E	A	S		A	T	E	I	T		C	I	T	Y
P	A	S	S	E	S		T	E	A	S	E	L	S
			C	R	E	D	O		B	A	D
B	A	C	A	R	D	I		A	A	H	E	D	A	T
A	T	O	M			S	U	R	G	E		E	D	U
N	O	R		G	E	N	E	R	A	L		R	O	N
D	N	A		O	X	E	Y	E			S	E	R	E
B	E	L	T	W	A	Y		S	M	A	C	K	E	R
			I	N	C		S	T	O	M	A
	M	A	E	S	T	R	I		H	A	R	R	I	S
C	O	R	D		I	O	N	I	A		F	O	R	D
B	L	E	U		N	B	C	T	V		E	L	I	A
C	L	A	P		G	E	E	S	E		D	E	S	K

Fri 11/14/2014
A	P	P			S	C	I	F	I			J	E	B
T	O	O		R	O	A	M	O	F	F		A	R	R
A	W	L		E	N	D	P	O	S	T		M	E	A
L	E	O	V	I	I	I		T	A	C	T	I	C	S
E	R	T	E		A	L	L	B	Y		W	E	T	S
	P	E	S	T		L	O	A		S	I	L	O
	C	A	P	I	T	A	L	L	E	T	T	E	R
		M	U	S	I	C	A	L	N	O	T	E
			C	H	E	S	S	M	O	V	E
	D	E	C	A	D	E		A	L	E	R	T	S
N	O	T	I			V	I	S			S	H	A	H
E	G	O		P	R	I	N	C	E	S		A	V	E
G	E	N	E	R	A	L	H	O	S	P	I	T	A	L
R	A	I	S	E	D	L	E	T	T	E	R	I	N	G
O	R	C	A	S		E	R	S		C	E	S	T	A

Joe Krozel never makes a "normal" crossword. Everything he does has some unusual constraint, usually something completely new. Here, the constraint consists of curiously related clues for the three Across answers that are stacked in the middle. In addition, two 15-letter Downs run smack through everything. Pretty amazing. One of the puzzle's test solvers, btw, objected to LETTER appearing in both 31A and 55A — but this doesn't break my rule. I don't allow any entire answer to be part of another answer (or appear in a clue, for that matter). But, generally speaking, I have no problem with part of an answer being part of another one. Most solvers don't seem to mind either. I'm more concerned with getting the best quality of fill, even if that means a semi-duplication like this.

– puzzle by Joe Krozel

POW Sat 11/15/2014
S	O	T	H	A	T	S	I	T		I	B	M	P	C
K	N	E	E	P	A	T	C	H		N	O	O	I	L
A	P	P	L	E	T	R	E	E		F	R	O	Z	E
T	O	I	L	S		A	F	F	L	U	E	N	Z	A
E	T	D			P	I	L	E	O	N		W	A	N
			S	E	A	G	O	D	S		T	A	P	S
	W	H	A	T	T	H	E			Y	A	L	I	E
T	O	O	F	A	S	T		C	L	O	C	K	E	D
A	R	L	E	S			B	O	O	H	I	S	S
X	K	E	S		T	S	E	L	I	O	T
C	H	I		M	U	T	T	O	N			G	M	C
H	O	N	E	Y	B	E	A	R		M	A	R	I	O
E	R	O	D	E		E	M	I	L	E	Z	O	L	A
A	S	N	E	R		L	A	S	T	M	O	V	E	S
T	E	E	N	S		E	X	T	R	O	V	E	R	T

Sun 11/16/2014 DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
I	O	N	S			M	A	B	E	L		E	L	H	I		D	R	O	P
O	B	O	E	S		E	S	T	E	E		T	E	A	M		R	A	Z	R
W	I	L	L	I	A	M	H	U	R	T		E	M	P	H	A	S	I	Z	E
A	T	T	E	N	D	E	E	S		S	C	R	A	P	E	R		T	I	E
N	S	E	C		R	N	S		J	O	H	N	N	Y	R	O	T	T	E	N
			T	E	A	T		M	A	N	I	A		M	E	M	E
B	R	A	M	S	T	O	K	E	R		M	L	L	E		A	L	G	I	D
A	I	R	A	C	E		E	L	S	I	E		A	A	H		E	R	N	O
S	C	E	N	A		A	P	T		N	I	C	O	L	A	S	C	A	G	E
S	E	W		P	A	S	T		S	A	N	D	S		R	H	O	D	E	S
		E	P	I	C	S		E	P	C	O	T		S	T	O	M	P
A	R	D	E	N	T		B	R	I	A	N		G	L	E	E		H	A	D
G	E	O	R	G	E	B	U	R	N	S		P	L	Y		L	E	O	V	I
T	I	N	Y		D	U	C		A	T	A	R	I		B	A	X	T	E	R
S	N	E	E	S		G	O	B	Y		B	O	B	B	Y	S	H	O	R	T
			A	T	O	Z		E	A	R	E	D		A	R	T	I
G	L	O	R	I	A	A	L	L	R	E	D		D	U	O		P	S	A	T
A	E	C		E	X	P	O	U	N	D		J	U	X	T	A	P	O	S	E
F	A	T	A	S	A	P	I	G		S	T	E	V	I	E	N	I	C	K	S
F	R	A	U		C	E	R	A		E	A	T	A	T		D	E	K	E	S
E	N	D	S		A	R	E	S		A	I	S	L	E			S	O	D	A

Mon 11/17/2014
S	T	R	A	P		E	N	J	O	Y		M	A	T
P	O	A	C	H		L	O	I	R	E		O	B	E
Y	E	N	T	A		K	O	F	I	A	N	N	A	N
				R	I	S	K				I	S	T	O
P	A	C	M	A	N			S	A	U	N	T	E	R
A	S	H	T	O	N	K	U	T	C	H	E	R
T	H	I	G	H		I	V	A	N	S		O	P	S
T	E	C	S		P	L	U	M	E		I	S	L	E
I	R	K		E	A	R	L	E		P	R	I	A	M
		M	A	R	I	O	A	N	D	R	E	T	T	I
I	M	A	G	E	R	Y			Y	E	S	Y	E	S
R	A	G	E				S	P	E	C
V	I	N	D	I	E	S	E	L		E	M	P	T	Y
I	Z	E		C	R	O	N	E		P	O	S	E	R
N	E	T		Y	A	L	T	A		T	W	I	N	S

Tue 11/18/2014
A	N	A	L		B	L	I	P		S	N	A	R	K
D	A	L	I		A	E	R	O		C	O	C	O	A
S	U	P	E	R	S	T	A	R		R	U	T	T	Y
A	S	H		A	S	O	N		W	A	G
L	E	A	R	N	O	F		C	A	P	A	B	L	E
E	A	S	E	L		F	U	L	L	S	T	E	A	M
			P	O	P		N	I	N			D	O	T
		P	O	W	E	R	C	O	U	P	L	E
A	W	E			L	O	A		T	I	E
H	I	G	H	H	O	R	S	E		S	O	C	K	S
I	T	S	E	A	S	Y		L	E	T	S	L	I	P
			C	S	I		T	Y	P	O		A	G	A
K	O	O	K	S		M	U	S	C	L	E	M	A	N
I	D	Y	L	L		O	R	E	O		S	U	L	K
M	E	L	E	E		W	N	E	T		E	P	I	S

Wed 11/19/2014
R	A	W		H	O	I	S	T		W	A	S	T	E
A	L	A		O	C	C	U	R		I	D	I	O	M
M	E	X		T	H	E	R	E	S	N	O	T	W	O
E	R	E	C	T			E	M	I	G	R	A	N	T
N	O	R	A	E	P	H	R	O	N		E	R	S	E
			L	A	R	A		R	E	V
T	H	A	I		I	M	P			I	S	L	E	S
N	O	N	P	R	E	S	C	R	I	P	T	I	O	N
T	I	T	H	E			S	E	W		P	E	S	O
				A	S	K		F	I	F	E
D	U	E	L		N	O	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N
O	K	L	A	H	O	M	A			T	E	M	P	O
W	A	Y	S	A	B	O	U	T	I	T		P	E	T
E	S	S	E	N		D	R	O	V	E		E	R	E
L	E	E	R	S		O	A	T	E	R		L	A	D

Thu 11/20/2014
F	O	N	T		D	A	P		I	M	C	O	L	D
U	T	A	H		O	L	E		M	E	R	R	I	E
D	O	Z	E		N	E	Z		B	R	A	Z	E	N
D	E	I	C	I	D	E		B	U	T	T	O	U	T
			U	N	I		B	A	E	Z
S	N	O	R	K	E	L	E	R	S		C	A	I	N
N	E	W	S	A	G	E	N	T			A	C	M	E
E	R	N	E		O	O	Z	E	D		P	I	P	E
A	V	E	O			N	I	N	E	S	I	D	E	D
K	E	R	F		M	I	N	D	L	E	S	S	L	Y
				Z	A	N	E		A	R	T
A	N	E	M	O	N	E		A	V	A	R	I	C	E
L	I	Z	A	R	D		Z	E	E		A	Z	O	V
O	N	E	A	R	M		E	R	G		N	O	P	E
T	O	R	S	O	S		B	O	A		O	D	E	S

Fri 11/21/2014
J	O	N	E	S	I	N	G		A	I	R	B	U	S
E	M	O	T	I	C	O	N		P	R	O	U	S	T
R	E	D	S	A	U	C	E		E	A	S	T	E	R
K	A	S	E	M		L	I	P		N	I	T	R	E
I	R	A	Q		B	A	S	A	L		E	D	N	A
N	A	T		P	A	S	S	I	O	N		I	A	M
			F	A	Y	S		N	B	A	G	A	M	E
H	E	L	E	N	A				S	C	A	L	E	D
O	P	E	N	E	R	A		A	T	R	Y
W	I	T		D	E	S	I	R	E	E		S	O	R
S	P	E	C		A	S	T	I	R		N	A	P	E
T	H	R	O	E		T	A	Z		M	A	X	E	S
H	A	R	A	S	S		L	O	C	A	V	O	R	E
A	N	I	T	A	S		I	N	D	I	A	N	A	N
T	Y	P	I	S	T		C	A	T	A	L	Y	S	T

Sat 11/22/2014
F	O	S	H	I	Z	Z	L	E		K	N	O	W	S
E	X	C	U	S	E	Y	O	U		E	O	S	I	N
W	A	R	M	O	N	G	E	R		S	U	S	I	E
E	L	I	E		D	O	S		G	E	N	O	M	E
R	I	B		P	A	T	S	D	R	Y		B	O	Z
	C	E	C	E		E	E	R	O		M	U	T	E
			R	R	R		R	E	P	L	A	C	E	D
	F	R	A	C	A	S		D	E	I	M	O	S
B	R	E	Z	H	N	E	V		S	T	E
A	I	D	E		C	R	A	N		H	T	T	P
R	E	D		R	I	O	L	O	B	O		A	F	B
S	N	I	P	E	D		E	S	L		T	R	I	O
E	D	W	I	N		D	R	O	I	D	R	A	Z	R
A	L	I	K	E		M	I	A	M	I	A	R	E	A
T	Y	P	E	E		Z	E	P	P	O	M	A	R	X

By my count David's grid has 19 proper names out of 72 answers — a higher percentage than I like, honestly — and it's tricky to know exactly how hard to write their clues. Most proper names involve either-you-know-it-or-you-don't trivia. If the clues for SUSIE, ELIE, CECE, EDWIN, RENEE, and VALERIE, for example, reference obscure people, then you probably have to piece them together letter by letter from the crossings. That isn't much fun, especially when you have to do this repeatedly. On the other hand, if their clues all involve well-known people, then the puzzle becomes too easy. I hope I struck a happy balance here. But hitting just the right difficulty level for solvers on a name-heavy puzzle is an almost impossible task.

With that said, David's puzzle is still excellent work. Besides 1A, I like EXCUSE YOU, PATS DRY, BREZHNEV, DROID RAZR, ZEPPO MARX, REDDI-WIP, OSSO BUCO, WIIMOTES, and PFIZER, and other things. And there's very little in the grid that's bad. That's expert puzzle-making.

– puzzle by David Steinberg

POW Sun 11/23/2014 SURROUND SOUND
A	L	P	O			D	A	R	R	E	N		S	K	I		W	A	N	E
F	O	U	L	S		E	X	P	I	R	E		I	R	S		O	L	A	V
R	A	N	D	O	M	M	E	M	O	R	A	N	D	U	M		M	I	M	I
O	N	T	A	R	I	O					T	A	L	E		B	A	B	E	L
			G	R	A	N	I	T	E	P	O	M	E	G	R	A	N	A	T	E
M	A	T	E	Y	S		M	O	R	E			S	E	A	M		B	A	Y
U	S	E				S	P	O	N	S	O	R		R	I	B	C	A	G	E
L	U	N	A	R	B	A	L	L	O	O	N	E	R		S	I	R
E	N	T	R	E	A	T	Y				S	C	A	P	E		E	S	P	N
	C	A	C	T	I				M	A	T	U	R	E		M	E	T	R	O
M	I	C		R	O	T	C	P	A	P	A	R	A	Z	Z	I		R	E	D
L	O	L	L	Y		W	H	A	L	E	R				O	X	F	A	M
K	N	E	E		K	O	A	L	A				A	C	O	U	S	T	I	C
			A	R	E		P	E	W	T	E	R	C	O	M	P	U	T	E	R
H	A	S	K	E	L	L		D	I	E	T	A	R	Y				O	R	E
U	M	A		A	S	I	A			E	R	I	E		M	O	A	N	E	D
M	E	N	T	I	O	N	S	D	I	M	E	N	S	I	O	N	S
O	R	D	E	R		C	H	E	R					T	W	I	T	T	E	R
R	I	L	E		C	O	L	L	I	E	M	E	L	A	N	C	H	O	L	Y
E	C	O	N		O	L	E		S	W	I	V	E	L		E	M	I	L	E
D	A	T	A		O	N	E		H	E	R	E	S	Y			A	L	A	S

Mon 11/24/2014
F	E	E		S	P	R	E	E		M	O	U	S	E
L	A	X		P	R	I	E	D		C	O	Z	E	N
A	G	A		R	O	L	L	I	N	G	P	I	N	S
I	L	L	F	A	M	E		T	A	R	S
L	E	T	R	I	P		B	E	T	A		O	P	T
			O	N	T	H	E	D	O	W	N	L	O	W
C	M	I		S	L	I	D				I	D	L	E
R	O	F	L		Y	E	S	E	S		P	I	K	E
A	O	N	E				O	R	C	A		E	A	T
F	L	O	O	R	M	I	R	R	O	R	S
T	A	T		A	A	R	E		T	O	U	S	L	E
			O	S	L	O		A	L	U	M	N	U	S
L	A	U	G	H	I	N	G	G	A	S		O	C	T
A	G	R	E	E		I	N	A	N	E		O	R	E
B	O	N	E	S		C	U	R	D	S		P	E	R

Tue 11/25/2014
M	A	S	T	S		B	A	D	G	E		S	O	S
I	C	O	N	S		E	V	I	A	N		U	N	H
C	E	N	T	E	R	F	I	E	L	D		S	H	O
A	T	A			M	O	A	T		A	S	P	I	C
H	I	T	T	I	N	G			S	T	R	E	A	K
	C	A	I	N		S	A	L	T		A	N	T	E
			F	I	T		L	O	A	F		S	U	R
	F	I	F	T	Y	S	I	X	G	A	M	E	S
L	I	C		S	P	A	N		E	R	E
A	N	A	T		E	W	E	S		S	U	S	S
Y	A	N	K	E	E			C	L	I	P	P	E	R
A	L	T	O	N		F	I	R	E			I	M	O
W	I	N		J	O	E	D	I	M	A	G	G	I	O
A	Z	O		O	N	T	O	P		R	O	O	T	S
Y	E	W		Y	E	A	S	T		M	O	T	E	T

Wed 11/26/2014
I	S	L	E		B	S	A		A	L	T	A	R	S
S	P	I	T	B	A	L	L		C	A	R	N	E	Y
M	A	S	H	U	N	I	T		A	V	A	I	L	S
		T	A	B	I	T	H	A		A	D	M	I	T
A	D	E	N		S	H	O	R	E	L	E	A	V	E
R	A	N		S	H	Y		E	L	I		L	E	M
F	R	U	I	T			O	S	I	E	R
		P	R	E	S	E	N	T	A	R	M	S
			S	P	L	A	T			E	N	A	C	T
A	B	A		I	O	R		I	T	S		L	A	D
F	I	R	I	N	G	L	I	N	E		S	E	T	S
G	R	A	D	S		S	O	F	T	E	N	S
H	E	R	O	I	C		W	A	R	G	A	M	E	S
A	M	A	N	D	A		A	N	A	G	R	A	M	S
N	E	T	T	E	D		S	T	S		K	N	O	W

Thu 11/27/2014
	P	L	E	A	S	E		S	O	P	P	E	D
	O	A	X	A	C	A		P	R	E	S	T	O
	M	U	C	H	A	S	G	R	A	C	I	A	S
P	E	R	U		M	E	R	I	T	S		I	A	N
A	L	E	S				A	T	E		O	L	G	A
R	O	L	E		B	U	Z	Z		S	K	E	E	T
E	S	S		M	A	G	I		H	O	A	R	S	E
			J	U	D	G	E	J	U	D	Y
S	P	O	U	S	E		M	A	M	A		T	S	P
P	O	U	T	S		F	I	B	S		R	H	E	A
E	T	T	E		I	L	L				E	R	R	S
D	O	S		S	C	Y	L	L	A		T	O	A	T
	M	E	R	C	I	B	E	A	U	C	O	U	P
	A	L	B	A	N	Y		G	E	O	R	G	E
	C	L	I	N	G	S		S	L	O	T	H	S

Fri 11/28/2014
M	A	W			S	T	E	A	M	S		S	E	T
A	D	O	S		H	A	R	L	E	Y		P	R	E
J	E	R	U	S	M	C	R	O	S	S		R	I	A
O	L	D	P	R	O			H	O	T	L	I	C	K
R	E	S	I	N		I	V	A	N		O	N	C	E
			N	O	S	H	E	S		B	E	G	A	T
R	A	T	E		T	O	T		N	E	W	S	R	T
O	D	E		C	A	P	E	C	O	D		A	L	L
S	M	S	L	O	T		R	O	I		S	K	E	E
E	I	L	A	T		B	A	R	D	O	T
P	S	A	T		B	I	N	D		M	Y	L	A	R
A	S	C	E	T	I	C			R	A	M	A	D	A
R	I	O		B	L	A	C	K	F	R	I	D	A	Y
K	O	I		A	B	R	O	A	D		E	L	M	O
S	N	L		R	O	B	O	T	S			E	S	N

POW Sat 11/29/2014
A	D	M	I	R	E	S		H	O	G	W	A	S	H
D	E	I	C	E	R	S		A	G	R	E	E	T	O
M	A	L	A	Y	A	N		G	R	E	E	N	E	R
I	L	L	N	E	S	S		S	E	E	K	E	R	S
T	W	I	T	S						D	E	A	N	E
S	I	B	S		P	A	A	R		I	N	S	O
I	T	A	L		I	M	S	A	V	E	D
T	H	R	E	E	L	E	T	T	E	R	W	O	R	D
			E	V	E	B	E	S	T		A	B	E	R
	M	O	P	E		A	R	O	O		R	A	G	E
D	U	R	A	N						E	R	M	A	S
R	E	D	W	O	O	D		M	E	N	I	A	L	S
I	S	A	I	D	N	O		A	N	S	O	N	I	A
B	L	I	N	D	E	R		S	T	O	R	I	N	G
S	I	N	K	S	I	N		C	O	R	S	A	G	E

Sun 11/30/2014 ZAP!
A	D	D	S		F	O	I	S	T		C	L	A	R	A		I	B	M	S
B	R	O	A	M	I	N	D	E	D		H	O	R	U	S		M	E	A	L
A	N	N	O	U	N	C	E	R	S		I	R	I	S	H	B	A	L	L	A
R	O	O		S	A	U	D	I		H	A	R	S	H		A	G	I	L	E
		T	I	T	L	E			C	A	N	I	T		P	R	E	K
T	S	E	T	S	E		C	H	A	N	G	E	O	F	A	D	R	E	S	S
W	I	N	C	E		C	H	A	R	O			S	E	R	E		T	N	T
O	N	T	H	E	S	H	A	Y	S	I	D	E		R	E	D	S	H	O	E
A	G	E			T	A	S	S			I	W	I	N			H	A	W	N
M	E	R	I	N	O	S			A	R	S	O	N		Z	L	O	T	Y	S
			F	I	V	E	O	C	L	O	C	K	S	H	A	O	W
P	A	R	O	L	E		S	U	I	T	S			O	O	C	Y	T	E	S
I	D	O	L			S	O	R	T			B	R	R	R			O	P	A
L	A	Y	D	O	W	N		A	O	P	T	I	O	N	A	G	E	N	C	Y
A	N	A		Z	O	I	C			I	O	T	A	S		R	A	Y	O	N
F	O	L	L	O	W	T	H	E	L	E	A	E	R		W	A	R	M	T	O
		P	I	N	S		E	D	I	T	S			C	A	N	N	A
S	L	A	V	E		W	E	E	N	Y		F	J	O	R	D		R	N	A
L	A	I	E	S	F	I	R	S	T		E	L	U	C	I	D	A	T	E	S
U	L	N	A		I	N	U	S	E		L	E	G	A	L	A	V	I	C	E
R	E	S	T		N	E	P	A	L		M	E	S	S	Y		A	N	K	A

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P	U	S	H	E	R		E	T	E	R	N	I	T	Y

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

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

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

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

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Puzzles for November, 2014 with Editor comments

Puzzles for November, 2014
with Editor comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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