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Puzzles for February, 2022
with Editor comments

Tue 2/1/2022
PAPASANGPRIM
ALUMAREAROMA
SPRINGFESTIVAL
TORSOAGENT
SCRIPT
ROSHHASHANAH
RENOAFAROBEY
ETALMAYAWORE
GALLPENSRUBS
IKEASLOEUTES
MERLEAZURE
ESTCEASEDSTS
SONGKRAN
BEAKTIEREVEN
TAXIELIERILE
STEPRENDDEFT
Wed 2/2/2022
FACTCULLSTALC
LUAUUBOATADOS
URLSBENDSHOST
BACKWARDSBOLT
SANERBREECH
GITYODELERSAO
ONEONSETACUT
THEBELTTHEREST
HITSOOHRENEE
OBOMINIBARTSA
TITIANGLUON
TALLTHEBRIDGE
SILOWATERFIND
EVESERODETRAY
WERETOPSYYEWS
POW Thu 2/3/2022
ADZSMUGESPANA
TAOAONETEACUP
FLODOWNJACKETS
IAMBDERULOLTE
RISESDESIRAYS
SLIDINTAZO
TANNAOMIEKES
MOMENTOFTRUTH
ANEWHAYAOHED
NYSESTRIPE
ILSAALFAHOOHA
NOTITLLDOOPED
CROSSYOURTSIRS
ANGLERBETAADE
SAYYESSPOTNSA
Fri 2/4/2022
AKALIESTOSWUM
VERMONSTERUHNO
LIFEONMARSMADD
AREASENRONTEE
BADREPDONOHARM
AYESIRTADS
OMBGOONSTREET
REASONSTOOTALL
LACHOYMIROLLC
SKISRIPEST
TURNEVILRHOMBI
OROYIPESATEAT
TINTSPACEBALLS
ENYAALGALBLOOM
MGMTSEEMLYNOE
Sat 2/5/2022
CONRADAREPAS
AREARUGNERUDA
BIBIMBAPDEADLY
LOUSYTASEDDIY
ELLEPERPSBYTE
SEALOWERBETES
BANANACREAM
PETTYTYRANT
PACKEDHOUSE
PRICERENDSDIN
LENABUSTSFAST
ACTLOGIACANOE
NOGGINSNOOKUMS
EDUARDSUREBET
TENSESRYDERS
Sun 2/6/2022 Sci-Fi Showdown
PHDPALACEACCOSTHSN
RIOAVATARYAHWEHIPOS
EGOREBELALLIANCETARA
THREERSSOANDSOLOCUS
ANDERSROEGSUNNINESS
POOLHANSOLOPDASTHY
EONSTEELAPPGRAPH
SNOWMANYARDSALESREIN
THEISMROYYEAAFRO
STEAKASIAWEARCLIOS
SAHARASTARTREKSHINNY
ABETSWHOSRISENANAS
SIRIHERPASDIESEL
KNEEWARMSUPTOMETSFAN
ISLETSIRBIOREREA
IMSGRIMMRSPOCKCORK
DONTBESADHUEYDONNIE
BLOATTSELIOTPRINTAD
ETTUTHEFEDERATIONILL
TERNMARINEISITOKELI
NYTITSBADDECALSRYE

Stephen McCarthy, originally from Vancouver Island, B.C., is a Ph.D. student studying transportation modeling in Stockholm, Sweden. This is his third Sunday Times crossword and his fourth Times puzzle overall.

There is a little trick to this one, as you'll discover, and your solution may not match everyone else's. The middle part of the grid was the most challenging to construct.

Mon 2/7/2022
PEDROAHEMMAVS
ADIEUSERAABIT
LINTROLLERDATA
STIRKEGPECAN
NOGREATSHAKES
OMGNAPHOOF
RASTAWESISLA
CREATEDAMONSTER
ASTILOXATEAM
LSATSTPPRY
DRAGONESHEELS
RELAYEATLOST
OMITPRIDEMONTH
NIKEBOZOASIDE
EXESSTEWPATSY
Tue 2/8/2022
LOGSFIFAABIDE
OVALIDOSLUCAS
LEMONBARSAGENT
CREPESRIGSDUH
ATSEABESOGIBE
TITTOMATOMETER
SMOGOWLDOT
EPOCHSPANICS
FABCHITINT
BANANAGRAMSLAO
AMORBRATINAPT
DODRYANARENTI
REESEFIGNEWTON
ABACITAPETRIO
PALINSLAWSOTS
Wed 2/9/2022
JELLYFISHCMON
EIEIOECTOHIVE
FRONDBEETSALAD
FESTERDETAIL
ELECTRICEEL
ARALSHEEPARGO
ROBSTEADCITGO
MANTISSHRIMP
ODEUMPASHAMAE
RIGGPIQUEPEND
SEACUCUMBER
TOPEKAALEAST
DRILLBITSBATHE
JOVELEISOCTET
SEESORCAWHALE
Thu 2/10/2022
DOGLEGJARAPP
OOLALAGUSHOVER
OZARKSSISENORA
MEMEEACHSUCKY
ITSWARUSA
YERALOESIMO
XOXOYEWSTOAD
LOUANNCROAKS
OUISOPALORSO
NTHGNOMEOPT
EMULEGUME
LOMANKNOBIHOP
THATSSADEQUATE
DOTTHEISRUBSON
SHHYESSEEPED
POW Fri 2/11/2022
YEOFLITTLEFAITH
AGREETODISAGREE
LOCHNESSMONSTER
ESSTMCABA
GAIABERMUDA
BENZGESTURES
GARDELAOTALE
LITHOWINSANTA
AREABENDENIS
MTARARATETTA
SHUDDERALAS
EATAUGDIE
READSTHERIOTACT
ISNOTHINGSACRED
BETWEENTHELINES
Sat 2/12/2022
COMBOCLAPTRAP
APERYHESAREBEL
METALETHNICITY
ERRSLEISPADER
LAOLATTEPERE
STACEYABRAMS
PIROGIEASEBAS
ICEBATHSCROOGE
NSATOADELMORE
CONTEXTISKEY
ABBAELGINDEA
PRANCETACPEAS
PENTAGRAMPEABO
SATESAUCEHELLO
DURANGOSOLSEN
Sun 2/13/2022 CHANGE OF HEART
CDSWINDSCRAPASSUCH
PIANODUETLIMEMURPHY
UNLIKABLEUNINHIBITED
ICESIEGESLOSLORE
TWEENSPLIEINSTA
MANNABSINDIGOENZO
INTERFACINGSHRINKING
YESANDTOTSTAPLE
CARESLLAMABAHDON
WAVESLEOAUDREYPROD
ARODINVECTIVEHIKE
SAGSGREECESTPSEVER
ALAROEOSCARFEWER
BADDAYVANORIOLE
IRRIGATEDCOMPLEMENTS
MOVEENAMELSECOAHU
IDLEDAMIDKICKER
SEEDINEPETERINEE
ALTERCATIONCOMMANDED
AMTRAKTOUTACAPPELLA
BOASTSANTSYACHTYIN

David Steinberg, of Pacific Grove, Calif., is the puzzles and games editor for the Andrews McMeel Universal media company. The Universal Crossword, which he edits, appears in many newspapers, including The Daily News, The Boston Globe and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

David's first crossword for The Times appeared in 2011 when he was 14. This is his 101st for the paper.

Mon 2/14/2022
KPOPACAISPIT
HAZEACORNTIME
ALARMCLOCKIVAN
KERMITPEPLOGO
IRKEDPEDOMETER
DINARTAT
FOEALSOUTICA
COMPASSROLODEX
CHOIRYODASEE
ELFPERKY
CAMCORDERCOSMO
UTAHERRQUOTED
BONASMARTPHONE
ENGRNOTESORSO
SEATOMENOMAN
POW Tue 2/15/2022
STEPUPODINCOT
IODINENORAARE
COULDAARIDRIT
COURTDISASTER
ELATEOATHTONI
LETAFROLOOTS
FIELDQUESTIONS
IOUOMG
RINGALARMBELLS
RIMESEGOSEEK
OCTAMARKAMIGA
POOLRESOURCES
ETAOAHUAUTUMN
ITSWRENSTARES
NATSADDHELENA
Wed 2/16/2022
BLOOPSMASHSASS
MAHALPIXIEECCE
WHITECOLLARCTRL
SRODARNARIEL
GREENSLEEVES
JOYLESSECARTE
ATEATTORIPREP
COATOFMANYCOLORS
KERROARSHALOS
SAVEUSVAINEST
SILVERLINING
TRAITISEEAPU
IOTAYELLOWTAILS
CNETDRIERINDIE
KYRASEUSSTASER
Thu 2/17/2022
GASPWAFTALFA
ACELAICLAUDIUS
LANAISTARTOURS
LITTLEDIPPER
ISTOELM
CLANSMALLFRIES
HAMUPHAILBAE
ATOMICSUBMARINE
RENTURFWADED
MERETRIFLETORY
NANARCH
MICROSECONDS
AFRIKAANSELIOT
WINTERIZEDELVE
EBAYADESSEEP
Fri 2/18/2022
DAPSRASPHUFFY
ERIEALTOADORE
BRAINFARTLOREN
TONKATSUCONES
SWOONTSONCR
OSHHIRESON
BITTERENEMIES
WATERAEROBICS
BODICERIPPERS
TRASHESASL
SEPTEALEASH
DPLUSNAKEDLIE
HOLESBOXEDWINE
OWENSIDLEICED
ENSORBEENNEWS
Sat 2/19/2022
AWRATSSCORES
BEARHUGCHROME
REVEALEDRIBBED
UZIIKNEWITBRA
PENDSIGEPCLAN
TREEDURNTOILS
BASSETHOUND
PAROLEBOARD
MAKEDEMANDS
HIRESVINSERVE
OLAYRELAYSOIL
HESWELLNOWUSE
ORIGINSADISTIC
HUTONESERPENT
ONEDGELEASES
Sun 2/20/2022 PARDON MY FRENCH
CHAWWIELDFEDSBERT
LOLAGENXERAVOWOREO
OUISHALLOVERCOMEUNIT
USBOSCARSAILATNINE
DEISMHICDIEUPROCESS
PBSDINEDTRIPE
IMPERILSENSIONSLAP
BELLETOWERROWTBILL
ITALINEDIDINLEAPTO
SAYNDAIRISAIRCREW
EAUFORHEAVENSSAKE
TURNSONESTOACTAVE
IRONERCATERPOIVDAY
PANESDADCESTCHEESE
SLEWERROKEDSLURRED
IMGAYUNDUEEGG
LAITTOWASTECABGEICO
INTHATTAREATREEHAN
VISAREINECATSANDDOGS
ETONINDYALEASTEPEE
RAKEPESOPESTSWEST

Victor Barocas is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He's a longtime member of the National Puzzlers' League, and contributes puzzles to its monthly publication, The Enigma.

Victor loves all things related to language and wordplay. Contrary to the title of this puzzle, though, he does not speak French.

Mon 2/21/2022
MADEAJODIEZAC
ALISTAABONDUGH
JUSTFORKICKSMAE
AMCINFORBIS
LEVISBLUEJEANS
DOASETINBOX
ALIAIMAFANRCA
FAMILYDININGROOM
TVSYELLATHASP
ANGELATESTS
HAVINGSAIDTHAT
IKIDTOTEHIT
HEXGOINGWAYBACK
OLEEARBUDROMEO
NANTRACYEASES
Tue 2/22/2022
MAGSWIFEWIE
TORREATRLDSEND
GLEANPROMOTING
ITSNOTOKNORSE
FOOTRNSENTRD
OATLORENZO
QUIDSHIRREIN
IBNTUESDAYSTY
NETINANEFSIX
GRENDELAGO
REESESBARGES
JUSTWLEASTRST
OPERAGOERCRETE
DOCKYARDSATEAM
INTBESTPHDS
POW Wed 2/23/2022
BIBLEDAMEUCLA
IDIOTECIGRHOS
GUTFEELINGBENT
KNITKIDDFARGO
INNHENSAYNO
DOGMATHEKICKER
ALLAYEAERO
SIGNFORDELIVERY
ONUSROIAPE
BUMPYRIDEORATE
LLOYDMODMAV
ASIANRICAFOMO
MINIWATERBREAK
EDENOGRESABRE
NESSKEYSSTAID
Thu 2/24/2022
BARBQSASIFPRO
FREEUPWHOAROW
LONGIISLANDEON
ASEACASKBFFS
TEETHEDYODEL
HARDCCANDIES
BATONRAFAGRE
ICONITEMSSHIA
NAPASIAATTEN
SILENTMMOVIE
ONTOEMEGAHIT
CHADSAILMACE
HIDCAPITALSSIN
EYEEXAMROUTED
WARLENSSUPERS
Fri 2/25/2022
IQSSMELLANDES
SUECILIAMEADE
MEDACINGOWNED
BUTTHATSJUSTME
BECAMEENDEAR
ACTUALSANTE
MOINATIVESWAP
BIOSNODESKILL
ISNTGOODATKOI
APEDAIRLINE
SPIRALSOAPED
WILLYOUBEQUIET
ALLIEPOTUSDID
TABLECANOEIMO
HUEYSSTAIRAEC
Sat 2/26/2022
EGRETUBERBCCS
CLARASLAYLEAH
OUTERSPACEELLA
LETPOACHSALTY
ATADTSKBATMEN
BONOBOSSUBACE
GOSPELTRUTH
SEXPOSITIVE
DESSERTMENU
KIATATTRALALA
ADWEEKDOCALAN
STAMPRUNUPLUG
BITEEYEOPENERS
AMENVAINSAGET
HERDANNETEENY
Sun 2/27/2022 Cinemagrams
ATMCARDSBUREAUATIT
POOHPOOHEASESINLIME
PIRATESOFTHECARIBBEAN
SLRTOOHARDSCOURGE
IPASERECHESSSET
ITSAWONDERFULLIFE
LOOSELYONEUPPEGS
LENSVEGPUTONGARRET
THETOWERINGINFERNO
YAHOONORSECARPARK
ESEOLSENAKITATEE
STRIKERSPADEIPASS
THEDEVILWEARSPRADA
EMBODYEARLSTABYVES
RAYSPASTEKENDALL
WHENHARRYMETSALLY
GLACIERSHAISAYS
RECITALGORILLAPCS
ANIGHTMAREONELMSTREET
PINAHAYRIDEEMPANADA
ENGRSNARLSTOYMAKER

Sheldon Polonsky, of Cincinnati, is a pediatrician and medical software analyst at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He loves movies and wordplay and sees films in theaters whenever possible.

The theme clues for this puzzle took varied amounts of time to compose. 75-Across came in five minutes. 110-Across took half an hour. 22-Across, on and off, required three days. This is Sheldon's second Times puzzle and first Sunday.

Mon 2/28/2022
PACKTIEDUPWAS
ALAIARLENEICE
SIPSOKEFENOKEE
TERSENEAOILY
ANIMANIACSMPAA
ETALTEMPE
PCSVETRADII
THIRTYSOMETHING
SITARMENAKA
UNITSADAM
PEAKWORDSWORTH
ACTIOLESPORE
CHINCHILLAIDEA
TOODIDIONNEED
SSNCTSCANGODS
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