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Puzzles for March, 2024
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Fri 3/1/2024
CIRCUITSOBIT
UNIONREPNACHO
INCREASECLERIC
NECKSTEREOELO
GRISTSCIOPERA
CHIHOGEPIC
TRYNOTTOLAUGH
THEMSTHEFACTS
AREWETHEREYET
LIMEAERRUM
OPEDSRAGPALES
HOPADSPOTKILO
ALASKAISURECAN
IRKEDSENORITA
KISSTEAMSTER
Sat 3/2/2024
KABUKIELLIS
BULLPENLEONE
BALLOONSMILLE
MENTIONTWOCOY
ARGUEDNAEHAVA
SLURSOUNDBITE
HEPSTUNTDOGS
FORTHWITH
RARECOINSTSK
MOVEALONGTATA
MACEMADBREXIT
ARKASSPAUNCHY
ZOOMSSEANPAUL
DOUGHEVIDENT
ANTSYDORSET
Sun 3/3/2024 Countdown
TTDRESSPJSCLECGI
ERITREASULUOILBOOMS
NUMERALALUMNWSLETTER
OWLETSNIPPETYAT
FRETRAINPHONOALANA
LEIAREDCAPEXACTO
ARGUEMAORISPRESST
RAHMEATBALLSPOSTERS
ENTHUSEMEREOCTAVIO
ESTSTUSDOSSTEEL
ABCSAVIASTAKEFUNDO
PLOWSAXLWINSISR
PETITFSELANAVENGER
TATTOOSSANDRALEERAE
KAHLUAONEILLPIETA
MERLINARABICNEED
ASPENDENTSEARTNTRY
CHIASPIRERNENEH
DONTRKTOOHARDCORLEOS
CREWTEAMIDEAELEGANT
TSOESSEPSSEESRED
Mon 3/4/2024
EIGHTSHUTSABA
SCUBANANASYER
LYSOLAISLESEAT
MONGRELCAKE
CABANANAYSAYER
CHEXGAELEMERY
SATHALTALP
BANANASPLITS
EGOHIPSOIL
AQABACAPECOLA
SUBURBANANALOG
SOULENDURES
ITSAMATCHPINTA
SEECUBANANAIS
TDSUTEROLOPES
Tue 3/5/2024
BOBASHREDCCS
ODINLOIREHAT
LOGICALFALLACY
ARMONMEARAL
OSAGETIPTOE
EMPTYSPACE
ASEACURLBAR
MSNPIGSTYAMI
YOTEAMOFROG
FRUITDRINK
GOLIMPAWARD
ETALRYESANT
THREEHOLEPUNCH
EEKKABOBSCAR
MRSEMORYBEAU
Wed 3/6/2024
PILLBOGSPBJS
EPEETRALAAREA
ZOOMHIKERPURL
ONEEYEDJACKS
ADONISIOWEYA
DOUBLEAGENTS
IOTASDONECBS
EMIRFORDSBRIT
USEARGOTRITE
THREEWISEMEN
INSEAMRAWEST
FOURHLEADERS
OLESADDONKISS
LIMENIECEIDEA
DEERDESKSOAP
Thu 3/7/2024
LABSMACROBLAB
ECONOCEANLEIA
IKNOWWHOSEWOODS
RISESDISSES
CCTVSATS
THESEAREMYHORSE
EONSHALEMAMA
MITEASIANSNOT
PREYSTRAPTOM
ISRESTLESSIHAVE
PORELATE
CANARYSEWER
ALOTTODOGIDDYUP
SPECNASALLORE
TOSHEBONYYUNG
Fri 3/8/2024
CLAMORSARISE
WAITABITLUCIE
THREESOMETROLL
DOESTEEMMAUVE
POTLESSBALLER
APOLARVANDRS
SEEINJEERDEB
SELFDRIVINGCARS
CATONELTOTAL
BUBTAXMONACO
ISOPODSHESHEP
SHREWNAANDOLE
TIARAOLDSCORES
ROTORTEACHEST
ONENDIMTHERE
Sat 3/9/2024
DIORAMASISLE
INFODEMICSTEIN
NEWNORMALLARGO
GRANCOMEDYVHS
STRIPYFIDGET
EBBEDGOATEE
FITJURYRIGGING
AGESCOSETSMUG
NOLUCKSOFAREPS
STEELENILES
TODATEDIODES
CALUSABLEMONT
IRONSROOTCAUSE
AUGIESOLOALBUM
ONYXTAXBITES
Sun 3/10/2024 Rack 'Em Up
CRATEASPCABTSALPS
LETEMMOLARUSESPORT
INAPURCHASETHEHORROR
PARISHONEANIMALEVE
SLIDIMTOLDFORTHISNOW
DNAOATTOAST
SMSMOPSAVEASTESSA
HAWAISLANDERSBREWPUB
ELECTERAHERONAMI
STEERGLIDERNUTCOT
TRIPLELETTERSCORE
ABCRANGAELICNOSES
BRODOZENICHELUDE
BARCODECNEWSHEADLINE
ANNANGOATEETUGTAP
MELEEBAETSE
KRISTINSCOTHOMASTHIN
NAMHOTTUBONTIPHONE
ODDMANOUTBUSINESENSE
COURTMRICREDOASKED
KNEEBEEESTARTESTY

Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, of Oakland, Calif., is a data scientist. Matthew Stock, of Gainesville, Fla., is a master's student in school counseling.

They met through the online indie crossword community as fans of each other's puzzle blogs. This puzzle was constructed entirely over email, but as Matthew writes, "We're long overdue for a video call!"

Mon 3/11/2024
GRAMLAKERAIL
LAMABRIMALDA
APPLESTOAPPLES
DIETSSIRTAT
ENDPICKLEBALL
SOUPNOSELLY
EPIPENDORKY
CORNHOLE
STARTUNEASE
STIRBLTLIAM
CANDYCRUSHTRI
ASKOOOOWENS
THEHUNGERGAMES
HERBCURECASE
ESSOHEADOPTS
Tue 3/12/2024
DROPLAVASATAY
ROVEIWINPREGO
APARTMENTITCHY
MELHIDESNIHAO
ASSORTSASS
PISAALLTALK
AVRILTALEEVER
FIELIEDOWNVII
ACAISASHABYSS
REDCENTABRA
MELTANDHOW
ACURABLINIAYE
POSITLOOKALIVE
OPINEOATSOKED
PECKSBDAYGUYS
Wed 3/13/2024
AULDWASSEMIS
SNORTALAATONE
SARAHSEMAPHORE
AGAPETROMPNED
MIXEDMETAPHOR
DUOSOSOON
ACHDONORLOBO
CHIWETELEJIOFOR
TATETEXANSEA
SISTERMSG
ASNEVERBEFORE
ADSSERTACONES
FINALFOURTREAT
EVADEODESCARE
WAGERMEDELSE
Joel Fagliano is credited as the editor starting here
Thu 3/14/2024
MASTSNTHRIATA
EATUPOHOUPLIT
THETOWEROFBABEL
PURPLEPROSE
MPHEASESINRCA
ALESETAL
HANOIGPSBUENO
ETHANRIPALIEN
ROAMSADADENSE
WIIYAMDRS
PAKSWAYBARTUT
ALISTEROPENERA
LINEONETSARISM
MAGENTASEMANAS
Fri 3/15/2024
BASHOKRAPECOS
OSHAPOETEXALT
PHILLISWHEATLEY
SELFIEROSTRA
NOTVWIMPABLE
HITRATEMERER
MYEYETAXIES
CARELESSMISTAKE
UBEREDHONOR
SEDERVIETNAM
SLAPWESTJEEZ
POPARTTAXTIP
ESPRESSOMARTINI
WILTSORALREEK
WRESTSYNCARSE
Sat 3/16/2024
ALSOPOMAMBLE
DEEPFAKEAMORAL
DISPOSALRACISM
SHOOTYOURSHOT
STEEDSSACS
ANGERDIMESHEL
SOLDERCAGEECO
KOASEWPAYBOO
ENDTAOSDEBUNK
WETSLOTRTENDS
COPAERASED
ADOPTDONTSHOP
PRONTOPLATELET
GEIGERHOTSAUCE
ASTEREWEDOSE
Sun 3/17/2024 All Over the Map
BOSCACDCOTOHDIAL
BALERSLIERLANEOUTDO
MADEAHOTMAGENTAFRODO
WTFTRITENIAGARAFALLS
SHAKEONSTIRRERVENDEE
INRUSHLADYLIBERTY
STOLEENCLSOARTEARY
SCHWAMYBNEMOSKA
OAFKAYASHTONWARROOM
STUDENTSTOECAPNYE
OSLOTHESOUTHWESTPEDI
TEMCENSORTOREOPEN
JOSHGADTEENERLAVCAD
AXEONITBADEBONY
BOLTSSOCAPHILBRATS
FOURCORNERSTRAGIC
BISTROKATRINAOILLEAK
AREAFIFTYONESISTANEE
CARLELIONSSHAREDOTTY
HIVEDOMNITUNASEDENS
SLEDPESOSHAQSERA

Simeon Seigel is an architect at The Turret Collaborative in New York City. He uses his daily subway commute to "trainstorm" theme ideas — including this one, which has been in the works since 2018.

He writes "The best themes, to me, are the ones that hinge on breaking ‘rules' which I hadn't thought of as rules until they were broken."

Mon 3/18/2024
ABBIETOYSJILT
DRUNKABETUBER
SISTERCITYMEGA
EYEATEMOPTOP
BLOGFITS
ECOPURPLESTATE
PADMEALASALEX
ORIONTAUKRONA
CLEODOINETHEL
HOSTCOUNTRYATT
PANTASAP
ESCORTFYIBAA
DALIALIENWORLD
IRANSILLARTOO
TINTKEEPSTYES
Tue 3/19/2024
ISPYWEBSEDANS
MEREOREEPAULET
MAINDRAGCOUNTER
ELMIDSPHOCODE
NIECESDOORNAILS
SOREMAILANDES
ENIDIRSAFT
BEATTHECLOCK
WHYGEOALDA
ANNIETAROPORN
GOONSQUADRENNET
LISTUSBCPLDAL
ADHERESHALFTIME
REENTERIRASKOR
EASTERDENPENS
Wed 3/20/2024
SPASMACDCFISH
HARPOWHOAIDEA
INTROCLASSBOND
PESACHPEAKNOT
WHIMBISTRO
BAWLCANNABIS
OLEKARELOREOS
BANJOBMWSIEGE
ASTORLEECHIRE
THEBEASTSTEM
ATONALTRAP
BOONUMBLLAMAS
INFOFULLCIRCLE
DEARFLUEASADA
ERRSSLEDSETON
Thu 3/21/2024
RARESTZAPSCAB
AMINORODETALE
MIDDLEHOOLARTE
ONEAHASIMPSON
NOSTRILCULT
HICCHASEENE
OARSSAUNTERED
ERIEEAVESNEAT
WEREREWEDTTOP
SOJOURNSCHE
OMNIPRERIBE
SERPENTTYRMOM
AIDAESCAPEROOM
GRANSKATABULA
EENYSSNSMITES
Fri 3/22/2024
GOODSCHARTSO
EXTRACHEESERAN
METALUMLAUTAME
SNOWBOLDTENET
LABSLEADSTO
MOBYVIVSPOT
VOTEWANESRYE
FIRSTGENERATION
USASOBERNADU
NULLLOSDALE
FACEOFFBEAK
ALOOFLARATINT
CADANIMALLOVER
TIEGUESSTIMATE
SDSESSOTENSE
Sat 3/23/2024
BIBSSTRIPSTEAK
UHOHWHYSHOULDI
SEXYAUDIOBOOKS
SAFETYNETCIS
IRISHBROSPUNY
NYSTATEKARATS
GAHLORDYULE
LARGEBILL
LIMPMEDIPAW
PERIODGONDOLA
ALTAROBEGALLS
BAIGENOSMITH
BITCOINATMASHE
ANGELFALLSSCAR
STOLEAPEEKKITS
Sun 3/24/2024 Feeling Possessive
PROBBUSESAGASPPEDI
DOVEAMUSTJELLOONES
FUELSSPECULATIONOPAL
STRIPESAPEXPILLAGE
EATSPOTWISEASSES
HOLDSWATERGILSIRS
ELOMONOHOLLALEADS
WISPSGOESALLINASNER
EVELFUDGESFACTSOTTO
DETAILSGAPSISUZU
RONCOYONHUTPERMS
TEAMOAMISPENCAPS
MENSTAKESORDERSESAU
GREEDDONTSTARETSARS
MAUVEDORISAPBSLEI
RICHNONSETSATEASE
HEADCANONRICOSON
ONLEAVEFONZIQRANGE
VONNEXCHANGESNUMBERS
ELECTUPACIMAGELEAP
RATEOSAGETAXESEDDY

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician. This is his third crossword for The Times — all Sundays.

Crossword construction and music "tickle all the same brain cells," he says, as each is "half-creative and half-technical". He adds: "Sundays are like the progressive rock of crosswords. I love 20-minute songs, and I love 21x21 grids."

Mon 3/25/2024
BABAAHEMCAPE
AMASSROPEAHOY
NOKIAITISRIPE
DREAMCATCHER
BEDDNAMOIST
PANCAKEBATTER
ECOLIESAISRI
VOTERIDONLEAVE
ERAVOIDENDED
NATHANFIELDER
SLOANAXEYAP
WATERPITCHER
WHOAARIADUETO
HOPIGISTSPANX
YETISETSSTAY
Tue 3/26/2024
SCOOTPRODHTTP
CRUDELOFIOHIO
HOTELSUITESWEET
LARSIRSTUTSI
ETABRASPROUTS
PIGTAILTALENUT
AEONORAESPY
ADHOMINEM
NERDAGEMISS
AYEMRRIGHTRITE
BEDSIDEIOSLAV
TUTEEBAHMETE
SECONDTONONENUN
USERGILTENTRE
ITSYEATSTUBED
Wed 3/27/2024
IROCPECKSKIN
TOOTHIMHOPICO
ONTOENAUSEATED
RIGHTYTIGHTY
TAUAOLERSATZ
ENTRAPIREWII
ELATEDHANG
LEFTYLOOSEY
LEAFKILLED
SRIABEDAYSPA
DANUBETIECUE
SCREWDRIVERS
DAREDEVILLONGO
EMIRTINESLEEP
LIPSSLEDATVS
Thu 3/28/2024
PADABUTSEPI
ODESUZIEMOM
TACCAMILLADID
AGEGAPARCANE
TENONPCPHOSTA
OSTEOHOOAAHED
SEDIMENTS
ZIONELATETSAI
INFOMITREAILS
NSFWOVOIDLGBT
CHINESEYUAN
KEENYESDRAB
GENRESADELEH
INTERCHANGEABLE
BYETARDIEROLA
BARRHONEXED
Fri 3/29/2024
PASSERASSAM
FORTUNECOOKIE
MECHANICALBULL
TALKATGONSLED
OCTETAMINOLDS
SHUTDIALING
SOPKENSBLOWIT
UNTWISTPASTIME
PEOPLEWELDDIN
MORTALSMESS
ACKSTEVEMOOSE
SHIAENEWARPED
CATCHREDHANDED
ISTHISTHINGON
IMSETSISTER
Sat 3/30/2024
GILLNETCRAPPER
ONEEACHHOMEICE
LABSITEREARSUP
FHAFOREIGNCAR
BONDSENSABIDE
ALOELATTEANOS
GENTLEREMINDERS
AAVERAGES
ACCIDENTSHAPPEN
GOONROASTORSO
ERNSTWIESTOPS
INGIRONAGEPYE
SPATTERSALTAIR
TIMREIDOLEANNA
STEARNSNESTEGG
Sun 3/31/2024 Turns of Phrase
ISAIDTEMPIHEARCGI
BALSACHRISTISLEARM
ALARMTHERAYSHOTDATES
REMARIASALAALBEE
SOWSEARDAZETHECOUNT
ICKCLOROXASTERS
MENUTHATSOANTEGPA
CITESTHESEELUGEDLAS
ORALINREYALIEBACK
NOSIREESEESINSORES
SCREWSTHETITANS
BETTADRIESTHBOSHOW
RAHSOVERTKNEELIMO
ITESPINEHONORTHEDEW
ETDURLSTONEMEEVEN
HERBALDELUXEOLE
HEATTHEBEETSGOALLIN
ORDERJANPUTTYNES
PISSARROPRESSTHEMEAT
ICECHAROPTSTOAORTA
SHATOOKPIETAHITON

Spencer Leach is a third-year mechanical engineering student at Virginia Tech. Their engineering background influences how they generate themes — for this puzzle, they used a custom bit of Python code to compare a list of homonyms against common phrases.

Spencer is currently in the midst of a summer internship search and hopes any would-be employers enjoy this puzzle!

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