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Puzzles for July, 2020
with Editor comments

Wed 7/1/2020
PDFSTAPONASTO
LOOTIRONYCHEX
ONLYTESTYMANE
POLESNTHLEROY
SROTEASERSERE
WIPERBLADES
CYSTLOOIESTIR
LETONCNNOCHOA
AAHOAKDESKETS
PRECUTWAHWAH
MARTAEAPOE
SOCIALCAPITAL
JUNKCLASPFLAG
EVELKANYEOTTO
TAYESNEADRHEA
Thu 7/2/2020
SERAUNPEGMANE
OMARPOLIONICER
COMMITMENTINCUR
UPSROSSTSHIRT
TOETAPSTAYALERT
EPSONDYEROADIE
MICECPUBINS
TMSSUNCHIPSTOT
ROAREYENYET
INLETSDUEPIDAY
GASPRICESSTOOGE
LATINOMAUIGEL
TIBIASKIPSCHOOL
ISALLMENSABONE
CAREOATENODED
Fri 7/3/2020
ASSTFUELPHONO
BATHIDLEHUMOR
ACREROMATOMATO
SHARPENATARI
HAWAIIBORON
MARAUDCOSMO
WOENONSEQUITUR
ANTHONYBOURDAIN
SCOUTSHONORBRO
PENNEOYSTER
GATOSINURES
AMOCOGETBACK
IMINHEAVENBDAY
MONTELENTEIRE
PRIORAXESRODS
Sat 7/4/2020
DECKLEPFCHANGS
ONLOANRICEMILK
ODIOUSOVERPLAY
ROCKRIBBEDLEDE
JFKAGLOWYESES
ADHDNONAME
MAORIBOYCOTTS
BYLAWSSWIVEL
SEMIHARDSERTA
LETOUTRAPS
SNAILWUSHUTIT
PONDRATTERRIER
AHOYMATEBIANCA
RODLAVERBEGGED
SWELTERSCLASSA
POW Sun 7/5/2020 TO-DO LIST
TSPPSASMECCABARE
APUSOAPTIDOLSTAMER
RETHONEYMEMOSICING
DESSERTSCENESTEASES
IDLYMAFIASEAHORSE
SOIREEATMHOTHAND
PUPSQUAREFOOTITCH
RESPECTAREARSSIOU
INTEARTOOLTATTICUS
AVOWRAMISTLOHUNKS
SENIORPROMHERDEDCATS
LASSOINONTOYTALEE
TOPHATSSTASHLEDLAE
EPIYAKEDIEATEITUP
LEGONORELATIONASH
UNDRESSSVUUNLESS
ARTISTICBORONABUT
BLACKTMARTYRFARMORE
RETROPAPUAINTROXFL
ORIONAGENTENEMYEEL
STOPWEDGESENSSRA

Laura Taylor Kinnel, of Newtown, Pa., teaches math and is the director of studies at a Friends boarding school near Philadelphia. Since her last puzzle appeared in March, she has spent lots of time with colleagues developing best methods and new processes for remote teaching.

Laura remarks that she now sits and conducts classes from home in the same spot where she normally makes crosswords!

Mon 7/6/2020
NADALMICASLID
OBAMAOPALTYNE
SALTYVANGUARDS
ELLSAIDATTIRE
JOYRIDESOSCAR
ONIONSPUPSGT
BENDPEORIA
GINGERSNAPS
NOMORERIPA
GELDANMAIDEN
ALAMOBOBSLEDS
MODIFYALASLAW
BILLFOLDSEMILE
ISEERAGETONER
TESSEDENSEEDS
POW Tue 7/7/2020
SARIPEARASHEN
IMEDOMNISEALY
MUSTSTOCKSPLIT
PLEASEWHATIF
LETGOCLANATOI
ETSDNAREIIVE
BAILEDNAMED
WRAPPINGPAPER
LIETOBEERME
ONEPURROOIMP
BONDSATEOSCAR
TOASTYADHERE
SUEZCRISISOTIS
HIRERNOOKWEST
YESNOGNUSNATO
Wed 7/8/2020
BASSINEPTDRAG
LOCITONERROLO
IRANSLYLYYOLO
STRESSEATING
SAFARISTOOPTO
DAMNSLOREN
ROESPACECADETS
OPALLLOSASORE
STRIKEAPOSEPAT
SELMAESTAB
IDSAYSODROIDS
BOLDPROPOSAL
FETEAEIOUTARE
IKEAVOCABHALE
TEENSNORTSCAT
Thu 7/9/2020
STABSIPLOTSA
LOCOLPGAOTHER
ERRSEYEDSCRUM
DOESNTRTRUEESS
EESELBOWS
CDANCEMIFF
MATTORAHGNOME
OCHSTETESORAL
STEEDDOINGARF
WEEDFROOTL
HANSOMRAW
FOGTHISRISONME
EMOJINEONBOIL
LINENSMUGINNS
TESTYKITTOTE
Fri 7/10/2020
STUNTMANSTABLE
HIROHITOCONAIR
INKWELLSHOISTS
NEECHAAUNTIE
YSLHOSERSALBS
TRUEWESTIRE
ENGROSSESELCID
MARINECREATE
ASAMILATERISER
ICYCHECHNYA
LABSETCETCPOP
REEDITDARACE
ADAGESMOVEMBER
GARNETSLOWCLAP
ADDONSSESSIONS
Sat 7/11/2020
AMTRAKDIGGS
PARADISEFOUND
CROCODILETEARS
HIVEMEATSPACE
ENERGYRATGOD
MASIONASTONY
CRUELLAROCS
SOULTRAINLINE
EPUBHOMEGYM
MOTETOVUMDIA
ITSELFSEEING
RAWSCORESACME
DATACOLLECTION
METOOMOVEMENT
PESTOALEROS
Sun 7/12/2020 CHORES GALORE
IGLESIASJEMIMAORATE
DUALROLEOSIRISNOTAX
TAKEOUTTHETRASHPATTI
AVECARIDOTHEDISHES
GARTHADSSEAATTEST
EINSTEINPONCHO
SWEEPTHEFLOORVSHAPED
OILSHAVENICEMETA
WIIGMESAPOORATRON
NUMEROUNOGOTOTHEBANK
SIAADMITITALE
SORTTHEMAILNIBBLESON
UDOEUROPAAGEENIKE
MIDIAROMASSAYLAW
ONENESSPICKUPTHETOYS
WEAKERHERESHOW
SCARRYAIGDIEHOSER
PAYTHEBILLSCPASURI
INIGOCLEANTHEGUTTERS
TONALCANDIDRUNSAMOK
SENSESTEEPSSECURELY

Sam Donaldson is a law professor at Georgia State University, teaching Contracts to first-year students and Wills, Trusts and Estates to upper-division ones. He is the author or co-author of several textbooks on these subjects.

Since 2011 Sam has written the annual Orca Awards for the blog Diary of a Crossword Fiend — his choices for the best American crosswords across all publications.

POW Mon 7/13/2020
CHERAREASTOTS
RUTHMANGOBURP
ALTOUDDERSTAR
PLUMBLOSSOMTIE
BEENREBATE
AUGUSTTWISTS
FROSTNORTHWIND
AGOHIDEYGEE
REDDRAGONLOHAN
FROTHSPANTRY
BOOYAHNANA
ERRMAHJONGTILE
ENYAWEAVEEDIT
FOODARIELALMA
STUDYELLSREES
Tue 7/14/2020
LETINARMSSHOW
OVENSLEAHCARE
RENTFREEZERISE
CREEORDERAROD
ATTRACTLIPS
EPAWHOLEHOG
PHASECRACKIRR
RANTPLONKTREE
OWNGRANDARTSY
SKIPPINGRBI
EEOCYOUANDI
ECHOEMAILNORN
SOAPWICKEDGOOD
TALLANTEOLIVE
AXLERIISTELEX
Wed 7/15/2020
GLAMMOUNTCABS
AUTOERRORASAP
LIEUDELTANASA
AGASSISCANIN
SITSPATPHALANX
EASEEARS
ETDTHXARMCDS
SHIBUYASTEWART
PEARLSHHLIMEY
MPAAHOOALPS
LIEVCOLORLEST
OKRAALITOARCS
GABINDEEDYVOL
IDASIERRASADO
COGATMSNLNET
Thu 7/16/2020
JACKASSSODACAN
ALDENTEEROTICA
CORNDOGNEWAGEY
OHOPOISOND
BAMBIFESTGAP
ICLEIIOMAHA
STORYARCSNARED
LANDTRICKTBAR
OBLIGEAREACODE
BOOERFLOWCH
SOWOTOHTARSI
HURDENTANN
OKCUPIDYESISEE
WIIMOTEPRINTER
EDASNERDARKART
Fri 7/17/2020
SWABGAGA
STENOSAEOLUS
CHARACTERSKETCH
RATECARTSNORA
EVEGERITOLPAL
DELTALEEADAPT
NEARDISASTERS
GLOATCHEST
TILTMECHANISM
HASTORRENTSEA
ALLENSURESTAX
JOANDONE
INTIMATEAPPAREL
SOLOPERFORMER
REPUTATIONS
Sat 7/18/2020
MAINSTAYMAHLER
EXNIHILOGROOVE
DISCOSTUMITTEN
SUEDOHMAMINO
MODSATFANT
NYUDERAILED
ASHEBOTTOMLINE
TEAMADONNAFOB
VAMPIREBATPERT
SCHEDULEERI
HATSETDECA
WANDSTHCCALF
ENDOWSELDERLAW
AGEGAPRAINDATE
REDSKYEMPTYNET
Sun 7/19/2020 DOUBLES PLAY
ETSTHECOPAPANICBAR
SARAHEALSUPIRONRULE
TRAPPARTISTSCCTHEDAY
OFSORTSNITESSADE
RUHROHAGEEICETGRE
ELYTUMSDIZZCONTROL
AIRDUCTDEEYAHOOS
STRIPTTRETOUCHBRUTE
TRIMSBENEPHOTOOP
EASEOCTANESWIRETAP
ALIAMUUMENTPARKSHIE
MANOWARRAPANUIMILT
GRANDMAGABSNONET
TATERSORBETSCLOCKYY
TRIADSTMISTRAINS
OLDDSTATIONARKSCOM
POEOBOEONCEELAINE
LENASIDEADLISTER
GGLOUISESURPRIIPARTY
UPACREEKALTROCKHOWL
SAWHORSEYESISEEINO

Wyna Liu, of New York City, is an artist and jewelry designer working with magnets and tensegrity. (You can see examples of her craft at wynaliu.com.) She has been solving crosswords for 10+ years but just started making them recently.

Wyna says 91-Across is a shout-out to her parents, who own and operate a chain of radio channels. They made up the name Wyna (pronounced "WIN-uh") to mimic radio call letters — "Y 'n' A" for the initials of their names, Yvonne and Arthur, and the starting "W" because they're on the East Coast!

Mon 7/20/2020
NASHASIAHAHAS
AMIEVANSENACT
RIGHTONTHEMONEY
WANUNDRESSDHL
HBOMBUSCEVIE
ALFAGOTDRAGS
LEFTINTHELURCH
OATTEN
FRONTOFTHELINE
JEEPSLEIICON
ARFSIOUELECT
BROIWASHADCAR
BACKTOTHEFUTURE
ERUPTHORAABBA
DISHYSTARBEST
Tue 7/21/2020
ASKNETSSTALE
CNNICETDIALED
TIESCOREIMGLAD
SPEAKMACEFRI
NEWSMAGAZINE
DAWDLEPOWER
UGHSAVERERECT
DRAGRATIOODOR
EATUPSASHAUSA
AREASHUMPTY
VISUALACUITY
ISHIRASOMBRE
ANALOGLEAPYEAR
LOMEINLUKESKI
STEELSPANTEN
Wed 7/22/2020
PILEDPLEDBOER
OMANIACLUULNA
PAULGOLDSCHMIDT
OMGISLATALOSS
HENSONTIE
MILITARYJARGON
AMINOTOPSNOG
LPNSSWINENEMO
LEESTEMROHAN
ISNTITEXCITING
OOPSTOPIT
TRIPLEAEMITAS
SAFEENVIRONMENT
ASSTDIORTORTE
RHOSSANAONSET
POW Thu 7/23/2020
SUNSPEDRAMA
LSATMALIOMITS
UHOHERINTENSE
REMOVETHECRUEL
PRIMAYURTITAL
ARCHOUNCE
OLESHAMROAMED
STLLETTERWERA
ORACLENYECNET
BECKSETNA
TRONSITSBRAVA
BIRTHFROMCLUES
SPARETUNAOTIC
PUTINELMSSOLO
PECSDYESSST
Fri 7/24/2020
SHALEPINTSPIN
LOWERCASEITUNA
ALLTERRAINELON
BOSSBATTLEALVA
TUBMRE
HIGHSCORESBART
AMOIADULTONTO
IMINKINDAAKIN
KINGESTERTOME
UGGSSTOREOWNER
RVSINI
BAILHALFNELSON
ATRITRUETOLIFE
LEADMICROFILMS
IDLELEANFETES
Sat 7/25/2020
VICTORIASSECRET
ALLALONGTHELINE
SEALEDENVELOPES
TANKXIISASS
SARITOKE
CAPITOLUNEDGED
OPENTOESEABLUE
ALTAITOILE
TIEWRAPBROODED
ITSHEREOINKERS
IDYLNAST
AVISIPSECHO
WINPLACEANDSHOW
ONCEINALIFETIME
LEARNONESLESSON
Sun 7/26/2020 MADE-TO-ORDER
LASSMANICLEAFOVAL
ICONALEROETNABIOTA
SQUARECHINASTIALLEY
PURGEHISSEDONESEC
INSIDEHOSTINTHEDARK
LEODIMELOOPIESTNEE
ESTDIRGEANDWAIST
ACESDISMISSEDBOBCAT
ESAUTAZITSWARCALL
ADSMENUAXISSEE
ABETAROUNDTHEBUSH
SALSAGABIEBEMU
CREWREJOINOOPACTI
ACCEDEBEGINWATCHING
RABBICSAMENSAMDS
ADAMAHIMAHISTOWPOT
BELOWMACARONIOSAKAN
DMITRIMILNERRENEE
PAWATALSOOCEANDEIST
IVINSDIORVALLIPSIS
CANIEASYESSEXSTAY

Trenton Charlson, 24, is a crossword constructor and Scrabble aficionado from Columbus, Ohio. The North American Scrabble Players Association currently ranks him No. 213 among all players and No. 5 in his state. Trenton's Twitter page declares that he's the founder of Z.J.X.Q. — Americans Against Accurate Acronyms.

This is his 23rd puzzle for The Times.

Mon 7/27/2020
SARASLIPSJOCK
ARALHENRIAVIA
YODAHIKINGGEAR
AMISSJAKEROT
HAIKUPOEMMSN
ADOPTWIND
CPADRESSTIGER
HIGHENDHEIGHHO
APRONSTAGETIP
PEERERASE
EATHEIDIKLUM
SPAMIENNEATO
HYBRIDCARSONTO
ELLEOHGEEUKES
DEEPSEEYATYRE
Tue 7/28/2020
PACTLOAFLOKI
FLYATENCINOMAN
FABLESEACOASTS
TRELLISITEM
MRTNEWINSPOT
FALSEHOODRIO
CARLOTOWNWELL
ARIELDPSREVEL
RYESUMPSOBERS
PANINVENTION
INDEBTREOFTS
GARSEWELAMB
OVERRULEDLIBEL
DIMESTOREFELLA
SMUTHEADSETH
Wed 7/29/2020
ATOMSTEDPACTS
TOWITIPAADIEU
MOOSEAIRSATAN
TWOPERCENTMILK
SPADOES
POTPIERENOEMU
IPHONESEVENPLUS
TIRECSISIRE
ONEMICHELINSTAR
NEWBOLTMOTELS
BANEOPS
STRONGPASSWORD
TRACKPGAEBOOK
OUNCEEEKAISLE
PETERDEATESTY
Thu 7/30/2020
WIFETOBESCRAP
IRONOPENHOUSE
FALLLINEINDIA
INKBEESKNEES
MEATPIES
PULLSHUTTHE
AISLETIRESOUT
SKISLOPEWAITA
SECROSEOILS
GOODTONE
BLOWNDOWNTWO
TOONEMADEABID
ASPENTREELAND
USERSNESTEGGS
Fri 7/31/2020
PROMBFFSMALTA
AEROELASTIGIRL
NCAALAYERCAKES
DONTCAREARIES
ANGRYELION
CELIEBULBPGA
HISANDHISLALAW
ALONGALTABASE
LEDGERESIDENTS
FDAWADSCIDER
POLYHENTOS
ALERTREDGIANT
AMENTOTHATTROU
DINAHSHORELIMB
ODDLYUSDALAYS
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