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Puzzles for July, 2023
with Editor comments

Sat 7/1/2023
SOIGATHERED
DANCEROUTINE
LETTERTOSANTA
CLASHBILKGIL
THOREPICSTIRE
HEYDROLLZONER
REDWOODEAST
URSULAUNEASE
REDOSTAMMER
DRESSUPTOPBAG
OORTSTRAPEURO
GMOCOLEIPASS
BATSANEYELASH
ENIGMATOLOGY
DOCTORSNOTE
POW Sun 7/2/2023 About Two Feet
BTSSKIMWATCHDIMS
UAEONMEANITARECALL
THEELEPHANTMANAVENUE
WESTATEDEBHESS
HOYAARSTOLLBOOTHS
YEARNEDPIRATESY
BEBOPNINEAINT
THUNBERGOKRATEEMS
GEODEOAKIUDSLATE
ACTSNAPTIMETUBESAL
SHYSYMBOLICLOGICCUE
PHOOTOENBORANG
SUGARSTPOOPMERCY
BANTUSLEDLAHDIDAH
NONEAPESYIELD
YOUFLATTERMESNOWDAY
DECATEOSUAIME
INTLETAITSBEENREAL
STAFFSBIGSHOESTOFILL
SAVEASOVULERARENIA
SEEDOSTERSUESSET

Rebecca Goldstein, of Albany, Calif., is a research scientist at Merck, developing immunotherapies for cancer. Rafael Musa, of San Francisco, is a software engineer at Airbnb. Each has been published individually in The Times, but this is their first collaboration.

As friends they see each other occasionally at Bay Area puzzle events and otherwise. They worked separately, though, through many different versions, to implement this crossword's ambitious theme.

Mon 7/3/2023
BAMBIARLODAHS
ILIADLEONULAN
KINDOFBLUEMONO
EVEOUISABHOR
RECJUSTYOUWAIT
RAULPGA
GUARDABLEICES
OFFTOAGOODSTART
DOTEROOTEENSY
DUGAWRY
UPRIGHTBASSOAT
DEATHBATHUTE
DECONOBLEGASES
EVERANKAPLEAT
REDSPEASSEEMS
Tue 7/4/2023
IPASPLINTIRAS
RENARABIACOCO
ARTTOMATOMETER
QUIETCARASIDE
MEETMARK
GLASSONIONAHAB
OATTRASHYTIRE
BUTTSMAAPETIT
AREASEAWARSEE
DARKPICKLEBALL
ETATIMIN
LETBEPLAINEST
GREENCHEESERUE
BRATBURGERVEX
TSKSDEPOSEEDT
Wed 7/5/2023
AGLETSOAPYVOW
BOOTHULNASRNA
RUSSIANDOLLHER
ADESLOEBEAM
ARABICNUMERALS
VETOTAXED
ACMETAKEASIP
CHINESECHECKERS
HONGCHAUSTAY
DECORSARI
HEBREWNATIONAL
ALLSGARBDOS
IDOGREEKYOGURT
KEWATONETILDA
URNPESTSSATYR
Thu 7/6/2023
SUETSUEDEABBA
OBVIENTERIRIS
ROOMAFTEROATS
TAKEMEOUTDLIST
ATELIERCOIN
INLEAGUEWON
TRENDSHOTSAMA
HONEBEEFSAVID
EMUAREALPIETA
YENCANDYBAR
CENTALLHERE
ANIMEMAKEMONEY
MOABTIMIDLATE
MOTEELITEECRU
OKEDMODELSTOP
POW Fri 7/7/2023
TRASHPANDAOPUS
WERESODEADKURT
IWASNTDONEABBA
NIGHOPENLYGAY
SNOCANEASANA
DNATESTINGMAW
BRRSAOSERA
PAELLASMODESTY
AIDETONGUM
WWIGENETICIST
PETCOWHETHOP
RIDEORDIELETO
IWONEIDMUBARAK
NEWTFREESAMPLE
TINSSEASONPASS
Sat 7/8/2023
NURSINGBRASITH
SCIENCELABTRIO
FLOATONAIRERRS
WATTETNAFEET
POWHYMNALS
GARAGEENEWS
MADEFORTVMOVIE
REMCEOHIEANT
CAESARDRESSING
ATWARONTILT
SANTANAASL
BARDRAMPBOSS
DUDEIFEELSILLY
ACERSTREETTEAM
YENSEASTEREGGS
Sun 7/9/2023 A Thousand Words
WOVETEARYTOADMAT
AHEADONGOALOSLOAXE
CHARACTERSKETCHESKIA
OILLEEWAYTWEAKDESK
PSALMSMAILEKES
INATIESPITTINGIMAGE
NEROSPIKESSAOSOFAS
COMPUTERICONMISSORT
SLATECOVENODE
DINEPAPIPECALLER
LEGALREPRESENTATION
HEANEYASEANIHREF
ANDESTEESEPIA
ROGUISHLOTTODRAWING
EVITAELINAENAEARIA
MOVINGPICTURECAKING
ELSAZEUSTHESES
BRAESNAILABRUPTHBO
ROWSPORTSILLUSTRATED
ALAPENDATTACKONEND
TOYADOSTOBEYTATS

Christina Iverson, of Ames, Iowa, is an assistant puzzle editor for The Times. She reviews crossword submissions and helps edit the accepted ones for publication. This puzzle started as an 11 x 11-square grid in which every clue was an emoji. When that didn't work out, she revised and expanded her idea into what you see here.

Christina says, "I had hoped to convince someone to draw the pictures for me, but had no luck, so I drew them all myself."

Mon 7/10/2023
DECAFSTOWSWAD
EBOLAPADREORE
POKETHEBEARRCA
ONESEEDSPIEDON
TYSFLUSPETS
JUMPTHESHARK
SPOOLOURALOE
LOPELAMBSNAVY
ROTCESPCODES
SHOOTTHEBULL
MOHSDATEATM
AGELESSRAMONES
BETFLIPTHEBIRD
EARTINGENITRO
TRYSPEARSTAYS
POW Tue 7/11/2023
BASTEERASWEED
ESTESYELLIDLY
STRAPPEDFORTIME
THEBYRDSOCT
OMAROUTOFSHAPE
WAKESPALESBUT
ACERATBLTS
LACKINGVARIETY
ONUSDOCLIL
ATSDONHOALLOK
MISSINGOUTYEUN
WINSTARGATE
SHORTAFEWPEOPLE
PUREROTIFATAL
FEDSEGOTSTOWS
Wed 7/12/2023
SUNNIMEHHEFT
PROOFAMACELLO
ANGUSMONTALBAN
ROAMDURIANS
RPICASHBOX
TUESBELLEMEOWS
UPSHOTELKSHIA
BATWEDIDITING
AULDNAGDAKOTA
SLEEPTHUMBWARS
NATASHAANY
ADMIREDONIN
FRIARTUCKCZARS
RALLYMIAEARNS
OWLSPAYSATAN
Thu 7/13/2023
ELSANAEPSST
GUAVAFINDOPIE
GANGSTASDDSINS
OUTSHONEBOTNET
NSALOGICALDD
TENSAUGTOP
MONTYATEALONE
OBEYFEWERORCA
BOWLGAMEBUSES
YESRNAIBET
BBOFJESUSARS
PLEDGEMONTAGUE
AUTOSHIFTINGDD
TRIGTURFRAINN
HENSSTSLETT
Fri 7/14/2023
HAILSOMITS
PENCILSWRAPUPS
RIDESUPHADANIP
ORAPRESALEERA
BELLPACTSTSAR
ESSEXKOIWAILS
SODAFOUNTAINS
ICANTTELL
DONTBETHATWAY
BENTOSEEZALES
OSLOOMAHAGOSH
SPYPRIMERSALA
CONSIGNCITADEL
STOREADKEYNOTE
SWORNLEAFS
Sat 7/15/2023
AFAROHGODFACE
POSEPAULIAVOW
TAKECENTERSTAGE
MESONTHAIS
WEREONAROLL
SAYNOMORE
SAOLETSEATAMI
CLIPSHARDARAB
RELOSELIARTIE
EXPLICITCONTENT
WHARONANTMET
CASEINSENSITIVE
ALTAMILLEUSER
PEERADMITRING
SYLLNESTSNATO
Sun 7/16/2023 The Game Is Afoot
TECSDEIDREAIPACAGO
ALLAISSUEDUTILEMOW
BEAVISANDBUTTHEADIAN
LASERCUTSRUEEAGLE
ENSUEBRIMLEYNOIR
HOWSCAMPAIGNPROMISES
ORAWALKONSSERUM
PARKINGTICKETBTEAMS
ORCASGOFLATUAE
AYEAYECRAYOLATRIX
SELLLIQUIDPLUMRWAZE
DADACARPETSHAILED
OREBEETLECHOIR
ISRAELSNAKEHANDLERS
SEVENANTARESMOT
ARTIFICIALHEARTSSPAR
FEUDSOCLOSEBLADE
FARESKENREDGIANTS
ALTWATERGATEBURGLARS
ILLAPARTDENADAODIE
RYEGROSSOXEYESMAPS

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. He's been making puzzles for The Times since 2020.

Eugene T. Maleska, the Times's crossword editor from 1977 to 1993, famously had 40 rejections from the old New York Herald Tribune before his first submission was accepted back in the day. Michael says he had 50 rejections of Sunday puzzles from us before he got a yes. That must set some sort of record for perseverance.

Mon 7/17/2023
ONESIEBIBCTRL
KOREANOREAREA
RUMANDCOKENUNS
ANATSITFENCES
BRUSHSTROKE
STREEPTARTS
PAOLAOPECTBS
INSTRUCTIONBOOK
TSELEANOOPSY
BIOTAHORSES
RUNNINGJOKE
WISDOMROTSASH
ASHEAREYOUOKAY
KEENTATINMIND
ERSTETALIENEE
Tue 7/18/2023
NSACHUMDLISTER
ENSHRINEIASSUME
POSEIDONARTEMIS
TWINEDUNDOMNO
UPSREGINAPIER
NETNUMBRELENT
EASEASUAVAST
GRECOROMAN
SCRAMDDSBIBI
SPEEDOEELSMAD
PARTCANOESPCS
IRAAPEDALPACA
DEMETERMEDIASHY
EMIRATEDIONYSUS
RECEDESSNOGESO
Wed 7/19/2023
HADATBESOBTS
ARESOEXUDEOHO
DECKOFCARDSORB
ENOBIOMETAKES
SARCASMFEELME
ADHESIVETAPE
NOIRTRIMKEN
OHMSSPIELBEAD
OWEAKINARTS
BOARDINGPASS
ENCODEEXISTED
SITARAPRONOUI
ASHBOWLINGBALL
UMASNAILEASEL
LETEYESRETRY
Thu 7/20/2023
ARISLOGAROMA
CUZDIANAGURUS
TMZUPZZZZEBATE
IZODYEAHETTA
ENAMELNAPLES
PATSOLDSOUL
ITSALIAMAID
CEOSZZZREACIS
SNIPETASLST
RESIDESOZMA
OPENERTARZAN
PLOPMOOSCOZY
SLEEPINGCARZIP
SITARERASEUNO
TESTYDENSSGT
Fri 7/21/2023
SILLYTADATALE
ANATOMYLABEXIT
FONDUEPOTSNEMO
ENDGRETAPYLON
SURMILA
GALLEYMINARETS
ALOESNANCYDREW
SITESACEPLANA
PETPEEVESHITON
SNOWDAYSDONORS
AIRSONE
SMELTEERIEDDE
PUCKTALENTPOOL
ACHEALLIGATORS
THORUSEDGAMMA
Sat 7/22/2023
CARTWHEELS
HOMEREMEDIES
DOUBLEDOGDARES
EMPLOYARENAS
GALESPSISNAFU
AGEDVAINDATED
SETHANGGLIDERS
SUSANRICE
IMETSOMEONEBRB
CADETATWTSOIL
ENGELSSNBINDI
DIALEDLATKES
ARTSANDLETTERS
SOULBROTHERS
EPICENTERS
POW Sun 7/23/2023 Aural Surgery
FBIPITASDUCTSSAD
TOGADORNENTRECODE
WHOTOWELVIRALHALE
OTTESSAPOOLSWEMET
ACTONLAUNCHHEIRS
SHASTABURRSTREK
HIGHDOUBTSLAURYN
ECOBUOYEDBULGEASU
ALMSFORKWARTS
TARNAPDESITEENIE
BREAKTHESOUNDBARRIER
OFFICEKINDAMEASS
NEIGHMITTGNAW
DDTALINEBEATLECFO
SPRINGPLAGUEEARL
AGEDSHERASPARED
QUEUEBRUTESESTEE
UMASSLACEDFLATTOP
RATEPOCKSSLOPEOAK
AMIDDWELTHOMERNSA
NITANDESOPEDSYSL

Chandi Deitmer, of Cambridge, Mass., is an editor for Elevate Labs, a brain-training app. Her crosswords have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The New Yorker, The Atlantic and numerous "indie" outlets.

This is her fourth puzzle for The New York Times — all Sundays. Her starting point for it was 58-Across. Chandi says, "I love the space a Sunday puzzle affords to be playful."

Mon 7/24/2023
FIGSOCIALGNU
ONOOROMEODOES
CATTLECARSIOWA
ANTILOLLADS
LEAPSALTCELLAR
JOEIOUSOLE
UNDAYSNOBISEE
SCARLETLETTERS
EARSPIESHARTE
RANPILLGEL
STEERCLEARICON
IDLECSICAPO
STEMARTCLASSES
ALSOCAROLSARE
METEMOTESSAD
Tue 7/25/2023
SACCOINSECTS
EUROACREABOUT
PRIMREARGERMY
TOSSESANDTURNS
ERSPINEAT
TACTICGEARCHI
ROCKANDROLLER
SPOTCONOINK
KISSANDMAKEUP
YESMACEITSODD
DENAMTNOR
TOWNANDCOUNTRY
DUBAIIRONPIER
ABORTNEROREMO
BEEFYOWNSSIT
Wed 7/26/2023
MADDHOSTPABST
ETREANNAOMANI
STEWSTOCKSPLIT
AHASTABATEMPO
SIMILESTROD
SHRINKWRAPFYI
ROOMHATTRON
FAUNWEEPSHIYA
ETSYAREOREO
WEESHALLOWEND
PEWSINEEDIT
ARIANAMOMSZEE
FINISHLINEHOTS
ATONEACEDONEL
RANTSGELSVERA
Thu 7/27/2023
POOLONAIRUSED
IOWAVINCEPLAY
EPICENTERCORE
SETFREEACCESS
AAHSOCHO
TASTEASKEDOUT
LIMERICKVERSE
AMIGERMANYRON
DISCOVERYFIND
EDHARRISGEESE
NEINPILE
ITSANOBRAILLE
CONSTRAINBIND
EMITEDICTASIN
ESTADATESDADA
POW Fri 7/28/2023
INCHUPTEMPTS
SERAPESINAREA
OVERDRAWGOCOLD
BADMOUTHSSAGET
ADOSIOWAWAPO
RASLANDARTMOS
PECONCAMERA
ENGAGEMENTPARTY
GORDITASIAN
OWETICTACSTMI
BOASCOHNYARN
ONTOPSAKEBOMBS
ODOULSTHROUPLE
SENSEISOLDOUT
TREADSSTONES
Sat 7/29/2023
CAMELHUMPSQTIP
AREYOUHIGHRAND
TIMEOFYEARCOIF
SAPSFENCEPOSTS
HOOPSOWED
SHINTOQUITEBAD
COSMOPURSEEPI
RUBELEASHBIBS
USBJESSEPANIC
BEQUEATHMANGOS
PADSTONKA
IGOTNOTHINCLAP
MAXIFRIGIDAIRE
ALECFILESERVER
YANKSPORTSDESK
Sun 7/30/2023 Doing Front Flips
ASPCACARBISSAEMITS
CHAUTAUQUABEAUNOLAN
MISTERBUNNYMAGSDOLMA
EVSMEANIELETGOBAG
FOBESTEEREFUELS
WEARABLETHINGTOTASTE
EVILLAUGHTSOANA
EELETRERBIRUNEOSU
GEEKSBEARINGGRIFTS
SATONTAXMENGRANTEE
CLOTHASHUPSYDEAR
OPTIMALAUNTIEDUNKS
WHENITPAINSITROARS
LADSEERTATDKNYUTE
ISREPIJULIENNED
THREEMARESQUEALSADAY
WEEKDAYODEUMTEE
YESADRAGWIPERSRYE
ATTICTHRONESSTOWAWAY
THEEULEARROSEPARADE
TERREEMMAONESDRYAD

John Kugelman is a software engineer and musician from Gainesville, Va. His father, who turns 80 this year, is a sounding board for John's puzzle ideas and John finds that brainstorming with him is a great way to stay connected. "Every time I see him we throw around all kinds of wordplay, just spitballing and letting our minds roam."

This is John's first crossword for The Times. It grew out of 38-Across.

POW Mon 7/31/2023
STARCROPCIAO
LUKELAVAGHOST
ABITOMAROINKS
VENUSWILLIAMS
RANOLDE
KINGCHARLESIII
TACSAULDIDNT
WHEEREINSNATE
ALIVESEEMHEM
SONIASOTOMAYOR
LSATIRE
SEEYOUINCOURT
VINYLOSHAMRIS
CRIESLEAREGGO
RAPSEDDYNESS
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