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Puzzles for January, 2009
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Thu 1/1/2009
TROTSAHLINBAD
HAZEOLAYNOONE
ONONESOWNNSYNC
RUNAROUNDSUEZ
OPENTOAWEITA
TENOFENGIRD
SIBMACADAMIA
PLAYSHARDTOGETZ
ALLATONCENEE
SETTEREFILE
MRIPAPDONNIE
CLASSIFIEDADZ
RESEWHOLDWATER
ARENAATOILENA
HEADYWARTLSTS
Fri 1/2/2009
SALESRESISTANCE
THEELEVENTHHOUR
AMERICANDREAMER
YESCONTOUREDS
HENMOB
LOPERGASBASED
AVERSIONTHERAPY
PIERMUNRORUIN
INVITEDAUDIENCE
SEENOANTCLASS
GUTWES
ABSGREASEDJAI
WEATHERSTATIONS
ADLAIESTEVENSON
REALESTATEAGENT
Sat 1/3/2009
SCHLITZABCNEWS
IHEARYAMORAVIA
KEYWORDYOUMIND
HEMNEOJAZZLED
IRRSERODEHEBE
SIDLEAKAMAYAN
MOJAVEEMPOWERS
NELLSACK
COATROOMWHILED
ALLEYSEQANODE
MELDVENUSSWAM
ESTNAHUATLTSP
OTHELLOCOUSINS
FRAMEUPKIKIDEE
FATFREESCENERY
Sun 1/4/2009 WHEN IN ROME
BOOTHEELEVENTHWRENS
LABRATSOMEMORERELET
THEITHATGOTAWAYINCUR
SURPRISEINNATTIRE
LECHVOCLOCKSHADOW
ACTEDRHINOWEASEL
NAHNATTERSREDKEL
THEXCOMMANDMENTSCIAO
INARUTLEDISOSPORTS
ARIDALPHAOCOME
LWAYSTOLEAVEYOURLOVER
HOWIEMAZDAKOLN
AMANDANRATIELOUDER
SARGCYEARSOFSOLITUDE
ANDTCMKENOSHAPGA
GOTHAMTILEDSWEEP
INDIANAPOLISDEQUI
DOESSOPEIEAUDEVIE
OWLETMISLANDDRESSING
LILLEBAHAMIANSEESTO
SNEERANACONDAORLESS
Mon 1/5/2009
ACDCCACTILEST
SHIVAPAINASWE
TAXIPANESUSER
ARIMOTOPREEN
MEETTHEPARENTS
CASEYORAL
ERRSGLADHMS
MEATANDPOTATOES
TOTLAOSOPTS
BONNPAIRS
METEOUTJUSTICE
ADOLFARTEORO
TINTPASSESTET
ETTEAMOURACCT
SHODLINENOHTO
Tue 1/6/2009
OPTICSCALAORB
ALULAPALESNIL
TALLSTORIESUFO
ENSPETSONSET
SEAAIRDARE
DARKVICTORY
ANNANRESTNEAT
LOAMBONUSLAKE
PAPAANOSFALSE
HANDSOMESUM
TIERALPHAS
PRESSFELLABE
LOUMATINEEIDOL
OARAVIANSTOVE
PROYENTATONES
Wed 1/7/2009
GLADDOFFSABAS
RIMEURIAHDANL
ABELDUBLINOHIO
HINTSSALERMS
ADDTINNORAAH
MOSCOWIDAHOILE
ALITOENID
ATHENSGEORGIA
PLANIRREG
ALTROMENEWYORK
ROTENEESELIE
ACEVENTDRIVE
PARISMAINEOVEN
ETESACRESMIRE
TEDSNEEDSPAAR
Thu 1/8/2009
FADESFLAWAMOS
ECOLEIOTADILL
SHOOTSTARSONLY
SERIALENDTIE
STOCKSTUFFER
GIBEWHITBOA
ABALIONDORMS
SERVESUGGESTION
TEETHPAVELIE
DISFINIPYLE
SWINGSINGLES
HATOILLAYMAN
EXAMSLIDESCALE
RELOQUIDTHROE
IDLEOPIESEXED
Fri 1/9/2009
THEONCEOVER
FOOTBALLWIDOW
SAYTHEMAGICWORD
AZORESMANEATER
ROTORBORGROTI
GOADPORTEDUCE
ELSEADSSMITHS
AXISQEII
TIGGERSUETOLA
ANAISFLIPDRIP
BATTBAEZLEDER
AREACODEFILENE
CULTUREVULTURES
GEORGIEPORGIE
GREENSCREEN
Sat 1/10/2009
APOSTATESEAWAR
PECTORALUMPIRE
PETERMENMIASMA
ADAGEBOOTTREES
LENOHORNETUNS
LETSBETERAPIU
ALINESBSTAR
MAGUIREECOTONE
ALERTPATRIA
HANZEALALLPRO
IBETCLINGLEAN
MARACAIBOBIRDS
AMINORAMBROSIA
HACKITBARONIAL
INSANEADAMSALE
Sun 1/11/2009 MAKING HISTORY
TIVOPUNHIPHOPWRWCK
ONERONEENHASELITHO
AEROFLOTHAITOTHECHEF
SRSALOSSONEAENZI
TEENIERTIRINGVIA
ERRCOMENSORRELS
STATESWONBYBARACKOBAM
HITSENELOYENOLS
AMRCNFAGSFELONDINAH
FLAPPERARETOO
TYLERSJONAYMADAMA
HALITEFIRELIT
COASTMINOTOVLOFFICE
LACEYPENPLOEBRO
ITHEPRESIDNTILELECION
THEDEADLAHTIIGO
LADMAITREEVASION
SARIICERSMLEDVWO
CNENTIONGOERDONSHULA
PIPGEALUMAEAPUABED
ELYSELOSINGSEPMETS

This crossword celebrating Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election briefly held the record for the most rebus squares of any puzzle in the database — 28.

Mon 1/12/2009
CPAPLAYANSEL
OILSDOMESCHMO
MAIMQUILTPIECE
INTOWSLYSLEW
COOKIESHAPEFEE
EGGOTOTAL
ARODASKTRIMS
PAPERDOLLOUTFIT
TEPEEMAPSEXY
OLMECKEPT
MASSTORECOUPON
EZIONAHIDOLS
CUTTHATOUTINDY
CRETEEDGEODIN
AESOPDAHLSEC
Tue 1/13/2009
DEKEALOTSALSA
IMACMOORADOUT
AUNTSELMALOIRE
GOALPIGTRI
SKASIGHTUNSEEN
OAREARLEERY
WHOAATRAIN
NOGUTSNOGLORY
ARISTAROOD
RAISENSASLY
MIDNIGHTSUNEKE
ABMSEWROBB
REINSMIXEDNUTS
SYRIAINXSASIA
HEELSNEXTIHOP
Wed 1/14/2009
ODDSHUTARTOE
CARLTONEXEGETE
THELARKMINERAL
ALWAYSINPOETRY
NSYNCMESA
COMODAGACID
OVOMONARCHTOBE
MENAWEEAUTOM
BRONTESJANETOO
OTTOSETYAKS
OBOESWALE
SNOBBISHMANNER
FOODIESIMITATE
GRUYERETANLINE
HESSTEENELAD
Thu 1/15/2009
BEGORRASPRPAT
ARABIANESOBESO
JOSEPHINEBAKER
ASHYSUBLETS
EBBSEDEL
MANDARINORANGE
AKARENTDORM
YEOBREAKINHEP
ELMOZENOOTT
RAINRAINGOAWAY
RUINSAKI
SESAMESSLIM
STUMBLINGBLOCK
GALPALSSUREBET
TSKSOTAMASSES
Fri 1/16/2009
SPREEPEATYING
HOURLYRATEOMOO
OPENSEASONUPTO
PERSISTENTKURD
EWESHENLEY
TALESEBASSOS
WNETDAYSSWEDE
OKSHOOTSHOWBIZ
DESACKATOHUME
INTHATTROYER
WASHOETAME
ALMAMRUNIVERSE
SLOWSINGLESBAR
PORKICESKATING
SKEENESTLASSO
Sat 1/17/2009
SNACKBARSPASTA
FILENAMESELTON
UNLEASHESYEARN
MEGRIELOOCYTE
APOPCRISPPOT
TINASSNIPEHUNT
ONESPOTBOLOTIE
SIRSET
CREAKEDSECTORS
DIRTYLOOKTIBET
RPISATINPELE
ATTLEEIPODRIG
CORALJOANALLEN
KREMEASSERTIVE
SNAPEWESTERNER
Sun 1/18/2009 HIGH FIVE
ARLISSHEDGEITCHED
REACTORNODEARRAPIDS
ALGERIAOLDBLACKMAGIC
GLOBALCLIMATEASAHES
ATSEANABORS
RANGEGOLFBALLMARKER
OLEGMSPARAFEETINE
COWBOYHATMAKERPATTY
KNEESEUSSUTESESTEE
YELLFIREPLYCMSYRS
GODBLESSAMERICA
OTBLEEBEARESIDENT
RHYMETERROBIESALEE
DECOYROBINANDMARIAN
EGADSOIISEESETARS
ROBERTMCNAMARATASSE
MORESOFETAL
ECOLEGHONORBLACKMAN
MOBILEALABAMAINHASTE
IDIDITOILMANEYELETS
TETONSBRAUNADIDAS

This puzzle appeared the weekend before the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. OBAMA appears in each theme answer.

Mon 1/19/2009
SIEGEFLIERSAT
INALLLEDGEPRO
NATALIEWOODEER
UNEDITEDCLEAN
SENSECBAAED
HOMECOMPUTER
UNPINRAPSRAY
TERMBLESSPACE
ARECLODSOPHS
HOTCHOCOLATE
TRACKETAIMS
CRYINSCOTSMEN
HUBCOUCHPOTATO
ITOENSUEROGER
PSYSEEMSSWEDE
Tue 1/20/2009
DILLBATCHOCTA
ONEIEBOLADAIS
STARMABELEMMA
AUDACITYOFHOPE
GRENNESENATE
ENROBESJEWION
ORCPOEEGGO
SOFABIDENSNOW
OVALELFBAR
REMCELINTUITS
TRENCHNOWVAT
PRESIDENTOBAMA
LAICVEDAYALAS
VICKELITEERLE
IDASSLEETRYES
Wed 1/21/2009
ARCSCELSSCARF
TERIEXITALFIE
ONANDUNEBATON
MONGRELEMPIRE
IIIESTONERUN
CRAWLPALTYNE
AILAMIDOUT
CURCURRICULUM
ALLSTETECO
MATTICYKNOBS
ODIOUSPSILAP
MUTTVILLENINE
ENACTIDEAIVAN
LATHEALANTEND
STEERLESTERAS
Thu 1/22/2009
BOZOICONSEGGH
ILETNOHOWPALO
GARECNOTEIRON
HFORTHEHILLS
EIEIOPLACARD
DISYUANHTOTOE
BOSNIAPATE
SHRUNKENHEADS
GHIAACTUAL
RADIOHESTSSOB
EWENECKEATME
DRAWBRIDGEAH
ANTESIRENLEHI
XENAEKINGELAN
HENDSEGUETENG
Fri 1/23/2009
ALABAMAGRISHAM
MOLOTOVRENAULT
THEAFRICANQUEEN
OARSSAIDAEYES
ONTRETAILER
SECEDESKIMP
ALONSOINHORROR
WOREDIRTYAERO
NAZARENEPAUSED
SMOKEACCENT
TOPSTORYFAO
AMAHANOUTAARP
MAGICCARPETRIDE
FLEECEREXALTED
MISFIRESTJOHNS
Sat 1/24/2009
JIFFYPOPRACIST
AREAMAPSADONAI
VOLTAGESDESADE
ANTEENTAILSSR
MATPRYLOAFPAN
AGILEOWLSRICE
NEPALURGEINKY
SEAROUTES
HISSNETSACHES
ODIENYESROAST
WANNABEIDSITA
AHAULSTERBRET
ROTARYADORABLE
DARNITTUNAROLL
SNATCHSPEEDWAY
Sun 1/25/2009 FIDDLE DEE DEE
ABSONASPREEPODCAST
SLIPRENTROLLCRISPER
UDDERNONSENSETOSPARE
BADLOANSZACHLARGE
ETATSLAOSANOINTED
STRODEMAINSNEAK
LOCUSPUDDINONTHERITZ
INOTWALLSELIHUELEE
GALDANCEPEETEAHEAD
OLDIRISHCADDYREMARKS
NEVRYEFEN
SHUDDERSPEEDGOINGFAR
EASEDEELERWORLDADA
ADEEBANALPEACERDAS
LADDERDAYSAINTSDODGE
MEETSLCDSBRAYED
PREMIERECLAYTOORA
REVETSPEEDIXIECUP
ALERTEDONLINEBEDDING
DANGELOSTEPOVERADDS
OPTEDINTOSSPOTSTSO
Mon 1/26/2009
NAGATONTVNADA
FURORHEHEOXEN
LEERYSWITALAN
LETSNOTGOTHERE
NATEHERS
SETSREVSEABED
ACHSTAIRMRLEE
YOUMUSTBEJOKING
OLMANSEDERNSA
KIBITZSOTEDYS
NAIFESTD
IDIDNTHEARTHAT
DIORHOAXOATES
ESTAELSEONEAL
SHAGREEDPESKY
Tue 1/27/2009
CAPPTEASETFSU
ALOUACTONEITS
MILLEBORNESRYE
ANKLESAIRTASER
YEARNEDAGENT
ASTORIROBOT
DOWNYZALESOKS
ERIKDEMOSTRIP
MSNBENINMANES
SODDEDSEDAN
BELIERAGTOPS
PROWLCARBORROW
EARJASONBOURNE
SINATTLEEMIZE
ODERESEEDSNIP
Wed 1/28/2009
TIERSOULSURE
ERNOHANESUSED
MAIDMARIANSUNG
PEGGEDONASPREE
MELINNKEEPER
HEARTENENC
ALTSPTASSTPAT
LEITIEGAMEIGO
OCCURLORETAOS
NABAWNINGS
JUANPERONINO
EMMAPEELELYSEE
LIAMCHILDSTOYS
LAZEHAVENILES
OKEDBETAMORE
Thu 1/29/2009
IZEOUTWITMACS
OWNIPHONEYVES
LEGALPROFESSION
AIRSPEEDIPASS
OARSGIZA
BANISHBYDECREE
GALENOREEAVE
URITAPROOMZAK
ROBSROEIPODS
UNITOFPRESSURE
APSELETT
ICAMEAMARILLO
MUSICALNOTATION
AKINPATROLMME
XENATWEENSBAR
Fri 1/30/2009
MOTHADDISABABA
INRICRANKCASES
ALOGTERRACOTTA
SETHLOWATTRAJ
MATTDRUDGETIRO
AVERSPASKODAK
SERESOBRIBEYE
AVONDATA
AVISOSJIFCARR
XENONSAGSCREE
ONANWEREDOOMED
LTSLENRIPSONE
OUTSIDEMANHITE
TRIPLICATEOREM
LARRYDAVIDPERS
Sat 1/31/2009
PASSTHEHATBRER
ONTHESTAGELAME
KOOLAIDMANTIAS
EUREKAIVASNIT
STEPSSTENSMLS
APUTAMALE
HARDSHIPSNOKIA
ONEUNITANDRESS
NANCESTAGPARTY
ESTEEMHBO
STASAFESNAGAT
TALKDOWSESAME
ASCIADAPTATION
BIASMOVIETITLE
EARSERECTORSET
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