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Puzzles for January, 2011
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Sat 1/1/2011
SABULIGHTSHOWS
EBANANOUKAIMEE
TORTICONOCLAST
TREETRUNKKUNTA
LIBREREEFMIST
EGOASSYRIA
FINESTSENDHELP
ONETERMDIDOVER
RESCUERSTONITE
PARAGONCBS
UBERMOLETATAS
TODAYBANJOPICK
ISUZURODEOLOKI
LOCOMOTIVEUNIT
EXTRAMONEYSSNS
Sun 1/2/2011 WORKS IN TRANSLATION
YESMPLEASTORKSTOCK
ALTOHINDYALEUREPLY
MOOTOLAVSMEARTAPED
APPOINTMENTINSAMARRA
HEARSEIRSOLAFENG
ARTISTEBACKINTHEUSSR
NEALSOISELSIE
ONENIGHTINBANGKOKENE
HURINKYSTOICMSGR
SNIFFSEELBLOND
ONCEUPONATIMEINMEXICO
DRACOPALEDITOR
ANISITALORIOTOSE
VIMANAMERICANINPARIS
ELWESSACSKOAL
DEATHINVENICEITSABET
ABIEKOIRNASENILE
ATREEGROWSINBROOKLYN
CSINYGIJOEEACHILSE
DINARILONAATMONEET
ENGLENESTSDEPTGRES
Mon 1/3/2011
MARCAFROLURED
ELIALEISENOLA
STANDBACKTASER
SOLARTHATSWACK
SIBRITA
BRATPACKPARKAS
LISABOOMLEASH
IFICARJACKRPI
PLAZAPAIREMIR
SENILEKNAPSACK
PLANMRT
SPICERACKOATES
ARMORTHUMBTACK
SAUDICARDEIRE
HYPEDHITSSLUE
Tue 1/4/2011
DADLEVELSOLOS
ECUEVADEMAORI
ETCNERTSURGES
DIETARYTDS
EOSSNUGPAR
PUPALCAUTERIZE
ISITIAMTSATAD
PALINDROMICWORD
PRAMALAEANNIE
IMTELLINGCESAR
PYECENSAHS
WHYACESOUT
MARIAADDUPBRO
OLAFILIETOISO
MINIMTENETTAT
Wed 1/5/2011
MEDICIMCANPEZ
ATOLLSELBAAXE
HELLOIMMISTERED
ISTSNOOPALECS
PETSASS
TIMETOHITTHEHAY
AWACSLAMAAMA
BICSYELPSBRIC
OSHFOGGWITCH
OHIFORGOTIATEIT
ARKENTS
ADLIBILEACFUM
THETALKINGHORSE
WONDEEPEILEEN
OWSETASSTEERS
Thu 1/6/2011
WAWAJINXBREAK
IMAYACERAANDE
PERCAPITAINCOME
EXHALEWYOKTEL
ARAPOETSENS
AMMANJORDAN
HAMMARKMISDO
EYEBANKBRITPOP
MORALIOUSLUE
PERCENTSIGN
TORILEERHIT
ACATELFSAMPLE
MARSHMALLOWPEEP
ELIOTYOYOLANE
RANKSSEENESTE
Fri 1/7/2011
SISTINESATHOME
CREASEDIRAQWAR
RICKETYLAPSING
ESTERSDEBIEXO
WHINEHONING
SLOTRASTARAID
INONITINFERNO
ENOTESSLAMON
MENACESPEYTON
INESSIDEAPRES
KLAXONSLEPT
ADAOBITSTADIA
RUNSFORCHOICER
CENTAVOFURNACE
STOUTENSEESRED
Sat 1/8/2011
CRAZYTALKCUJO
XENIAOHIOATONE
IMALLEARSDESEX
LIDACHEEMO
ALFIEIONJON
MILOSCHULZIRE
EBANCLASSAMER
NETSLISZTBETA
DRSREMAKEUNIT
MATORATORMEME
ELOSAXFAZED
NAMALEGFAR
TRAWLSATIRIZED
ITCHYALANADALE
SHANTAPEDECKS
Sun 1/9/2011 THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
PIEPOPPATWOFERSWEB
IDSALIASREFINESALL
SATURDAYKNITFEVERLBO
CHOPSMEANNILSTOW
OOPSEYEWHITENESSNEWS
PAPGLENARESTAR
ONEPOINTDARNSNORMAL
SLIGHTSKIRTSTANLINE
SOULOATTRADEGUM
FATALSOLIDAMISHBO
ODEZIPPOLITTERTIN
URNGENEGLAREABYSS
NODLENDSENOCASA
TIEPINSAFRAIDOFHITS
STRATAPRAYSONRELIEF
VICCOALNEONMCI
BRIGHTISHAIRWAYSEBON
ROTEANTCOATSCENE
ADATHEMSFITTINGWORDS
GELHOMERUNTORREELS
SOSYEANINGSNAREDYE
Mon 1/10/2011
SLAVSDUCTSPAT
DAMONASHEPITA
AMOCOLEAHICAN
KARAOKESCREEN
BTUHAMLIN
TEESANTANACES
ACMELIEGRAPH
CHAPALCANBRAE
IONIAHMOSELL
TECTHESIMSAIL
DITTOSSAS
PINGPONGTABLE
SPAMTATIRULED
PATEINONACTED
AWEDEASEPESKY

This puzzle cleverly takes advantage of the shape of the circles used to highlight special squares. Elizabeth C. Gorski did something similar in 2009. So did Michael Shteyman with this innovative 2010 diagramless crossword: PDF, solution.

Tue 1/11/2011
ACMEMCANMIDGE
BRIMEUROAREEL
RUSTYNAILJARED
ASHESTDIONIZE
HAMSCREWDRIVER
ADAMHOOATERS
MESSARROW
SHIRLEYTEMPLE
RAISEMINI
AARPTSAPEBAM
GRASSHOPPERAMP
HIDEHOOARSTEA
ASIDECOCKTAILS
STAGEACHEGOES
TOLETSHEDENDE

Official NYT correction: The crossword puzzle on Tuesday provided an erroneous clue for 51-Across, seeking the answer "Grasshopper." The clue should have read, "Term of endearment used by Master Po for young Kwai Chang Caine in TV's 'Kung Fu' " — not "Term of endearment for the Karate Kid."

Wed 1/12/2011
HBAKEDBUSONEH
TEXACOANAWINN
RAINONNOWECCE
UTAERGERROLL
TOLUENERDALOS
HULKSSTOICESO
TYRETOANYTEN
HANDH
BRASHIESNYPD
EARHENRIPAREO
TVAOASDARKEST
TELLERBEDNEH
ELSATAOOHSURE
REEDELFLAUPER
HDAYDEFFIRSTH
Thu 1/13/2011
GUFFAGHAFEMME
ISEEFRONTROOMS
MURDERONTHENILE
MAMIEELIE
ELINNORDEGREN
TYRORHENISH
OLEOCUEIGOTO
NUNTAXLIENBIO
ENDOWMTASERF
SKIDOOSETAT
NEILARMSTRONG
RIFEMOBIL
GOESOVERTHELINE
BANANACAKELEES
STAYSONORSSRS

Each of the first four theme answers goes over the LINE. The first of each pair ends with an anagram of LINE and the second begins with its margana (that same anagram reversed.)

Fri 1/14/2011
SECONDCLASSMAIL
ONONESHIGHHORSE
ALITTLELEARNING
NINOINRIZOO
DVDADDTINE
SEEMARXFENS
ONASTREAKROOM
SELATAXISCLAN
DEVOMILKSHAKE
RENTSOYAREG
REOSSEXPAL
ICKLUCEPACE
NAUTICALALMANAC
GENERALINTEREST
ENGLANDANDWALES
Sat 1/15/2011
RESTSPAWSDOIT
ESQUEECOMMERCE
SPURTLIKEICARE
NETTLEDANACIN
AZALEABRIDLES
COLERIDGESEEDY
ENOSDAMASKS
DENWUPATKIGSA
HAPPILYBOIL
SITONELECTRODE
CLUSTERAMIDES
AORTAEADMITIT
LINEDRIVENIDRE
PLUSSIZESUSEIT
SOPSEEOCSHAPE
Sun 1/16/2011 A RIVER PUNS THROUGH IT
SUAVESTMILANOCAROB
INTENTONOREGONOSIER
MISSOURILOVESCOMPANY
MOETDIGSINHARRISON
SNARFHENSTELLAR
YANGTZEDOODLEDANDY
IDSRELOADAENLAI
TOMORROWNEVADIESTRAP
ARAPOBLADIYOWIEBEE
LILIMISSNERTS
YALUJACKETODEREATERS
MACHISITAEXEC
SAMREORGNOSHOWIPSE
CREWYUKONGOHOMEAGAIN
ACTEDLOOGOADTNT
THAMESFIGHTINWORDS
ANTONIOREASKOSH
STUDIOUSGIORNOACHE
WEREALLINDUSTOGETHER
IRAILEDERLESOLDERED
MALTSDEVILSKEYDETS
Mon 1/17/2011
LATHGIANTAWE
ACEOFONTOENOB
MARTINSHORTNRA
BIRDFOODROOMY
ATTUGUARD
LUTHERVANDROSS
TUNESALISMCA
RIISRELAXSIAM
EGOSONSDUNNE
KINGTUTEXHIBIT
COOTSMISS
PRADOEARMUFFS
OURDAYDREAMERS
ODDININKLEMON
HESNINASDAMS
Tue 1/18/2011
AMENOMENOVEN
POLIDEREKDINO
POSTSEASONEVEN
ASAWHOLEASSESS
LESIONSEVES
TDSEMERALDS
EYESAVERTAER
PAWIHEARYAZSA
EWESODDYDYES
ENROLLEEGOO
DEESCOALBIN
SPLITSSOCKEROO
TEESULTRASOUND
ATITPAYERUSIA
TEASTEATTHAT
Wed 1/19/2011
SHALTMASTABBY
LIMOSAREAILIA
AMAZEGMAILROOM
NONEANOIDOLS
GMANOVERBOARD
GNATUNROLLS
AGREEOSEPUPA
LEAGEEWHIZSGT
DRIBMSNACTAS
AMNESIAARCH
GSTRINGTHEORY
OVATEALEELEE
GSUITCASEDRILL
RIGAFRATRIVAL
EXELOILSJOEYS
Thu 1/20/2011
AGORADMVVODKA
BOSONIIIOPART
CESTAASSGETAT
SOCIALSECURITY
COBSHUIHEAVES
OVUMAPNEASER
DECAFGAFFE
ROYALAIRFORCE
ORIONGIANT
ORCPLANAARGO
THELIPCODALIE
ADMINISTRATION
SEANSAIMATREE
SADIEKOAREFER
ERECTSNLINFRA
Fri 1/21/2011
SPOKESDUCKOHMS
TINALOUISEDUAL
EXOTICPETSIMNO
MINEOESASCBGB
SEESTORLSLAB
SALEEOCENE
CHAIFIXERUPPER
OEUFSAUFPOISE
BADHAIRDAYSEED
BRIEFSEXES
SATEESSACRED
ACOWCASACHORE
LARAOVERTHETOP
ASINNOLOVELOST
DEADDRAWSTARES
Sat 1/22/2011
MASSMEDIAIMACS
ATTHEBELLCARAT
STEELBELTAETNA
HIREESHORNLTR
ERODEHANDFORT
RELYSOVSWIVEL
INFERADELE
WOMANOFTHEWORLD
ABACKAHORA
TERESAENEATOB
EDGYGLUESPINE
RIALEOSPLATTE
LEROIAUDIOCLIP
ONENDMAINTHEME
OTTOSSLATHERED
Sun 1/23/2011 LETTER OPENERS
TALIARVALUEHBOMB
ORINGAILINGIMPAIRS
TILDESBRANDONOSTRIL
ESTREETBANDATVDDAY
MESACOILSPOOIPOD
GMANBURNELWOOD
NUSENSAMASSESANGLE
SHOTATMDASHSKYSEW
YACHTLUMPSUMETES
NUKESASISPAZEDNA
CLEMVSIXRAILARFS
DECACELDCXLAREST
DAISSEQUOIAPETTY
COMJLOSTANSBISHOP
DRANOSWAHILIARAAPE
CAROLSTTOPRENA
IDEEWOWASPCASPIT
LBAREXOYCHROMOSOME
BENAZIRCHURROSNIPER
STAMINAAERIESCSPAN
SAGGYPDIDDYDIANE
Mon 1/24/2011
FIREROOMYSMOG
URALOUTIENAPA
JAMSESSIONICED
IQSVATSTVADS
WAROOHED
LADYMARMALADE
SHUTEARENTMOP
TEXTCHILIWINE
AXESALESERASE
GAMEPRESERVES
BLUEREIN
FLOYDCALLZAP
IOUSJELLYSTONE
LUREALITOANTE
EDGERIPONDESK
Tue 1/25/2011
SICEMTVPGCRAB
OCALAHIRELARA
SEVILLEEELLIVES
ATELOFTANISE
AREASONG
WARSAWNUNWASRAW
AWAITMINIALA
GAMSSHIPSABIT
EKECHIADRIVE
RENOROCKCORONER
REEKIRON
ILIADSNAPARA
BOSTONDIDNOTSOB
IDLEOOZEFATAL
SEESDEERFRAME
Wed 1/26/2011
NEARACLUBENCH
ABRACHINOMAHA
TORTCANIRIPEN
CLOSEENCOUNTERS
HAWTNTNNE
BUTSERIOUSLY
SALADSLESSOUS
ERASEPEPDINGE
ALPSFANLONGER
NOSOLICITING
ALIAAHDEB
CIGARAFICIONADO
HOARYINKSOLIN
ANTONSLOERATE
DETOXTANSMISS
Thu 1/27/2011
MUSEJERRYRISE
INITATHOSINTL
DIRTYCHOKESTAY
STREAKYRAKER
TEESOLFALYNCH
DEMILUPETHO
ORTHODOXCHEW
ORTOYOWIEESSE
COURTCHESTER
HUNSOURNAPS
OSAKAMSNBCEEK
SMARTBAYAREA
MEETBROADCHUMP
MALISTEELESTO
MUTEPERRYMEOW
Fri 1/28/2011
SIMULCASTCOPSE
CRAZYIDEAOMAHA
RADIODIALMEDES
INONEERWENTBY
MINDRUSTYSHAW
PANELSEMSANI
SNAFUVITALSIGN
ANTIVENOM
CASTAWAYSSABOT
RIPRELSHRINE
IRAQASAHITEEM
STRUCKDAZENAP
PATIOJAZZDANCE
EXACTAGELIMITS
DINKYWERETOAST
Sat 1/29/2011
SCHMIDTRAMADAN
WHOEVERALABAMA
EARLOBEVICEROY
AISRIBTICKLERS
TRESTEASES
SCOTSKOHDUST
HOPETOSENTENCE
OVERUSESAILSON
PERENOELELROPO
SRASLIPTILER
ANGERSOVIS
POPULARVOTEATA
EROTICABANDBOX
ANSWERSSKYBLUE
KETONESTEASETS
Sun 1/30/2011 CIRCLE OF LIFE
BRASSMREDRHMMWIG
ADRIANIIIVEXATIOUSIKE
DRAGGEDONENTRACTESNEA
INFRENGAIOISPSDEAR
GOTSOREANNMCLALOOF
NOTARYCOOSNICOLAS
ORCSWACOSHUNITSADATE
NEROETTUTIERODSESTA
HPOWERINJUNASIPORKYP
BRANDENDUREDROPINS
AITIALDDSICALLGRR
CSITWELVEYEARCYCLEROO
KEAIONIAZSAESAABO
HOLIESTOLDCARVENOM
SSKINSNEVDOORSDEMOCR
PIEDMESSTINOHSOALOE
ICEDANCEHAAGUELEGAPS
TAPEREDROTCACROSS
INTWOOWEHUHWAITSON
PENDSNOGMAXIMFOILY
RIGAMARETTOSNEGATIVES
ENOSALARYCAPGOLDENAGE
ZENENDRRUNTWOODS
Mon 1/31/2011
SLINGEDGECPAS
LANAINEARALIT
AUNTJEMIMALAMA
MDSOMITNINER
BETTYCROCKER
DEBUSSYLIMO
ETALHUESJAI
JOLLYGREENGIANT
ANDOOOHSITS
ORGSBEDELIA
CHEFBOYARDEE
HOFFAPOUFSAS
ELLECAPNCRUNCH
WEARBOLTANIME
SSTSSKEEYIPES
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