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Puzzles for January, 2014
with Jim Horne comments

Wed 1/1/2014
ERNESTVICCHIC
GEISHAOWEOONA
BUROAKCOSNATL
ENVREBASHERRY
RIAPAULINASUP
TONOENDTARGETS
NATIANSDONHO
HAPPY2014
CAVEREELSIRT
HEIRESSAUSTERE
IRAWATUTSICIA
MADMENBEAMIRR
ETUIDUONEATEN
ROCKAKANONAME
ARTELETANGLED
Thu 1/2/2014
IBARSALLAFLAT
RECAPDUOMOOCH
MACHINESVARACE
ARENOLTETONER
UPLATECHINESE
OPTICSSHAVERS
DOETHMOIRES
ANDIWALLMEMUS
GEAREDPLANK
FRANCISDEFTLY
GLUTTONDEAFTO
ROSIEACORNROE
ORSONTHERULESB
FEINTEARTOSEA
ETAPEDIRSASSY
Fri 1/3/2014
PETITFOURYAWPS
IRONHORSEENIAC
DONNAREEDSEPIA
GIGSEGRETWENT
ICUWVAEWEOFT
NAEYENMIXTURE
ACROSTPETER
MOTHSTENSE
GANNETTBEDS
NICOLAIERIBAH
ONOMMMAVARAY
CRUZPENNECAFE
CORESLIBRARIAN
HASTYANASTASIA
IDEALGOGETTERS
Sat 1/4/2014
ASIANDJPAULYD
CONDOGREATBEAR
TUTORLATCHONTO
USERMINSKADEN
PARKRANGERTASE
VAULTTAB
CRABBIERTIPPLE
POLLODOSGRAIN
ROSEUPTEETERED
TACALOFT
ARCSTHECAPITOL
MOOTDIXONGIVE
AUDITORIALUMEN
STONEWALLARENT
SENTENCEVERSO
Sun 1/5/2014 CLUED IN
SUSPECTDEFROOMPOORAT
THEREARENLALDATOPEKA
ESTELLEPOIVIDIEXILED
TIMEDOUTEVENERNALA
AMAZESISNTLAREDOTEXAS
FEVERDEICEEDO
FAILLETTERALIENATTACK
ALASKANSRESTCORDON
BITAUTOBUSATTHATIDLE
LEOTRIDENTCELERYALIA
ERRTANAGEREMERILLEND
WEAPONORGYSILENTBHAD
ALBANOPOREONATEAREGO
CLARETELISMISSSCARLET
SANEVALLEYATTYSNADIA
DEFENSIVEEDGING
SNOURNNESINTHELOUNGE
CONVEYINGNORUNS
ANSELMOPERAMIGOFIRST
LAHRUMPIREWITHTHEROPE
AMISCRENNAANOEUROVAN
REPOHISSEDYENSENNETT
Mon 1/6/2014
OBEYSRIDESKIP
HAVOCEMIRMESA
MNIGHTSHYAMALAN
SELANEOALLOT
MBUTTERFLY
GOKARTLEIGAM
ANITALEILARPI
VCRSXACTOTEAL
ELKMERGETHERE
LEGINAPLENTY
IAMAMERICA
AMBLEBINLAUD
VISFORVENGEANCE
ELOIAIRSEMILE
RENEGATEROMAN
Tue 1/7/2014
SACSJIMIVODKA
HULUFROSITRIP
ODINKILLERBEES
GEODENTESTSLO
INSANEASYLUMS
ETCAUST
RBIRADICALSIGN
ARNOREDOSEZIO
WICKEDWITCHEFT
TURNAAA
BADMOONRISING
BOAWAHOORIDER
ISTHISGOODAIRE
FLEASOLIONOVA
FOSSEDALISTET
Wed 1/8/2014
BYOBSPURPARSE
ROVEOGLEETAIL
AHEMBATHSPONGE
TORIIRATBONN
THINGAMABOBUFO
YOTEAMOPASTOR
OTICSHORE
NICKELODEON
NIECETOMB
ORWELLBLINKAT
SKITIMESSQUARE
ESSAMENSTREP
BOSSYPANTSJANE
AMUSELUAUOTOE
GEENAYIPEBETS
Thu 1/9/2014
ZIPSMESINTEL
ASEAUTASNOONE
PLAYTONHDIRGE
PECBANAIESTER
ASHTONNNAPEEL
FOOTEDYET
DRUBSARRHESUS
OOZEBRELOQUAY
ENZYMEAACUBED
ATMSBROAD
PATCHOFADLIBS
SARAHRAICEVAT
PROTOSUTEJIBE
ESSENELEREDEN
DEERETMSBELT

Yes, this is the first puzzle in our database with a one-letter answer. A couple of puzzles have two-letter answers: this 2008 icing-around-the-outside grid by Joe Krozel has eight of them, Patrick Merrell's famous Mistakes puzzle from 2004 has two, and Henry Hook's puzzle from the same year has one.

POW Fri 1/10/2014
ACCENTKASDAN
TRALEETRIPOLI
MURDERCHILLOUT
SIDEDISHESARMS
SPRYCENSUS
WELLCRACKSHOT
ISAYOATERSNAG
SHYOPTSFORELM
PIEMACHOSHIKE
PREACHERSEDEN
INAPETDEAD
EGGSBATHPILLOW
PRINTADSOCTAVE
PIGEONSSTAKED
SPARTATAPERS
Sat 1/11/2014
CANADABLUEGRASS
TRADITIONALIRAS
NAVALENGAGEMENT
STEMLESSGLASSES
LAYHIES
CDRSKISOSPAD
RAIDRAPSNEALE
INNOWAYITSALOT
SIGMAORZORENO
POSSUMOERSEX
KERTSAT
OBSCENEGESTURES
POTASSIUMIODIDE
ELEPHANTTRAINER
DENTALASSISTANT
Sun 1/12/2014 IT'S ONLY "A" GAME
DEWARFLOWCHAPMALE
EXILERARELABANIMAL
CASABLANCAFALALALALA
OMENONESCANTODDSON
ATOZNEALSSMEE
TABLETBOLTSSTARWARS
BLADECLUCESARBOT
SOFATHATCHONUPERDE
PETCHOCULAIDDODAHL
ASHEKROSSMETRICAL
AMANAPLANACANALPANAMA
RAWONIONKAMENIPAD
CRAWTUDETOADIESABS
HIRESITSCARATSABLE
ENDSATCHELSENRON
RASTAMANICOSAISAACS
UTESSLANTSMOG
ADORESPAINEGPARAJA
MAGNACARTABALACLAVAS
PYROMANIAICESAMICI
MOENLIMNTEEMOSAKA
POW Mon 1/13/2014
OFFERPLUSCOP
NOLTEEONSEROS
TREATPHONECALL
HAWIOTAVILLA
ESSRHONEVALLEY
GOOSESAIDYDS
ONLYSERIES
GONEBALLISTIC
CALMLYERAS
FARSOBFAMINE
STONEWALLEDSIP
TOMEIOUZOHST
ONEANDALLPASTE
PARTACLUTWEET
LOOBESSSEARS

That SERIES at 33 Across is, of course, the famous Fibonnaci sequence. Oh, and that GOOSES at 28 Across is from the same constructor who famously gave us this controversial answer in 2012.

Tue 1/14/2014
JIVEJAZZHOKUM
UBERAGEEACURA
MARSINNSDERAT
PRATTLETWADDLE
ROWBMTA
HOTAIRANDRAPS
ADOUTGLASSNAT
BILGEROTTRIPE
ILLRHONEREGAL
TESHIKEBUSHWA
AOKYARN
BLATHERHOGWASH
LEFTSATYAECHO
ATRIANSECBLIN
HOOEYTOSHBUNK

Jimmy WEBB at 62 Down wrote an amazing number of hit songs.

Wed 1/15/2014
JACOBCODABABA
AROMAASAPAFEW
GEOGRAPHYBSTAR
SAPBLEATPIETY
LATHOSIER
EMBEROWNUPNSC
VOLTAIREMEMOIR
ADAMONLYUAONE
DECEITLIPSYNCS
ELKBADGEHATES
ERASELOON
FOYERCADRECUE
EVENCARIBBEANC
MADDONINOWETO
ALPSSTAGXENON

AP has a nice video about Ms. Gordon, her birthday, and her work.

Thu 1/16/2014
HOGADAMLARSON
ANECDOTEAMANDA
CANOEISTDOTEON
KNEWTEEDICERS
REFARFHRS
STARESLACES
CATSUPGODOT
HOEDOTTEDIREA
PAIRSUNBELT
BELLAPEOPLE
VANPJSDRE
DOTAGEATMZAHN
AIMLOWYOUDOTOO
PLATTENUTRIENT
SANYOSETTUDEE
Fri 1/17/2014
SHOREHOTELBARS
MOPEDANIMALFAT
ONELSSANITARIA
GENIEASIRECALL
GYMCLASSESKIEL
IBISMEIRTODDS
EEKBOASFOP
REENACTLISSOME
OTOMANSPAY
SAABSLEVIJAKE
ARGODIMESTORES
BEETHOVENRATSO
ONTHEMENDANION
TOWELETTEINSUM
STORMDOORLATTE

The print edition of the NYT ran a different puzzle on this day. This is the one that was distributed electronically and was also supposed to be in the paper.

Sat 1/18/2014
BANANAGRAMSUSM
ADOBEREADERGEE
TIJUANATAXIGAG
EDITERASABRA
SAVCLUTCHSOON
SETHPALOPOUF
AECTERZETTO
ILOVELAFAIRSEX
FACEPALMENS
IVARREUPGEEZ
DARNACROSSRAG
ITISIDIPWANE
DONTAXONOMISTS
IRAEJECTORSEAT
TYSSASHAFIERCE
Sun 1/19/2014 OLDEN GOLDIES
SCARABSHOULDABEAPAL
PAPAYAHARPOONENTIRE
ICITETHEWRONGSATTEST
ETAAHABNEGSCRIBES
LINTYRAFTERINTHELANE
MELANIESEARALIA
ATEASEGNCNODEDOT
TANNINSSHESSOHIGH
ABCRITZSNAPSTRANDS
LOOSNUITTIASZEROIN
ORDERDOWNEDHOGTENSE
SEEREDNEARNCOSSWEE
STRIVESEVERKALEOAR
FUNWINEDAYDIVERSE
DRUEGANJOEMELDED
ROSATOGOAGREERS
YOURHEATINCHARTYACHT
STATISTJEUATITHOO
AFLOATMADBOONERISING
LOLITAANGEREDIMELDA
TRYSTSWEEDERSSEPIAS
Mon 1/20/2014
HDTVTUDORPUPS
AROOIRANIAPIA
LINCOLNMEMORIAL
SPEARPAIRINGS
BEDELETTEA
JETCIVILRIGHTS
AMAKEENZOE
MIKAMLKJRDAWN
ETDEPOSIII
IHAVEADREAMRNA
NESUSEGRAB
ATTACKADREMIX
WEAREFREEATLAST
ARNEOMANIOMAR
YODARENDSWAWA
Tue 1/21/2014
WORDWOODWOOT
CIDERABLEEBRO
OLDIETEEMMEMO
REENACTSIMARET
DERIDEEASED
NEDSBENEATH
CABDAVISSICKO
OWENRESETTITO
REVELLENINDST
KEYWESTTEES
STEEPRUPIAH
CARWAXLISTENTO
OGEEUPASRETRO
ORNEALTAADRIP
KOOKLOOKLOOP
Wed 1/22/2014
LOBSHISTTHESW
ACREINTOABATE
STANGUAMLETUS
HANSCHRISTIAN
ANDERSENRAMONA
TESLABUSFIX
EVICTEDCAKE
HANSELANDGRETEL
ONESLESSEES
SKATENLAMER
THROWSPANORAMA
BROTHERSGRIMM
ABEARATTYITIS
TIETONEONTATE
HBREWKROCZITS
Thu 1/23/2014
FIGJONASSUME
INOAVECSLURRY
EVAMIMITENSER
NEWKIDONTHEBADE
DRAINDUETS
STYXSHEBOOZE
WHEREBUXOM
BUTCHERBPARTIES
ATSEAAQABA
AZULLUNEDREW
LANDOSUEDE
ICEBBUSTERMOVIE
DONALDELOIEBB
APOGEESEARALI
SEWERSARKLET

Clue numbers here correspond to the print version of the puzzle. Note that numbers 23, 39 and 56 are absent from the grid in the print version and solvers have to figure out where to put them. Across Lite cannot number grids like this correctly so most electronic versions have different numbering and somewhat different clues, unfortunately giving away some of the aha moment.

This isn't the first crossword where clues reference numbers that don't appear in the grid.

"Black-and-white horse?" at 11D is the best clue ever for MRED.

Fri 1/24/2014
ARCTICWHOSTHAT
WAHINEHOWAREYA
STANCEAMENAMEN
PLEARTESDARK
AOKSMOTEHENS
MILEHIGHCLUB
ISISSUESTOPIT
CONCISEYESORNO
ONEARMSUVKOOK
PEERPRESSURE
TRESAETNADDS
HEIRAWESLIME
ESPOUSEDSITARS
PLEASEGOAVERTS
SANDBAGSCANYON
Sat 1/25/2014
ZOMBIESWAMPED
ANOMALYSOSUEME
GETINTOWRITEIN
ATOSODADAINTY
TORANEWTONS
ROCCOLOAFMSGS
AMYTANLPGAULU
TACITUSSOBERUP
ENLSMOGDELETE
DYESBOOBSHEER
TESTBANINNS
UNLOCKSNEEOFT
RAINOUTDRLAURA
NUTELLASTINGER
STERILESASHES
POW Sun 1/26/2014 IT'S ALL RELATIVE
SLAPONSTREETELNORTE
CASINOSHERPALOUSIER
RIPSAWWEASELSCATTER
ICENAYGREEKSKNEADS
BALDYOKUMTEXACO
ELLEJUANNEOGENEESE
GLOBSRUDYARDAXED
AMBROSEFORGOSKETCHY
TREELETEASEUPENTERS
NEWELCREMELIBYANS
ODIHALSLANASAD
THEMAGIBATESSLIGO
OCCUPYSNOOZEESTEVEZ
BEHEADSGRIERCHINESE
IREDEASTENDBOERS
TADWARTHOGARALETNA
NADINEENACTSHOT
ABSORBSHIELDHEMEMO
STANDONEDWOODRETTON
KENNEDYALEGUPENCORE
ANTONYMTENETSDUMPED
POW Mon 1/27/2014
STABUHOHMACHO
TRUESOLOALLEN
AIRTRAVELGEESE
LEASEIDUNNO
LDSPEACEKEEPER
PENNMETAMA
LIFELINEOATEN
IRISDOLCEBRED
KABOBFACECARD
ENOLOSROWS
DINNERTABLESHE
AENEIDRAPID
NICADTIMESHARE
CACTICELLADEN
ONIONHUBSBEDS
Tue 1/28/2014
STEMILKSSITUP
PAPANOAHCOWLS
ACIDFORARUINS
SOCCERMAMBOSAT
AVASTALOT
SAPPERSPLITUP
NTHREACHSNARE
AEONDROOPKEGS
FINEDCLEARBET
UNEARTHRIGORS
BRANDIANA
PSISTRUCKDUMBO
ALLOTOBOECOAT
RABBILANEHART
STOICLISTONTO
Wed 1/29/2014
SALAFEDUPJPEG
EMITILOSEOAST
ROBEVITAEHYPO
ULYSSESSGRANT
MEATYESQONE
SNEAKUNPIN
PRSELGINBAYLOR
HOHOSINAICABO
ADAMSANDLERYEN
SIDEASALAD
ENOBITVEILS
WOODROWWILSON
DEBIEATERMOPE
ENOLACTIIALEE
WAXYSKORTRAZR
Thu 1/30/2014
PISMOBURYERGO
AMPEDAREAPEEK
WHATSBLACKWHITE
NOMEELLAEENSY
OSAYLOAM
ANDREDALLOVER
LEETYROHERETO
AMAJDUDACID
NOLOSSSOARADO
THISNEWSPAPER
ADIAAKIN
VERNERAGEKIEV
ASUNBURNEDPANDA
MANENOIRARDEN
PUTSOWLSWAYNE
Fri 1/31/2014
LETSDOTHISTHING
ANIMATIONSTUDIO
HADALONGWAYTOGO
AMICISTALUNGS
BEEKBEINGSOLE
ALSVALETEDTED
NEUTERDOTES
ADPAGESFELTTIP
XAXISVOYAGE
AMASAMISENCOT
RANDMULANNOTE
ARAILLEUGABOR
BANDEDANTEATERS
ICANNOTTELLALIE
CASTONESSPELLON
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