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Puzzles for November, 2019
with Jim Horne comments

Fri 11/1/2019
LIESLALPSDADS
ARTHISTORYEDIE
RICECOOKERCOAX
ASHKUNISDOLLY
TELECHIDES
SLITSSHORES
SLIMYSHOWERCAP
ROBESLAOCRESS
STRIPMALLTINCT
ASLOPEMONTH
ARMIESBERG
IDIOTTOUTSLEE
OMANMINORCHORD
NINEACTYOURAGE
ETSYTKOSTENON
Sat 11/2/2019
AMILLILAKEBEDS
TINEARIWILLNOT
BANANACOMEATME
IMONQUIKCHEEP
RICESSTENTRDS
THERESTNORM
HENMEEKFIEND
ACTORDIRECTOR
TERREDEAFTEA
EDNAFRACTAL
ASHNACRENAOMI
DHABICERNRODS
LABELERSCOMBAT
INLEAGUEIDEATE
BEATPOETSENDER
Sun 11/3/2019 ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES
STEWSTHESEIBISTICS
COCOAWOPATNEKOASHE
AROOMIEWITHAVIEWVAIN
MELDPRICYLEGHEALS
ESCAPEFROMNEWYORKIE
TODAIMATEARN
ASCAPAMICADANESEA
KIRIIDOLRAGINGBULLY
IRONYMANBRANDSNUKE
TEMGAMERACATMAIS
ANALOGYENHRHASTHMA
GOREBOAELECTSPAM
ETNARAINONJOHNWIKI
GOODYFELLASPOTSOLES
OWNARALCARBSTRESS
TRODAGAVEZAK
STRANGERSONATRAINEE
CHUBSETATTESTTALK
URISAHARDDAYSNIGHTIE
ZONEGALABRUTEAIMEE
ZESTEMMYASPERICEUP
Mon 11/4/2019
BEARDKNEEEARS
ARRAYABELATOP
NICKELBACKGOYA
ACHEOUTALLAN
SILVERBELLS
COSTASBIAS
ASTORTEESCOOS
PLATINUMRECORDS
NONEALOTLUZON
MBASMOTORS
TINPANALLEY
AFOOTALAJEDI
MILLMETALMUSIC
PLIEITEMINANE
ALESTARAREUSE
Tue 11/5/2019
ABBASTEPPIBB
SLUMROMAAREAS
AUTOMATONTEASE
PETRIATARIUSE
ANKLEMONITOR
ANTLERBABY
BAAROYALETAS
LANDSCAPEARTIST
ENDOWEDGEPTA
ERIKEDISON
ROMANGODDESS
AFBABHORKOJAK
STINGJUICYPART
PEKOEOSLOOKIE
NEWSYELPDEAL
Wed 11/6/2019
NTHCRUDECAVES
EAURAZEDARENT
XXXRATINGPANDA
TITANSIRONMAN
ANIZEETOTS
BUBBASPARXXX
ONLYISPOATHS
ODETRIPLEXHOT
TOSCAEONPEAY
SUPERBOWLXXX
CHUMELSRAP
HAVARTIPETROL
ABUJAXXXLSHIRT
PILOTICEITZED
STARERIDESESS
Thu 11/7/2019
MRFIXITGOTAHIT
ICANTGOFROZONE
MANXCATOCTOPUS
ODDSSABRALOTT
SOULACDENEB
AMESALLELEIRA
SELASSIEALSTON
SHOEHULL
DASHINWORSEOFF
ELIPESETAWILE
BALKSNEWLOT
AMENMOBILMRSC
TONESUPNICEISH
ESTELLEGRANNIE
SAIDYESSAVAGED
Fri 11/8/2019
MSGJIHADDEBT
AILORATEDOUIS
CLAWHAMMERGROK
RECENTREMNANT
ONITSENDOASIS
STANBANJOPICK
CLAYMATIONASS
PEAJACKET
AHASLACKEDOFF
SALLIEMAEALAS
AVOIDPLASMATV
GEEKOUTSWATHE
RAGEPINPOINTED
AGESSPRINGOAK
YOLOSAGESPDA
POW Sat 11/9/2019
ISITSNOOZEFEST
NAPENOPROBLEMO
ACHEUTTERBORES
PROSECUTORAILS
TENOKSOOCTET
BEANIMUP
ALASIHADABLAST
DEPPTUXESALTO
SUPERFREAKNAAN
RAILPENN
WRUNGBAMAPDA
TOESUSEDASBAIT
IMOUTRAGEDUTNE
GARAGESALEYOGI
ENGLISHTEASNOT
Sun 11/10/2019 DOUBLE SIXES
KTELRICCIDRUMSMUM
GRAILENRONVISITAPU
BASSIINNEEDDOODLEKEG
PEAKSSENIORALAKING
ADMELMGRAFDANDY
DOESSAABBOOKKEEPING
DONHOGRASSYSURCEASE
SRTASNARLATRIASTS
QUEENNOORROOMMATES
STPTATYUGOSLIRA
HEIDENLEAVEONCHENEY
RAREROLFEWHOKOS
ISAACCOOLLYYEEHAWS
METHARKSALVINHACK
PRESALESSILKENDELHI
SWIMMEETTEENNEEDLED
AKBARENOSYINTAD
MOONBOWSOBBERRIGHT
ADOENROLLEESSEEMMEEK
SATDEERESLAVSSERRA
SKYSANERTAUPENEST
Mon 11/11/2019
ASHCHESTBASIS
PHOYUCCAADEPT
POOLSHARKASAHI
STPATRUESTON
WINDMILLDUNK
STANCEYOURE
URLSNAPEBOTCH
MAGTEARGASLAM
OMANIHOODPESO
PLANEARISES
BOBBYSHERMAN
ALLPATHCOOKS
KIOSKTHINKTANK
ENOKIEENIEFEE
REMIXDREADSEW
Tue 11/12/2019
ASPSROSYROVES
THATAXLEEVILS
BICURIOUSLEDIN
ARENASRIPENESS
TESTBEDALAMO
BUYAMERICAN
BAGPIPERANTHRO
UHOHDIITATS
ROBINGENLISTEE
BYALONGSHOT
NOTARDOGTAGS
STAMPTAXTURBAN
LINEABYEBYEBYE
EVANSALIANILE
DOSASTONGDEER
POW Wed 11/13/2019
PAIRTAGSADOBE
ONMEOILYPULAR
STUDODORLEDGE
HIPPOTAMUSES
PESSPEXSST
STAYSINSAYOVER
HASTEARVENI
ISTHEPECATHOLIC
ETREACRETOI
LEAPSATSOAPERA
DRYNOAMURB
BALLOONDARTS
IGGYPERICNOOK
ROUTESANEDORA
ADMENELKSSTAT
Thu 11/14/2019
GNATBLAIRSPAS
POLOBOWTOIAGO
AMIREQUESTGRAF
PTSDISNTIT
SIDEAEAUSKIING
COEDUNPCINN
UNBORNSLAMGAP
FITETECAMPWHO
FCCCOCOAYEAYE
EPACRITLYES
OUIINDEEDMISSY
IMLATEUSER
LAINFRENCHOPEN
UMNOAETNATIRE
PIGSTYSONHEAT
Fri 11/15/2019
ELCHAPOSCROLL
LALALANDARABIA
BRASILIADETEST
ADDSLOTTWHALE
LEONARDCOHEN
RATEDRSEOUL
EXISTICANTEVEN
NEESNITSAKA
OLDSCORESJAPES
CROONGANESH
ISTHATATHING
MAIMSDIONROLF
IMPISHSUSHIBAR
NOIDEATRUELOVE
GANTRYSPRYEST
Sat 11/16/2019
GUNSFORBARISTA
ONEWAYORANOTHER
BREAKSOUTINSONG
LEDGESHODUFO
ESTSIPSNODTO
TTOPMAILSIOUS
HOORAYACURA
VICARINCBITSY
CHOSESTEPON
RODESHRUGGERM
PEROTOMANWEE
DENBALLOPALS
ONAREGULARBASIS
HOMELESSSHELTER
ATEDIRTHOTMESS
Sun 11/17/2019 REPORT CARD
TREADSPIRITSCHASES
CORSETTIMECOPRECOUP
MOTHERSUPERIORINCUBI
KEEPUPDENTISTONIT
ADIEUAGITATUDES
BREAKINGBADNEURONS
LEADGESDARTGUN
ALTARPARKINGFINEORE
SEAPOWERSNORISKFOBS
SETTYPEARTESMIDST
SCARBOROUGHFAIR
MATTEONEASLATETAG
CIAOJOCUNDBEAARTHUR
ADSBUCKPASSINGERODE
NETCOSTREOARIE
EROTICAWORKINGPOOR
MAGUSLOTSASIDER
ACREREBRANDERIEPA
SHELVEBATTINGAVERAGE
SEALINLIEINITEVADES
ESTADOENDNOTEETSEQ
Mon 11/18/2019
MOLDABELOMEGA
OREOBORELYRIC
DOGGYBAGSDINAH
ENAMORSLASTONE
MOLARPESOS
BULLYPULPIT
TASMANIAELAINE
AGEELECARTERN
LUANDAANSWERED
CATTYCORNER
ONENDYAPAT
CHARADESELLERS
AEGISPIGGYBANK
GAUNTINTOERIE
ELEGYNESSEYED
Tue 11/19/2019
AWESWEARATCDS
GELAIRTUBEAOL
AAABLEEDERRNA
IVSRLSELMDTS
NETPAYISAIAH
RIAWASONDAS
SCROOGEMCDUCK
SUNTANOIL
BRINKLLANO
FRANCANATANT
RANGETEMPO
OVASADFACEEAP
SUMOPROXYSOPH
TROTPARESONEA
YAKSSMELTPERT
Wed 11/20/2019
ACTTDSZESTS
CHANCEITINGOTS
COMOESTAGOTEAM
TOPOLLUZTGI
BLACKPANTHER
EWWSPRINGBREAK
AAHSSONCALC
UTAHEPCOTMITT
ETALIMASNOB
ORCHESTRATEERA
PLASTICCRATE
DENCULHEGEL
OVINESEMPANADA
CEDETOSPINYEEL
LOGANHEEANA
Thu 11/21/2019
MASSROSIEBEAT
ABCSEXTRAALTAR
EARNPLIESDITCH
SSETOILTOGARTY
THEBIGPLEMISAIM
REDEEMIPADCLE
OSSAADAGEESTES
MINDTHEGAP
PRISMARTSYESCS
RECMAYAMEANLY
ACETICSINGOREAN
YOGANTSNESSARA
EVADEIRISHSKIP
REGANMOTTOPETS
RESTPOSSEFRYE
Fri 11/22/2019
SODAPOPOPENBAR
USECARELAVERNE
ROMULANSTATION
OPELBEENTIN
BPLUSFANSFINE
ERINSIRSMASTS
NOTCLEARSASH
SITUATIONSHIP
OUTSCUISINES
GENREWARPOVEN
OLDENODSSNARL
ODELOREDUIS
FERRETSCARSICK
USBPORTONETOGO
STYMIESMORANIS
POW Sat 11/23/2019
ASSUAGELABMICE
SKIPPEDAQUAMAN
WITSENDOUTKAST
ACELEASILENTW
NAMEITNEPALI
PARKINGGARAGES
PRECIOUSREST
POI
SACSFADDIETS
HILARITYENSUES
ARISENSTEELS
RAPHAELBOAPOE
ISAIDSOALTOSAX
FIRMESTBEELINE
SATIRESESSENES
Sun 11/24/2019 OPEN WIDE!
DANIELCRAIGTAKESHAPE
USEDVEHICLEUNENTERED
COLLEGEPREPTIEDYEING
AFLYELISHASPILLANE
IRKEDAMATIVE
JEALOUSYPRISONESCAPE
OUTINGCADGINGODOR
ABACISHORTOFETCHIN
DIRECTLINESILICONE
SEIBRANDNAMEPRODUCTS
TOOKTOTHESLOPES
SEVENYEARSINTIBETVAT
WEIRDESTDECORATIVE
ARNESSDESERETBELIE
RIGSCOALERSSLALOM
METAANALYSESSTHELENS
MIMESISCERES
SADFACESETALIIFLAP
ALERTEDTOAMAZONPRIME
ATLEISURERAREDISEASE
ROADSTEADSHOREPATROL

I'm loving these themeless Sundays. Keep 'em coming!

We haven't seen Frank Longo's byline for a while, but he's a constructor with an extraordinary history of amazing grids. Some examples: the only crossword in our database with no 3-, 4-, or 5-letter answers, the grid with the longest average word length, this amazing grid with only 17 Across words, beautiful grid designs like this one, and many of the most memorable diagramless puzzles. Take a look at his constructor page and scroll down to the bottom to see more innovative grid shapes.

While his name hasn't been seen on a daily NYT crossword for a decade, his anonymous fingerprints are all over many modern puzzles through his work with Will Shortz on the NYT Crossword team.

Mon 11/25/2019
NADIRGASPNES
ONENOORCASATA
SNACKATTACKSCI
LAUGHLEASHED
DAMNRIALAUTO
RUEBACKONTRACK
IDINAAPART
PINETARSPURSON
WINEDNEATO
CRACKISWACKBIS
HOLAPITHGOSH
AVERAGEHADAT
REXYACKETYYACK
MRIELTONALGAE
SSSASISNEEDY
POW Tue 11/26/2019
DORMPODSUSHER
ACERAPOPSMOKE
THETOWEROFBABEL
ASLOWNANOROSY
ANEWGMAT
THEDEVILYOUKNOW
RUMREDOGEENA
ENOSNECKSYORK
ACTEDAINTNYE
THESUNALSORISES
SEARSWIM
ACAIRICEKLIMT
TAROTCARDREADER
IRENENOUNTOTE
TEASEAPPSELSE
Wed 11/27/2019
SPASSUNCAMP
HELPCOLONPLEA
ACMELOTTEUPSY
SCOWATRIASISI
TANASHANTINAN
ADDERSEMUEGG
IPECACTRIFLE
SLASHHAHNOOBS
ALSIHAVEITDOE
COTVANGOGHGAG
KEENENNEWERA
SSSNSDOZED
FIATEROS
GROWTHPOTENTIAL
AHAEADOEMBA
POTTEXPEW
Thu 11/28/2019
STEWFLORAOJAI
TOTOLANESLOUT
JOHNNYCASHGAGS
ALIKEARTYAQUA
MACAWSOYUSS
ETABALLSZITI
SELLERLETSINON
ALASSOHO
RIPSINTONONCOM
ACHEDANCEANA
CEOGEOROBED
EWESCLODAFRIN
FINIRINGOFFIRE
ANILANTEDADOS
NEXTBEARDLENS
Fri 11/29/2019
IMPSOWNERTOSS
MORTBRAKECABLE
TRAYLOVEPOTION
HEGEMONYRRATED
ETEENGBIO
WONBIGGUNNEDIT
OCCURWENTALONE
ROILSHEDSVEER
SMELLTESTMISER
TESSERAECANTDO
GATLOGOAR
BIGAMYCAPITALI
OPERACOATSOTIS
NOMINALFEELEFT
OSSATEENSLETS
Sat 11/30/2019
ARTCLASSDABAT
ZEROESOUTIFOLD
TEARAPARTSTROP
ESCAPEKEYHENNA
CEYLONLAERTES
USERASCOTS
PHATDEARARIE
AEONJAMUPRUMS
DAWNEMIRBENE
ARGUEDTATA
MJOLNIRENROBE
SUEMEESTATELAW
RISERALOTALIKE
ICINGDATAMINER
BETTYBOXSTERS
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