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Puzzles for December, 2008
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Mon 12/1/2008
AGNESBATCHLBJ
LEASTADELEIOU
BETTEMIDLERFIR
USARUNSRARELY
MELANIEOGLES
NURSEMIDWIFE
SCRAMLEESZOO
ALITOWENSKERN
MUGIVANBIDES
SEMIDETACHED
AVERTOARSMEN
THREATACHEALE
WOOTURNONADIME
AWLERATOVINED
SEESETINEMERY
Tue 12/2/2008
CREWSACLUBOOM
LEGITCLAPIONA
INGLEHUSHSONY
NEEDEDCHOOCHOO
KERPLUNKLOU
ISLAADMIRED
PINGACATPTERO
SOUSCREECHDIN
SWISHESAIPONG
TATTOOSSTAT
RAPBEEPBEEP
SPLATTERDOOMTO
OLAFFLEEGAMAL
HOMEOINKETYPE
OPEDRATEESSES
Wed 12/3/2008
PADSZADORACOW
ERIKINABITALI
PAVINGGRACERDS
SWAMIYMAFREE
PLUMLANDLORD
SACERAOAT
FLOEGIGSRICKI
POUNDEDTHEALARM
DENTESOOTSKIP
TIMRADESS
PUBCOMMITTEE
IRAEOARFLATS
LISFOURWAYSTOP
LAIAENEIDIRMA
SHEADAGIOEASY

This puzzle was used for set of granite coasters sold at the NYT Store.

Thu 12/4/2008
SSWAHEAPSALUT
AQIDUTCHIRISH
DUNDECKOFFICER
DEEPLYNETZERO
ELBEVIEWSNIB
SCALLIONSDS
THROATLOZENGE
SIEGENYO
AIRMAILLETTER
ISMMISSHAPE
MBADIMAGAKIM
BATCAVECOMETO
AREACODEMAPOAR
CRUSHILOSEUPS
KOREACLEARTHE
Fri 12/5/2008
ININKDIBSSOI
MENONBYNOMEANS
LUIGIANNUALFEE
ARTFADEINDELE
TAILENDEDGESIN
ELOIDEMTORINO
MAYBENOTDEW
GLEETRUMEER
DOERESIGNED
ETALIATAEIBMS
COPIERSTAGTEAM
ASIFFURORSTRI
RENTALCARUNTIL
LETSPARTYIRENE
ODOEPEETARES
Sat 12/6/2008
VIEWROAMASPEN
ESCAPEKEYSHAVE
SACHABARONCOHEN
TOEDAYOOAT
ORTSASPIRIN
DONEETGINONE
WINOSREARTPKE
EDAMCENSEHELD
LADAAROSEEDEL
LSATTERIRAISE
EEROCASTERNS
STEPDADAHEM
OWLELALTAU
THREELITTLEPIGS
NOOILSCHEDULEA
TRIALMHOSREEF

As explained by 29 Down, the letters OR are missing from the ten starred theme clues.

Sun 12/7/2008 "HEY!"
ACEDVENNESTIREFUSE
SUMOIMACDCITEARSAT
KEEPSSTRAIGHTSATIDLE
MINIMICAPELLADICOT
ENDNOTESSWEEPSSTALLS
GLOMSOAPOPTSLAP
ARITRITEYSIDROSAKI
DUMPSSTOCKSNAYDEREK
ETTELYESTLDRESSY
STORABLENCARUEY
YOURATTENTIONPLEASE
RIDYARDINERRANT
JANSENRENOOPLUTE
ELECTTAUSKIPSSTONES
SLURPOMPEOLYNCHART
TORAOURXMASIRES
SWAPSSTORIESATALANTA
ALICEDITMARSPONIES
INGROUPDROPSSTITCHES
SCIORRAGORVAINTINE
MEANESTEWEPINGALAS
Mon 12/8/2008
SATEHASTAOPAL
ECOLICIERRIME
CHAINSTOREENOS
TONTOSURWINKS
SODIUMXANADU
SNOBENAMEL
PSSTMANUALBRO
LOTJEWELRYEGO
EAUUNDONETROT
ARDENTASHE
PUTSONTENDON
AHORAVIAMARCO
MAKORINGBINDER
PREPINNERTRAM
SIREMEYERSENS
Tue 12/9/2008
ARYANSDATEMAP
PEORIAINONALE
PLUMPUDDINGITT
PTASRAZES
SCARLETTANAGER
LADIESNAVE
ATOMSWHITESALE
NEBERASEWON
GREENMILEBEARD
ROMEERMINE
MUSTARDPLASTER
CONTEALEC
LOBPEACOCKBLUE
USAARCHTERESA
EERDATASTREET
Wed 12/10/2008
ANTREBIGOSSE
MOOEDUSEWEAIM
PAEANMATTLAUER
SIOUANASISEEIT
RFDOSCARERO
FIFTHTELL
TORTUREDASKTO
IDOREDARMYEIN
NEGRODOEUVRES
IRAQLAPOF
ATTSUPERTLC
BEEEATERATEOUT
LIEAROUNDHOOEY
YOUINEDUDUEIN
UPDOSLOSTYNE

The big gray boxes contain only vowels.

Thu 12/11/2008
TPIKEILSAOWES
KIRINOAKSKONA
ELENATWISTANDT
YONBRADBURY
TESLAYOREJAW
WEDSBESEECH
MAKESAUTSALTY
EGADRETEDSLIM
RAZERTTOSTONE
LIONESSAWOL
ENOTOOKSPAIN
SINCERERCAT
TINGPOINTALAMO
UNITRAYENEMEA
PALSALASOVERT
Fri 12/12/2008
LOTHARROANSET
ENRAGEUNTOCMA
TEABAGBATTERUP
OHMMISSBYAMILE
FACESPRESSOBAR
FLATTOATTETE
FRATROWPAIRED
XIANCALC
DIPPERIRSFORM
AGUAEMITNEAT
LUCYVANPELTADO
LAKEONTARIOCOQ
INERTGASVISHNU
EARELISELAINE
SSSDELESEENAS
Sat 12/13/2008
ILLEGALCOMPUSA
ROYALWEOCEANIC
ACCRUEDINTEREST
TORPEDOBOAT
ESAINORDSTROM
ETCRIPE
PATRIOTMISSILES
ELECTRICSHAVERS
NATIONALHOLIDAY
AMONPEA
LONGGREENBEAR
RADIOSOURCE
STATEMENTOFFACT
KILOTONCRAFTER
ILLPASSHANSOLO
Sun 12/14/2008 NAME THAT PHRASE
WATTDEBATETONGSDARE
ASHEDREAMONEFILEITEM
GAEAROLLINGINTHEAISLES
PETRELSCINOHALLMAN
VANILLAICECREAMSANTA
BIBSEOSBASESSALTED
SILLURLSSEISAKARE
WADEINLOWEREASTSIDE
INESRINEEALIIREPEAT
SCATHEDMAKESANENTRANCE
SADRSLIERVERGEMUSTY
APTERCELREGAL
MARCOALTARSOOTYENDE
THEHOUSEOFMIRTHCRATERS
SALERNOVARIONHADCIT
ASLIKELYASNOTTACKLE
APPELOIVEEOPEHALE
VARLETONETOIDADINS
GREETPLACINGENDTOEND
ONSALEMHOURESAVANT
CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSEEP
DEMORAISEENISLESECRU
SEENKNOTSDONEESAKIN
Mon 12/15/2008
APERAMEXPSHAW
TERIMOLEUTICA
LAICPOUNDCAKES
ACCEDELOOKESP
SEAPORTNOEL
UVEASDROWSY
BLADETORANONO
RINDQUAIDDOUG
OMNIUMPSVOLGA
SEANCESETIN
GENTSUNBATH
CDSACROSERBIA
LAMBSHANKSOILY
AZUREITALIDLE
DEGASTONELESS
Tue 12/16/2008
OSHABATHABODE
APERABOOBAGEL
FARMERINTHEDELL
STRAWTIDEPETS
DEAOMAR
GARDENGATEWAY
AKASRINOSHOW
SERBSAXENSYNC
ANNULSETOMEA
POISONEDAPPLE
DEESTEE
ALOERTESRAGON
COMPUTERCOMPANY
TRIOSEGADARCS
VETTEMOBSTREE
Wed 12/17/2008
AWASHLEDEELED
MESMERIZEXRAYS
MACADAMIAPIXEL
EVERYSOOFTEN
TINTTINFLU
ENDGOODOLDDAYS
RGSOMNIJANE
BOYSCOUTS
CARBEBAYESC
DOESWONDERSMAO
SLYAWLMANN
FINEANDDANDY
RAJIVALANADALE
AZURESODAWATER
NOTESTEASTERS
Thu 12/18/2008
CBSFACEDAJIFF
LOOIRONYRADII
UNDERCOVERAGENT
BEANSLYABUSES
VIIIARIA
SWORNTOSECRECY
SHEIKHISSLOE
EELSABBATHAHA
MALABOOASTER
IFITOLDYOUTHEN
PLAYFREE
DECEITIFSLAMP
IDHAVETOKILLYOU
EDUCEOWENSELM
TAMESRAYEDSEA
Fri 12/19/2008
BIRDBRAINXTRA
IMAREALBOYROAR
GUITARHEROASIA
DSLREITERATING
TARRAIRERS
JACOBTALCED
AFOULMLKMONO
GRACEMAYBORAT
ROTHRATAVERT
STEREODISCO
OCCULTROLE
AZERBAIJANIAPE
ROSEINUNDATION
ANTEDIDGERIDOO
BEANSEESSTARS
Sat 12/20/2008
OMAREPPSAFRAME
GOMORRAHFRIGID
DRUMSOLORONALD
EASEAGNESGREY
NYEHAZIEST
GEEZTHEFRUG
OVENPROOFDEANE
MITAOPALSLIDA
SCHWAASIAMINOR
KINSMENXBOX
ANTIQUEMRT
MOGADISHUSOIR
ORALESOENOLOGY
JARFULPURPOSES
ONBASESEATBELT
Sun 12/21/2008 LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
BIKERSNACHSORELOSER
AORTICIDAHORIGINATE
SUISSEPATHDEPONENTS
SSSENDATHRASEATAT
OAKTREEECHESSHULA
RESOLDCHPSHAPABLE
APINNORSHOAWAYRAIL
BUNDLESUPHSEARUMBLE
AGGROMUCHSTEINYAM
CELICACOHSHADUP
KTELLOOKWHSHEREAJAM
SETALSHRESETONS
ABCLARDSHSNITILED
MOHAIRMACHSAIDHELLO
CORPBOATSHEMDINYES
SKIPTOWNPHNBLASTS
SLAYSCOHSTELASTIC
LETINORTHONSETNSA
IMMEDIATEHARYCUBIST
AMARETTOSHBOSTROCHE
MESSMATESHUSESNAKES
Mon 12/22/2008
TEMPTAPSTRAMP
ALOUNILEHANOI
RABBITRUNOWNUP
OLSENMARDOSE
CRICKETPLAYER
METTLEEMIT
DENYELMNASTY
ONEHOPTOITPIE
GUSTOSPAHIPS
ARABEGRETS
KANGAROOCOURT
ALASCODTBONE
PITASTOADSTOOL
UNCLEERMAENDS
TEHEEESPNASEA
Tue 12/23/2008
TEDSATRATER
ILEENIDTARARA
MINDIDIRETRAP
EDISONAMOPTS
REMANSPITON
SAILEDNONET
ERIEDARLAMINA
TESNOVVONSET
ANIMALRADEIRE
TENONDELIAS
NOTIPSNAMER
STPOMANOSIDE
PARTERIDIDNIM
ARARATDINEELI
RETARTASDET

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Wed 12/24/2008
ZAHNOPALFRAME
IDEODATERITES
TVADVERTISEMENT
DSOIGUESSSO
TOBACCOCHEWTAP
AVATARSZAP
SONLOOFAYABBA
TIDEPLUGSWELD
EDSELERNESDAD
LAWENMASSE
AMTBATHSTOPPER
PERSONAEKER
HAIRREPLACEMENT
IRATEAGROEARS
SALADSAABNDAK
Thu 12/25/2008
CLASPSKAMADAM
RIFLEAILALERO
AARONCLASSICAL
BROWNBRONCOCOLT
PERUARNE
LOCOAMPLESCAM
OSAKAIDEAAGE
CHIEFTEXANSAINT
HERLUCEPUREE
SANKNOLANTOWS
ASITLEGO
GIANTCOWBOYBILL
NOTSOSURERADIO
UNMANREDOHARA
SASSYSNOSNEAD
Fri 12/26/2008
BOXSEATTHEMASK
ANOINTSVOLANTE
SEXPERTCRATEUP
TIOSIRPAULMDT
INXSPALMSXIII
OTOESPOEBACON
NEXTUPDREAM
SNOOZEDALLOFME
FITINFOURAM
JAFFERADONEUP
OTISETSEQTENO
URNPARAMUSJAW
SAIDIDOOATCAKE
TITANIABRONZER
SNORTEDSTANZAS
Sat 12/27/2008
PANDAJABSTBAR
ALOESANONIONE
ISUSPECTSOMTGE
DONKEYKONGETES
NEHIAFORE
WHIPSONOGRAM
IONATREBLECLEF
SAHARANSISTINE
PRIVILEGESONZE
BOOKRESTREOS
TAINTNSEC
ETTULATINLOVER
NAIRADIOSAMIGO
PROMDEANPOBOX
MINIYENSPOESY
Sun 12/28/2008 GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES
RONSAWORBITSDOWEL
INARUSHBARNETTIRENE
PULASKIEVILEYEORING
ASAGIFTSEDANAPRLUG
GEOBELLYISRAELIS
GATERAEESPNEMT
ROADTREATSSUNYATSEN
ARKHATCHBANESUPRA
STEPHENNEGATIVEYIP
PASSIMMESONSELLECCA
ASHORESUNOREIDA
TATTOOERADORNVENTED
EDUNECKLACEMANACLE
MIREDFURYKAPUTHEM
PANDERSTOESPOSORENO
GSAICBMPERERIN
IMPETIGOROAMSMAT
NYUILLJETTAJUPITUS
ELTONOPINIONASARULE
POOLEWILDONEWIREMEN
TUNEDPLANETACTSET

Shaded squares outline planetary orbits in the print version of this grid. Each of the eight rings hides a planet name in order of mean distance from the Sun. See Wordplay for details about a couple of hidden Easter eggs.

Mon 12/29/2008
FEIGNCLARAPTA
CELLOAARONRON
CLOUDRUMMYHAND
MOPEDSTUTTI
SAMUELBIGTOE
BASEBALLGAME
EXISTSAONETIN
TOATACTREDO
ANNACHETHESES
BROADWAYPLAY
POPARTALPHAS
UHURABUTLER
PANTYHOSEDARTS
IRKEIDERUSUAL
LESDEEDSPENNY
Tue 12/30/2008
SHAMWEBERTYKE
LORIAGILERAIL
ALEXRABIDOWLS
SENIORDISCOUNT
HYANNISERG
GTOLINCHPIN
JUNIORMINTSADO
ANONESCOLEO
GPSTHETHIRDMAN
SCHNOOKSWAY
ISMNONSLIP
FATHERSANDSONS
BLOWROUNDETNA
LOKIONICEUTIL
TESTWATERSEEM
Wed 12/31/2008
ATRAALPOSCARY
SEENBEANKOREA
HAVEABONETOPICK
OMERTAAPARSOU
TOTALCOMMITMENT
AYNLSU
SPECSTIOSTACO
ALERTWWWDECAF
DYKELOONADEPT
ASIUSS
TRUMPEDUPCHARGE
IERROESRECOUP
PLAYINGOVERTIME
PILOTANEWELBE
ITSMESEXYDSOS
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