This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Thumbnails

Puzzles for April, 2008
with Jim Horne comments

View these same grids with comments from:
Jim Horne (4)Hide comments
Tue 4/1/2008
STUDQIDNOMAD
WOREUNAOPINE
FOOLFAINTBILGE
ARKSERIEOUTER
RENFREEADMIRE
GOOGOOPRYESS
OFTWOPURIST
FEELLIKEAFOOL
NIECESERVIN
MITNIKGENEVA
INRAGSIDOLREV
ACETOKNOBASWE
SHARKAPRILFEEL
MEDIAYUMITLL
ASSAYOTSTALL
Wed 4/2/2008
RAGASEAUQTRS
AJAROWINGURAL
HAPPYBIRTHDAYTO
SIEVEAVAST
ILAESERAZE
CIRCLELETTERSTO
INREDJEWSOHM
NEILANESTCREE
GUVEXECKNELL
SPELLOUTTHENAME
AINTHAYTAT
DARTHREBUS
OFYOURRECIPIENT
CRAYAIMATZEES
KONAFAIRELBE
Thu 4/3/2008
LEVIHADACSCLS
OXENALIBICPEA
CARDLYLIONSAAB
ERNASAINNSRI
EMORYULEETNN
DYNEAMPRECUSE
COCOASDUROS
WHERESTHEBEEF
CHIDECRITES
AENEIDEVATHAW
BETDADELAUGH
ULEAIRMBABEY
NODERIDEEMCBOY
GUAMYEARNELLE
ATTSCSHEDREDS
Fri 4/4/2008
ADAMSALEDEVIL
LIMETREEURSINE
DNATURALSUPERG
ATTDENSSMORES
IANQTS
FMAJORQUEENMUM
ROLOSQUIETGAME
ESTHQUELLASIA
REHNQUISTVITAL
ELOQUENTKIOSKS
ITTSIP
PIZAZZGASPATV
ORIANAIRSAUDIT
PATROLSAMSPADE
SNIPSTHESIREN
Sat 4/5/2008
SHORTSTRAWSTOW
MEDIUMRAREARIA
IRONMAIDENWILT
LAUDSVIETNAPE
ELLSTAXLAWLAR
YDSDOLETIGRIS
HERESYSPUNK
STRAPINASHANTI
TIARATORTES
ATSTUDPDASSPR
YIPLATESTOTOE
SCUMBENTOCALA
MATEBRAINCHILD
ACIDERICTHERED
DANEDARKHORSES
Sun 4/6/2008 COULD YOU REWORD THAT, PLEASE?
RICSSLAVSSEPALRDS
ELLAPEROTUSONEERIS
CLAYMANEXEMPTIONJAMA
ASSHETAPPETSDISOWNS
PESETAOUIPANPIPES
SEALOVEAPPROVALICILY
LOATHAILWREN
LIMOTHEBEASTAAACBS
ELYMAYDOUBTAWILLEAT
ALLGIRLSRSORTENTR
KEATSCHOCTAWLATHE
AGUEHOOOOPSPAREME
GIGKEYPAWNMOVINGRAT
ETHURLNODESIRELSTS
TAWSGOVSOUSA
ADELAMINEDOVERMATTER
BURLIVESONEOLEOLE
AMMETERDESTIJLISLED
SPINGRAYTOILEOFCHINA
HOLDAIDEDMETALOFAN
NEENEEDSEDEMAWEST
Mon 4/7/2008
AMINCRAWZAPPA
SANEANNAADORN
FIRSTLADYNOSED
ONETOSASESSE
RESSECONDGUESS
EDSELSIRS
ACRELUXEASEL
COVERSEVERYBASE
CREPEIDOLISA
EDITELLEN
THIRDDEGREETSK
OARWINODIJON
GRETAHOMEALONE
ASNERUNITSAIL
SHELFTYRAANAT
Tue 4/8/2008
GABEADDUPZOLA
OWESIRATEOMIT
BEDTIMEFORBONZO
IDEASSTPELIAN
THUSIMHO
ARNEPAJAMAGAME
SAOSAGAEVIGAN
CIVICEBBECOLI
AMELIEBIRDREA
PILLOWTALKMASC
TREYLOCO
TOERRCAYIRISH
IDREAMOFJEANNIE
EDNAROTOSIFFY
ASSTINSETNOTS
Wed 4/9/2008
EPICSHUETABBY
DOORHERRACURA
ANNEOMNIBEBOP
MYSOUPISCOLD
LAPILEACK
AREWEINVISIBLE
CROROEOAKLEY
REMAPUHFWEAVE
ATMFEERAWZED
WHERESOURORDER
SALPAWREA
WHINEANDDINE
PATIOSILODRUM
ATOLLURDUYODA
DENTEPEATONEG
Thu 4/10/2008
RBICOTYALEPPO
EONACHETINIER
SOSTHESORBONNE
OGEESTORABLE
RICEDAROSEWEE
BETSONROOST
PROSEROTO
THESECRETGARDEN
BALKBASAL
ATEAMPALLOR
REOADMENSEINE
NINEIRONESTS
ADOZENROSESBOO
PIROGISIONOUR
TRADESERNOART
Fri 4/11/2008
HASALOTGOINGFOR
IMPROVEONNATURE
PORKBARRELBILLS
BEYSTRIDESFAT
OBESEILATGINS
NASALFLYFALDO
ESTHESIAMARLON
AVECMEND
PURREDCONTESSA
ONEALLAVANION
LSTSTOTEMAGHA
ENOCERAMICNUL
NATIONALECONOMY
TRADITIONALIRAS
ALLALONGTHELINE
Sat 4/12/2008
PITBOSSIMPALAS
ONEAWAYFARPOST
STATINSONEONTA
THREEDCLEMGET
PEDSPADISERE
USOGRIPKEARNS
NEWFRONTIERS
KANSASCITYCHIEF
THEHONORABLE
SAMOANNONURED
TWOPMSEWTOGA
JAGKINDPARKAY
UKULELETOLUENE
DELIRIAACTNICE
ENSUREDTOOKTEN
Sun 4/13/2008 HOW INSULTING!
WALESAARCGERSKITS
ABORTSLOORENOTENET
DISGUSTINGWINDSJEANE
SEEAAHEDEGRETAPRON
SERMONONTHEDISMOUNT
ICANTOTTGENTS
GODISFIGUREABETS
GLADARMSRIGORSDODO
YAYSBEADSNEHISUPER
DISCOUNTERCULTURE
ANGORASIRSAYSNO
FOODANDDISLODGING
READYRODESOUSAMSEC
OLDSPAGODACMLVOTRO
NIGELDISMAYQUEEN
PATENOONUNPIN
CABBAGEDISPATCHKIDS
ALLORDONATAMAINALE
PLANEDUCKANDDISCOVER
RITESAGUAEARSERENA
IDESTSSRESSASTROS
Mon 4/14/2008
FANGAGATEEVER
AREAMOTORXENA
ATOZOTERIIRAN
AUCTIONBLOCK
YUMGOINYENTL
INOILISTASE
PICNICHAMPER
ESSOHOSEAUPAT
REALITYCHECK
SANLTDORTHO
TRASHSOTSSYS
ALUMINUMFOIL
MESAANITAYEAR
ONERMILESNEMO
SEATEVENTXRAY
Tue 4/15/2008
ALOOFSEMISMOP
LARUEABASHAVE
MISTERMAGOOSIP
SCOWGENAWATTS
ASTAZAMBEZI
ADMITSKIWEAR
DIETEDINAAMOK
OATMIDTERMIRE
SLEDNEEEISNER
RUTGERSRADON
GUMDROPAEON
ERASEEAUXDRIP
OBIMONSTERMASH
DADOLDIECANED
ENSRESTSANTES
Wed 4/16/2008
DADAFATALAMOK
EGOSINANELAVA
CEPHALOPODSPRAY
ODENIXESCELLO
KWAINOR
SOCIALADVANTAGE
CLEARWIPEVIA
ADDSPEEPSLINT
MIAPURLMASSE
PERSONALPRONOUN
PLYHARE
ITALYBRAVOSIS
DISAPPEARINGINK
ELKSRATONOGRE
MESHERASEPHEW

In print, the clue for 57 Across is blank, so the four theme clues drop one letter at at time: "INK", "IN", "I", and "", making DISAPPEARING INK.

Thu 4/17/2008
BEIGEBOXBODICE
ACTALONEEDISON
CHARLTONHESTON
HOLTRACEUSNA
ADOOARS
TENCOMMANDMENTS
EXALTEBSENARI
ECRUELCIDHAIL
UEYYARDSJACKO
PLANETOFTHEAPES
OWESETS
AXISNEPALEGO
BENHUROMEGAMAN
ENDORAPENALIZE
TOONEWEXAMPLES
Fri 4/18/2008
NABESSTEPASIDE
EQUALPUTABIDON
TUTTOONTHEMEND
LATMCRAEPANE
EVENOUTTELLER
AIDAROBLOWE
STOPATROBEACE
EAUSANIBELPOX
SETTIONSLIPUP
WILLYOUALPO
OGLERSPREMEDS
NOIRALIENPEG
LAKEHURONANITA
OPENSFIRECREAM
WENTTOBEDTASTE
Sat 4/19/2008
COIFMONTEVERDI
OMNIONIOMANIAC
BEGSTEAPOTDOME
WRETCHLETSDOS
ETAILCOKEDECK
BARCELONAMOOLA
MOOGGARRET
EPSTEINPURPOSE
MATINSCANY
PLIESRHINOCERI
HICSFOILROMAN
ASKBABADROPIT
SALMAGUNDIPISA
IDEALISTICERIC
SERPENTINERENT
Sun 4/20/2008 SPACED OUT
RESYAZLASTSPCAASP
OCTUREUSUALALANMPH
THEAMERICANCENTURYORO
SHOLOMORRAMINOANIT
RKELLYEVERYTHINGMUSTGO
SODAIDSEARESSAI
ZENFRUSTAAFLOW
THECATCHERINTHERYEALSO
EUROPEELOHENMANVAIL
AGOGAXIOMSBOASTODED
ROSSINISMOKEANDMIRRORS
DORMLIVAIRE
JUMPINTOTHEFIRENECKTIE
EROOEATITFLUTIEEAST
TITSOXIDESERRPORTIA
ECHTFIVESTARRESTAURANT
SHEDSESTATERPI
ROASTRANSPYHEEL
VANCOUVERCANUCKSPAIRUP
IBISMINEOYAYLYRICS
JAGINDEPENDENTCOUNSEL
ASHGEOMNAOMIHUTCPI
YETORLYBMOCSROHAD

Following the convoluted notepad instructions yields the bonus phrase SOLAR SYSTEM. Note that the planets spelled out in the circles are listed in order of mean distance from the sun.

The instructions in the print version of the puzzle are far more elegant. The squares indicated in the notepad are shaded light grey and the clue for 9 Down reads "Center of many revolutions (whose first letter starts a bonus phrase reading clockwise around the shaded squares.)"

Mon 4/21/2008
REAPEARSGLASS
AXLESTEPAUDIE
YEARCLEANSLATE
SCRUBOAKALLIED
IRSEVARDS
HAZMATSWIMS
ALOESSWEEPHAND
ROOSMEALSERIE
DUSTDEVILPLANE
ARDENRIFLED
ESPAIRNET
APERCUWASHSALE
VACUUMTUBEAJAX
ETAILASEAMAGI
SENNAPSSTERST
Tue 4/22/2008
HARDGBABARPEW
EMAILOMANIURI
NETEARNINGSMIN
CEODESDRIPPED
ERNHAASINTS
CAPITALGAINS
SEDANSANYREO
ONENDARTFLOAT
AYESIDSAINTS
PAPERPROFITS
SOILMINTARA
ICINGUPRAERED
SAXGROSSINCOME
APEEGRETUHAUL
YESDEKESPERSE
Wed 4/23/2008
FCLEFSTRIPCAP
ARENAPIECEHUH
QUICKSILVERAGO
LEANTSKIRUN
HOTOILSCIOTRO
INASTIRONDUTY
RULEVIEWOSO
ESEHADABITPBS
NBAEROSOPIE
STEPPEYONKERS
MISTEMSBOARDS
ETCETCTOADY
NCOHAIRTRIGGER
SOUENNUICURED
AMTASSTSEYERS

There are so many horsey theme answers it's easy to miss one: Silver (Lone Ranger), Scout (Tonto), Trigger (Roy Rogers), and Topper (Hopalong Cassidy.) Then in the middle, Had a Bit crosses Ride 'em Cowboy.

Thu 4/24/2008
RIDCUOMOBATCH
ASIORKINALOHA
NOSMIDNIGHTSUN
ATREESOLACTS
WOUNDEDKNEEANO
APPLYTOYETLEM
YETIUIEOBEYS
SAINTANNE
EDITHSAYRACK
VONEMUREITMAN
ASKMARKETSHARE
SANENSAWATTS
IGOTYOUBABEEOS
VETTELOTSAUNE
ESSENABEARRST
Fri 4/25/2008
BRACKETSSPLITS
MUCHACHOELICIT
ONTARGETRACEME
VISTABOMBSDER
INASSOSAMATZO
ESSLORAXLEOI
PENNYWISEAND
GOAWOLELAPSE
POUNDFOOLISH
ETTASOLVEUMA
EASYAELSEZMED
KFCCAROMHIPTO
STOPUPNAVYPIER
AERATEGRIDIRON
TREXESSTPETERS
Sat 4/26/2008
SPCAIAMACAMERA
CHOWMRSMINIVER
HODSCURATESEGG
ENELAMPFRAU
MENIALSENTITLE
ALARUMAXIAL
TIMEDWAXPOETIC
INEHEROSASL
CESTSIBONPHILO
RAVENCURLEW
STPETERNILSSON
TOREMADEKFC
ONARAMPAGEPIMA
MADAGASCARADAR
PLOTTWISTSSSNS
Sun 4/27/2008 OOPS!
CPUSGROELDERSLEVIS
LUTHERANMERLOTEXIST
ALIENATETOOTSYWHOLE
MILLENIUMSPOILSALER
DOPYINNOCULATE
EMBARASSMENTANE
INAJAMALAHARRASSES
NORAHMINISCULEILL
SPEXDOHOGLEGIZMO
SENORIZEMEEKEST
IMPROPERLYSPELLED
ACCOUNTBOKTERMS
SHEENOMANEGOTHAI
IOUNOTICABLEORALS
SUPERCEDEEPAPEEWEE
XERPERSEVERENCE
ACCOMODATESTIR
BOUTWAVERSOCCURENCE
ORRISMARKETHASAGOAT
VNECKENSUESERASABLE
ESSAYSTEPPEDSLDUCS

Be sure to see 65 Across for an explanation of this unusual puzzle.

Mon 4/28/2008
SASHCAPOSBABA
ARTYANIMEENOS
ROOMSTOLETATOP
ASONENOGOGINS
NEPALITANGLE
LANARELAX
PUNSPREVUEISM
ERANECKINGTEA
ADSUNSEALPEAS
LUCIDLICE
ACETICTHRALL
CAREAVOWIGLOO
ALFANOVASCOTIA
STAGGRECOLARD
HONESYNODARES
Tue 4/29/2008
SKIBUMROLLJAG
HADAGOASIAASH
ALLTHATJAZZCHI
SKITBEAKEWOK
TANYACHARABED
ANGLAHNEWLINE
SEINETARTAN
ALEXRODRIGUEZ
BLAREDTUNES
MCGUIREPARSFC
WARMYUMASLYER
TASKROUTEZRA
URNAPOLLOSOYUZ
ZAGTYPEJINGLE
IZEEXESOBEYED
Wed 4/30/2008
GIBEZAGSALLI
ONEAAGAINCOAL
OLESNORMATANK
GENTLEONMYMIND
LAILADISSEVER
IGNATZAIRY
NUTOBTAINS
GEORGIAONMYMIND
ARCADIANOW
ABIEMINIMI
VOLTAIRECUTIN
ALWAYSONMYMIND
PLEAELUDEBAAL
RORYSETONETTE
ENOSSEWSREED
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
100 ms