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Puzzles for August, 2010
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Sun 8/1/2010 PLAY BARGAINING
ONIONSSCALIAPESCI
SKISUITTALONSETHAN
WEIGHTHREEKINGSWOOLF
ANNEAWRYLUVSPLO
SHARPEIPENCREMASPAR
NOWARCSASHAELITISM
TRAPDOORLIENSEDEN
IRONEDCZARTANGLE
BITTEFIFEDSIGHTSAW
ACHYJOECAMELTIOPHI
RHEHARDENVISORSRON
RIGEYESCHIPHOLSARG
ERICSSONYALIEHAYES
LOVETTRAFTDETOUR
ILERAGREEREDBARON
CENTRICAARGHLEBECO
ORGSNOBLYGENERALLEI
RATIGORATRADADS
OSRICTOBAYORNOTTOBAY
NEALEINURESCRIMPER
ASYETEXCESSESPIAL
Mon 8/2/2010
ABEDSTOODREST
RAVITILDEOLLA
THESPEEDOFMUSIC
CANTERINEPT
MAECOHNWED
ALLRISECONCBS
RODINKARLNALA
THESOUNDOFMONEY
HARKRODSOVINE
ASSSITSTRANDS
LOSBERTEST
SAGASRADIAL
THECOLOROFLIGHT
AONEANNULPEER
BYESBASTESEXY
Tue 8/3/2010
PSIFIENDHATCH
TENNESSEEOPIUM
BASEBALLBATTERS
ONEALUNA
ACCRUALNAIVETE
TETSTOCKPRICES
AMOURSCAT
UNDECIDEDVOTERS
REARDOESA
SALOONDOORSSLR
ALYSSUMMOONPIE
ATITTROI
THINGSTHATSWING
OUNCEREWRITTEN
PESOSIOWANELS
Wed 8/4/2010
ISLABUSMAPSIR
ATEUPASTORMAWE
MENTALNOTESMIG
SATORILETCOLA
MASTSETONHALL
SSNOWNSOUR
THEONSETTOPIC
DIALWEDGYNENA
SPREESTENOPAD
OAKSOSUPTS
FALLTONESDOER
RUDERAETIARAS
IDOTURNTOSTONE
ZIPONESENTENCE
ZOAEASYASRIEN
Thu 8/5/2010
CONDEMNSTELLAS
ONTARIOWIPEOUT
ACHRISTMASSTORY
LESTSAITHMMIX
EDYSHADE
MISDOASSRICOH
IPORANIBINARY
CANMIASMALPIE
ANNEALSILLRON
HAYDNQIXEDINA
ATEUPORI
SAKSMOPUPSHIA
TRANSITIONPOINT
AUREOLEMIDWEST
GNARLEDONANDON

The circles contain state codes for the Midwest, arranged in correct geographic relationship.

Fri 8/6/2010
STUFFSASPHODEL
HENRIKMILANESE
ARMANIOMAREPPS
FRAUDWENCESLAS
TINSEABEETONE
EELFERALPERON
DRYFARMSLAPELS
LUISPERU
PAROLETRAIPSES
ADEPTSHINSAAH
SETSCLIENTLSU
SNOWBOARDRAITT
FIREANTSDOREMI
ONTARGETOUTRAN
RESTEASYSTEINS
Sat 8/7/2010
ASPIRESGAROTTE
CULTUREVULTURES
CREASERESISTANT
URALMASTSENYA
SOSHIPTOKASEM
AGEMATESBITMAP
LATIMESMADEIRA
TAXESPARINGS
TEKELWONKSREO
AMESCALLSMANN
BOALALLYMATTE
ITSALULUWIRIER
THEROSETTASTONE
HEARSAYEVIDENCE
ARTSALESTOSSEL

This grid, with only 18 blocks, tied the most famous record in crosswords. Wordplay has constructor notes where Joe Krozel outlines some of his strategy. Note the unusual diagonal symmetry. Mr. Krozel broke this record on July 27, 2012.

Sun 8/8/2010 3 X 8
FABIANRETROMADEPAR
APOLLOTEGRINOBVERSE
TELEPATHSGIFTBARRONS
AXEHIREONFOLICSMEE
HERRRAMRODILIEIRT
SOASWEBGIGGLEMESS
SPILTLETTDBLS
MEETERSPOLESREASON
ALSACECAPOSSOARREA
RAPSLOSTNETWORKYSL
CSIPIOUSAAMESNTH
ITORNSPECIALTYSOLI
AINONESASICSPLATER
CASTERSTATSSOONEST
GEERBOCACHILD
MEWSCASHCACHELANS
FOGTEARSTAIRSLACK
INRESTEADOPERASMAY
DIORITECRIMEFIGHTERS
ECUADORTAPIRSEUNICE
LAPTOPSIMACSSITTER
Mon 8/9/2010
ITCHCYRUSACRO
NEROOVULETOED
CLAPMETERTOME
BITETHEBULLET
ATMOTTREEDS
CHEWTHESCENERY
TRADETINS
SOTSEZRASDAIS
ALOEGENRE
SWALLOWTHEBAIT
OHAREHERISH
DIGESTTHENEWS
INOTREELSONUS
UTNEALAMORIPE
MOSSSEDANKNIT
Tue 8/10/2010
LEADADDUPLOAD
INSONUEVALPGA
STEWILLERCEES
TRANSMUTATION
POETBOOSTS
SCANHESULTRA
HOOTIETUBJAIL
AIMALCHEMYNET
SLEWKAYWARCRY
TETONBLUNAES
ADORNSRANT
PSEUDOSCIENCE
AMATZIPITDOOS
NOPEIRENEPLAT
GOADEELEDGOLD
Wed 8/11/2010
AHEMIQSABSCAM
MRPEANUTPALACE
YEARNFORINARUT
CVIUSEDITE
WILKINSMICAWBER
IDALILRENE
TALCTOPNAACP
CHARLIEMCCARTHY
HOWIESHHSLOG
EASEAOLARM
LORDPETERWIMSEY
APAFLEALEA
SATIRETWITTERY
TRITONMONOCLES
STOOGEEWEHILL
Thu 8/12/2010
REDCREMAASIAN
AXEHIMOMSANTA
MORSECODEASHOT
ATIMEELEPHANT
DIVASDLIXALII
ACEYAOAPEENL
SADEDOIENERGY
DDDDDDDDD
JETSKIOLEHAST
AYEAOLIDEBAH
ZEALNASASTAIR
ZEROESINPASDE
AXONSCARPATHIA
GASESARYANEDT
EMERYLEEZASOS
Fri 8/13/2010
JAVAMANADOPTER
ALIBABALINEONE
CROSSUPADDENDA
COLETTESTIRSUP
USENETINSURE
SENTRASSMEARER
ENTSLATHETESS
TEE
DOOMSIXAMCASK
UNLADENFORONCE
REDYEDRELYON
ALSORANPOWERON
NITRITEANIMATE
TREADEDPIRATED
EARLESSSCENERY

This is likely to be the last Manny Nosowsky puzzle we'll see in the NYT. Including his 8 pre-Shortz puzzle, his lifetime total is 254. Most are excellent. Many are great. It's quite a legacy.

Sat 8/14/2010
FISTBUMPSPREAD
ATTHEZOOTUILLE
RAREBIRDASSIGN
OLAESPIALSNON
ITTHUNKYDORY
DATAREMYCORES
ENORMOUSJAR
SONATASPUTITTO
NEDSADSTORY
ABCTVWORDOKIE
ZEROEDOUTSYM
TSERUNRIOTOMS
ETCHESSCRAMJET
COHOSTOLDSCORE
SWEETSPESKIEST
Sun 8/15/2010 IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE?
GOGOLMASHSANESRTAS
ADANOTRIODEARPEARS
MAYITEVERBESOSOICBMS
PNINNEONLASNOLOS
ISRSPASTOILUDDERS
ATISSUEIRMAGCLEF
MEDITERRANEANSISIOSA
SWEEPMITTENMADEIRAS
NAMABLEPUNROTCS
MARAUDUNLEARNTCURE
OTELICENSINGFIFITUT
BONDVINCENTEALBUMS
INTELNTHRASSLER
LEONARDOSTANCENANCE
ERRTHEMANWITHTHEHOHO
BRIERSOONBASETEN
DAYONECOBBPHYSQRS
IBEAMUHFIDEETABU
COBRADONTTREADONMIMI
TRYASORONORTSTATAR
STETSNEWTPSSTEJECT
Mon 8/16/2010
GAMMASPEEDSPA
AMOURNIECETAN
LOOSECANNONOUT
ASTIAFTIDOLS
CASUALFRIDAY
ASPIREALOP
MAYANDEMOEMU
BURNONESBRIDGES
ILEALPSRIOTS
DISHNASSER
CAPUCHINMONK
EXUDEOOPEROS
LILTVDETECTIVE
LASECOLEATTIC
OLEARESTWEEDY
Tue 8/17/2010
GALOPSSASSYAM
IDONOTOUCHOBI
SAWEDOFFSHOTGUN
ACURAWRAITH
ITSLATEBIER
NILSLIPONSHOES
REALTYRONERAT
ARLESSOSHEDGE
GROTFADOOLALA
SAMEOLDSONGIED
MUIRDECANTS
EXCITEREMAP
SOUNDSOFSILENCE
PXSIBIDLLAMAS
NOSDYESESKIMO
Wed 8/18/2010
SOWCHIIAMBIC
TBADOCSOMERTA
RATXMENINBLACK
AMESBAUMLITHE
PARLORXGAMES
POREASSAIL
DIRTYPRAYANKA
UNOXRAYBANKEY
ECONALECATLAS
SAFARIEPEE
PANDORASXBOX
EWOKSEWESTIME
XAXISOFEVILTEN
EVENLYDUNEEGO
SENSESEGGRAN
Thu 8/19/2010
TACOSTRAWTOI
ONANVIOLAERIQ
GAMEHUNTERMELT
REMYSETPIECE
SCRAPEDSANTAS
PHONELINELEANT
AYNMOODENGS
HEADFIRST
AJAXEASYRUE
STENTSTONECOLD
ERAGONNETLOSS
LANDLOCKTAFT
DINOBANDMASTER
ONEGENEMYSORT
MSSLEEZAAPSE
Fri 8/20/2010
FABERGEEGGASHE
INADILEMMAPTAS
LOWSPIRITSROTS
ENLONITSPIREA
ESTEPTOLEMY
SPORTSFLOPSHOT
ELUDESLAVEONE
MUTEPEACEMUGS
IRSBARGEBESET
MAHJONGGSEDERS
ALIENEECEES
TINSELHUACMAO
UZISSCORCHMARK
RENIAGLIOEOLIO
EDGEWIDOWSPEAK
Sat 8/21/2010
OPTICALUNQUOTE
FARGONEPUTTOUT
FREEZINGDRIZZLE
BASTESRASPISR
ASPINTOTEJEAN
SKATTRUEVERNE
EISHUACYES
SEARCHPARTY
DINORLYMOW
ORDERSMEECANI
JEERPLAYCASED
ISHAUERNONUSE
BCOMPLEXVITAMIN
WARMESTINADAZE
ANNEXESMENACED
Sun 8/22/2010 FILM NO-R
PAPAIRAEADDSHANDEL
AGINGBULLDOOMOVERLY
THEGUMBALLALLYLORAIN
SADLYBRIOPETTYWOMAN
PESCISETHHESLANE
OTISASHSEIRELIC
LOPATHOUSANDACESRCA
ARENDTCHEIVEARIAS
FIREMANFRACTALTITUS
CILIANATLVILE
BEDKNOBSANDBOOMSTICKS
UNITSLURNOTRE
ROSIEGIBBERSDIARIST
PLIESUSEEATCLANCY
SANMYFIENDFLICKAGAP
CLEEFEYECUENEMO
TALEWASTERRTRIES
OLIVETWISTTOILMETAL
TINEARMULHOLLANDDIVE
AVERSEOREOFISTBLOOD
LESSEENESTSASHENNA
Mon 8/23/2010
TBARSINOWGIST
SARAHSELAASTO
ONEWAYORANOTHER
SKAREPONESTLE
IPSODADAER
DEADENDJOBORSO
ORSINOOCEAN
TAHOERRSNENES
MRBIGAARONS
PSISYIELDCURVE
RUGIFSIMON
ELNINOULANZOO
STOPDROPANDROLL
TARACHOCAILED
ONEDEONSSNAGS
Tue 8/24/2010
FENCENAPSIMUP
ENORMALOTCUBA
ZOWIEVERYKHAN
MRNICEGUYANA
HIPPIESISMGM
ARRTOATANEMIA
SMOKINGBANANA
PACEHOPIDIG
ONEMANBANDANA
PELOSIESAULOB
ACHSSNBASINS
JOANOFARCANA
ACREIGORCLEAR
MAUSTAMEEVADE
ARMSSTEWDETOX
Wed 8/25/2010
BABABANCSCAB
ABOMBELBAPABA
GUMBOABCSABBR
STALBANSBYROAD
EBBSABETS
BARRIOABHOR
ABENUBBYRIGBY
NIBSTABORBOLO
STAUBREBECBUB
BOSSYBABIES
BRUSHBEBE
BEARERBELLLABS
LAMBUBERELBOW
ALBABIENDEBRA
BEONSOBESAAB

In this crossword, every answer and every clue contains at least one letter B. More than a quarter of all white squares contain a B. There are 48 in all.

Thu 8/26/2010
JADASTATSASIF
EBOLAPADRECHAI
FOOTBALLDIAGRAMS
FORENSICSLOOKAT
RESTJETS
IBERTPROVOSTS
SNUGSHAKENITS
ENDOFALOVELETTER
LEGALINESELMS
RESULTEDCURES
ALESLINT
ACUITYPOINCIANA
HOLLYWOODSQUARES
ANNEASLIPTRICK
BEADYULESYAKS
Fri 8/27/2010
MAUIABESBEEBE
ITSNOTOVERUNTIL
THEFATLADYSINGS
TONUSSCANDADA
LOSETUNED
ESTEESRIOTS
ISAWOREBANDBS
ATSIGNSDRYHEAT
MAITAIWIEOARS
STAHLPRAWNS
ELIOTOPEC
AMOIENTRVIALS
LETSMAKEITATRUE
DAILYDOUBLEALEX
ATSEASPECLEST
Sat 8/28/2010
MISOOCATYEAS
EHUDZEBRAAXLE
GOGODANCERKITE
SPARERSSCHOLAR
REEKOFHOVERS
OCCAMSRAZOR
LOOTSWANNABET
GONEDUCKSDADA
APERTURETVSET
SMITHEREENS
MRTOADTAMERS
CHIRRUPLEETIDE
JILTMASONDIXON
ONTOSTEEDSTLO
BOSNSASSEYES
Sun 8/29/2010 GOING FOR A RUN
BOOEDVELMAPRAMS
POOHBAHSALARMAISLES
ARMYBRATCARBONDATING
CAPEKSUPAINEDRIOT
EXHAUSTFANSGRAYHAIRS
HRHLOEBARFS
OCHLATEMODELINTRO
MOABDANSKNEALEKENT
INSIDEJOBKITTYLITTER
STAKEORIGWEDSUPI
SICEMMIXEDNUTSAKRON
INAUSAFVAINAINTI
OUTERPLANETQUICKREAD
NECKLITERBULGYSETA
SHEBADIPLOMACYSOD
OTTSERATLAZ
SPEEDTRAPUSEDVEHICLE
OLESEAGLEDRICGROG
WINTERXGAMESYEARZERO
SESAMEEZINESTREAMIN
SYNODDARTSSAGES
Mon 8/30/2010
PJSSFPDSOMBER
RIOILIEQUAYLE
OFFSTAGEUNSEAT
THUMPBICNIA
POSYBEFORELONG
ETHSENIOREWES
WOOERSNEAD
SECONDHELPING
ASOREENIAC
AGASTOYCARNIP
RIGHTFIELDSTLO
TALRODORATE
INANERTWOHANDS
STREAMUNISDEO
TSETSEESTOOWL
Tue 8/31/2010
BITEESTHSPRAT
AMEXSOLOPREGO
LAMPPFCSEELER
EXPLOITPRESENT
OMEGAODETTE
REWINDDELON
AMATIIDYLTRAP
HMSADDRESSENL
MAHIREEDACUTE
NCAASELOPED
VIACOMSAXON
INCENSECONSOLE
GLANDDOITOVER
GESSOAUDILAST
OTTERMISCELSE

In this very clever construction, identical words cross five times, symmetrically distributed: ADDRESS, CONSOLE, EXPLOIT, INCENSE, and PRESENT. Each word is two syllables. In each case, the Across definition requires the first syllable to be accented, and the Down definition needs the second.

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