Mon 8/1/2011
| H | A | I | T | I | | C | B | S | | | P | I | N | A |
| A | R | T | I | C | U | L | A | T | E | | L | O | O | N |
| M | A | R | T | I | N | A | M | I | S | | U | N | I | T |
| S | L | Y | | | S | W | A | R | T | H | M | O | R | E |
| | | S | H | E | A | | | | E | S | S | | |
| B | I | P | A | R | T | I | S | A | N | | P | H | D |
| N | O | C | A | N | | | M | U | G | | | H | A | I |
| A | W | O | R | K | I | N | P | R | O | G | R | E | S | S |
| D | E | N | | | D | I | E | | | E | A | R | T | H |
| A | D | O | | D | O | L | L | A | R | T | R | E | E | |
| | C | O | O | | | | D | A | Z | E | | | |
| M | I | L | K | C | A | R | T | O | N | | | W | E | B |
| E | S | A | I | | T | H | I | R | D | P | A | R | T | Y |
| E | L | S | E | | M | O | V | E | D | A | P | A | R | T |
| T | A | T | S | | | S | O | D | | T | E | P | E | E |
A work (of ART) progresses through all the 10-letter Across entries starting at the far left and inching over to the far right.
– puzzle by Joel Fagliano
Tue 8/2/2011
| M | G | M | | F | E | L | T | | S | T | R | A | F | E |
| E | E | O | | O | L | E | O | | T | R | I | L | L | O |
| D | A | N | E | C | O | O | K | | R | E | V | L | O | N |
| I | R | A | N | I | | | E | L | I | | E | U | R | |
| A | T | M | S | | D | A | N | A | C | A | R | V | E | Y |
| O | I | L | P | A | N | | X | T | C | | I | N | E |
| | | A | O | R | T | A | | | C | O | A | C | T |
| D | A | V | E | C | H | A | P | P | E | L | L | E | |
| T | E | N | E | T | | | A | H | A | N | D | | | |
| A | L | A | | I | M | A | | A | R | T | F | U | L | |
| D | I | C | K | C | A | V | E | T | T | | O | N | E | A |
| M | O | N | | T | E | N | | | O | R | K | I | N |
| G | E | N | O | M | E | | D | C | C | O | M | I | C | S |
| B | A | D | B | O | Y | | A | T | O | Z | | N | A | E |
| S | T | A | S | I | S | | T | R | O | Y | | D | S | L |
Wed 8/3/2011
| E | T | A | I | L | | T | E | S | H | | N | A | T | O |
| A | E | T | N | A | | A | N | T | E | | A | L | I | T |
| S | L | E | E | T | | P | T | A | S | | F | O | N | T |
| T | E | M | P | O | R | A | R | Y | T | A | T | T | O | O |
| | | T | Y | E | | | I | O | T | A | | | |
| A | L | T | | A | N | T | E | N | N | A | | S | T | A |
| R | I | O | T | | T | O | V | | | R | I | T | A | S |
| T | E | N | N | E | S | S | E | E | T | I | T | A | N | S |
| S | U | E | T | S | | | N | T | H | | S | T | Y | E |
| Y | T | D | | T | E | E | T | H | E | S | | S | A | T |
| | | S | E | T | A | | | F | T | D | | | |
| T | E | E | T | E | R | T | O | T | T | E | R | I | N | G |
| H | T | T | P | | A | S | T | O | | P | O | S | I | T |
| A | T | T | A | | D | A | R | T | | P | I | N | T | O |
| T | A | U | T | | E | T | A | S | | E | T | T | E | S |
Let's call these 51 Ts the official record for most in a 15x puzzle, although Manny Nosowsky used an artificial April Fool's gimmick in 2000 to squeeze in 54.
Note that every answer here contains a T and every clue begins with T.
– puzzle by Paul Guttormsson
Thu 8/4/2011
| U | P | S | | S | T | A | S | I | S | | E | S | P | Y |
| Z | O | O | | P | I | N | A | T | A | | D | A | R | E |
| I | N | F | I | E | L | D | S | I | N | | G | L | E | S |
| D | A | N | C | E | R | | | D | R | Y | | | |
| | | S | T | R | E | E | T | P | I | | A | N | O |
| A | I | R | E | R | S | | G | A | I | T | | D | O | R |
| S | C | O | R | E | | N | O | L | T | E | | D | E | A |
| S | E | C | T | | M | E | T | E | S | | G | A | L | T |
| E | C | K | | B | O | A | R | S | | F | O | Y | L | E |
| S | A | C | | A | N | T | I | | T | O | S | S | E | D |
| S | P | A | | C | E | O | P | E | R | A | S | | | |
| | | S | K | Y | | | T | I | M | I | N | G | |
| W | E | N | T | | B | A | R | H | O | P | P | I | N | G |
| D | A | D | A | | A | R | M | A | D | A | | N | A | E |
| S | T | Y | X | | G | I | N | N | E | D | | E | W | E |
Various puzzles over the years have offered justifications for skipping over blocks. Here's one from 2003 and this one's an interesting variation from 2006.
Note that in each theme answer here, each three-block "bar" divides a type of bar. We hop over a singles' bar, piano bar, space bar, candy bar, and salad bar.
– puzzle by David J. Kahn
Fri 8/5/2011
| F | O | R | T | M | C | H | E | N | R | Y | | D | E | C |
| I | D | A | H | O | P | O | T | A | T | O | | E | L | L |
| N | O | T | E | L | L | M | O | T | E | L | | C | E | O |
| A | R | F | | D | U | E | | | S | K | U | L | K | S |
| L | O | I | S | | S | E | W | S | | S | P | A | T | E |
| S | U | N | N | Y | | C | R | A | G | | T | I | R | O |
| S | K | O | A | L | | I | A | M | W | O | M | A | N |
| | | W | R | I | S | T | B | A | N | D | | | |
| A | N | E | C | D | O | T | E | | N | E | A | P | S | |
| P | I | E | R | | N | A | T | O | | T | T | O | P | S |
| P | C | L | A | B | | N | O | H | O | | E | R | L | E |
| L | E | S | B | O | S | | | O | L | E | | T | I | N |
| A | O | K | | S | O | U | T | H | A | F | R | I | C | A |
| U | N | I | | C | A | S | E | O | F | F | I | C | E | R |
| D | E | N | | O | R | A | L | H | I | S | T | O | R | Y |
Sat 8/6/2011
| A | S | P | I | R | E | S | | C | I | T | A | D | E | L |
| T | H | E | D | E | E | P | | A | N | A | T | O | L | E |
| H | I | T | B | E | L | O | W | T | H | E | B | E | L | T |
| E | P | E | E | S | | O | H | S | O | | A | S | I | S |
| A | P | R | | E | I | N | E | | M | O | R | A | S | S |
| R | E | C | E | S | S | | N | O | E | L | | D | O | E |
| T | R | O | T | | T | A | P | E | | A | S | O | N | E |
| | T | H | E | S | W | I | N | E | F | L | U | | |
| D | I | T | S | Y | | O | G | O | D | | A | B | E | T |
| E | G | O | | R | E | L | S | | G | A | G | L | A | W |
| C | O | N | G | E | R | | F | I | E | F | | E | T | O |
| E | T | T | U | | A | L | L | S | | F | I | T | O | F |
| I | C | A | N | T | S | A | Y | A | S | I | H | A | V | E |
| T | H | I | N | K | E | R | | A | L | R | O | K | E | R |
| S | A | L | S | O | D | A | | C | A | M | P | E | R | S |
Sun 8/7/2011 GOOD TO GO
| L | E | G | R | E | S | T | S | | O | C | A | S | E | Y | | F | A | T | A | L |
| A | W | E | A | T | H | E | R | | R | U | F | F | L | E | | A | G | O | G | O |
| L | E | T | T | H | E | T | I | M | E | S | R | O | L | L | | B | O | W | E | R |
| A | R | S | E | N | E | | | U | L | A | | | E | L | B | E | | N | N | E |
| | A | D | O | S | | D | E | S | C | R | Y | | | O | R | E | I | D | A |
| L | O | G | | | H | O | U | S | E | K | E | E | P | I | N | G | S | E | A | L |
| P | A | R | A | S | | W | A | L | | | A | R | O | U | S | E | S | | | |
| S | H | I | P | L | O | L | L | I | P | O | P | | R | D | A | | | F | E | M |
| U | P | T | O | N | | | | O | N | S | E | T | | I | G | U | A | N | A |
| | | E | V | E | S | | M | R | T | | R | A | D | | A | K | R | O | N |
| Y | O | U | R | E | A | M | A | N | C | H | A | R | L | I | E | B | R | O | W | N |
| A | P | L | A | N | | U | T | E | | E | L | S | | A | L | F | A | | | |
| D | U | L | L | E | A | | O | M | E | G | A | | | | H | E | I | R | S | |
| A | S | A | | | N | A | N | | N | O | N | E | W | S | I | S | N | E | W | S |
| | | D | A | S | B | O | O | T | | | V | I | A | | T | E | N | A | M |
| T | H | E | E | R | A | O | F | F | E | E | L | I | N | G | S | | | D | N | A |
| R | E | N | O | I | R | | | T | R | A | I | T | S | | A | L | L | E | | |
| I | T | S | | G | A | M | E | | | S | T | E | | | F | A | E | R | O | E |
| V | E | L | M | A | | I | M | I | N | T | O | S | O | M | E | T | H | I | N | G |
| E | R | E | C | T | | M | I | L | I | E | U | | C | O | S | T | A | N | Z | A |
| T | O | R | S | O | | I | N | S | E | R | T | | D | E | T | E | R | G | E | D |
Mon 8/8/2011
| H | I | G | H | | M | E | N | S | A | | F | I | L | L |
| O | N | E | A | | A | S | S | A | M | | I | D | L | E |
| C | O | T | T | O | N | S | W | A | B | | S | T | A | N |
| K | I | T | | T | E | A | | B | I | G | H | A | N | D |
| L | O | V | E | D | I | T | | | L | E | G | O | S |
| | K | E | R | | | I | D | E | E | S | | | |
| R | U | N | N | I | N | G | M | A | T | E | | P | S | I |
| A | V | O | N | | I | N | E | R | T | | A | L | A | N |
| J | A | W | | C | R | A | C | K | E | R | J | A | C | K |
| | | P | H | O | T | O | | | I | A | N | | |
| S | P | O | R | E | | | P | I | T | C | R | E | W | |
| P | I | N | E | T | A | R | | C | E | E | | F | I | G |
| A | X | I | S | | K | O | S | H | E | R | S | A | L | T |
| R | I | O | T | | I | B | E | A | M | | A | R | L | O |
| K | E | N | O | | N | E | W | T | S | | S | E | A | S |
Tue 8/9/2011
| M | A | I | A | | A | J | A | R | | T | H | I | E | F |
| I | S | B | N | | C | O | N | E | | C | Y | C | L | O |
| T | H | E | G | R | E | A | T | P | U | M | P | K | I | N |
| T | O | L | E | T | | D | E | A | N | | N | Y | E | T |
| S | T | I | L | E | S | | | Y | U | G | O | | | |
| | E | A | S | T | L | A | | M | O | T | T | O | S |
| A | T | V | | | A | A | B | A | | B | I | A | L | Y |
| T | H | E | F | U | N | K | Y | C | H | I | C | K | E | N |
| M | A | S | A | I | | E | S | C | E | | | E | S | C |
| S | T | O | L | E | N | | S | T | E | F | F | I | | |
| | | L | S | A | T | | | L | I | O | T | T | A |
| I | S | P | S | | V | A | S | E | | D | R | E | A | R |
| T | H | E | F | L | Y | I | N | G | T | O | M | A | T | O |
| C | A | N | O | E | | N | O | G | O | | A | S | A | S |
| H | Y | D | R | A | | T | W | O | D | | L | Y | R | E |
Wed 8/10/2011
| W | E | E | B | | T | B | A | R | | E | P | S | O | M |
| U | C | L | A | | H | O | R | A | | M | I | N | G | O |
| S | T | E | A | M | R | O | O | M | | I | G | O | R | S |
| S | O | M | B | R | E | R | O | | A | L | L | W | E | T |
| | | A | S | E | | | B | R | E | A | | | |
| S | C | R | A | P | P | A | P | E | R | | T | V | A | D |
| T | R | E | | E | M | I | R | S | | L | I | E | T | O |
| R | O | L | F | E | | R | O | T | | O | N | R | E | D |
| I | W | I | L | L | | W | O | O | E | R | | S | I | G |
| P | E | T | A | | W | A | F | F | L | E | C | O | N | E |
| | | T | H | E | Y | | | E | L | O | | | |
| A | B | A | S | E | D | | L | O | V | E | R | B | O | Y |
| B | U | X | O | M | | F | I | V | E | I | R | O | N | S |
| B | R | E | D | A | | A | M | I | N | | A | D | E | E |
| A | L | L | A | N | | D | A | D | S | | L | E | A | R |
In an Atlantic article titled How Will Shortz Edits a New York Times Crossword Puzzle, this puzzle is used as the example.
– puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu 8/11/2011
| R | O | S | E | | Z | E | L | D | A | | E | M | T | S |
| O | R | E | M | | E | M | A | I | L | | P | E | S | T |
| X | S | Q | U | A | R | E | D | P | L | U | S | T | W | O |
| Y | O | U | | B | O | N | E | S | | N | O | R | A | D |
| | E | M | B | E | D | | | L | I | N | I | N | G |
| A | N | N | O | Y | S | | G | U | A | C | | C | A | Y |
| L | O | C | O | | | F | I | S | H | E | R | | | |
| T | W | E | N | T | Y | O | V | E | R | F | I | V | E | X |
| | | S | H | O | R | E | S | | | G | A | T | E |
| C | A | M | | E | D | E | N | | J | E | E | R | E | D |
| A | R | A | B | I | A | | | M | I | L | L | I | | |
| T | R | I | E | S | | S | T | O | N | E | | A | K | A |
| N | I | N | E | M | I | N | U | S | X | C | U | B | E | D |
| I | V | E | S | | R | I | N | S | E | | S | L | E | D |
| P | E | R | T | | S | P | A | Y | S | | B | E | N | S |
Wordplay has the remarkable story of this constructor and this puzzle.
– puzzle by Parker Lewis
Fri 8/12/2011
| B | R | A | S | S | | | | | | D | R | A | M | A |
| R | U | S | H | I | N | G | | F | L | E | E | R | E | D |
| I | N | H | A | L | E | R | | L | O | N | G | B | E | D |
| E | L | G | R | E | C | O | | A | V | A | R | I | C | E |
| F | O | R | O | N | C | E | | B | E | R | A | T | E | D |
| W | A | N | T | O | N | S | | S | I | D | E | S | |
| | Y | A | K | | I | T | C | H | I | E | R | | |
| | | | | E | N | J | O | Y | | | | | |
| | K | L | I | N | G | O | N | | P | I | G | | |
| F | I | E | N | D | | E | F | F | A | C | E | R | |
| P | A | N | T | H | E | R | | E | R | R | A | T | I | C |
| O | L | D | T | I | M | E | | T | O | R | N | A | D | O |
| R | A | R | E | B | I | T | | T | W | O | S | T | E | P |
| C | L | E | R | I | C | S | | I | N | T | E | A | R | S |
| H | A | D | A | T | | | | | | S | E | N | S | E |
Sat 8/13/2011
| A | G | L | O | W | | A | T | I | T | A | G | A | I | N |
| N | E | I | G | H | | C | O | M | E | S | O | N | T | O |
| A | T | S | E | A | | R | O | L | L | E | D | O | U | T |
| C | A | T | E | R | | O | T | O | E | | N | I | N | O |
| O | R | E | | F | I | N | I | S | | D | O | N | E | N |
| N | O | N | U | | M | Y | R | T | L | E | | T | S | E |
| D | O | T | S | | A | M | E | | I | N | S | | | |
| A | M | O | S | | M | S | D | O | S | | A | J | A | R |
| | | R | N | A | | T | E | T | | A | O | N | E |
| P | I | T | | I | N | M | O | N | O | | B | A | N | D |
| E | N | A | C | T | | A | T | O | N | E | | N | O | M |
| A | T | N | O | | P | O | H | L | | I | M | B | U | E |
| R | O | A | D | T | O | R | I | O | | D | I | A | N | A |
| L | I | K | E | A | K | I | N | G | | E | R | E | C | T |
| S | T | A | R | R | Y | S | K | Y | | R | A | Z | E | S |
Sun 8/14/2011 HACK SAWS
| H | I | P | P | O | | S | T | E | M | | A | T | T | A | R | | D | A | L | I |
| A | L | A | I | N | | T | I | T | O | | B | A | H | A | I | | E | L | A | N |
| S | L | I | C | E | S | I | N | T | O | | E | B | E | R | T | | G | I | G | A |
| | N | O | T | E | N | O | U | G | H | T | O | R | E | T | I | R | E | O | N |
| A | S | K | | O | A | K | | | | E | T | U | I | | | D | E | N | S | E |
| G | O | I | N | G | T | O | B | E | A | R | E | L | A | T | I | V | E | | | |
| E | L | L | I | O | T | | A | F | L | | D | I | L | A | T | E | | F | A | X |
| G | A | L | L | | L | C | D | T | V | S | | | T | I | L | | S | A | T | E |
| A | C | E | | S | E | A | L | | A | I | R | P | O | L | L | U | T | I | O | N |
| P | E | R | O | T | | L | O | W | | R | A | E | | | D | H | A | R | M | A |
| | | L | E | T | I | T | A | L | L | H | A | N | G | O | U | T | | | |
| A | Z | A | L | E | A | | | C | I | O | | T | A | O | | R | E | E | K | S |
| F | I | N | A | L | L | Y | G | O | T | I | T | | D | U | M | A | | A | I | T |
| A | N | T | S | | C | I | R | | | N | O | L | I | T | A | | I | S | M | E |
| R | E | E | | R | E | P | U | T | E | | R | A | N | | F | A | C | T | O | R |
| | | R | E | D | E | F | I | N | E | T | H | E | M | I | S | S | I | O | N |
| S | A | L | E | S | | | F | L | A | W | | | | O | O | P | | N | N | E |
| T | H | A | T | H | A | S | N | T | B | E | E | N | W | A | S | H | E | D | | |
| Y | E | T | I | | L | I | E | S | L | | A | M | I | N | O | A | C | I | D | S |
| L | A | I | N | | A | N | S | A | E | | S | E | R | E | | L | H | A | S | A |
| E | D | N | A | | N | E | S | T | S | | E | X | E | D | | T | O | N | T | O |
Mon 8/15/2011
| S | C | O | O | P | | C | R | A | B | | A | L | S | O |
| C | O | N | G | A | | R | O | P | E | | C | I | A | O |
| R | O | A | R | S | | A | L | E | C | | A | M | M | O |
| A | P | P | E | T | I | Z | E | R | O | R | D | E | R | |
| P | E | A | | O | N | E | | T | O | O | | R | A | P |
| E | R | R | O | R | S | | B | U | L | B | | I | I | I |
| | | S | A | U | C | E | R | | | A | C | M | E |
| B | I | L | L | M | A | Z | E | R | O | S | K | I | |
| C | O | M | O | | | L | O | S | E | R | S | | | |
| S | T | P | | A | W | L | S | | F | A | N | N | E | D |
| I | S | O | | O | A | S | | L | E | T | | A | L | I |
| W | U | R | L | I | T | Z | E | R | O | R | G | A | N |
| Z | A | N | E | | T | I | E | D | | R | E | S | I | N |
| I | N | D | O | | O | M | N | I | | I | N | A | N | E |
| P | A | S | S | | N | E | O | N | | O | T | T | E | R |
In this zero-based puzzle, OOO is in the top right, and ZIP is opposite. The most frequent letter in the grid is O. There are 24 of them.
– puzzle by Stan Newman
Tue 8/16/2011
| C | R | O | P | | I | M | A | C | | T | I | L | E | D |
| L | E | C | H | | N | A | I | L | | E | R | A | S | E |
| I | D | E | A | | G | O | T | O | H | E | A | V | E | N |
| C | H | A | S | M | | | C | R | A | T | E | | | |
| H | O | N | E | Y | I | M | H | O | M | E | | I | F | S |
| E | T | S | | E | G | O | | X | M | R | A | D | I | O |
| | | K | Y | O | T | O | | | | D | I | N | O |
| T | O | W | E | R | O | F | L | O | N | D | O | N | |
| M | A | M | A | | | | T | A | P | A | S | | | |
| I | P | A | N | E | M | A | | D | A | D | | F | D | A |
| T | E | N | | K | I | T | T | Y | L | I | T | T | E | R |
| | | O | B | E | S | E | | | R | E | R | A | N |
| H | I | D | D | E | N | T | E | X | T | | N | O | N | E |
| A | D | E | E | R | | U | N | I | S | | D | O | N | S |
| N | O | M | S | G | | D | Y | N | E | | S | P | A | S |
The shaded HIDDEN TEXT is a list of abbreviations commonly used in text messages. They stand for On The Other Hand, In My Humble Opinion, Rolling On the Floor Laughing, and Talk To Ya Later.
– puzzle by David Steinberg
Wed 8/17/2011
| C | H | E | N | | M | A | R | S | | P | S | H | A | W |
| R | O | T | A | | A | T | O | P | | I | P | A | N | A |
| I | W | A | S | | N | C | A | A | | X | A | N | A | X |
| M | A | L | L | E | T | O | R | C | L | A | W | | | |
| E | R | I | | Q | A | S | | E | A | R | N | I | N | G |
| A | D | I | E | U | | T | A | M | I | | | N | O | M |
| | | R | A | J | | P | E | R | I | O | D | I | C |
| W | R | I | G | L | E | Y | A | N | D | C | O | O | R | S |
| A | E | R | O | S | T | A | R | | S | I | N | | | |
| I | N | A | | | S | R | T | A | | C | A | B | I | N |
| F | E | E | L | B | A | D | | R | E | L | | A | N | Y |
| | | L | I | M | A | O | R | L | E | N | T | I | L |
| M | Y | B | A | D | | R | B | I | S | | O | H | T | O |
| B | E | A | M | E | | M | O | V | E | | R | E | I | N |
| A | W | M | A | N | | S | E | E | S | | A | D | O | S |
Thu 8/18/2011
| O | B | I | | I | M | A | C | S | | C | R | A | Z | E | D |
| P | A | C | | C | A | B | R | E | | D | E | N | I | R | O |
| T | H | E | H | O | B | B | I | T | | S | L | A | M | N | G |
| | M | I | N | E | | E | A | P | | A | R | L | E | S |
| O | N | K | P | | L | T | R | | A | N | I | M | I | S | T |
| A | G | E | N | A | | I | S | O | P | O | D | | S | T | A |
| F | O | R | E | S | E | E | | R | E | F | | B | T | O | R |
| | | S | I | X | D | E | G | R | E | E | S | | | |
| S | E | T | S | | C | I | R | | B | E | A | S | T | I | E |
| C | M | R | | M | O | N | A | C | O | | T | H | R | O | W |
| R | A | I | M | E | N | T | | R | Y | E | | O | U | S | E |
| A | S | T | E | R | | O | V | O | | N | E | R | D | | |
| W | H | E | N | C | E | | J | S | A | L | I | N | G | E | R |
| L | E | S | S | E | R | | A | S | L | A | N | | E | P | I |
| S | S | T | A | R | S | | Y | E | T | I | S | | R | A | G |
Fri 8/19/2011
| E | S | C | A | P | E | | A | D | A | M | W | E | S | T |
| L | O | A | D | E | R | | L | I | B | E | R | A | T | E |
| L | A | P | D | O | G | | L | A | S | S | I | T | E | R |
| A | P | R | O | N | S | | G | L | O | S | S | I | E | S |
| S | I | N | S | | D | O | O | L | I | T | T | L | E |
| E | T | C | | | T | O | N | G | U | E | | | | |
| M | O | O | N | B | A | S | E | | T | U | S | S | L | E |
| U | N | R | E | E | L | S | | P | I | R | A | T | I | C |
| S | E | N | D | A | K | | M | R | S | S | M | I | T | H |
| | | | R | E | D | E | E | M | | | R | I | O |
| G | U | A | R | D | D | U | T | Y | | B | O | R | G | |
| A | N | G | E | L | I | N | E | | R | E | P | E | A | T |
| F | L | A | M | E | N | C | O | | U | S | E | D | T | O |
| F | I | V | E | S | T | A | R | | S | E | R | I | E | S |
| S | T | E | T | S | O | N | S | | S | T | A | N | D | S |
Sat 8/20/2011
| H | O | G | A | N | | S | T | A | S | H | A | W | A | Y |
| E | A | R | L | S | | T | H | E | P | I | R | A | T | E |
| I | T | A | L | Y | | A | I | R | E | D | A | L | E | S |
| S | E | V | E | N | T | Y | N | I | N | E | | M | A | W |
| T | R | E | N | C | H | C | O | A | T | | G | A | L | E |
| S | S | N | | | R | A | U | L | | L | U | R | I | D |
| | | D | W | E | L | T | | P | A | R | T | V | I |
| R | E | Q | U | I | E | M | | M | I | S | U | S | E | D |
| E | X | U | L | T | S | | P | I | N | T | S | | | |
| P | O | A | C | H | | M | A | C | E | | | G | A | P |
| R | U | D | E | | P | O | L | A | R | B | E | A | R | S |
| O | T | B | | G | A | T | E | W | A | Y | C | I | T | Y |
| O | L | I | V | E | D | R | A | B | | N | O | T | G | O |
| F | A | K | E | S | M | I | L | E | | O | N | E | U | P |
| S | W | E | E | T | E | N | E | R | | W | O | R | M | S |
Sun 8/21/2011 UNDERWATER SEARCH
| P | R | O | N | G | | R | O | N | D | O | | L | A | P | D | | R | P | M | S |
| R | U | M | O | R | | O | C | E | A | N | | I | N | R | I | | I | R | M | A |
| O | N | E | M | O | R | E | T | I | M | E | | M | N | E | M | O | N | I | C | S |
| E | N | E | | E | G | O | M | A | N | I | A | | S | M | U | G | G | L | E |
| | | N | E | U | | | A | G | A | S | | S | E | E | I | T | | | |
| J | I | F | | E | N | G | I | N | E | M | O | U | N | T | S | | O | U | L | U |
| A | M | I | L | L | I | O | N | | D | E | L | L | A | | T | E | N | N | I | S |
| P | A | N | A | S | O | N | I | C | | | D | A | P | S | | R | E | E | V | E |
| E | D | D | Y | | N | O | T | T | O | M | E | N | T | I | O | N | | M | E | M |
| D | E | I | S | T | | | S | R | T | A | | | O | M | N | I | V | O | R | E |
| | N | O | O | I | L | | L | E | X | U | S | | A | T | E | A | T | | |
| M | A | G | N | E | T | I | C | | | I | S | I | S | | | S | M | I | L | E |
| A | R | N | | D | I | V | I | N | E | M | O | T | H | E | R | | P | O | O | L |
| D | I | E | C | I | | E | N | O | L | | | E | A | S | E | M | E | N | T | S |
| R | A | M | O | N | A | | E | N | I | A | C | | L | A | T | E | D | A | T | E |
| E | L | O | N | | N | O | M | E | N | C | L | A | T | U | R | E | | L | O | S |
| | | T | R | A | L | A | | O | C | A | S | | | I | T | T | | | |
| V | I | D | E | O | E | D | | I | R | O | N | M | I | K | E | | O | I | D | |
| O | N | E | M | O | M | E | N | T | | S | T | A | T | E | S | W | O | M | E | N |
| C | O | E | N | | I | S | I | T | | T | O | R | I | C | | A | T | S | E | A |
| E | N | D | S | | A | T | T | Y | | S | N | A | C | K | | S | H | O | R | N |
Mon 8/22/2011
| G | A | G | | F | E | E | L | I | N | | S | E | E | D |
| R | T | E | | U | P | D | A | T | E | | A | L | L | Y |
| O | T | T | | R | I | G | H | T | T | O | L | I | F | E |
| W | H | O | A | | L | E | T | | S | P | A | | | |
| L | E | F | T | T | O | D | I | E | | E | M | B | E | D |
| | F | R | O | G | | | V | A | N | I | L | L | A |
| A | S | T | I | R | | S | A | I | D | | | A | L | F |
| S | T | R | A | I | G | H | T | T | O | V | I | D | E | O |
| O | L | A | | | T | A | M | E | | I | R | E | N | E |
| R | E | C | R | O | O | M | | | B | E | A | R | | |
| T | O | K | E | N | | U | P | T | O | S | N | U | F | F |
| | | K | I | D | | L | E | A | | I | N | R | E |
| D | O | W | N | T | O | E | A | R | T | H | | N | A | T |
| O | L | I | O | | D | E | C | R | E | E | | E | M | U |
| E | D | I | T | | O | L | E | A | R | Y | | R | E | S |
Sometimes crossword editors tweak a few clues or a few grid entries. Sometimes the grid undergoes substantial change. Usually, we never know, but Mr. Beckman posted his original submission so you can see the dramatic changes in this one yourself. Note the two additional theme entries in the top and bottom rows.
– puzzle by Milo Beckman
Tue 8/23/2011
| S | A | W | T | O | | C | A | M | P | | L | A | T | H |
| I | M | E | A | N | | O | B | O | E | | E | U | R | O |
| C | O | B | R | A | | R | I | D | E | | S | P | A | R |
| | S | P | R | I | N | T | E | R | U | S | A | I | N |
| A | L | I | | O | N | E | | | | S | E | I | N | E |
| M | E | T | A | L | F | A | S | T | E | N | E | R | | |
| O | N | E | A | L | | | L | O | L | A | | | | |
| S | A | S | H | | A | L | O | O | F | | T | C | B | Y |
| | | | A | S | I | A | | | E | R | A | S | E |
| | L | I | G | H | T | N | I | N | G | U | N | I | T |
| S | T | O | N | E | | | | N | E | G | | D | X | I |
| L | E | A | V | E | S | U | D | D | E | N | L | Y | | |
| U | L | N | A | | T | R | E | E | | O | O | M | P | H |
| S | L | E | D | | O | G | L | E | | G | R | A | C | E |
| H | Y | D | E | | W | E | L | D | | S | E | N | S | E |
As of the publication date of this puzzle, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt still holds the world and Olympic records in the 100 and 200 metres, and with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay.
– puzzle by Michael Farabaugh
Wed 8/24/2011
| X | M | A | S | | R | A | D | A | R | S | | P | A | T |
| R | A | I | L | | U | N | C | L | E | S | | O | R | E |
| A | T | R | O | P | H | Y | C | A | S | E | | R | T | E |
| Y | A | B | B | E | R | | A | M | I | | A | T | I | T |
| L | H | A | S | A | | E | B | O | N | Y | F | I | S | H |
| A | A | S | | L | A | V | | | | E | L | A | T | E |
| B | R | E | A | | C | A | R | D | I | A | C | | | |
| I | S | L | A | N | D | E | R | T | R | I | A | L | |
| | | C | R | E | E | P | I | N | | O | L | E | O |
| A | L | L | O | T | | | | F | O | G | | E | A | R |
| O | L | I | V | E | B | A | I | T | | M | A | U | N | A |
| L | A | T | E | | A | N | D | | W | A | N | T | O | N |
| E | M | T | | U | N | I | T | P | I | C | K | I | N | G |
| R | A | E | | R | E | M | A | I | N | | L | A | M | E |
| S | S | R | | U | S | A | G | E | S | | E | N | E | S |
Thu 8/25/2011
| S | E | N | S | E | | F | O | O | D | | B | S | M | T |
| A | M | O | U | R | | E | L | M | O | | A | W | A | R |
| S | C | R | E | A | M | E | D | A | T | | S | I | S | I |
| S | E | A | T | | O | L | I | N | | C | I | S | C | O |
| Y | E | S | | L | O | S | E | | A | R | C | S | | |
| | | N | E | T | | | C | L | O | B | B | E | R |
| E | A | S | E | S | | S | H | E | S | A | L | A | D | Y |
| K | N | O | W | S | | H | U | R | | T | A | N | I | A |
| C | O | N | E | S | T | O | G | A | | I | C | K | E | S |
| O | N | A | D | A | R | E | | | D | A | K | | | |
| | T | I | L | E | | S | P | I | N | | E | S | C |
| R | A | I | T | T | | W | E | E | P | | E | X | P | O |
| O | M | N | I | | T | R | O | L | L | E | Y | C | A | R |
| C | I | A | O | | S | A | U | L | | D | R | E | C | K |
| A | S | S | N | | K | Y | L | E | | S | E | L | E | S |
Fri 8/26/2011
| R | E | A | L | E | A | S | Y | | T | A | R | G | E | T |
| O | X | T | O | N | G | U | E | | O | T | E | L | L | O |
| D | I | L | A | T | E | R | S | | R | E | N | O | I | R |
| A | L | A | M | O | D | E | S | | T | A | T | A | M | I |
| N | E | S | S | | | C | I | N | E | M | A | T | I | C |
| | | | W | H | A | R | F | | | C | O | N | |
| M | C | M | A | H | O | N | | C | A | R | A | V | A | N |
| D | E | A | L | I | N | | | | D | A | R | E | T | O |
| I | N | D | I | T | E | D | | M | A | R | S | R | E | D |
| S | E | E | | | O | B | A | M | A | | | | |
| J | O | A | N | O | F | A | R | C | | | A | N | T | S |
| A | R | M | A | D | A | | I | G | N | O | R | E | I | T |
| M | I | O | T | I | C | | G | R | A | P | E | A | P | E |
| I | N | V | E | S | T | | H | A | V | E | A | T | I | T |
| E | G | E | S | T | S | | T | W | I | N | S | O | N | S |
Sat 8/27/2011
| S | E | X | C | A | P | A | D | E | | H | I | G | H | S |
| A | C | R | O | B | A | T | I | C | | O | R | L | O | P |
| P | L | A | Y | A | L | O | N | G | | S | O | A | M | I |
| P | A | T | | B | I | N | G | | P | E | N | M | E | N |
| H | I | E | R | | N | A | B | O | R | S | | R | R | S |
| O | R | D | E | R | | L | A | L | O | | L | O | U | T |
| | | P | E | W | | T | E | N | T | A | C | L | E |
| A | S | C | E | T | I | C | | S | T | A | L | K | E | R |
| S | Q | U | A | D | C | A | R | | O | P | A | | | |
| H | U | L | L | | C | L | A | N | | S | L | O | P | S |
| T | E | T | | T | A | I | P | E | I | | A | D | U | E |
| R | E | U | B | E | N | | S | S | N | S | | D | M | V |
| A | G | R | E | E | | I | T | S | G | O | T | I | M | E |
| Y | E | A | R | N | | N | A | I | L | B | I | T | E | R |
| S | E | L | M | A | | F | R | E | E | S | T | Y | L | E |
Sun 8/28/2011 PARDON "E" INTERRUPTION
| A | R | R | O | W | | R | C | V | R | | | T | B | S | P | | C | P | A | S |
| B | O | I | S | E | | O | H | I | O | | K | O | R | E | A | | L | O | L | L |
| C | A | P | R | I | | B | E | E | R | B | U | R | I | A | L | P | O | L | K | A |
| R | E | I | G | N | O | F | T | E | R | R | I | E | R | | I | S | L | E | T |
| | | C | H | E | T | | | M | O | T | I | F | | | L | E | O | N | E |
| A | B | S | | | H | I | D | E | | | | | E | N | M | I | T | I | E | S |
| B | O | T | A | N | I | C | A | L | G | U | A | R | D | I | A | N | S | | | |
| U | S | A | G | E | | | S | I | E | N | N | A | | C | I | G | | D | O | T |
| T | H | R | A | S | H | | | | K | O | D | I | A | K | M | O | M | E | N | T |
| | C | I | T | I | B | A | N | K | | | D | U | E | | N | A | S | T | Y |
| C | O | H | N | | M | A | G | O | O | | G | E | R | R | Y | | I | D | O | L |
| A | M | A | S | S | | R | O | O | | | E | R | A | S | A | B | L | E | | |
| P | A | R | T | Y | I | N | G | G | I | F | T | | | | M | A | M | M | A | L |
| T | N | T | | R | O | E | | I | L | D | U | C | E | | | M | A | O | R | I |
| | | L | I | T | T | L | E | O | R | P | H | E | A | N | A | N | N | I | E |
| R | E | S | O | N | A | T | E | | | | | E | L | S | E | | | A | D | D |
| O | R | I | N | G | | | C | U | O | M | O | | | C | A | L | F | | | |
| D | O | D | G | E | | P | A | R | K | I | N | G | M | E | T | E | O | R | S | |
| M | I | L | E | S | P | E | R | G | A | L | L | E | O | N | | G | R | O | H | L |
| A | C | E | S | | C | A | R | E | Y | | A | R | O | D | | I | G | L | O | O |
| N | A | S | T | | S | L | E | D | | | Y | E | N | S | | T | E | L | E | X |
Mon 8/29/2011
| Q | T | I | P | S | | A | P | E | S | | G | L | O | B |
| T | O | T | A | L | | J | U | M | P | | R | O | T | E |
| S | U | C | R | E | | A | M | I | R | | A | N | T | E |
| T | H | E | P | U | R | P | L | E | O | N | I | O | N |
| | | N | T | H | | | | E | N | D | | | |
| S | P | A | T | | O | P | E | N | S | E | S | A | M | E |
| H | I | S | | S | H | A | R | I | | R | O | L | E | X |
| E | X | T | R | A | | P | I | T | | U | N | I | T | E |
| L | E | R | O | I | | A | C | T | I | N | | B | A | R |
| F | L | O | O | D | P | L | A | I | N | | S | I | L | T |
| | | T | A | R | | | | C | E | L | | | |
| T | H | E | W | H | O | L | E | S | H | M | E | A | R | |
| A | U | T | O | | B | E | V | Y | | B | A | G | E | L |
| K | E | R | R | | E | V | E | N | | E | Z | I | N | E |
| E | Y | E | D | | D | I | S | C | | D | E | N | T | S |
Tue 8/30/2011
| M | A | W | | L | E | C | T | O | R | | C | R | O | P |
| A | B | E | | A | L | C | O | V | E | | A | U | D | I |
| S | R | I | | C | L | I | V | E | B | A | R | N | E | S |
| S | I | R | R | E | E | | | R | A | N | D | D | | |
| E | D | D | B | Y | R | N | E | S | | N | O | O | N | E |
| U | G | L | I | | | O | L | E | O | | O | W | E | N |
| R | E | Y | | M | I | L | L | E | B | O | R | N | E | S |
| | | D | O | T | | | | I | R | S | | | |
| D | A | V | I | D | B | I | R | N | E | Y | | R | A | T |
| I | K | E | A | | E | A | S | E | | | C | O | C | O |
| P | A | R | M | A | | S | T | B | E | R | N | A | R | D |
| | M | A | R | I | S | | | L | A | N | D | E | D |
| F | R | O | N | T | B | U | R | N | E | R | | M | A | L |
| A | I | N | T | | I | M | D | O | N | E | | A | G | E |
| N | O | T | E | | S | E | A | W | A | R | | P | E | R |
Bernice Gordon constructed this crossword at the age of 97. Her first NYT puzzle was published in 1952.
– puzzle by Bernice Gordon
Wed 8/31/2011
| L | A | P | P | | S | O | D | A | S | | I | N | M | Y |
| O | D | O | R | | T | R | O | L | L | | C | O | D | E |
| C | A | L | I | F | O | R | N | I | A | G | I | R | L | S |
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