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Puzzles for August, 2012
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Wed 8/1/2012
CRAFTBIPEDLUG
HORUSOCALAIRR
OMARKHAYYAMNBA
WEBSTERPINATAS
ESCBANURNS
OLGAKURYLENKO
PAULBAAISLIP
ERNHAMMOCKLSU
CACAOIDABEER
OTTOKLEMPERER
DRNOBEEEEL
OATBRANSTRANDS
DVRIMOKYOUREOK
GEOCABINSUSHI
YSLASIDEESTAS
Thu 8/2/2012
SITTINGDNODEAL
ONESCOOPAXILLA
ANDRETTISLALOM
SEANSIRENE
DWALKSPEKINGD
SONIASHARES
ONSETHIRETWOD
UKEEGOTRIPAYE
PALOAUTOLARVA
BELLOWENDED
DBILLEDDAISYD
PANAMIMSET
ORATEDONTHEDOT
NEWERANOREALLY
DRESSYGBERRIES

Duck Duck Goose is a children's game.

Fri 8/3/2012
HIGHJINKSRICOH
INAMOMENTIRANI
APPOINTEEPERPS
TUENOTERESTAS
UTAHTELLASTORY
SSTARDEISTOAF
RETDNYANDI
HINDLEGGETSSET
ODAYPACTIC
TAMLIMESNOBET
PRESIDENTSTIRE
AESOPSTENTCAR
NYALAHAVEACASE
TOKESOVERTURES
SUEDEWONDERBRA
Sat 8/4/2012
ADJACENTTOSMUG
DROPANCHORPETE
VOCALCORDSANTA
ILKSSSEUNSER
LLOSAEMIRCRT
MISDONEHMO
CREDITCARDOOOO
DENTALHYGIENIST
PDASLOWERBERTH
LAMADRENAL
ALEWOREALLAH
YELLSKTSEERO
ERLEPEERREVIEW
RTESUSNATIONAL
SSRSBADMANNERS
Sun 8/5/2012 SINGLE-MINDED
COATLATTEUTAHTRAIT
DODOACREDSOSOEARNS
SHOWOFHANDHITTHEBOOK
ELICLIPLOCATIONS
SPILLTHEBEANROLE
PADATELOAFARSIDE
RUEDEXGIMANOFLETTER
APASSONCEMOREDUCAT
YELLOWPAGEIDEAPANE
SRSREUPCAANRHONES
WETBEHINDTHEEAR
MODISHALDAANTSBIB
SPEDESTDGOLDENYEAR
NHLERCRASSESTTANGO
BILLOFRIGHTUSEDKIRK
CRAYOLAOERREVNEE
TAPSBUTTERFINGER
CROSSTIESMOHRESA
BAGOFTRICKSOWONESOAT
ECONOOKIECRIBSARNO
RYDERNOSYANNIELEAP
Mon 8/6/2012
MESSACTICASA
ANTECOONGALEN
CRAPSHOOTELLEN
HOTTIEFEATATE
ONSETBALLOTBOX
TELLSAVEO
ASSSITSENACT
BANKRUNCORNROW
SWINEICESDNA
FEDSANSEL
LIFECYCLEROAST
ENSESSOSINNER
ATOLLPRICEDIVE
CRUELAIDAOMEN
HATENEONNERD
Tue 8/7/2012
GAPSDAHLSCENE
ODINEBAYTONER
RHEABENDAVIAN
DOCIMADDICTEDTO
OCELOTMAHER
NEHIINGMAR
SENSEEXECIAGO
TWITTERSORRYIM
AEROTOGAALONE
BROOCHQUAY
DREAMROASTS
NOTFOLLOWINGYOU
ILIACIDESORAL
MINSKCELTRUSK
HOSTSELLAAPTS
Wed 8/8/2012
BCCAARONBARON
AOLSMOREOMANI
ELITABOOXENON
ZAMBEZINCOANE
BORONGAUNTER
ALDRINFRITO
MUONSSEERHOME
UAWKITTENSVAL
RUNSCOENTHEUS
IVANSPEORIA
JASMINEBOROS
ADAXTCANODIZE
CABLERADIIZIA
ONIONANEEDEMS
BONOSBONDSDAY
Thu 8/9/2012
BEADFRETSATOB
AXLEOASISCOPA
LIMBRISENEMER
ITSUSELESSDART
TICTAC
DANACARVEYCOHO
RUINSEEMEASON
ATATTAXISNOUN
MOPEEVERIOUSE
ANESREDSNAPPER
TOEDYE
IMPSSCREENNAME
SOLEEXILEEGAD
TUESTIMIDREND
SSSSSISSYSEXY
Fri 8/10/2012
SHOOTOUTELISHA
HARRUMPHRENTAL
ESTIMATESATIRE
ATEENOREASON
ROANSNOLTEKOS
TUBYAZTERP
SALARYCAPMARIA
THATFEELSSOGOOD
ROSESTWENTYONE
IMEDPEELEO
PERHARDGLUNAS
BRIGADESROLE
SPEEDOILLGETIT
WHALEDNEATIDEA
MIMOSAGEMSTONE
Sat 8/11/2012
CREEPSHOWSCIFI
HEDGEMAZEAUDEN
ALMODOVARPRESS
NYUSKEWEDTOTO
GONGINAWAYLIL
ENDRUNONELOVE
ANGFLAREGUN
CASTEELFTRYST
ACTIVELYPLO
PHONEMEREUBEN
YINNAVAJOXOXO
BEESGELATONOD
AVANTNEFERTITI
REGANTRAUMATIC
ADEPTHORSERACE
Sun 8/12/2012 THE MEANING OF IT
AMTCPASTEWLAFORGE
SOUORENOMESONATINA
PUTACORKINITCUTITOUT
ITSNOWONDERDOVER
CHINANEEDBITESMILK
SALSDONTRUBITIN
ITSABOUTTIMESPAREME
GOTLOSTSCRIMSAMBA
EMILYPOLSERFSSOD
RENEBEAVERSTORES
ITGOESWITHOUTSAYING
ELAPSEOMELETMOON
UMPDRYADADEPIETY
SALEMTORAHANDANTE
AMULETSICANTSTANDIT
GETONWITHITEACH
ETONELIASOGRESPARS
BELLYTHATTEARSIT
STEPONITWHATSITTOYOU
NOMINEESHERECABETC
LOOTERSYEASSTYTSK
Mon 8/13/2012
SCATDEBITPHEW
PEERINUREHORA
ALIIOCEANLINER
SLOPNONELECT
MOULINROUGESTY
EPEEPESO
THETACOLNICE
SOLIDFOUNDATION
ATOMAPERHINO
EASEWAGE
TSPCOCOAPOWDER
ATOLLVIAHIYA
MAKEUPTESTONIT
EVENEARTHLENT
REDSGUTSYEDGY
Tue 8/14/2012
SOITGRAYRETRO
INFOYALEOTHER
TEFLONDONLEERY
HAYDNINTELJAX
YURIGAGARIN
PICASAAWAG
ADAHAVANAGILA
TORICWINYESES
ELIMANNINGUVA
CORETORPID
BAKINGSTONE
JETLEROIODDER
USUALINNERCITY
TORSOPIERACNE
STEINSCARPEAS
Wed 8/15/2012
BIBISGTSAPPLE
EBONHIHOLEBON
HMOSELEMEASYA
EPHEDRAMMCC
SCOTIABEDSHEET
TSOSTAIRSTROU
SOOTSBRONX
TOWNSQUARES
UPENNUNDUE
RITAATEOUTAFT
BUSTIERSLASTLY
INCAPALOMAR
IDONTCARTAFRO
ANWAREPEEKEEN
LASSOSUPSSESE
Thu 8/16/2012
CHARDSTEMACDC
COEURHYPOLARA
CIGNAAKINODOR
ESCAPECONTROL
STATURELATELY
CANOLASLOMO
AGSALTPAGEDOWN
RUESHISOPIE
SPACEBARTABEDU
ORATEWERNER
MAYTAGVOTESNO
SHIFTCAPSLOCK
DOERLILINOISE
ORLEIDIGIDEAL
SADEPEENTESTY
Fri 8/17/2012
FLAKJACKETRAJ
SENIORHIGHHERO
TIDALRANGEOATH
OLELANKFILLIN
PASSINGCARSICK
VETYATITTLE
WAGESSAVESYER
HORNHAYESSTIR
AXESIMMSDIVVY
TOETOTOEDIZ
AMNESIADIGESTS
JOBLOTWALTTAP
EXECOPERAHOUSE
ROLOFELTTIPPEN
KATFALSESTART
Sat 8/18/2012
CABOTRPMSDAWG
ALANAERATOPAL
LADYGODIVARILE
IMAXNAMEBRANDS
FOPACEREGGOS
PINSTRIPES
HOLDUPSCABBEA
MAESTROKROGERS
OKSTENSAKITAS
FREEPASSES
OSSIESIMIYMA
WHOLEWHEATEROS
LOUTHALTERTOPS
ERSEOREOATSEA
TEARMERLMESSY
Sun 8/19/2012 "OH, REALLY?"
MALLETCHACHASREPASS
ALIENSETCHANTEXACTA
JINGOALLTHEWAYFINERY
STOCKALPESMUTATES
RIOTTAUPESMIAS
EDNATHEDAYOFTHEJACKO
SEEMTONILLOATHE
TEMPOOFDOOMAESOPIC
APOSTLEREAPEDAURATE
SERBRINSEPSYCHO
ANILMIDDLETONXKES
RENOFAILURESLAT
CORNETKEENERAROUSAL
ONEILLSAMERICANEGO
LOOFAHMNOADDLED
TOTOANNIHILATIONELSE
INORGYRATEVEER
RETAILSSLIMEAMISS
AGENDAHAMMERANDSICKO
DIRGESANTITAXAENEID
ENSEATRONZONIBLEEPS
Mon 8/20/2012
PLAZASPUREROS
REDIDUOMOLOOK
OVATEPUPULAZY
BEGINNERSGUIDE
EREAARHMOS
DUMBQUESTION
SOIREEUKRGTO
INNERDEECANOE
LTSBYETASSEL
TOUGHASNAILS
ROARSNLACT
LADYNANCYASTOR
CUBEOHIOCURVY
UCLAWONTAMIES
EKEDLYESBOAST
Tue 8/21/2012
DISHGLAMRAJAH
ABLEDOPEEBOLA
BEERPLUSWEEKLY
STEAMSICEOE
PLEATMYSHORTS
NEWDELHIHOT
OLESPELTHOPI
PLACEOFDIAMONDS
EARLTESLACAL
AAHSCORSESE
PLUNDERTHESEA
IAMVEEHEGEL
PLACIDRAINMANE
EAMESUPDOTIVO
SWINENESTONYX
Wed 8/22/2012
ASSADDSTMAMET
LOOFAETEAMARE
GOLEMSOTROXIE
WATERRATS
CMDGERMANYIDS
HERBERTPERATIO
ALAEISAOSTHAN
STURMUNDDRANG
GROUNDSPEED
JOHANNGOETHE
OSTDOGSTAROEN
IMBUERTEORBIT
NOONMARCOHERE
ESAIIDEALOYER
DIRTRESTEMOSS
SDSOASESBUS
Thu 8/23/2012
ELIMENEAGENDA
CIMARRONLEGION
HAPZTUHCEIGHTY
ORSOPELHCS
ATLASHISP
BEBESPALATNEY
EVENSOREMISNT
LEARNINGYIDDISH
INTOLAOROADEO
ZTULKONSOLEIN
ESPATMESS
ZTIBIKASAP
ALLTOOEZOOMHCS
HIPHOPAERATORS
ASSESSSSTSWET

The Yiddish answers are, appropriately, read right to left.

Fri 8/24/2012
GARAGESALES
TACITAPPROVAL
EIGHTTRACKTAPES
PERYEARASININE
PRUENE
SOLARASSPUTNIK
DESERTCLIMATE
OCTAGONAL
PARTITIONSOFF
MOTTOESPASSELS
ALTROM
PYRITESITSTRUE
SPIDERSOLITAIRE
STORMTHEGATES
ELPASOTEXAS

Not only is the grid shaped like a big 8, EIGHT-TRACK TAPES, OCTAGONAL, and SPIDER SOLITAIRE all invoke eightness.

Sat 8/25/2012
BUZZKILLMETAL
ONIONSOUPAGAPE
TENNISACELAYNE
ETONSTILLER
GATSECONOAS
UGHGOSSIPGIRL
AREYOUOKSEPS
CAHOOTSSPRAWLS
ARGOPRIEDIEU
ONEOFAKINDFIN
INGOILSSTAG
CLOSETSOMNI
OYVEYARRAIGNED
SIEGEBEENTHERE
AFROSDONETHAT
Sun 8/26/2012 PUT A LID IN IT
ILLBEPFCSFABALTO
TIERRADEEREACRIMONY
SEAAIRRELEEITALIANS
LADYCHTERLEYSLOVER
ABIESSAKAHUNAFEM
TENDSAMOKIREABIDE
EDSHORTONHCHESTHEEGG
AMIPIAFAVONLEA
ETCZENOGROGGATED
MAHMAGANDHIMOEATRA
ALTIMALETFARMITRAL
GLYNAYETOCATCHHIEF
CITESDUELLACEPSA
ATACOSTPSISCOY
CHTANOOGACHOOCHOOTWO
OCHRENRCSTAYUSAIN
WHYBIOMESROOOKLA
ALLSWELLTHENDSWELL
MORTSAHLSAABSONESIE
COATTREEOTROSROTTER
SOWNEDDLYNXBOOST
Mon 8/27/2012
YARDGERMANTIM
SHOEREADTOANI
LAYAWAYPLANCAM
DIVOTITSO
CASHIERDOILIES
ONMELEEIACOCCA
ATEAMCASA
LIEDOWNONTHEJOB
RAULNAOMI
LOWFATDIETSVEN
ACOLYTEFASTENS
SELAAFROS
ELFLOUFERRIGNO
ROEINNATEDOIN
STDSOAREDETTE
Tue 8/28/2012
BELOWASCAPGOT
AMOCONERTSAXE
HIGHWAYTOHEAVEN
SROSVHSLUMENS
NEOLEDA
STAIRWAYTOHELL
SURESTLEELEO
ATARISOSSMITE
ARCATOMEADOW
BATOUTOFHEAVEN
MPAAOTT
INTERNOARAPSE
PENNIESFROMHELL
OSUSNEADBASAL
DSTEDENSABOVE
Wed 8/29/2012
EVACFRANCAGFA
HEXAARDORLOAM
SALVETRADELOKI
LEESOSMOSIS
ALPTOPCOVERS
BSMTHOPEREF
OTISIRTPARLOR
TARALTERONELO
HYATTSDENPSIS
CHODIAZAHOY
PALINSINDIAN
STEREOSSAAB
ALBSFALKJACKET
TARTTRUERHIVE
SWAYYMCASENYA
Thu 8/30/2012
ATITARMSPORC
LODETOSHAVER
FREERANGENEUE
NATALEAMARNA
CAMILLEFACEIT
ADAMNEATO
BONEDRYPHASER
OOOOOOYDS
SLOOOOOOO
MINERSMRDEEDS
ABEADULEE
CEDRICGESTALT
KRONERINTENT
DAZEEGGCARTON
ACESPALLPRIE
BENTELISEADS
Fri 8/31/2012
MCADAMSHEARST
ILLINOISIMPUTE
RATSNESTTURNON
TRACESONUSSOD
HEROCROPKALB
UNARMSMAFIA
PRIVATEMATTER
PEACETREATIES
GEIGERCOUNTER
EDGERHOMEEC
TINSSIPSOPEC
AGORITEBEULAH
WRITERROADRAGE
AEROBESARDINES
YESMANTEACART
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