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Puzzles for September, 2020
with Jim Horne comments

POW Tue 9/1/2020
MAITAIFATORCS
OKTHENBROUHAHA
MADEITPERSONAL
WOEOTTOKIA
ARTHURASHEHERD
HOHOVITAPADS
HBOSIRSCOM
BUTHEYTHEMET
RAWMAAMLOG
SCUMSIRIMSRP
ACHEHIMALAYANS
PARIAGOADO
PRONOUNSTOPEKA
LEMONTEATRITIP
EDENEDSENCAMP
Wed 9/2/2020
BIASESOPAGPS
ACTIVEEVENRIO
SUMMERFLINGOLD
PRIDENEBULA
ORBSFIVEIRON
ZEROGCALLADS
AMENRATOEDCPU
RANALFONSOHAS
KINDIORSEDUCE
NEWCOPYRICER
REMEDIESSKYS
LAPTOPTOOTH
USACATCHPHRASE
TISHUSHHOAGIE
ZASALASUGARS
POW Thu 9/3/2020
AJARCLAMPSPAT
COCOPANELHATH
EKACNAPOTAONTO
SEIKODDAYTHIS
ESPELUSPACE
NBATEAMPEON
ALLPOEMGODS
NOTGNIHSAWALLAW
CIAOSCAREVE
MYOBMAITRED
DAERBANAPSI
ALTOMOCKLEVEE
TIEDBOUNCEBACK
ETREANTICALOE
SOSOMEETSREND

I think I finally figured out what my job is here at XWord Info. I read about how Jeff writes Python code to find Thursday gimmick patterns, and then I show how to get the results more easily using RegEx instead. No coding required.

These queries find four-letter bounce-backs like BANANA BREAD and POTATO PANCAKE, five-letter ones like SPACE CAPSULE, and six-letter ones like WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON.

Fri 9/4/2020
REPOSTACTBRIT
IVANPAVLOVLOVE
MILEAGELOGASEA
STEPGALGRADS
ARABIADIETPOP
REMDUNEANO
CREAMSODAOREO
JEANNETTERANKIN
ONITNOTSOFAST
ETSESPYMAV
BEETLESSPREES
ORCASDANRATS
XIANRESORTAREA
ECIGCATBURGLAR
RENOADOMUESLI
Sat 9/5/2020
ATADTAMILERGO
MORETOCOMENAAN
BUREAUCRATDIME
ICANTGOONBONES
THYHUNBONMOT
GMENPAMAVA
MOUNTAINBIKER
TEASERTRAILER
BEDSIDEMANNER
ULACUPTAGS
GELCAPPEPASP
ATHOLTAKEAJOKE
THUDMARIECURIE
TONEOPENLETTER
INTSBERGSSASS

And it is, it is, a glorious thing, to be a PIRATE KING.

W. S. Gilbert's lyrics do tend to stick in your brain. If you've seen even one production of The Pirates of Penzance, 26-Down is a gimme.

Sun 9/6/2020 COULD YOU REPEAT THAT NUMBER?
STRAPTOMBSROPESIAN
IRINAORIONEXERTRBI
LOFTSMANGAVIRGOELL
ONESELFGERIDALANES
YOUONLYLIVETWICE
ODSSPREESBASIEECO
VEEIDEDAILOLDSAWS
UNSEENWIZLAUREL
LITTLEBROWNANDCOMPANY
AREASLICITEWOKS
ROTSONOHEPASIS
SPASMBUILTCLINT
TINKERTOEVERSTOCHANCE
OMEARASNLAUSTIN
INERTIALIECAMPATT
ODESTIEGTOBOOTXES
INTERCONTINENTAL
GENOAIRTREGKEROUAC
RTESOFIAABASESUNRA
ITSEULERMAMIEASIAN
NASDREDDPRESSLETBE

The best thing about TINKER TO EVERS TO CHANCE is that it reminds us of the glorious phrase, gonfalon bubble.

Mon 9/7/2020
LIPMATTERVAVA
AVAERRATAERIN
MARBLEARCHNERD
ANTEACSLINER
HAWTICTACTOE
AGELESSRAGE
HONESTDELASOB
ONOTARHEELEPA
YENBIELSASSES
LARDSEXTALK
LEMONSOLEYAM
ABACKICEFETA
WORKABOUTAFOOT
NODECONRADIRA
SKITEASELSLID
Tue 9/8/2020
TAMPAOPALGASP
BLESSNARYARIA
ABOYSBESTFRIEND
RAWIRASTANNER
OSIRISTEASE
ISHISMOTHER
COCONEEDTAU
ANTHONYPERKINS
LAVTOUTINTO
NORMANBATES
APBIOAGEOUT
TOOTLELASTSAO
ALFREDHITCHCOCK
REFINONEOHARE
IROCAPERROPED
Wed 9/9/2020
PACCEDEEJECT
ECOBLOOMMALLE
EMUEINSTEINIUM
PENCAPSALDEP
TONSILRIPEST
NAMESOFALLAH
OMENFIDONICHE
AMIDFCUFOROT
MONAEANNOPANS
WAYNEGRETZKY
ASKSTOBETRAY
THEHDLKASICH
LUFTBALLONSDEE
ANISECANOEELM
STRADSPEXALP
Thu 9/10/2020
MOODPASTABAD
GGGEALIASUNO
RELETSYMPHONIC
SEEDERSYUK
SHEBATTERM
PUERTORICANREI
INRESLUEHTS
SPANISHTUTORIAL
TISFEARILIA
OLESCHOOLRALLY
NERFSASHAY
HASEMERITA
BEETHOVENSINAI
OVAONAIRFFFD
XEDPENNYTOTE

The clue for 4-Down should be, "Like Tom Brady's balls."

POW Fri 9/11/2020
PALMFRONDSSMOG
SQUAREFEETOAHU
SUCKEDFACESIFT
TAKESATEAMDOS
SCANIMAGERY
BBCAUDITRUNG
FLAWTOTBRINE
FASHIONABLYLATE
CHOPSLAOEMIR
KOLATYSONETA
AMNESIAEDIT
RAHSTRAWCOBRA
EGADESCAPEROOM
NINOMANGOLASSI
ACDCSLEEPYHEAD
Sat 9/12/2020
RIPSAWTHEMOB
ENEMIESCELERY
DCCOMICSMAGGIE
BILGERATSDRAGS
OSAGEMEHREFI
NOSYZAPOTECAN
ERSPERPERSON
SANTAHATS
FIVEIRONSFAB
GOBERSERKDANA
OUISTNNHOSTS
JELLOSTILETTOS
OTTAVASNOWCONE
WHITESGETONIT
LEPERSWOMENS
Sun 9/13/2020 FINAL OFFER
OATHAMPATARIHEISTS
SLAYLAOLORENOLDHAT
HAPPILYEVERAFTCALICO
ASSOCIATEABSOLUTEPOW
ONSIDENOSED
PLANCAVITIESMET
PHONIESADIOSPAGODA
RECYCLINGCENTTITANIC
INKSTATUSAMENBROTH
COERCEGOATSONSET
ELDERPOSTTWOSSERFS
GAILYEMAILSTREET
BRAINTEASARMADAFRA
REVOKEDCELLPHONENUMB
ANONYMDANTEGENESIS
NOWFENESTRADOES
PROOFSALAMI
RELIEFPITCHNOMINATES
UTOPIANOLAUGHINGMATT
SAVINGEMIRSANTOKRA
TSETSESEPTASOYSEEN
Mon 9/14/2020
WASPRESTSGNP
OPIEALLOWFUEL
RIFEDIANAENVY
DETROITTIGERS
ICEDOEAMISS
SERVESITTIGHT
ILKECOHEY
SPLITTICKET
OWLWITKEG
WAITTIMEIOTAS
EDGEDSATRNA
HASITBOTHWAYS
BOTSSHILLIDOS
FREELARVARENO
FEDAIDESEDEN
Tue 9/15/2020
PITPOSHSCOTTS
ADOROKULOUVRE
PORKYPIGOUTLIE
ALIAMAULICK
SCROOGEMCDUCK
THRUCHINESE
ICYMEREINHD
KEEPYOURPANTSON
ELLARUBEETA
ALLISONSLAT
WINNIETHEPOOH
CANALDOMRED
ALGOREYOGIBEAR
SLAYERERINAVE
ASTERSDANKDEW
Wed 9/16/2020
PACELAPSMARTS
ARODEPEEUSUAL
WEAKSAUCELIBBY
SALOONSYLLABLE
CLIOOUIEAR
NOTHINGBURGER
ISRGRUKAVNER
PLASMERRNEEDY
SOIREEMOECIE
NOGREATSHAKES
MOWAMSSCAT
ACROBATSAZORES
LEERYHAPPYMEAL
TACETELSEINTO
ANKLEREADCOST
Thu 9/17/2020
THRIFTTOGASOB
HOORAHAPOLLOXI
ADWAREBELIEBER
WASMGSCDSTAND
SERUMETS
APHIDBORNEAPB
SHENOAHRIVER
AIDESANDSORTA
DAGWOODSWICH
ALEFLEESHALOS
ATETACOS
SPAMBOTYUMDAD
KEPTOPENFEMALE
YESSIREEFEELME
EKELYMESCHISM

Apollo XI had two pilots. Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module (not LEM) Pilot, and Michael Collins was the Command Module Pilot. Neil Armstrong had to settle for Commander.

Fri 9/18/2020
TOECAPCATCHOW
IMDONENOTAHOPE
EAGLETEXTREMES
DREAMACTARGENT
ORANGYUP
BEYONDMEATELMS
ATONEPUMAVAIL
SHUETOTEDANNA
SOBSBURPERECT
ISEESTALEMATES
TARSLAPS
EDITEDINAPANIC
RICEBELTLAREDO
IDARESAYACTSON
NONSLIPBEETLE
POW Sat 9/19/2020
WISHTOPUPGAP
ACHEELISECOGS
SEAMONSTERHORA
NEVERFEARBADE
TSEIONDARTED
ROOPERTADA
DONTBESOHASTY
PASSPORTPHOTO
RAREBOOKSTORE
ARKELMSHUB
TEMPLERESLOP
DOLTWOEBEGONE
KONAHALFASLEEP
OWENENGELOWNS
ANYPEARLPEDI
Sun 9/20/2020 WORD LADDERS
LOGOPFFTDRIPSHALL
SURPRABLERUNEITALIA
DIETITIANJESTPEGLEG
EESIUMSTERONEDO
UNDEPARTYARICINES
ISHITSABETILLICIT
BRODATETRAVEGLOVE
ADREPICONCURSENECA
RANSOMNOTECLAMDARTS
PLOPROFEOFMESOP
MOATTONIREALTOR
CITRINELOKISEEN
SOXFORTHEPICEDA
TIERSESAUAWARDGALAS
ENDOWSTANLINEECOLI
FRUITFYINGLESTOIL
LETSLIEGOOGLESKEL
LIVESLSUROOTOFLAN
OPIMOLINGELLAOL
OPENITCARAICALLDIBS
FEWESTAGOGVANILEVIL
ARSESNIKEETTUSEXY

66-Down is MIXED REVIEWS. In theatre-speak, that's code for universal pans.

Mon 9/21/2020
SOLOSKEENEMIT
ALICEORCAMAMA
FIGHTNIGHTURNS
EVERSOOOHDOT
RAREATEEVITE
WHITEKNIGHT
BOTCHNAMEBREE
UPROOTSENDEARS
BEANNEARASSET
BRIGHTLIGHT
LANAILEIFEEL
ETSPATKARATE
TOTEQUITERIGHT
EROSUGLIATEAM
ASPSASKSBORNE
Tue 9/22/2020
OATHMOCHACAMO
SLOESOHOTOMAR
HEARTSHAPEDHERB
ASDOIODSDONTS
STOWWEST
AMFMCHINATOOT
PARIAHCAKETMI
THEBLACKPANTHER
TENBLABNEWAGE
ORCSLLOYDATAD
HAHASOAR
ALONEHEMIMOFF
SUPERHUMANPOWER
AXESALAMOLIMO
PENTTUNASTEAM
Wed 9/23/2020
TOWELVIALCLAM
WHALEBOATSLOBO
INKSTAINEDEWES
TOEOCCAMLACES
NUKEPLANE
CUTBROADSIDE
SCATKOODYELOT
ALTLEXUSESILS
TISSUETONONLY
EPICENTERBAG
TIGEREWOK
MATEOIMNOTDRE
ERINPAPERTRAIL
ZINCSLACKLINES
EDGEISAKEAGLE
Thu 9/24/2020
GERMPFFTCLASP
IDEALOOIEHONOR
BEERBARRELASTRO
INKSACDRUMSTICK
LIEDEBEDIEDEE
LCDTVANDESWORD
RIOJASTATES
CRIBBAGEMARKER
LOOKERVALUE
EMMEIMGAYSNORE
SPAGAIAACTLOL
PANHANDLEAMOEBA
ADIEUSPELLEDOUT
URALSTANEYELSE
LENDSLYNXSETS
POW Fri 9/25/2020
CREMEUMPSKPOP
LATEXNARCROVE
ACROPHOBIAISAW
PEEWEEDLIST
REDBEANELS
TRIOOPTARES
THEMANDALORIAN
CURRENTRATIONS
OCEANOGRAPHERS
SCENTENDESS
TISACTAEON
COLICWISHES
ATOMTURINGTEST
POREETONHARPY
TEENDENSTBONE

Everyone loves the High Anxiety clue, but let's give some credit to Mel Brooks here.

Sat 9/26/2020
DUCTTAPEKIMCHI
INHEAVENIDAHOS
GLAMPINGROMERO
GILSACAILMENT
EKEDSALKORSO
RETIEPURGATION
NFCCORNHOLE
REGRAPINOESOS
OXYMORONWNW
ATMINSIDEDIJON
DENSNATEZANE
BRACKETHAHGST
INSANARAGEQUIT
KAISERENERVATE
ELATESNERDCRED
Sun 9/27/2020 PLAYING WITH FOOD
AJARPCPISPOSEDRAPE
GODOFWARTHENHLRENAL
OHIDUNNOBANKOFGUYANA
UNDIDTHAWPRIAMKIP
TOANDDIEINLAENGRAINS
IRSLAGGEDWASRONNIE
SERGESTAXHULA
SPINEYEBASEBALLCARD
ORGIESBATHEVEINRE
FOOTPATROLSALEANNAL
ATTPYRITEGOLIMPATE
REYESINSBANANASPLIT
ASOFLASMEMESERENE
STUFFEDOLIVELITEEGS
ERASAMYREDOES
SPACEROPICIALISIDO
LISTENUPCHOPPEDSALAD
ARKZEPPOOLAYAMORE
MASHEDPOTATOEASYWINS
OTTERESTHERARTSALES
NEONSREOILSREPYODA
Mon 9/28/2020
VERDIASAPJOAN
ADORNMEMOUNTO
LUAUSPROPAGATE
DIETUSERPIX
CARDAMOMATARI
ATAMIRCABARET
BOGSCLERIC
METAPHYSICIAN
EDDIESTBAR
CRAWDADNASUMA
HORSECASTANET
ATERIGAKIND
PANASONICGNATS
ETALTARAMINOR
LESTAWOLAETNA
POW Tue 9/29/2020
SOSAMASSMAMBO
EVAZAPPAAVIAN
PERUNTILDENSE
INALLROSARIES
ASHYPHENOMS
DARESLEEPIN
ADVISORSUSE
BREAKSCHARACTER
BAREMULATED
ABYSSESOMEN
CAMPERSANDY
COLONIALBLARE
HASTERISKYVIA
UHAULTACITAFT
GUTSYASIDELTS
Wed 9/30/2020
ILLSAYSKEWGMS
GROUPIEPARAOOH
RANKAMATEURSTRU
ANGERACAITWOS
PIESTINKINGRICH
PASSERSGLANCE
ANTIALPSUPDOS
RIPEOLDAGE
BUNDTDYESZIGS
USAUSACHEETAH
FUNKYCHICKENSRA
FREETADAISLAM
APTFOULLANGUAGE
LETANNELIMITED
ODENETSSTATES
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