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Puzzles for December, 1978
with David Steinberg comments

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Fri 12/1/1978
PACESPATSFLAW
ALANTACHELOPE
PARFORTHECOURSE
ASPIRATEUPKEEP
LADYFRAY
RABATWAILSRA
ASIDEGRINDAIS
SHOESTRINGCATCH
POTSOUSTALIKE
ATAHINTBLESS
SALTHEMI
STAPLERELEASES
OUTOFTHERUNNING
UNITTUNEDCLOT
RAPSEROSEELLS
Sat 12/2/1978
PODAVAILSLAG
DADAPIGLETABE
ATOREXALTATION
HERKIMERABACUS
ADENFLIP
FLAGONVIOLENCE
LABELDONNEYRS
OTISPRIDEBLAT
CIDCROCSTROVE
KNEEHOLELEANER
NATLDICK
ASCORELATHERED
PARLIAMENTMORE
IGOOSMOSEALSO
NOWTEENERNYE
Sun 12/3/1978 REVERSE VERSIONS
TALENTSALADFOOTABED
AMELIEPLATORASHSERA
BADFORNOTHINGAFTERHAND
BROKERARGUSBEMUSE
ADOEATERSTEEDALGA
DIVACENICIERSOANDSO
AVENGEDGOODMINTONOTE
MERGEDSPOONLORDSWAN
ASTERSCARPCAMEOTANGO
NTHALANSALESCACHE
TSEFRONTGAMMONERROR
WALLETELOPESANDAL
PELEEBACKISPIECESAB
RALESARRIERERITRA
METERBLISSPROVOCHEER
ASHYSETAPAUSETHERMO
STEBEFOREMATHARABIAN
CORELLILATERDLIENDE
LOFTMATINNATALGET
TAPIRSSENSEHUMANE
UPTOEARTHUNDERNIGHTBAG
FIATMEATCEASELAVORO
TASSELBAEELEDERASED
Mon 12/4/1978
SCALEALESDATA
COLASLENTEMIR
ACORNPICASERE
ROUGESSARDINES
FADECLUSTER
REHIREPOLAR
INGROMESLUICE
NEUTRONDOESKIN
CEREALFORTEDD
ADULTBANTER
LICENSEEVER
CHITCHATRAVINE
LIRAEGADKILTS
OVALCLIOISLET
GENEKELPNEARS
Tue 12/5/1978
SIDEGLENGAT
IDOLCAIROSORE
MEWLADAIRIOTA
PANICSREMANDS
HEATHSARAH
TIEPLUSLITERS
IRATEMPODRAIN
BIRDSILASARGO
ESTOPDATESTOR
THEPITTEALERE
DINERSWARD
SNEEREDATONER
VIESSTALLBESO
EASTERROLOSSA
EMSROTOTSAR
Wed 12/6/1978
TAWSLOBRIAL
EIREEARLSENCE
TATEPICOTASHE
CRUDECHORISTER
HAREMSEDITOR
ORIELSPENURY
TITTEETHMEMOS
OBOEPAROLRETE
GISMOFARADNOR
ASCENTLAMENT
ARCANEPLEASE
CONGENIALATLAS
ALIEGODOYTILT
PENNOBESEISIS
SOITERSTETC
Thu 12/7/1978
ASISSNAPSOFA
FONTNOMICEDIT
TUTUORONOCONE
ROBERTREDFORD
BATHFIN
EMBOSSCHILDREN
CARRYPAUSEOGO
LIONWORTHQUAY
AZOFRETSOUTRE
TEDWEEMSARISES
HRSADDS
SAINTNICHOLAS
CALMLATHEIRIS
AIMSEMEERNEAL
PLAYERSEGAMY
Fri 12/8/1978
OATESSALAATIT
SCRIPIMAMAWRY
SIENANONPAREIL
ADATACITUSENE
SOUPEALLSTAR
SCULLERNEAP
CORDATEASPECTS
ORESCLIO
TASTERSWORKAND
ELAMARIETTA
CABRINIVELDT
ANASITWELLEPI
DISSENTEREARED
ELIATEALTWERE
TENTONLYSEDUM
Sat 12/9/1978
PACASCAMPSEAT
AMANERRORARNO
NASTNATTECITY
THEPONYEXPRESS
ERIYEA
LAPSEABEAMASS
AVOTREENTREPOT
BENJCARGONATE
ONTOLOGYRATITE
RAISEOLDCOLON
ETARAT
THEPANAMACANAL
OATHIMAGOASIA
ELAMMILERPALM
SOHOARLENANTA
Sun 12/10/1978 WHO HAS WHAT?
JIMAFUSEDOTHEASTHE
ADAMSAPPLEBROCASAREA
BALAAMSASSJACOBSCOAT
BOERBECKAURORA
HIDEOUTBROCKSTREPT
EXISTSROOSTTWEED
AIDESAARONSBEARDPSC
VOOTRIGOARSSETA
ENSSUTTERSGOLDTATER
SLEEPITICONSSOLELY
TWADDLEHARMSPALERMO
OHMAGERENEECALYPSO
SEEMECOLTERSHELLPSS
CENSFRUGMANYEFT
ALTCAESARSWIFEMANIA
BOTCHELATEFARCRY
SNOOTYEPOCHPONGEES
SPONGEABLEEASE
NORMANSWOEPELESTEARS
ORIONSBELTULLOASRING
BEATSEDIEPLANESLAT
Mon 12/11/1978
FATSYAWPLIAR
EQUIPECHOELSE
SUMMAGHOSTTOWN
SABOTAGESEATED
LOTUSMEAL
EVENERDISLODGE
LEWRANINSNERD
GREBSEAOFESAU
AGEOFANTRAETC
REDOUBLEASFREE
TREEINLET
METHODOKCORRAL
STAIRCASEPIANO
GULLARIDENTER
RILLPISAESTE
Tue 12/12/1978
WARFIELDSASHE
APEASSORTSEAN
IANMISSOURIANS
SCOPESNANAS
THIRDBOERSCOW
SERECOURTCANE
SAINTKAPUT
WISCONSINITES
MANETILEDE
ENDSHIDEDRAPT
LEINONETPELEE
AINUSKARATE
MINNESOTANSRIM
ADARELANETUTE
DANESETTEEMED
Wed 12/13/1978
HELPCALEBCOLA
OLEOOXIDEOVEN
SKATSEPICNEVA
TENANTSTARTREK
SOURELOISE
IOTHAMENDMENT
BRRMEMOSURAT
ALANDIVASEACH
ROMANUNITITE
PROPOSITION13
FORGEDLULU
MOLASSESATTEST
ALITTOLETLAKA
SINOENATEEVIL
HOERRAVEDTETE

Tense of clue for 8-Down doesn't correspond to tense of entry (should be "Made," not "Make"), but left as in original.

Thu 12/14/1978
WOLFALBACREAM
ELIELIONHELLO
LILALANDLOCKED
LOISLANEAROOM
TUNAOMAR
SATINSCALDING
AMONGSUCREMAR
LONGDEMURLAVA
ELINOPARSAGAN
MECHANICIDOLO
AREAABLY
TORRESCALLION
COMPOSITORURGE
AGNEWBORGCORN
PAIRSMANEKNEE
Fri 12/15/1978
ACREBULLABODE
BOOTONIONAPEX
UNDERGROUNDTUBE
TEEAGENTRESTS
PRESBOA
BURIEDTREASURES
ARETEHERSEMP
TAGSSHONEPACA
IRASLIDSTREW
KINGTUTANKHAMEN
RAGONUS
ACTORLADENSOU
GRAVESITUATIONS
RAKEANOLDRICE
ABELMAZESSLED
Sat 12/16/1978
EFSFACEMACHU
ORTAGHAATLAS
LOOPLIESROUTE
UNWELCOMEIMBED
STEREOIRANI
IONICSECRET
DEMONTASKWORE
AVIDPALESELIA
DECIILEXOILER
ORACLELYING
TERSEREHASH
STOASIMPORTUNE
COMBSLEANSTOW
UTILEONCEORE
DETERSTERSER
Sun 12/17/1978 RIGGED!
DEALERSMEARHABERCRIB
ALLURENOTREAROMAHIDE
PLAINCLOTHESUNSUITABLE
SANSOIREEPOLOSMOSSES
UNELAINEALERT
TAYSPURTITERSANTEING
ORESTESUNDERSKIRTSNEO
PELTEDTREESINESSVAN
POLARWINGSODETSWHERE
ELONTAMILBURROFAIRER
RAWBIKINIACESCALENDS
JAILEDGOTHSRECEDE
BLACKENCETESHADEDSSS
RICHESCANOSDOVERESTA
ASKEDDANTEHONEDPACAY
ITESSOSOCAWEDCERATE
SETGENEVAGOWNSFLAPPER
ENSNAREARARSTILAKENS
AUGERCITESMOM
STANNEIRATEHEAROFSPA
COATTAILEDGLENGARRYCAP
OGRENOLLEEERIEEARAGE
TOESTREYSSEEDSDUSTER
Mon 12/18/1978
SPADSLAPSTLO
HUGOPARESHEED
ECRUINEPTORNE
SEABIRDSAROMAS
LOISRIOT
ASSENTCONTINUE
SILOSHOSENAPS
PEERRAPIDGIST
EVENADENAGREE
REPORTERGRANTS
TORNGAEL
SOPHIAREGALISM
ALAICLINGELKE
NEINEASELRYES
DONGMETEYAWS
Tue 12/19/1978
AREASMEADSOIL
ROLLOADVENTURE
TWOFORTHESEESAW
SENATERAGWEED
BISIRE
CATOUDOIDEST
ISONFERRETLEE
THREEFACESOFEVE
EOSASSETSOMEN
STOATRIEPINY
SSHYEN
FESTOONICHOSE
ATHOUSANDCLOWNS
MOUNTETNAALLIN
ENNEDOWNDESTE

This constructor could be D.K. Russell, whose byline appeared in a Maleska-edited crossword book from 1981.

Wed 12/20/1978
SOARGRANDPACT
OLLAROLEOACRE
LIGHTASAFEATHER
CASHIERDOYEN
ANTBRAN
SAVORYBRAGVIM
ABETFLAKEINE
FEATHERONESNEST
ELLAVOIDEWER
REYBESSPRESTO
AINTHUE
AMENTHERBERT
BIRDSOFAFEATHER
CLIOPARTERENO
DEERTREYSEASY
Thu 12/21/1978
CAMELOTARANED
AMORITECONNOTE
TALIPOTREGENCY
PERUEAR
AGIOANTSREV
IONSROALE
PROCRASTINATING
OLDROCKINGCHAIR
TIMEONONESHANDS
NOAEATNCO
ERSSLEDADES
NIPDODD
CHINESENIAGARA
BUNGLERNOSEGAY
SAGTEAASHLAWN
Fri 12/22/1978
DEBUTSSAGEST
CANONICPIERCE
OSTRICHADMIRAL
RHINOOSTECASE
NICETOTEMSPEN
EKEDONAETHERS
DISPUTERMAIDS
HEARTSOME
DRILLSLIPSHOD
GEEZEROARSERR
RUTDEPUTEMADE
ACIDCATTPAVID
MINIMALINURING
NOVELSNOMINEE
GLADLYGRANGE
Sat 12/23/1978
BOSCDISCALBEN
AROOIDEONOLAN
LAHRMEANHOUSE
IDONTWANTTOSET
BAILRENE
DOCENTFILEDOFF
ACREPAVESLUI
THEFIRENEXTTIME
ERADONGSOVER
DEMILLESELLERY
CELTARIL
THEWORLDONFIRE
SWAMIAVIDROUE
RIVALTOMEETTE
ONENDEVESEASE
Sun 12/24/1978 SEASONAL SEQUENCE
MAUDWHIFFGRASSAMAM
IPSOOAKIEAARONSODA
LISTENLORDLINGSUNTOME
ELTONOTTOBERLIN
STALLSPREETIARA
WHILESHEPHERDSWATCHED
ARMSHAREDARRET
MUSHARIDTRACERSCAT
EGGSDEEMSAPRIA
ASTARSHININGINTHEEAST
NERVAAUSPICECRINE
THEYFOUNDHIMINAMANGER
INKTSPGENEGINS
CASACARESSBOOMTULE
SHANEBORGIANED
THELORDTHENEWBORNKING
EATONAXIALENVOY
ATONALPLANGISMO
SINGNOWELLOSINGNOWELL
ENNAPILOTOCALAMALE
SHESSTEWSLETUPERDA
Mon 12/25/1978
ALESBAERGATO
BATCHACRERERI
ACHRISTMASCAROL
ASSUREETERNITY
BERGONED
ASPRIOMTAMALE
RAHSABETMANOR
LIONELBARRYMORE
ENTOMOLEOALEC
STOWESYAMAENT
BREETABS
DELUGINGIONIAN
EBENEZERSCROOGE
BRANEMITTUNER
TONYSYNETARO
Tue 12/26/1978
JABSBARCABEBE
ALAWOBEAHEVER
MALAYOUTRIGGERS
DINETTELUNGE
DAISGOON
EMPIRESLABUTE
LEOVCLARANEA
THREETOEDSLOTHS
OTTXRAYSVIET
NASTOSSABELES
NEWTISAR
WOTANINSERTS
EGYPTIANLIZARDS
PERERICESTEAR
TEESAMATIESKS
Wed 12/27/1978
HALFMORONCHAD
OLIOEVERTROBE
BARONMUNCHAUSEN
SALABLEPETTY
VEESWAT
GASPERCHICFAG
AREASLASHAPO
MEPHISTOPHELIAN
UTANOOSEONCE
TELSOREHITTER
ATTYSOD
TEMPESTREAKY
SLIPPERYASANEEL
AIDALUNGEINTO
RAILFREEDLOIN
Thu 12/28/1978
JACOBSARAGEAR
ELOPETRETRANI
NISANAGARECTO
ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
SARDSPAT
ROMTAUSOSCAR
AMETHYSTSTOLEN
SARITAOAGIO
PRIMALSPORTING
STEREHEREDSS
LASTNESS
BYFITSANDSTARTS
REAMOHIOIDEAL
ATLINOLONITRO
GILTSEERGEESE
Fri 12/29/1978
TOPSTRAMHAM
MEDICHEMIMULE
UTICAOTISOMIT
DECATHLONSNICE
HOERABODES
CANOESTELEG
EPICEASYARRAS
RENTALSATTAINT
TREATATKAMONA
GRANIMASSEY
HEROICRIEL
OMENQUADRANGLE
MICAUNDEMORON
ELULITEAOLIVE
YETTOSSSITE
Sat 12/30/1978
HABITATISABEL
APATCHOFNOSALE
MARSHALLISLANDS
SIRBLEATED
LISTSANESAR
EEROPISANO
BRIAREUSCEROS
BERMUDATRIANGLE
ABEAMRAILROAD
SEESAWOURS
ELFESCESASS
SATIRESOTT
FRENCHPOLYNESIA
IODINEPENITENT
ROSTERREPEATS
Sun 12/31/1978 PUZZLED PARIAHS
AQUAEADAPTCABLEIBIS
BURMAVAPORAFLATDARIN
RISUSEVASETRENTOLIDE
ALASTOMISSTHEANNUALBALL
MLLEHASTEUNITYLIONEL
MOORBRADILKA
ADHEMIAMBUSBOWIEZEP
NOONEHASSENTUSABIDATALL
WONTGOSGTSPACINOUSIA
AZAABLERARHATABUZZ
RYNDBARBESOILAMNESIA
ISITTHINKABLEDEAR
ORIENTEANGERSDIZSAMP
ZIPPYUNDIDMITZIPIE
APAPBALDURJOABOSMOND
WEWEREBUMPTIOUSLASTYEAR
ANNANISESUITEDOSTEO
EDIEGEARMOOT
NOEXITSHIVASEPIAIRAE
ORBESOTTEDICANNOTRECALL
TOOTHHELENDIVOTLIBEL
ALLEEANLOCAPOLEAZINE
DIRSNOONEKEYEDSEDER
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