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Puzzles for July, 1981
with David Steinberg comments

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Wed 7/1/1981
SHOVEUPTOROSS
HOPINLOONERIE
ELECTNORTHWEST
MONTREALAEOLIS
OAFSBRER
HARRISCHILDREN
AGAINCHAOSENE
RONALINALTA
ERISTUNGSNEER
MANITOBAROGERS
CENSFOOL
EPPINGWINNIPEG
VANCOUVERECOLE
EVILEASERAREE
RENESSTSSNEAK
Thu 7/2/1981
COEDSBOSCEVA
ADMITANOAVACA
PAULOSBORNELLS
ALEAEVENSUP
GUSTAVPLANTE
ANNEESESCI
MIOGRINDADAMS
MORNINGSATSEVEN
ANTONNICHEEDO
OKSVEECREW
ENGINEREATAS
EPITOMEAUNT
LODIPAULBUNYAN
SEEMETTARAINY
TRERHOSEPPIE
Fri 7/3/1981
ZUCCHINISCARER
EMULATEDALLURE
APPETITETASTES
LIPESTATESAMO
OREADETOSABIN
TERNFRESHGATA
ISISHALOGEN
CARMENDYNAST
UNEATENRENI
CASTDAWESSLAG
UTTERPACSTERE
MHOUPSILONANN
BERTHATOREADOR
EMEERSESCAROLE
RARESTDEADENDS
Sat 7/4/1981
LETTCRACKSEA
ACHEDAUGIETAW
THELASTBESTAGA
SOULMATETOOTER
NASTYDENTURE
BAILEECERISE
UNTILFRANCOER
SKEEDOORSAFRO
TADFERNYGELID
STRAKENARINE
DETAILSCAROB
ORANGSTHINNEST
PATHOPEOFEARTH
ESETURNSTUTEE
YESSTONETYPE
Sun 7/5/1981 TITLE SEARCH
SMITHSLASHMANSGORE
HANOIPASTEABOUODER
ERGOTOSCARICANNINA
RIELTOHAVEANDHAVENOT
PASSIONPETESNOW
ANTTUFTDITTODWIGHT
TOREROCARLASTEER
AMAHDOOMELLEHERO
LAMENTTHEGREATGATSBY
ANISEEDSTRUTARCH
INSURERRIMRETELLS
NOSYMELBASTOWAGE
TREASUREISLANDSNIDER
HURLPONDSAARNYSE
OLOSTTOSCATREPID
RESORTSHALEEPEEASP
ROAIVANSUNRAVEL
DAVIDCOPPERFIELDNENE
URISTRIMMISTSSENNA
DOLEIDEAELATEPAGES
EWESCORNDELEDARETE
Mon 7/6/1981
LESSPOMPSCADS
OLIOAMMOTONAL
FIRNLAIRASTRO
THEGRANITESTATE
SUNSETISH
RIATASIRAS
OTTEASESMACK
THEINLANDEMPIRE
TAUNTDALINEW
ONTOPASSEL
BITMESSES
THEBEEHIVESTATE
HOLESELANAGUE
INLETNESTREDD
NEARSAXESTREY
Tue 7/7/1981
BALMPOOLOAST
AGORARARAONER
CROSSWORDPUZZLE
KINTANREIMS
ALTBOBOAS
ENCYCLOPEDIA
SHOOKADOTWIG
TEAKTATEREASE
ABLEANTCADET
DICTIONARIES
LPSTOENUN
OLEOSETASHE
SUNDAYNEWSPAPER
ETTEARIAEDAMS
ROARZANYEDIT
Wed 7/8/1981
JESSESHOPPOSE
ALLENTABURAID
RIANTARISTOTLE
SEPARATEHOWELL
STARECOMERS
ASTONEHAVES
SKIRTLUTESPIT
TICSAGERUNI
ANKAIVORPINCE
NUDESDANCED
SITTERMARSH
STREAKMANTILLA
IRONSIDESIDIOT
MINNCUTSTENSE
SAYAKNEEARETE
Thu 7/9/1981
SHELFESTCAPES
CARIAPERACRES
IRISHINASCORE
METRICSYSTEM
LESESODEMI
SPENTSCENIC
STASHCANOEASE
TERSEOWENADER
IRAINSETTIERS
NEGATEBIRDY
TORSSPYAGT
APOTHECARIES
ASPICOARAGNES
NEHRUTREDHOTI
EDSELONEETWAS
Fri 7/10/1981
TELLPALSSARA
ARIAHELENULAN
LIMOODETOBAND
CENTEROFGRAVITY
SWIMOTTO
SQUEEZERSOCKET
OUTROTORMANGY
RETSNEVERLORN
BREWSRESETBEE
SYRIACDIARISTS
NULLSCUD
MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
OBOLAGREEERLE
RIDEROARSACES
ODORSSTSMACK

In 49-Down clue, "Jeanie" should be "Jeannie"; left as in the original.

Sat 7/11/1981
GOFORFRAME
FRIEZEOILERS
GRANDSTANDPLAYS
LINKANDESSSW
ADDSDIALSCUTE
RAEPELEEFARED
EYEHOLESBIREME
APARTMENT
SHARPYHINDERED
LANKYWELDSANA
OLDSSATESDIDY
GILATRIPONEA
STANDUPCOMEDIAN
ESCAPESINGER
TOYEDTIGER
Sun 7/12/1981 PHONY FINALES
TITANICPERECAMELSTOA
ALABAMAOLEGABOVECHAR
MAKEMINEASHORTBIERYETI
EYELETSCIMACESTYES
ERATHEBACHSTOPSHERE
SUBTEEINKYTELEG
CROUTONPARISMATEYGAG
RAILERSINCAWAVERNANO
UNLEDBLAHGONERCONTI
FIECIAOFIRERCORDON
FAREWELLTOALMSBONDING
LADEDPRIMELANAI
ATTUNEDTHEENDISINCITE
POUTERFRIARALECMEL
OWNERARIOTPANTLAPEL
REIDSPURNBOLDFRIGATE
TRSRANGEPULPYREVELER
ASONEBALIAILERY
DONTBEASOARLOSERADE
RAYEPUREEANCPOTATO
IKONSHESOUTOFTHISWHIRL
LINOARLENICERDENOTED
LEESTELLYNARYODYSSEY
Mon 7/13/1981
LATEFETESEGGS
UNITLORRELOIN
POMERANIANANNA
ONEROUSSTOPGAP
NUNPEEKS
MINISTERNIECES
ELITEPONCERAP
TONYVITAEPURR
ENEFACETCASTE
RASHERIOLANTHE
ALIENAND
COASTALSTOOLIE
ABUTBLUEHERONS
LORELARGEACTS
LEANESSORSHOE
Tue 7/14/1981
IAGOCLOPSSHOE
SLIPRANUPLAVA
LARESANDPENATES
ENTRANCEEATERY
ATEEADUE
PRATEREDITDER
EERIEENOLPERI
DAMONANDPYTHIAS
ADENTAUTHASTE
LEDETTEPARTON
ARIETALI
THECATLONESOME
ROMULUSANDREMUS
ABUTDANTEEAST
POSEENDORSNEE
Wed 7/15/1981
ONICEAGRAFIDO
TUBALGAITICER
SKATESONTHINICE
ERICAGUARANIS
OTTAWAEGG
UPINWALTLOAD
TICMANYAGENCY
ICECAPSICEDTEA
COLORSFOOTHID
ATANOMITYENS
NCOARABLE
REDOUBLEROLLO
ICECREAMPARLORS
BURTEDERDONAS
SASSSYNESWEDE
Thu 7/16/1981
LAZEDPOPSSAWS
ABUSEAPUPOKIE
MELTSTENOLIRA
BLUEPOINTOYSTER
ROVESKATERS
CHMTENTELI
LOEBRTEDECADE
ALOONSATSEPAL
DEWLAPLABSINK
SOLSTEWGAS
POSTMANTARS
ONCEINABLUEMOON
ITERTIRESALVO
NONEEVERTRIED
SPEDREDSSTONE
Fri 7/17/1981
PLEBESTOPBAHA
RENEWHONEAMOS
ONTHEWATERFRONT
BORAIKETANNER
ARANZEDMATSU
TENWASFICHTE
ESTIRUNALL
SANDPEBBLES
FIRBLUEURE
STUFFYALSRAM
LINERSCIEMIA
ANDREAOKSLIMN
THEEDGEOFTHESEA
EARNANTIANENT
STATREYNPASTE
Sat 7/18/1981
ABUTSCRAPADIT
ROSAERASETODO
ERSKINECALDWELL
SERENITYLEASED
SHOEAMER
HEATERFLEDSIP
ERRORMULLNOLO
JOYCECAROLOATES
ADAKHIRTRIODE
ZENDENYGALLED
HIVESOTS
APPEARSTOODOUT
CHARLOTTEBRONTE
TITONOONEWEAN
SLEDSAPORNAHA
Sun 7/19/1981 UNITED THEY STAND
SCAUPGREGSURDWAF
OUTSATLANEKLEEIMRE
PETERSPENCEINDIANIAN
SSESHINTOBRASMCCCI
SALINGERETREAHEAD
ESTEEAREOLEARNESS
TEENYSRSAIDEDS
CEDEHERSTEBELATED
ACANYONGRRSEMIS
MAESTROWARTRAILREDO
OBLSPRINGCHICKENEND
LEEJSIDESTEPSTUARTS
DANAETERREJOINS
MACADAMAXEANNSROS
KRUALICYSMAORI
SURFEDMOSCOWAIMED
BASALALANARABELLA
ARUBAROSEVALERANBA
HERBPARISROCKCRYSTAL
IMPICOREERLESABINE
ASTEWESSTERNECKS

In 72-Down clue, "Moranville" should probably be "Maranville" (as in baseball Hall of Famer Rabbit Maranville); left as in the original.

Mon 7/20/1981
LONGSALEMBURG
ARILTAUPEOMOO
CALIFORNIAPOPPY
LEBANONATSEA
KENFISH
PASTESBLOTSOB
IRANSEATOABO
KENTUCKYWARBLER
ENDSOILSEASE
RAYERNEDANDER
ADDSSAM
AVASTFINAGLE
WISCONSINCHEESE
OLIOAPACETATA
LESTPATERSPET
Tue 7/21/1981
SCOWWRAP
STORESCHAIRS
SCANDALREGRETS
TARNRATELSTRI
ALTOSTEAKJEER
BELIEEMSSENSE
RESTSPEAPODS
SHORTSTOP
STEEPERTRAMS
GHOULSESTROOP
LIARVISTADONA
INSVESSELIRAN
BETWIXTAMAZING
REALESLAMEST
DYEDHASH
Wed 7/22/1981
ADDLAGERLIST
TRIMEMILEUNTO
LEVISALSAPUCE
WESTSIDESTORY
SOONSANER
GASTONBEIGE
OCTETSANGSTA
STEPHENSONDHEIM
HEMLIESIATRO
ABETSRASHER
ASSAMSONS
DOIHEARAWALTZ
SOFANIOBEEWER
ERINTRAINDARE
TEASSENNASOX
Thu 7/23/1981
ALECPARCHLAST
NOVAOLEOSILLE
EDENSTARTQUOD
WINDSTORMBUMPS
YEASOHIO
SOCIALFRAGRANT
CHASMORALIDEA
RANDAGONESOUR
AREAEDITPQRST
GARNEREDREUNES
DOONTITI
STAYSNERVECELL
HERBCANOEKLEE
ATTUASTORESNE
WESTSHOPSREDS
Fri 7/24/1981
SALONMACROY
BENEATHANAINA
ACEOFHEARTSBOZ
SUMSANTHEMS
ERIPATTYORTWO
DECILITERFLEAS
GAMESSTUART
LANCERWHACKS
LEVIEDSHARK
ONETOTWENTYTWO
GANEFHANKSHEB
GRAVELYGENE
JOERACEOFCARTS
ORRTRAULULATE
BBSSATALAMO
Sat 7/25/1981
ADRUMSCARPOPS
LEONEHALOEBOE
ACTORSARECATTLE
ROOMADREHAREM
MYRNALOYPERUSE
INTWOWORDS
AZILNEONINA
BONEDUPSHEAVED
COSEDIEBETZ
IMPOSSIBLE
GENIUSTREATISE
EXULTCHEVYRIM
READYWHENYOUARE
MATEHATEUTTER
STEWOWESTEENY
Sun 7/26/1981 TYPOGRAPHICS
DANESMOGGBSBAOBAB
AMANCASAAROWORIOLE
BORDERLINECASEWILSON
SIDEWISEGLANCEZESTS
DEBARLUGPAGODA
ASPLENTIDENANNEO
SHAWLONECARATDIAMOND
SILASICELROEOVID
INASSATSCROSSROADS
STEADIERLILAHOT
TOOBIGFORONESBRITCHES
LEMOSSAICEHOUSE
MILESAPARTESASURSA
ASITOWEPIROARLES
TOPOFTHEMORNINGSTENO
AFRLEALUCKRECDEN
EMILIOIDEGASES
STAIRFIVEPOUNDNOTES
IODATETWENTYYARDDASH
PREMEDHARTEDDAOTTO
STRIDEESSSEASMEET

Original litzer note: "Taken from NYT Magazine (2/16/1992) 50 Years of Crossword Puzzles. A puzzle that shows how far the Times crossword has traveled from its staid beginnings. Described as a nightmare for typesetters because of the unorthodox clues."

Mon 7/27/1981
SETUPSTOODWAD
ATONETEARYATE
CHAIRPERSONTIN
SSTSAINTABELE
LORNSMARTS
CANINEREPORT
ARENABARANAPA
MEWSSOILSABAS
PASTPONECCLII
BOSUNSALLENS
EDUCEDAPIE
PARKAEPSOMSAO
ACEBEDANDBOARD
CHAENATEELITE
TAUELMERDALES
Tue 7/28/1981
ADSHELOTCHAD
MATAEROSELIRE
ONUSROOSTETNA
REBSASKMASON
BURLIMPORT
STOREDNOUNHEM
HIREDAGANAELI
RANDLISTSABUM
ERABATHSCRUDE
WASRICECURLED
APACHEABEL
ROMANPATASHE
OPUSAMISHREAP
MALTBASTESYNE
PLEAABHORESE
Wed 7/29/1981
REGALEGGSABAB
OPERABRIOELSE
MITERBELLICOSE
CONESADINWEN
NADIRSDEMOTE
ODEOGEERON
GESTMATATREAT
RUBEACHESOSLO
EXERTHERONOLA
ASAWIREWIT
BARESTHEAVEN
ANISOIESACHA
CONTENDERDOONE
OLGAELLAELROY
NESTRESTSENNE
Thu 7/30/1981
HEMSAKEESTH
TATAALITSPEED
OMNITILTTITLE
AMANOFCOURAGEIS
SLOEETO
MASTERCHEETAH
IOTASBRADSGAB
TREYBEERSWORE
ETEBATEDSIRED
ARSENALSESAME
PETHARE
ALSOFULLOFFAITH
DIODEEASECLEO
AMBERSTETREAP
BESSEELYETS
Fri 7/31/1981
AGERAFIREITEM
ILIELOCALNAPA
DONQUIXOTESNIT
AWEBEENCLINCH
FONDSTASH
DALLASMAINTAIN
AWAITLARVAULE
WATTSINGEASIA
ERRCEASESWEAT
SEAPLANESCORCH
VIOLASAUL
FRINGETOLLPAL
LEADDIEWALKURE
ANTAIDLEDERIE
TEARNEARSYEAR
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