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Alex Vratsanos author page

19 puzzles by Alex Vratsanos
with Jim Horne comments

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Alex Vratsanos
Puzzles constructed by Alex Vratsanos by year
Sat 10/7/2023
HEDGEMAZEIMPS
AXELFOLEYSLEEK
MXMISSILEHOMEY
MOODQEDSOVERY
NNEUNAWARE
EMERGESOUTLIER
LOTSONOCHANCE
OBIBADIDEATHA
PIZZABOXICHOR
ELEANORBARRELS
NAVYVETIWO
ENCINOINTSECT
TYPEAYODASPEAK
CRASSELECTEDTO
HOSTWARHORSES
Wed 7/21/2021
KOBEAMISHDODO
GRIZZLEDVETERAN
BARRELHOUSEJAZZ
NCAARETEE
UGHLAPAZACED
NEBSMOGSOT
PLATIKEWHIMS
CORRODERAMONES
SKINSCOTNEAT
PVTOAHUMBA
DALIZONESORB
BONEDUTNE
OZZIEANDHARRIET
NEAPOLITANPIZZA
ORCAPASTYPEEP
Thu 5/23/2019
PACMANTEDPLOT
INHALEIREJOGS
NEEDLEPRESSURE
ADOSPADEVAT
BITWEWINNERDS
ADDSTANDOXEYE
LEAPUGGMRT
LAYODDSDEARGOD
WEEBRAAURA
GORESGRADETNT
UTERIROGENPEA
FIBSTEWSCLU
FOURTEENPOINTS
ASTASCICRECHE
WESTTEETENHUT
Tue 2/26/2019
ELBEDANKASAHI
LIONEMILBOXUP
MEWSMATEOMEGA
ONEHOURPALM
EIRETRIESTE
SISALTROISTIL
KNUTETASHOULD
INCHJOINTACTE
MAKEMETAOKCAR
PTLICHATCLOTS
SEEINTOUTNE
DOSTRUNATAB
KNELLWRITVANE
GREETAPSEEVAC
BALSARITESILK
Sat 1/20/2018
BOOPADOOP
SENDALETTER
BIGTICKETITEM
YOSVSHAPESLAP
ESTDTILERSERA
STEEPNINPLAIN
MORLOCKSREASON
ANSELMOHELLENE
SCOTIASALLOWED
TRUESBMIAMATO
EELSPOORSSITU
RAJSYNODALVET
MAJORITYRULES
HOMETHEATER
TEXASSIZE
Tue 7/25/2017
SPEWADAPTSRAM
ALTIESCARPENO
MEANTTHEWORLDTO
SALDANALEASED
SMARTALECK
ARGOPADTERA
BARREDNAUTILUS
ADALUCKYMETSK
FINALOUTPELOSI
TODDJOSANON
JOBHOPPING
BAUBLEENCASES
SPREADTHEGOSPEL
ISOIDOIDOSAGA
XERRAWESTETSY
Tue 6/28/2016
GAMERKGBBRAGG
NEUROLEAEULER
ARLESELLDELTA
SICICELESSIOC
HEHHEHEPICENE
ARACHNIDA
PLEDREANEBULA
GELDLORENOLEG
AIKIDOEVEOMOO
BITEMARKS
BASSETTEREBUS
EDADERALTEEST
ILLGOALISOLTI
NEVEUDEMGALEN
GREETEGOEKING
Sun 11/29/2015 FOUR-LETTER WORDS
OVERCOCASSHOESHEAD
JOVIHOAGYMIXUPOSLO
ALECEXPENSETYPESPEW
ITSELFEMCEESHESSIAN
BAALEASECODAESE
OVARYESTIGORNASTY
BEYONDTHETIMELIMIT
IRONERSSARANAUTOBOT
ETUIADSWAGONDINERO
SCRUBSEMISZENER
WENTTOOFARRECKLESSLY
ALCOAPISANSHEAR
RIALTOSEDANELSAPED
SEADUCKDIRACESOBESO
YEARBOOKPHOTOGRAPH
STOATIONSIPODARNS
POITASKBALERESL
ILLKEPTVIOLINSNIFFS
NEMONOTAGOODBETVIAL
ADENEFILEHOARYESSO
LONGAFTERAGREESHOT
Wed 4/22/2015
ATVCAMESAIDNO
PHIACEYTENORS
PEPDANEISAIAH
CREDITREPORT
MOONYHOLEPUNCH
IPODROLOTOPE
NAMECALLINGWAX
ROZAAS
HUBTRADINGPOST
EPICPOCOELMO
HIGHSCORESADAT
PAIRSOFCARDS
JOANNETRONAHA
UNPEGSHEADYUM
TOILETYELPSPY
Thu 9/25/2014
GUMPSTETOTOES
INREOOZEPENAL
SACAJAWEAPREGO
CAPEKMORALE
RACERRIBOSOMES
AEIOUSEIZER
MOGULSLGAAPP
ONATEARARMENIA
SSRDUBTASTER
ARISESSPOCK
SPACESHIPHONES
TALCUMJANUS
ARLESFILIPINOS
READEONKPTIDE
KEYEDEGOSOLEG

Body parts are symmetric in grid. cf. this 2006 puzzle by Patrick Blindauer.

Sat 7/12/2014
CPLSCOWLEDBRO
URIEARHOLEOER
TAPPANZEEBRIDGE
LIBATIONBEARERS
ERATOTUGAT
TILTSNOOPLADE
SEMISOFTCHEESES
ALLHAIL
IDONTFEELLIKEIT
NEVAARRASELMO
SPANGCRAIG
EARTHSHATTERING
ARIZONACARDINAL
MTASOLARIAEWE
SSNTWODOORSED
Sat 6/14/2014
JOANBAEZPACKON
INNUENDOENHALO
LETSDOWNNEATER
TILSTAKINGMAT
EDERERODEGASH
DARESDUIMONTE
POINTOFORDER
SCHERZOSOJOURN
CRANBERRYBOG
HOSTSTONSUERS
ANTSTOSCAELEC
EKEDENARIIIVO
FINIALLASTEXIT
ETERNEISLAMIST
REDSOXEYESORES

The cycle in only eight! Congrats.

Wed 3/26/2014
ECOROCDJSNES
MACONAREQUEST
INHALERYOULOSE
TESTLABSPINNER
OSLOARAL
RAIMINACREITS
ORRINCLODSGET
CROCLOOPYNHRA
KANSOPUPNUTRI
YUMCLYDEIMSAD
AGALROBB
PHILLIPHOLEDUP
RUDOLPHEMERITI
ONEWOODAPTVAT
MSNPPSDHSAHA
Thu 3/13/2014
BOARSFERBER
BRUNEICORDELIA
RATEDXOPEDPAGE
AVANTILESOCH
NECTARONCDKTS
DRTPOORAEROBE
DENEBSTEPIN
ESPORYNESTD
MEANIENAGEL
MARGINUVEADPS
AGTICBMTSTRAP
RHELOBAYEAYE
SERENADETORPOR
KEELOVERANSELM
INESSENEEDA

"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" Midnight Cowboy is the only Best Picture in Academy Award history to be RATED X.

Sun 6/30/2013 MATCHING WITS
GMATGMCS
HEUREERMATHOMLOOTS
ANDRESOOTREPOADLER
MODESPLUSIRANMEDEA
SAYAHTOTEMPOLEORALS
WRITEHAILEYARNS
ABAROSSIRESISTWIKI
MOTTOTHEMAXTWOFACED
POEMSERICADOARENA
EZRAMMESLAVROOF
DESKMINUTEWALTZAMAS
IMINKIWIEHSRARE
CHINAITEONTOSELMA
TANGRAMSARGONAUTTOM
STEWMUKLUKBETTEWRY
CHASMENEROHEATH
PESOSWENTROGUEMOIST
OTTOSALTIAGRABOSOM
SHAPEGATESADRANKLE
TASERENOSTNUTTIEON
NYETHEYS

Vertical theme answers are each two words starting with M and W. Blocks form an M at the top of the grid and a W at the bottom.

Tue 10/30/2012
RAWLSAMATCARR
ABOILLOCHOGEE
DERBYADUENALA
STERNUMSMASTIC
AEROBESEECH
ODESSAEATER
BIVSNORTAVAST
ICEEORIONELOI
SENNASTREPEMO
ANJOUHOAXES
FACTIONCROC
ONRUSHFOURTEEN
CZARAWAYLINDA
AIWANOTEAVOIR
LOLLNEERWELTY
Sun 5/6/2012 A-V CLUB
ESTATEFALCONATPEACE
MOOREDONEDGENEUTERS
AUXILIARYVERBDATASET
ISISERGOFERRETLOPE
LENTOMANEEARPPER
ACTIVEVOLCANOES
PBATREEIDIOMELAND
CALLOUSFLOPSOBLIQUE
PHOEBEJEERSINRETURN
ENETONYSONEAAMT
ATVARIANCEARTICLEVII
VEECREESNARLORI
APRICOTSLOTTOSCOTCH
SEASONSMILLESAUSAGE
TESLAAIMEEALISEIN
ALESSANDROVOLTA
WAHSRASSNAGSTRAD
ADEEALTTABETASMEDO
FORMOSAAFRICANVIOLET
TROTTERCAESARENSILE
SENSORYORDERSNETTED
Fri 11/11/2011
MRIBBCSKAASA
CONTOURUNKEMPT
MAFIOSIREARERS
IDIOIMAGEARIE
ITTNICEDINA
OSSENTOMICK
ESAISAUNACALE
MINTSLAGSANEW
UNDOMILESTIRE
GSUEZINEENS
CATTNATESSPYS
OPATYRASP
LORELEIALBERTA
ARTDECOLOAMIER
SESSIONSCHISMS

This grid underwent significant changes during the editing process. Mr. Vratsanos was kind enough to allow me to post the original submission so you can see the changes. Very interesting. Even the grid shape changed.

Mon 6/13/2011
RACEDWISPMAGI
ERASEAOKIONUS
TABLELINENSEAL
AMIRETILEACME
PINGDOZEAID
ESSESNETINCOME
NEZROCKSTAR
TICXESNBAEYE
ATHEISTSMRI
BALLSTATEASCII
OATCOLAPONG
WARPSCOUTSCHE
AXISPADDLEBOAT
CEDEOTOEAIOLI
ODESTONSMONET

Mr. Vratsanos set a goal for himself to have a published puzzle before he finished high school. Today's debut appears on the date of his graduation.

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