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13 puzzles by Derrick Niederman
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Derrick Niederman, of Charleston, S.C., teaches mathematics at the College of Charleston.

9 Modern Era daily crosswords by Derrick Niederman

Sun 9/11/2022 Opposites Attract
SWATATDOPEDOGFLASH
SOFINEILLSOHOHDITTO
ALFREDNOYESFIFAIGLOO
FLAWERMAPOORRICHARD
AMIDTRAPDOORERATSKS
FACETHEMUSICWEIMAR
TNTARIASLUPESWEARAT
TOEDMYSELFORIOLE
APPOSETAOISRMANURE
PAARPUNJABHIHATTOV
PINHEARTOFROMAINEIKE
ENDEARTHCATERSKNEE
ATOLLSLIBINSCHEERS
SERAPEELECTSSHAY
ERASMUSLEAROTTERPUP
TEPEESFIXBREAKFAST
BEAMTAXMEGAVOLTLYES
ENDODONTICSNELLGARR
GEENACONKKARLABONOFF
EMPTYELIAMDSEANGLEE
MYTHSSTYSUEDHEELED

Derrick Niederman, of Charleston, S.C., is a former teacher of mathematics at the College of Charleston. Currently he's finishing a statistics textbook that incorporates puzzles.

Derrick is one of the longest-running crossword contributors to The Times, spanning 39 years from 1983 to now. This puzzle started when he noticed the curiosity of 114-Across, followed by 24-Across. The other theme examples are the result of a methodical search.

Sun 1/16/2022 PLAYING THE HITS
THEMANAMIGOSMOGAWW
BOVINETAROTEIREBYE
SHESNOTTHEREALCAPONE
POSHINIILLBEAROUND
AHABALLIESCUTEY
THEPOWEROFLOVECALF
HUMPETUNIAPOSTAGE
AMESABETCHROMECAT
WARTORNLIEINREBA
ENGAGEDEVILINSIDE
DEEPENUNITINGLUSTER
LETSGOCRAZYICEAXE
RAKETUTEECATCHON
ELICRIPESTERITIDE
FISCHERSWEETIETUG
SAABJUDYINDISGUISE
DJINNNOPESTZOOS
RUMOURHASITPREFARE
LIMEKILNCOMEONEILEEN
ACEAMENELATESMARTY
OYEHERASEXESPAGODA

Derrick Niederman, of Charleston, S.C., teaches mathematics at the College of Charleston. This is his 12th crossword in The Times, not counting variety puzzles, beginning in 1983 — all Sundays.

On March 7 last year the paper published an amazing novelty challenge by Derrick, "Two-for-One Crossword," that had two completely different solutions. After you finish today's puzzle, that's worth looking up, if you haven't done it yet.

[March 7 "Two-for-One" puzzle and Solutions. Requires NYT Games subscription.]

Sun 12/18/2016 MIRROR REFLECTION
TRIXSHORTSTOPROTOR
RUMORNEFERTITIELOPE
UNITELAFAYETTEPAVED
MOTHERPUPALOSERERA
AVAFELINEREVNISSAN
NETTINRAYIRONS
READINGSSEAALTARS
SEPTTWANODTENN
SPOTHARPTRIOSHOO
LANADATEINCHOWL
ROSEGARDENOVALOFFICE
ASSDEALNITEELSA
SHAGMAGILYREMUTT
PENNDONEMUETUN
STABLEEYESPLURGES
WOODSARMRUMLAW
DATSUNPOPOCELOTMIA
AGELEMONPLOWRIDING
ZONEDDICKINSONPASTE
ERODECLEOPATRAINTER
RAZORITINERANTKIDS
Sun 11/5/2006 MISSING LINKS
MESSINGUNCAPPQRSELSE
ATTABOYNIOBEATEENEED
CHRISTMASTREEWIGWAGGED
RAISESPERTRAPPSALUKI
ANDONSPRIGERATOAIMEE
MOENATLCROSSWORDSERS
ELSSLEEKODSSPEECH
RTEJINGOBAMAMAS
JULIUSCAESARSALADSMACK
ORIONUCLANASONCHERRY
EGGJFKASTRALENS
SEALSOFFKEYCHAINSAWDUST
MEALREMETARMPYE
DOESNTONITAUSSIIRINA
OWNEDGSTRINGSUPSETBACK
GETAJETEASELCCI
PLANBSCAMZILCHLAB
AGARGUINEAPIGTOESEUL
RABIDSTARRCHOPSMETRO
GUAVASPROAMEXEFURMAN
OCTAGONALFOOTBALLFIELD
SHOTMOREENDTOEATABLE
YOREESTDSYDOWSMILEYS
Sun 8/13/2006 13 x 2 = 26*
ASSISTSLEDSPITON
QUELQUECHOSEHOOKNOSE
TDWATERHOUSEOKCORRAL
SINGESIREMCEEISTO
SLEETYHLMENCKEN
ABATEFIEAREOLAE
AMFMCSLEWISSNOGPTA
REGISTRYNEDSSUGAR
PROTEUSLANCEINAPTLY
OYERPERKNINOTCHKA
MCDEZBAKEOVENSIAN
CORNBREADEWERTBAR
CHINESETAPERFAUSTUS
ONCEACODEBULLPENS
OSHURDUJREWINGCELT
STBARTSGAGIVANV
MXMISSILEOLDSAW
ARUNMINSKTOOBUGLE
YATITTLEUNRESOLUTION
EYESORESSECRETAGENTS
DEPARTSEASHISSAT
Sun 1/30/2005 SMOOTH MOVE
ALASKAAMADBIKEDAM
DENIALSSANITARIAITA
ZIONISTEYESOCKETMET
KSTONQMOTHERCALI
SFCHOLBRIRTDAPHNIS
AIRMENCITADELNIECES
TRICKSTERERAOCHRE
WEEKLIVEURSTLUKES
EDDFOXQANTHEISM
LOOKATCATHERINEAMF
LOUSYLONEDUNKITALO
RTEFOUNDLINGICERUN
NADINEBBKDOHQIE
VAGRANTCOLPANWADS
PAULIEDOEBAYREMIT
UNTIEDMINDSETPESETA
BLOSSOMACEKHEADSYR
GISHCOALERSSAYBR
ANESILVERMAKSPOILED
MEAALTERNATETANNERY
ESTMESSSLEDLEGREE
Sun 5/2/2004 SELF-DEFINING
LILACCHICOSOPSPULI
URICHSONORANEUROTIC
CONTAMINATESTEMERITY
ENDORAOBOLSOPART
NORRISRIPMASCULINE
CROSSDATANASHNYNEX
YESMOABXFACTORHAP
BASILIANWHERETO
PACEIMETLEGOOWER
STOSSELRESTOCKIWISH
ATMPRECIPITATIONTOE
TYPEERECITEDLOGSOFF
ALADYETISELZERAT
BODYRUBHESNIECE
APRCURTESTCASHSET
KEEPASEATITONADAMS
UNSIGHTLYPRUGRANPA
LEILASMEARLIEFOR
UNIONREPKANGAROOWORD
FEASTERSINDIGOTORIO
ONMESSEPISCESSODOM
Sun 2/15/2004 NAMES, NAMES, NAMES
THREEPARTBARKIMPALE
BIENVENUEALIEMARIAN
ASPHALTEDNOTEPRONTO
LADLEEQUALLENGTHS
MANNDIEUOLEO
JOYCECAROLOATESLICS
IDEEEBONYMERIFNOT
FEDSLEWPASSADESTE
HELENABONHAMCARTER
SAPORMIATATORE
ARANTXASANCHEZVICARIO
NINMDCHUEULEES
JACKIEJOYNERKERSEE
UNHEWNTOADAUKSPBS
ANONOCUZSUSHICRAT
NASDCHRISEVERTLLOYD
RATAOPALOARS
MARYBETHHURTSIGMA
GLADYSYALEELONGATES
MERESTPILLDOWDINESS
TEENSYOLAYSUNYATSEN
Sun 10/5/1997 Baseball by the Numbers
CARGOMUSIALPATISLE
ROUENORANGEERRSHIV
INTHEWILLIEABETUBE
TEHRANMAINSTINKSTER
ILIEANGOUTDOOLE
STAGLEMMEARTEUVULA
ARGBELACAPERFETED
LINEREYESORESMASSEY
CLOVEDOGWOODTEXT
HOMERSROENOMADINDO
OBERLEAALITAOS
WENGATLASPOXCAUCUS
LAMEBEGONIAGREBE
SHEARSFREEDOMSHELLO
TILDEELUDEUSDALEU
RESETLAZYTIMERJESS
ARIHEINZARTTATE
YANKEESINDIANGIJOES
CROWRIDEMPLOYTURBO
ACROIOUWILIERUNCAP
THENENESTEALSSEANS

4 pre-Shortz crosswords by Derrick Niederman

Sun 1/11/1987 INSIDE INFORMATION
HOTCAKESTUDANABASIS
ICHABODURGEREDOLENT
SHAVINGCREAMCLAMBAKE
SOWEDYAMENCALIBERS
MEORIDDLEDSSR
EMBARRASSAONEYATSEN
LIENALOESTOSSWAHOO
SSWBLANDESTATANEND
ASIOLICTWOSLOYRIO
LAZYILIEPAVEAMAS
RADIOSTONEWAREPLANE
IDEMKAYOPERCCHIN
BARFITMIENHARETNS
AGILITYMACKINAWACE
LINENREZAHAMONGNAW
DOGMASNOGSLENINAKAN
ONTFOOTPADAIL
LANCELOTETHERCAGER
RETAILERTREASUREHUNT
EPIDEMICHERRPENANCE
PETEROSEIOOIPLEDGES
Sun 2/12/1984 CRYPTICALLY SPEAKING
AGAPEPLUSTENANA
TOBINCAENLIMPPARER
ELECTRONICABBAATALL
FLORISTLIVERYSTABLE
AEIGENERAITLAYS
DRAWINGBOARDCCXI
EOSINNOIRELEOGAGR
BUTSMEANMOSQUITOES
SERENERSLAVUNDERGO
OSISMATARESELEGAL
PENCHICKENLITTLEOLE
ANOAKSLINKINGASON
COMPOSTMOANCITIZEN
ACEOFCLUBSDIORLOGO
HRSRENOPROWLCOLES
BESSTHOROUGHFARE
SEESAWEGOISMMEA
MICKEYMANTLEABELARD
OGLERALOTBEAUREGARD
KHANSDEMEURNSTHINE
ETTEDERDADSALON
Sun 10/23/1983 THREE-IN-ONE
CLASPEDEGGNOGWHIR
TRENCHESTROUNCEAONE
LEEGRANTHARRISONFORD
CAREENSMOVIESIFTED
RATBASELYSILL
UMWMONADLEMONEDAM
NEATMILESDAVISULA
CAYOADIEUNOMONER
AGNATICTAPPANYANCEY
PRETORIAMLIIIRITA
SERSINCLAIRLEWISNSW
ORCSCIRCASHANGHAI
REGGAEUNKINDADELINE
AXESSTSTHERMONIN
JARHENRYADAMSBETE
AMSTAURAEAFOOTSYR
OCHSSPLINTOUR
MAGPIECLANSSTRIDOR
GRAHAMGREENEJOHNFORD
ROMASAUNTERWHEELERS
SWATDETESTBORDERS
Sun 5/22/1983 SOUND EFFECTS
CARIBECHAPSWRACKS
IRONERLEILARAINCOAT
ONEMANBANNEDARMATURE
ESAUUINTAPEPNEE
TACOMACHRISASTEL
QUEENLYAHEADOFTHYME
URNDASSINANIREEF
ASILAYLATPITIESAPT
ADOREOTHONYSEARAB
CRYTRIGSARMLESS
TABOOWHOLLYCOWALSOP
STREWERLENOXPRO
ARIDLAWSDALIAQUAS
RIDALPHASPODNUTMEG
LOPEISOSNEEZEIAT
PIERPRESSUREJEEPERS
INSETVTYPEHAIRDO
STUBELFIENDESTH
COIFFUREFILETOFSEOUL
ENTRANTSELIDEDOUBLE
SEEINGUMASSADREAM
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