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Jess Shulman author page

2 puzzles by Jess Shulman
with Constructor comments

Total	Debut	Latest	Collabs
2	3/24/2022	2/12/2024	1

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Rebus	Scrab	Debut	Fresh
1	1.63	11	40%

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Collaborator: Amie Walker

Puzzles constructed by Jess Shulman by year

Mon 2/12/2024
B	A	C	K		S	T	A	G	S		P	E	A	T
O	B	O	E		I	O	N	I	C		O	U	C	H
N	U	D	G	E	N	U	D	G	E		T	R	E	E
E	T	A		M	C	S		A	N	Y	B	O	D	Y
			B	I	E	L		N	E	A	R
P	A	P	E	R		E	S	T		N	O	V	A	S
A	T	E	A	S	E		W	I	N	K	W	I	N	K
T	R	O	T		P	E	A	C	E		N	O	T	I
H	I	N	T	H	I	N	T		T	O	I	L	E	D
S	A	S	H	A		S	H	E		R	E	A	D	S
			E	T	C	H		N	O	D	S
S	O	I	H	E	A	R		I	T	O		L	O	P
L	A	C	E		C	O	U	G	H	C	O	U	G	H
I	K	E	A		H	U	G	M	E		L	A	R	D
P	S	S	T		E	D	G	A	R		D	U	E	S

POW Thu 3/24/2022
C	F	O			S	P	A	M		B	O	S	O	M
U	R	D	U		U	R	S	A		I	N	T	R	O
R	A	I	N	B	R	E	L	S		R	E	E	C	E
S	U	S	H	I		M	A	T	H	C	L	A	S	S
E	D	T		S	H	I	N		A	H	E	M
			S	T	Y	X		E	M	B	G	O	E	D
T	A	P	T	A	P		T	A	S	K		P	U	R
I	C	O	N		E	B	E	R	T		P	E	R	U
E	A	T		A	R	O	N		E	G	G	N	O	G
D	I	S	E	M	B	K		S	A	R	A
		M	I	N	I		L	O	K	I		U	S	C
P	R	O	T	E	C	T	E	D		P	I	N	T	A
S	I	K	H	S		R	A	I	S	E	T	H	E	B
S	L	E	E	T		I	S	U	P		D	I	V	E
T	E	R	R	Y		O	H	M	Y			P	E	T

My super smart and very punny grandfather, K.C. Angus, lived to 98 and did every NYT puzzle right up until the day he died in late 2019. I'd never even attempted the NYT until mid-2020; now I'm hooked, and I so wish I'd discovered it sooner so we could have shared it. He would have loved to see my debut in the Times today, even if he was mostly a Saturday guy — and was really not a fan of the rebus. :) This is for him.

I was thrilled to see two of my favourite clues make the cut (7-Down and 18-Down), and I'm grateful to the editing team for letting me reinstate my wee little bit of cluing CanCon (i.e., Canadian content) in 23-Across. Thanks to Robyn Weintraub for her mentorship (including gently but definitively steering me away from an early stab at a 21x version of this puzzle that had 148 entries...), and to puzzle pals Sara, Carly, Turbs, and Max for all of your testing, suggestions, and general awesomeness.

I've been a freelance editor since 2016, editing fiction/non-fiction for publishers and indie authors and doing a fair bit of corporate writing and editing — a beloved career I've finally landed on after an electrical engineering degree and seventeen years of various corporate jobs. For fun, I sing in a (very casual) folk/rock/country cover band, I play guitar and a bit of mandolin, and I like reading, hiking, fitness, and yoga. And crosswords! I live in Toronto with my husband, two teenage kids, a cat, and a dog.

P.S. For some bonus CanCon, and a great pick-me-up any time, look up Bhangra dancer (per my clue to 57-Across) Gurdeep Pandher in the Yukon. You won't regret it.

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B	A	C	K		S	T	A	G	S		P	E	A	T
O	B	O	E		I	O	N	I	C		O	U	C	H
N	U	D	G	E	N	U	D	G	E		T	R	E	E
E	T	A		M	C	S		A	N	Y	B	O	D	Y
			B	I	E	L		N	E	A	R
P	A	P	E	R		E	S	T		N	O	V	A	S
A	T	E	A	S	E		W	I	N	K	W	I	N	K
T	R	O	T		P	E	A	C	E		N	O	T	I
H	I	N	T	H	I	N	T		T	O	I	L	E	D
S	A	S	H	A		S	H	E		R	E	A	D	S
			E	T	C	H		N	O	D	S
S	O	I	H	E	A	R		I	T	O		L	O	P
L	A	C	E		C	O	U	G	H	C	O	U	G	H
I	K	E	A		H	U	G	M	E		L	A	R	D
P	S	S	T		E	D	G	A	R		D	U	E	S

C	F	O			S	P	A	M		B	O	S	O	M
U	R	D	U		U	R	S	A		I	N	T	R	O
R	A	I	N	B	R	E	L	S		R	E	E	C	E
S	U	S	H	I		M	A	T	H	C	L	A	S	S
E	D	T		S	H	I	N		A	H	E	M
			S	T	Y	X		E	M	B	G	O	E	D
T	A	P	T	A	P		T	A	S	K		P	U	R
I	C	O	N		E	B	E	R	T		P	E	R	U
E	A	T		A	R	O	N		E	G	G	N	O	G
D	I	S	E	M	B	K		S	A	R	A
		M	I	N	I		L	O	K	I		U	S	C
P	R	O	T	E	C	T	E	D		P	I	N	T	A
S	I	K	H	S		R	A	I	S	E	T	H	E	B
S	L	E	E	T		I	S	U	P		D	I	V	E
T	E	R	R	Y		O	H	M	Y			P	E	T

B	A	C	K		S	T	A	G	S		P	E	A	T
O	B	O	E		I	O	N	I	C		O	U	C	H
N	U	D	G	E	N	U	D	G	E		T	R	E	E
E	T	A		M	C	S		A	N	Y	B	O	D	Y
			B	I	E	L		N	E	A	R
P	A	P	E	R		E	S	T		N	O	V	A	S
A	T	E	A	S	E		W	I	N	K	W	I	N	K
T	R	O	T		P	E	A	C	E		N	O	T	I
H	I	N	T	H	I	N	T		T	O	I	L	E	D
S	A	S	H	A		S	H	E		R	E	A	D	S
			E	T	C	H		N	O	D	S
S	O	I	H	E	A	R		I	T	O		L	O	P
L	A	C	E		C	O	U	G	H	C	O	U	G	H
I	K	E	A		H	U	G	M	E		L	A	R	D
P	S	S	T		E	D	G	A	R		D	U	E	S

C	F	O			S	P	A	M		B	O	S	O	M
U	R	D	U		U	R	S	A		I	N	T	R	O
R	A	I	N	B	R	E	L	S		R	E	E	C	E
S	U	S	H	I		M	A	T	H	C	L	A	S	S
E	D	T		S	H	I	N		A	H	E	M
			S	T	Y	X		E	M	B	G	O	E	D
T	A	P	T	A	P		T	A	S	K		P	U	R
I	C	O	N		E	B	E	R	T		P	E	R	U
E	A	T		A	R	O	N		E	G	G	N	O	G
D	I	S	E	M	B	K		S	A	R	A
		M	I	N	I		L	O	K	I		U	S	C
P	R	O	T	E	C	T	E	D		P	I	N	T	A
S	I	K	H	S		R	A	I	S	E	T	H	E	B
S	L	E	E	T		I	S	U	P		D	I	V	E
T	E	R	R	Y		O	H	M	Y			P	E	T

Jess Shulman author page

2 puzzles by Jess Shulman with Constructor comments

2 puzzles by Jess Shulman
with Constructor comments

B	A	C	K		S	T	A	G	S		P	E	A	T
O	B	O	E		I	O	N	I	C		O	U	C	H
N	U	D	G	E	N	U	D	G	E		T	R	E	E
E	T	A		M	C	S		A	N	Y	B	O	D	Y
			B	I	E	L		N	E	A	R
P	A	P	E	R		E	S	T		N	O	V	A	S
A	T	E	A	S	E		W	I	N	K	W	I	N	K
T	R	O	T		P	E	A	C	E		N	O	T	I
H	I	N	T	H	I	N	T		T	O	I	L	E	D
S	A	S	H	A		S	H	E		R	E	A	D	S
			E	T	C	H		N	O	D	S
S	O	I	H	E	A	R		I	T	O		L	O	P
L	A	C	E		C	O	U	G	H	C	O	U	G	H
I	K	E	A		H	U	G	M	E		L	A	R	D
P	S	S	T		E	D	G	A	R		D	U	E	S

C	F	O			S	P	A	M		B	O	S	O	M
U	R	D	U		U	R	S	A		I	N	T	R	O
R	A	I	N	B	R	E	L	S		R	E	E	C	E
S	U	S	H	I		M	A	T	H	C	L	A	S	S
E	D	T		S	H	I	N		A	H	E	M
			S	T	Y	X		E	M	B	G	O	E	D
T	A	P	T	A	P		T	A	S	K		P	U	R
I	C	O	N		E	B	E	R	T		P	E	R	U
E	A	T		A	R	O	N		E	G	G	N	O	G
D	I	S	E	M	B	K		S	A	R	A
		M	I	N	I		L	O	K	I		U	S	C
P	R	O	T	E	C	T	E	D		P	I	N	T	A
S	I	K	H	S		R	A	I	S	E	T	H	E	B
S	L	E	E	T		I	S	U	P		D	I	V	E
T	E	R	R	Y		O	H	M	Y			P	E	T