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12 puzzles by Michael Schlossberg
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Michael Schlossberg
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Michael Schlossberg is a doctor at St. Charles Medical Center, in Bend, Ore., specializing in internal medicine.

Wed 5/8/2024
ARCTICSINSUPS
MAESTROSATPREP
MILKSOPTSARINA
ODSCOCOABEACH
OPERAWHEN
EDGARMIATA
BUTTERFINGERS
BOOGEEOREURN
SUGARSNAPPEAS
GODNOEASYA
EMILLATER
VANILLAICEOOF
ISEEYOUOHFUDGE
CORRECTREUTERS
TNTSHONEMESES
Sun 4/21/2024 Get Cracking
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LAIDUPOBLIGEESPENCE
ADVERBTEENAGEPAIDAD
MIENSTREESAPYKENT
BLASETARPSTABAORTA
ELMJGAYIRSSTEL
RAMSECONOTTOPOLK
SCOOPERTIMONELFOWLS
MIRONANADOS
CHUMSWPLATTLMITZI
STREAKMOIARKNOTION
ITSCPEPPACLOX
SPAMMERQUEENPOSSESS
YESYOUASTRAWS
CCLAMPLIPSIRTANTRA
OREEADZLTABNWIN
LOANDAMBASIOUTOPS
BOPOSOLARPUNKOFEW
ENDIVENUGGETSURBANE
REAPERETIENNESAUCER
TRYONEYETTETALTERS

Michael Schlossberg, of Bend, Ore., is a doctor specializing in internal medicine. This is his 11th crossword for the paper and his fifth Sunday.

Sun 1/7/2024 Gimme a Second!
PAPAEGADMEDSEDIBLE
IRECKONSOIDOLVELLUM
POWERSUITSNOOZEALARM
EMILYHEARMEROCKY
DATASCRAPERSONTAG
THECURSEINIDLE
SPIDERWEBSPRAGENCIES
ARMANITAEBOSTP
GOESSFMOMAMUDSEASON
AMAHLLILACSDEER
ONCEMOREWITHFEELING
AGERSTEERSSKORT
SWIMSHIRTUPPISHARAB
OHMSEMISERRATA
SEACAPTAINAVIDREADER
ONCALLCBRADIOS
TBONESLUCKYNUMBER
ABASEOXTEAMLORRE
GENERATIONZFLUSTRAIN
RENATOSKYEWERESAVED
ANORAKTEARDENTLOSS

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore., who's been making crosswords for The Times since 2020. He got the idea for this one after seeing 68-Across as a title at his local bookstore.

Although themeless puzzles are Mike's favorites to solve, he says he doesn't construct them "because I get decision paralysis — they're too much of a blank canvas. I need to have a theme set to build around."

Sun 8/20/2023 Crunch Time
AQITOPCATBEFAIRPEE
NUNEXURBSALLPROLAS
TISSOLERAGRAPESUSC
EXPOSLEAOWLINSTA
COINAGEMCCOYIDEAMAP
ETTURDAOURPERVISA
DIESIANUPIIDOENID
ECOALFARBGASOFUAE
FELLAATEITCLAWS
TIESCRANEISTO
MEDOCTOLERANCECOTES
IWONIWONCELONNOTICE
SOYAINTERSSCANMON
TKOKNEADSICIESTEND
USEDSISNOMHEMS
BRAYAKCMOSNUTS
HOWLSATAGASPHATRACK
ALOTCOUPONCODESABRA
VERYHUNGRYCATERPILLAR
ORSETALIAREPPEDEPA
COTHELIOSESPANASET

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore., who's been making crosswords for The Times since 2020. He says he got the idea for this one while thinking about the books he read to his kids when they were little. He tried to get all the circles in the puzzle to line up, but that proved to be impossible.

Michael says his favorite part of constructing is converting a theme idea into a completed grid — "more fun and challenging than actual solving."

Sun 7/16/2023 The Game Is Afoot
TECSDEIDREAIPACAGO
ALLAISSUEDUTILEMOW
BEAVISANDBUTTHEADIAN
LASERCUTSRUEEAGLE
ENSUEBRIMLEYNOIR
HOWSCAMPAIGNPROMISES
ORAWALKONSSERUM
PARKINGTICKETBTEAMS
ORCASGOFLATUAE
AYEAYECRAYOLATRIX
SELLLIQUIDPLUMRWAZE
DADACARPETSHAILED
OREBEETLECHOIR
ISRAELSNAKEHANDLERS
SEVENANTARESMOT
ARTIFICIALHEARTSSPAR
FEUDSOCLOSEBLADE
FARESKENREDGIANTS
ALTWATERGATEBURGLARS
ILLAPARTDENADAODIE
RYEGROSSOXEYESMAPS

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. He's been making puzzles for The Times since 2020.

Eugene T. Maleska, the Times's crossword editor from 1977 to 1993, famously had 40 rejections from the old New York Herald Tribune before his first submission was accepted back in the day. Michael says he had 50 rejections of Sunday puzzles from us before he got a yes. That must set some sort of record for perseverance.

Thu 4/27/2023
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DOCTORSINSIGHT
DRASTICDOUBLEA
SETSHREKENG
ATTENTION
ASIDEWASLOFAT
FOCUSENOLA
TAKESTHEEDGEOFF
SPFHIPTOTAT
ACCUSATIONS
IDCARDSUNDOCKS
DITTOEGRET
ANOWHATFUNUNO
HERDANCERSBYU
ORSSHAMBLESAT
Sun 1/15/2023 Abridged Too Far
INFOSCALYELNINOSSN
NEALTALIAMATTEREEO
AMIDSUMMERNIGHTSDREAM
PERILPANDERSEANCE
PAYSOFFBIANCAAUTOS
THEWINDINTHEWILLOWS
BAADRYERELLEN
APLUSEGADSSUCKLE
TREPIDISLAMGOLEM
CRIMEANDPUNISHMENT
AWRYROCCOASKMEPETS
THECATCHERINTHERYE
MEALYKORMABITROT
SERENEMEGANPEONS
CIGARYAWEDAOK
FORWHOMTHEBELLTOLLS
ALOHAPOSTITWHEATEN
TENORSUNESCOESPNU
TOMAKEALONGSTORYSHORT
ELIERMINETORTEEROS
REXNAPLESSPAHNDKNY

Michael Schlossberg is a doctor at St. Charles Medical Center, in Bend, Ore., specializing in internal medicine. He started constructing crosswords in 2018 after reading the series "How to Make a Crossword Puzzle" on The New York Times's website.

This is his sixth puzzle for the paper and his first Sunday. The idea for it came to him after he heard the answer at 121-Across in conversation and thought, I bet there's a literature-themed puzzle in there.

Mon 6/6/2022
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IDOLCIPHERPET
DELLASTREETACE
ISAACILKSCAM
TWELVESTEPS
MCSSETERIES
OAKSPCPGAUGE
STICKTHELANDING
SONIAIMPSTAG
NOTESASPSTY
BOYNEXTDOOR
ENDSPEEARGON
LEIHONEYIMHOME
LIPISOMEREWAN
ELSCESSNAANNE
Wed 1/26/2022
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CONGRATULATIONS
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ANTIPASEONEAR
BARTFLOATZETA
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EREEYETESTSOY
UNADORNED
ALTPOPEMENDS
SOHOPENNECOIL
AVONEMBERANNE
PEREDUCTSFOOD
POW Tue 10/26/2021
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SEERSELIEOHO
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LIGHTNINGROD
AMIAREANOSED
BEFITACTSPLO
FRANKENSTEIN
ALLEYCATECHECK
LEIAIIIROADIE
BEERDRETWISTY
Thu 5/14/2020
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ALTARCARNAY
NURSERYRHYME
DNATOYARMS
GLUTENFCEREAL
SAGEDASNIL
GAMEOFCHANCE
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TONGANSALAS
ABSOLUTELYRIGHT
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STATSNETSTOSS
POW Mon 2/3/2020
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LARDETREALERT
USERACESNEATO
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SADIEZINMMA
THEBEESKNEES
IBMPADPEONS
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AIMEESROTAT
HAIROFTHEDOG
ORSAHAROAMS
THEMONKEYSPAW
KRAUTMAINORCA
OAKENANNOLOAN
SEEYASAGSONUS
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