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19 puzzles by Michael Torch
with Jeff Chen comments

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Tue 9/1/2015
EBSENTRIOARTS
CRONEHEADTHAW
RIVERSEINETYKE
UNIDAMNAIMED
GEECRASHSCENE
FITNESSHAHA
ATEINHALFREO
LORDGIVEMEASIGN
ANALBARLUCRE
MAINOILSEED
CUTANDSEWNSAG
AVOIDALOERIO
RUNTCOMINGSOON
PLEAAWESANNUL
SARIMESHNOISY

Been a while since we've seen a vowel progression, and I liked this one. Neat that there are five words that 1.) start with an S sound, 2.) end with an N sound, and 3.) have a long vowel in between. Creative to use RIVER SEINE — I wonder if Mike tried to fine something fitting ___ SANE, but that must have driven him insane.

Ah, Leia's buns ...

At first LORD GIVE ME A SIGN felt odd, as I usually think of it just as GIVE ME A SIGN. (Who else would people be asking for a sign from?) But some Googling shows that the preceding LORD is quite common.

I also wasn't a huge fan of CUT AND SEWN, as it felt like the one phrases which felt contrived in order to make the theme work.

But Google again proved me wrong. Shows what I know. GOOGLE GIVE ME A SIGN!

I appreciate Mike's extra mile efforts in giving us parallel downs, and great ones at that. SOVIET ERA, RICE A RONI, and EGREGIOUS? BRING IT ON, excellent stuff. This arrangement is very tough to get clean, and both upper left (UNI, ANA, ENE) and lower right (who ever types out ONE D? and SNO) show strain typcial for this layout. Still, I don't mind the minor glue, considering how much vivacity the long downs add.

One clarification for people confused with the RHYME clue: [Hot to trot, e.g.]. I like the idea here, repurposing the phrase "hot to trot," but it seems to me that "hot for trot" might have been more accurate. Destroys the wordplay, of course.

Finally, the puzzle had me at PLEA: [Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi," e.g.]. My daughter, a "Y is for Yoda" onesie she has.

Tue 6/26/2012
ADULTLAMPALMS
JONAHERIESHAH
ACEVENTURAKAYO
SHIMSGOESON
DOHACEHARDWARE
EMERGELED
PALAUABLESAKE
THEDEADMANSHAND
SANSDOINTORII
GABMADOFF
EIGHTMENOUTNEY
THEDOWACTUP
HALTEIGHTTRACK
AVIVSPAREERIE
NEDSTOTESPRAY
Mon 3/7/2011
MUSEDSAGASODS
AGATEOUIJAPEW
SHOULDISTAYTAE
PITASRIFFLE
DOESSHEORTROOP
ENDLEWISERRS
LIRASICAME
TOBEORNOTTOBE
SPRIGAFAST
INFOENTRESTU
BOERSDOESNTSHE
EDIBLEBAIUL
REGORSHOULDIGO
IANEATERLONER
ALSSTERNARENT
Tue 9/28/2010
CAWSWOOLBIPED
ASITINKYUTERO
RIFENORMSEARS
PAIRAGRAPHSROE
ENSHITHARD
HOPONPOPDOOM
ORESATINPLOWS
CARBNOPARDUAL
KNEADSEPIANNE
ARRSDEPLETED
SAMBAEDAPU
PLOPAREAPHRASE
ACUTEADDAOKAY
CORERMEIRPINE
EASESANATENDS
Wed 9/1/2010
BINSAVONUMBER
ISEERAGUSTILE
BARNACLECHESTED
SOFTCELOISMS
CHOCERIN
SCOTCHPINNACLE
WARDTEATILED
OSOTORNADOAGA
OHWOWDOEFROM
FANNIEMANACLES
ETTAELHI
MOANURNEERIE
ADDAPINCHOFSALT
GIZMOEASTBRIC
SNEERRATSYEAH
Tue 7/27/2010
SPCAOSLOCLUES
HOYAIHOPLENTO
ENCHILADAODIST
AILEDWELTS
VEEDUBSHEBANG
ESSNOSEORATOR
SNAPTORISE
SHOOTINGMATCH
DYADTALONS
ANTONYSECYSRO
SCHMEARSWIPED
SPEWSANODE
GETATNINEYARDS
PRELLTRIONEOS
SNAPESETSESTA
Wed 10/28/2009
PITCHYCICADAS
INROADOLDKNICK
SKILLSGOESINTO
ASCOTERDAGOR
KNEWTESTAMENT
DOCETE
BREWLEWDTRESS
LADYOFTHEKNIGHT
USUALCAFETOYS
TANENO
KNOTFORPROFIT
IOSWOESFLIES
COMELATECALLME
KNITPICKTIEDUP
SECANTSARREST
Sun 1/25/2009 FIDDLE DEE DEE
ABSONASPREEPODCAST
SLIPRENTROLLCRISPER
UDDERNONSENSETOSPARE
BADLOANSZACHLARGE
ETATSLAOSANOINTED
STRODEMAINSNEAK
LOCUSPUDDINONTHERITZ
INOTWALLSELIHUELEE
GALDANCEPEETEAHEAD
OLDIRISHCADDYREMARKS
NEVRYEFEN
SHUDDERSPEEDGOINGFAR
EASEDEELERWORLDADA
ADEEBANALPEACERDAS
LADDERDAYSAINTSDODGE
MEETSLCDSBRAYED
PREMIERECLAYTOORA
REVETSPEEDIXIECUP
ALERTEDONLINEBEDDING
DANGELOSTEPOVERADDS
OPTEDINTOSSPOTSTSO
Fri 5/26/2006
STDENISPOPTOPS
NICEONESUREBET
EMULATESTELLAR
EENMERCOGLALA
TISLEADFOOTED
TOTHEDSOSFEDS
AGEOLDHTTP
GODELESCHERBACH
ODORPOORAT
ABMSIDOLBARBS
TREESCAPESRES
LINGUASALESTA
ADDUPTODIGITAL
SLEEPEREMINENT
TERSESTRESEEDS
Mon 5/1/2006
ONSETDRIPAPSE
PIANOAIDALEER
ESTOPDOESMACE
LIECHEATSTEAL
HAYTERM
SALTIKISNACKS
AGEDNAPSSTREW
REMINGTONSTEELE
INUSEEDITRASP
STRAWSSPEWMOT
SETSWAS
STRONGASSTEEL
FATEPALLHEAVE
IGORIKEAELVIS
BOWSTEESREELS
Sun 4/16/2006 WORD DISPLAY
RAILSATDRILLAPOGEES
ALTOONAEASESCAROUSE
DISGUSTOFWINDCLAIROL
SAYITLILTREACT
CHARLESINDISCHARGE
AHSESTASCOPSELAOS
NOTONCEQTIPSNONUS
GOLFDISCOURSEIRONORE
SHUTAVIAPRETENDS
TAKESIRENSARIAS
SERMONONTHEDISMOUNT
ANILSEXUDESLEAP
APOSTATESAMENANA
LIFTERSTRUMPDISCARDS
INGODREAPSSPORTED
SNAPFAIRYOSLINOME
TABLEOFDISCONTENTS
INSTSODEAACTAS
CIAGATEBLOODDISCOUNT
TIGHTERBERRAROTUNDA
RIOTERSSASSYECSTASY
Tue 10/11/2005
CURTINREADSTO
OPENBARAYKROYD
PIANISTDECODED
SNLSTERNOPASS
REYEEN
JADESISRCHASE
UNISODEWOEFUL
LIVEFROMNEWYORK
EMEERSBATDOGE
PARDOMLBFATES
HOEBEY
ROTCORDEALNBC
INERRORTRIBORO
BELUSHIHONORER
SIESTASNEWMAN
Tue 5/24/2005
DAFTSHARKTKTS
ACRENOWAYRARA
WHENHELLFREEZES
NYTIMESTAXBASE
NORTHCLASS
SILOSOSSIE
PAINESTOPSWHO
ONCEINABLUEMOON
TSKGONEONALOE
BOWEDRIFFS
LAPATSPAIN
EMERITARUMMAGE
TWENTYFOURSEVEN
HAVEPANDANERD
EYESERTESUSES
Mon 3/21/2005
SEPIASHODMAIL
AGENTHOURACNE
TORSOAPSEGATE
ONEHITWONDER
PROFESSZAIRE
REPASTMANOAND
YEARPACINO
FLASHINTHEPAN
SHAPESERAT
TAUIMETFINALS
ASTORLASTLAP
SHOOTINGSTAR
SOPHTARABARRE
ERIEEMITEDUCE
LEADMENSLEGAL
Sun 2/27/2005 IN PAIRS
DIMITRIBLUESTEMT
EXEDOUTAENEIDJAILER
INTERNSINTURNSELNINO
CARSARABATACOST
EYEINHALEINHAILITAS
MAINEARMISS
DEVIANTSKNAVESTESLA
ORINGSOLEATESLESION
SISQOFRONTONSEVILLE
ESAUCREATESONINLAW
INROADSINRHODES
POTROASTNOHITSILES
AMHERSTTEETERSEZINE
SIRIUSARTISTEORELSE
STUNSERINGOSONGSTER
CHANUKAHNEO
DISHINGESTINJESTCIA
INHOUSENEATMENU
ONEILLINSIDERINCIDER
DEARMEMORBIDMIASARA
ERRPRIMESEXPERTS
Thu 12/16/2004
TEARGASSESAFAR
SPRINGTIDEPARA
EASTORANGEPLOT
MISSEDELSE
LISTENFACES
AQUASAIRBALL
SUMPASNEARAMS
TIMEOFTHESEASON
STETRIODEESTA
RETORTSCREEP
ARGUSGHOSTS
BOARBOWTIE
AMMOONEOVERPAR
SEEPWINTERPARK
HOSEENTERSINTO
Thu 6/3/2004
PACTITCHCHOPS
ATOISOHOHABIT
CONVENTIONALITY
TOTOPER
APRSTDSALPACA
TIAMATSOLIOS
TERMOTOETARAS
ERIERARETIETO
SCANASYMMETRIC
TENABLESIB
TRITEDRIVER
NITWITDEMOTAPE
ONIONYIRONEDON
SCORETESTRIDE
HANKSSITESEW
Wed 1/7/2004
OCULIHARPADDS
WATERAGHANOOK
LLANOVEERTONY
CHANGESATTIRE
BANTACK
MIATASEDITEST
ANGEREXAMVETO
TURNSONTHEVIPER
TIESPOOLAVERT
ETAYELLBLARES
TOONEAU
ADJUSTSTHEMIR
AREALATHDORIS
SLAYOREOADAGE
POLSTOPSTENSE
Tue 12/23/2003
MOORRAJAHACCT
AIDEAGILEWORE
PLODYULBRYNNER
SYRIAATSEAIER
ALATRICKY
EUELLGIBBONS
MFRACERSAMBA
MOODRADARYEAR
ASSAMMOVERBI
YULEFESTIVAL
ANGORATOA
BOOADDLEOGLES
YOULLLAUGHRATE
SSGTEDGAREZRA
SEEDDEEDSEYER
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