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16 puzzles by Tom Pepper
with Jim Horne comments

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Tom Pepper
Puzzles constructed by Tom Pepper by year
Fri 10/6/2023
TYKESELIEPDF
BUNGEEJUMPFREE
SMOGALERTSLIMA
PAWWACKOFAVOR
FETTBURIALS
ASHLEEELNORTE
BOOEDTRAINESC
CURESHEMTHESE
SRSALICERAYON
GETLOSTFOMENT
PRORATEMOWS
RAPIDNEARSROB
OPECADVICEGURU
MEREGUINEAPIGS
SSAEPEETANSY
Mon 9/4/2023
IRSBLOOPAGAR
TOTSFONDATYPO
WORLDFOODSUMMIT
ATEAMSESPBET
SLUMSLOSESFACE
MESSDONTAGED
ESESOREIFS
SLIPPERYSLOPE
DYEOILYETA
ERIEDUPEPECS
NAVALBASETAKES
AMPALTIMLATE
MOUNTAINCLIMBER
ONMESNARKSORT
REPOEGGOSOAS
POW Sat 3/11/2023
OHHELLABBACY
COOLIOBRIOCHE
TURINGCLAPTRAP
ESCGOWHOLEHOG
TERIHICDEBRA
DUNKTANKSRAIN
XRAYTECHSTNT
ELIASHOWE
BASENDEARING
FLAPGOTINTOIT
FOVEAWENSMOG
HANGONASECMOO
MANCAVESRETINA
IONIZERONACID
DEALERSTOKES
Sat 12/17/2022
KEYSUPDADBOD
AMOEBAWINEBAR
MAULERTEDTALKS
AIRFRESHENER
LEISPENTAFTS
SHOELORISNARE
TONHITMEANNUL
RAFAURORALTEE
AXIOMEMOTEHON
TERNSMEATCERA
ISEECOTSGOOF
ABOVETHEFRAY
REDRYDERONFILE
IDOTTERPRIEST
GUSHEDSENSEI
Fri 4/16/2021
HOPSCOTCHSTRAW
UNSHAPELYIRAQI
STEELTRAPTOPAZ
HOCZIPPERJIBE
POMSRAMADAN
ASTANAOLSON
CHORESNIPEHUNT
TAFTSKINSOHIO
SQUIBKICKPRONG
EMOTETUSHES
COLDWARSANE
IPODLACTICGPS
VIGORCOACHFARE
INAWEKATHIELEE
LENNYSTEINWAYS
Sun 1/17/2021 DOUBLE-CROSSED
CLOSEBBCBATORABUT
REMITALAARENASCAMO
OVERHEADRSONOMAISPY
WIGEVERTIMOEGADS
ETARADIICARTOETWORK
DYSONVEESSIDTABOO
FESTERSTALLSSOAP
LEFTTOPLEXETCHERS
AIMEEUGENIEASEA
GLORIAREDKURDARCANA
RATEDRTIDEPODMIOTIC
ACEDITETONSTROBEECT
NOAMPEASOUPMAHI
GASMAINMEWLDEBATE
RICOSTAIDPINENUT
ADHOCIRSAONEMESON
BALNARTISTSVOLGAWOE
OPRAHOASADAIRICE
ACAIREFUTEDAYTIMEYS
LUNEEFILESEDUDITTO
LESSTEARSSAPEBSEN
Fri 8/7/2020
BODYSHOTTRADER
OPEDPAGEMONAMI
FANSITESZAGNUT
FLYTEETHCENSE
KIRRASHLY
BESOTAURASOWN
ONCLOUDNINECEO
CRONUTSSKATEBY
COOTHATSASHAME
INCHELEATENDS
HEDRENZEN
PHOTOSUPERCCC
LOVETOROLEPLAY
UBEREDEPIGRAMS
MOROSEDOGGEDIT
Tue 5/12/2020
RAFTSUNITSISI
ORIONNANOETON
MARBLECAKENABS
ARMYMACHOLST
NAETOPPRIORITY
STRAWURNAOL
CORTANAINRE
THISISNOTATOY
COEDFANFEST
ETASLRHYPES
RATTLESNAKEHUH
ELWAYSRIMORE
ALASYOYODIETER
LIVEINNSSMOKY
SEEDPACEPENAL
POW Tue 2/12/2019
MOPSCHAIPASS
EPICFORTRICES
WASHROOMSOGRES
LLAMATEMPTEIN
ENDDEBRIEFS
NEWAGERSUNNI
ACERJULYDISCO
AHLVAMOOSEHAD
NOCHEPOGOTORO
LOONSARBITER
COMEDIANTOM
ICEELSESZIPPY
GAMUTCANOODLES
STARTATITLITE
ETNAPOPSYEAR
POW Wed 10/19/2016
ITEMRAZEKAYO
MOVEICERSENOR
PROTESTERPADUA
URNYESOPENER
TINKERPROCURER
EDENFISTSOO
OPARTALMOND
PROVOCATION
DEARIEHROSS
IANRHEAECRU
PROPOSERLUSHES
DRIVELPEZEWE
BRAVEPROFILERS
RUMORMINTESAU
AMATEDGYDEPP
Thu 3/24/2016
HALESTDCCUP
APPLEPIESATIN
LOGICALFALLACY
OPALLIVECHAT
ADONEW
EBECAUSECIRCUL
SEXZIPSOUSA
NATEJECTTBAR
ECRUADLIBAGR
SOAKSOARNEE
ONSEKAMGNINOSA
IGOTEE
CRASSESTASTI
BEGTHEQUESTION
CEELOUNFROZEN
DROPEATSEDS

Jeff feels that BEG THE QUESTION "feels like a tenuous connection" to this theme. The word pedant in me disagrees — that's the answer that made this puzzle sing. While the phrase has come to be (mis)used as a synonym for "raise the question" (this makes no sense to me!) it has traditionally meant "take for granted or assume the truth of the very thing being questioned" which is exactly circular reasoning.

If this feels wrong to you, take comfort in knowing that we word pedants always lose in the long run. "Irregardless" will become standard form, "I could care less" will somehow make sense, and the original (Aristotelean, apparently) meaning of "beg the question" will be lost forever.

Anyway, I love logic puzzles and I love crosswords so a crossword about logic works for me.

POW Tue 9/22/2015
VESPAARMADAIRE
INERTRAISINLOX
PYROTECHNISTLAP
AFFIXISPJUNO
ICEMANEDAM
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
PEPETREYSLNOV
ITERSTWOSTSARS
URNPALATFETTE
MASSAGETHERAPIST
DEMOAURORA
CHOWNUMDARTS
LEOWIZARDOFAAHS
OARVEILEDATRIA
GPSASSENTTEENY
Mon 3/24/2014
BLOWADIEUWOES
YOGANESTSILSA
FILTHYRICHLEAN
ARETOOTHECLOUD
REDANGRAD
GREASYSPOONS
CEDEDSTEINVAL
EXAMSPURNPEPE
LITGHENTACNED
STAINEDGLASS
RAEERNCHA
SPLITPEAGENDER
IRASDIRTYWORDS
ZONEONEALLOGO
EWESGESTEOMEN
POW Thu 9/26/2013
BALLDOZENHALF
EPEEIRATEIDEA
SIAMESECATGMAC
TENONSHIPSHAPE
INTOLATENT
WONEDYSYER
EGGRIOTSSEGER
SLOBCLOCKDODI
TENORKOALATAN
LUVDRUMOMG
SCOTIAMILS
DEATHSTARGALOP
AGRIIAMACAMERA
YULETRACYPEER
SEASSIDEDSPOT
Mon 10/15/2012
ALTOWROTEVEST
JOHNHAGARECHO
AGERANDREGOAD
ROYALTIESJELLO
MOSNINETIES
SHIPOUTYEA
PERPROPERTIES
EXISTOBESEALY
CASUALTIESGIN
BRASANJOSE
BEAUTIESMIO
AVERSNOVELTIES
HERBERREDTORI
ARIADORIAEWOK
ITENSLYLYDASH
Mon 2/6/2012
BAHAERASESGTS
EBONLORNATORO
GOHALFSIESAHEM
UVULAADEERAKE
NOMOREZLOTY
GALAXYKIWIS
ORGYIRECANINE
NEOGOCRAZYRNA
TABLETOLEBEST
ODEONEXACTA
LATERHEDGES
GOLFDRAGRHINO
ASYEGOCOMMANDO
SLURARTOOISEE
POPSRSVPSRUDY
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