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Puzzles for January, 1990
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Mon 1/1/1990
BAALROMPSMAZE
ELKOADAREALAR
APEDCIGARRIGA
THEGAYNINETIES
SANERKNOT
TURNEDITOR
MINTROOMAMORE
ONEHUNDREDYEARS
ORIONEASESTAT
DELUDESAND
SENTOSCAR
STARTOFADECADE
SPANINANEAVOW
PARDREINAMIRE
ADESESTERSLED
Tue 1/2/1990
HELPLAMBCHEW
ALIASELIALALA
HAZYHOTANDHUMID
AMAANISEEMOTE
SKINWAPNER
BALLETWORDS
ABEARLIKENAE
BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
YENARTYIOWAN
GAUDYLAMINA
BEFELLTOGO
ALONESPEARARI
WINDCHILLFACTOR
LODEELEEMOOLA
STARFLAXGMEN
Wed 1/3/1990
SABLECLUBTRIM
AMAINRITAREDO
KICKUPONESHEELS
INHERENTEASES
ELYBELTED
MODESTROMPS
ABETAERIEJOY
SOWONESWILDOATS
KEYESTESRITE
OWNEDPARLOR
CAREERKEN
ARRASDISSUADE
PAINTTHETOWNRED
SWAGRUSEEDGED
ELSEIBISROOMY
Thu 1/4/1990
GRABPROPSTOP
RICELEDASPILE
AGRAIVESEATEN
THEMINISTERWHO
ETSDTSUSINES
REHEARSES
BODESLEESTOR
ARIDBEDBONO
TOPBEARMINED
PRACTICES
DIRECTSRSTRA
WHATHEPREACHES
SEATOREAPARES
OLDENIDEEMEDE
STARAILSPEST
Fri 1/5/1990
ALMACASAOBI
BOASTAVISTURN
UPTHECREEKOTIC
TEETHONGBIOTA
DOINGSELF
AROUNDENTREPOT
LENEBREENLAO
BATTLERSTEWARD
ACHILEFTICED
STEAMIERBIPEDS
BEESELENE
BALTSSTATSSAE
ARIAOFFTHECUFF
RANTSAUKTREAT
INKAXLEORRS
Sat 1/6/1990
ALICEEROSERAH
FATALTENETENE
ROSEKENNEDYDNA
OSASRATAMUSER
AMISTOCKED
EMBRACEHENLE
REELASHEDALMA
METALCABENTER
ATTNGALACTORT
YODERTRAINEE
DEWDROPUSS
REHEADISMABBE
ALIPEARLBAILEY
METESSAYPAUSE
ARERYANSCHESS
Sun 1/7/1990 HASTY PUDDING
SOFARSLAGSTSTADD
MALONEITALICACRANIA
ATONALDINEROKEATING
LORDGIVEMEPATIENCE
SEIFINITENESS
GONGFASTERFASTERVEE
AGEESSEABEETODCANT
NEWTONELBEPERBUS
GETAHORSEHOPLATINO
MORAEADARERIVAN
SOSOWHENDOWEEATTETE
OLIVIAOINKSISIS
WATERYKNTSTRUTHERS
SOTPROHAHAPEORIA
SOONCIACOLADASRTAS
URUHONKHONKHONKTELS
MOTHERHOODTEC
ANDIWANTITRIGHTNOW
MIDIRONREINEDLARINE
MAILINGSTORESERODED
ENGSSEESSENRYDER
Mon 1/8/1990
PAULAPAPAFEDS
AFROSAMISURAL
LAUGHTRACKNINE
ERSEHASTENEED
BEDSWAY
CIRCEEELIBAR
ANIONSDIPLOMAT
FANMAILTEENAGE
ENGIRDEDPRETER
ESCEERAOSIER
SSRIRON
RENTARNIEAMID
ADARJOKERSWILD
MIMIABELPOLKA
STEPHERSALLAY
Tue 1/9/1990
BARESPASMPALL
ANONPASTAOLEO
STAROTTERNEAT
SIRANTHONYEDEN
GASSTE
BALEDMAAORALS
ELIICICLEEMIT
SIRFRANCISDRAKE
OVALBERATESEN
MESASDASLASSO
GETPER
SIRWALTERSCOTT
DATALEASEAPER
AMENEDITSDALE
PERTSALESELLE
Wed 1/10/1990
ASAANACTSIT
SKILLDOBRAALE
HIDEANDSEEKMIA
PENCILDETOUR
TENETIBEAM
SECEDEAETAT
ERRSTOPCORAL
CLASPRIOKNAVE
TEMPOUSSRGET
UPSETASTERS
RAMIESAVES
LEGENDCERATE
ADEJUMPINGROPE
SANACRIDESSEN
TNTYESESSET
Thu 1/11/1990
PICOMALTLISAS
ADARIDEAOSOLE
CORDMAGNACARTA
ALBINOGRABBER
UNISONORE
CARAPACEUNLESS
ADELAAMINOPOT
LATSNERDILO
EGOPEASECACAO
BERGERENDOCARP
ASISEAMER
SPARTANNORDIC
CARNELIANSAIDA
ALTERCLEOTUES
MEETSELONEMMA
Fri 1/12/1990
AFTERSAGTOT
NOISYSEGOSUMO
TURNELKCUBCRIT
ALEEEIRETONTO
TAPECUTS
TAUSTARREMU
CHURRSSPANGLES
PARTNERASTRIDE
ORNERIERSAUTES
SEDENDEDOBS
NAVETALC
PLUTOHIRESITU
ROOTTURNELTRUT
OURSAGESALONE
ADABEDCONES
Sat 1/13/1990
PARADIDDLECRIS
UNILATERALHART
LIBERATORSIMRE
STAELEVARMPIT
ARLORESYEATS
RADIOSRETERAO
LAISSEZATTN
ROSETTATALESES
APODENCORES
BECESTASNORTS
ERREDENDPEAL
LEANTOAROALUI
ATTUREPATRIATE
ITERCREPITATES
SASEASSESSMENT
Sun 1/14/1990 MUSICAL CREATURES
ANEWICBMANATINAAMY
NOMEFOIELASHMUMSLAE
THIEVINGMAGPIEPLAITING
SPATMORESSMOLDERING
ASSETSORERHASEPI
WEIRETUISTROUTQUINTET
EGOPLATZGRIEVOUSKAMA
SONGOFTHEFLEAERIPETIT
ROISROTTSEDATERS
SEVERNLOBADETOO
EPEEONEWAYETYMOLOGY
THECARNIVALOFTHEANIMALS
AREBETTERMARIANAGEE
BAHEDTSACSCHEME
PATTERERASTISTOA
ECRUSJETSWANOFTUONELA
STERSOCRATESNEAPSMOD
THEBUMBLEBEETETRAMIMI
IBAEWEDENISBEGAT
ICONOCLASTPERISPEAR
STREAKERTHENIGHTINGALE
AGETETEEONSHEREETON
RESRODDINETSARREND
Mon 1/15/1990
HOPEALLENAGOD
EGANTIARACARE
REDSKELTONILLE
RERUNYESADLER
SERESRETINA
ELLAOREGON
LAPTASTESSHEA
ELANSTOPSSETS
NATEHAMPERRAH
ONCOMEARUM
OPERASSNARE
ATOLLROEISOLA
PAPADONRICKLES
ETESOMEGAELMS
DERMMASONDOIT
Tue 1/16/1990
APERMASACHED
MOPEPELTMOORE
ACIDEMIRONINE
HOCUSPOCUSSTIR
CAPEMPLOYEE
SCHEMEDSAULT
CAUSERIEGEODE
ARRYELLSIII
BALBOYOULATER
YOUNGACOLYTE
EMBATTLECOT
ROUTHODGEPODGE
NORMSBINSORAL
ELLERANASNAIL
SAYNOLARATTA
Wed 1/17/1990
HITSABABASCAT
ESAUCAROLPONE
RUBBERBANDRUIN
TREKHATINTO
MACONAGORETAR
ELATESIMPURE
ATLASTNILERLS
NELLAIMEESPAT
TRIMINIALTAIR
NEURALTIERRA
BEGANCLUBETSY
ENCRUSTSEEL
ALASHIGHFLIERS
SARATVSETEVEL
TIDYGEARSSEXY
Thu 1/18/1990
ASHEPILOTGRIP
COOPORACHLIDO
HORSESENSEAGON
ENSILINGHERALD
ELATEPOLE
ACTONPERISHES
LORNHARASSOVA
SRASORALEARIL
OEDPRIMESPSAT
PREMISESOPENS
ACESMARLS
JIGSAWTENDENCY
EDITHORSEOPERA
ELBEILONAICER
PEERPETEREKED
Fri 1/19/1990
GESRAMSEYROSE
USAUSABLEOVEN
ASWHITEASASHEET
VERONAINTER
ANERRECESSTAP
SEDANIHSPULE
TETRAHORROR
ASILVERLINING
IMPALALIMES
TORNPIESTALK
SRISCLERAIDEE
NAHUACANAAN
BEGREENWITHENVY
AREATATTOOCEO
GARBORRERYERN
Sat 1/20/1990
MAMASHOEGAPE
ICONSPEWSABLE
CHRISTIANSYMBOL
AYECARDOBEYS
RIFESOUL
PARTOFASENTENCE
ALIENMACHOUR
LIDSSLATEOLIO
EMEFEESELAND
ABRAINCHALLENGE
BATHBOIS
ABOUTPOOHCAN
CROSSWORDPUZZLE
RAZEARIESOATS
EYEDGEMSGROT
Sun 1/21/1990 INTRUSIONS
REPADSTALAGDAMONS
ATRIAMOIMEMEANTONIA
PHARMACOPOIALMANTEEL
INTENSEBONITOATALL
DIEDASSAIADEERACLE
CRAWTOATLABELTIS
LIPPERSHEYADILES
ATHENAUMEARADVERT
SHESDETESTSSNEER
SAMHORUSSTATROOTER
ANITAORTOERRSAIRTO
YEARNSNORMCAPEKAHS
EDAMSSEDATEDVIII
SCARCEOROACUTANCE
CASURAONOLOGICAL
IHSBASEDETREDEBT
MOABLUMETIAMBINASA
POREDRAMOUSABETTER
ONETIMEARCHAOLOGISTS
SEATERSTOLLONSANISE
ERNESTAWAYNEDENES

The highlighted squares are presumably intended to represent the Æ and Œ ligatures as shown in the grid here. The published NYT answer grid showed them as normal AE and OE rebus entries.

Mon 1/22/1990
LALAWLOLADAFT
AGORAOBITISEE
DEANSSIFUENTES
DENOTESENNEADS
LENAGENT
HOLDTUTUOTTER
ARAPENTABEIGE
RLSARIRELARE
ROERSLADLEREV
YPRESASSIDATE
LISTSDEY
SCIENCESEASONS
MENAGERIESABOT
ERNSNATEEROSE
ENSEALANSTEEP
Tue 1/23/1990
MALLASANCALF
ABEETLEMAALEE
LIFERFRONTPAGE
TETRAENCASES
ASHCRINGES
ASTONESARTO
TONOBURTEMIRS
ENDURESALLEGES
REESEECRUSHEA
MODALHONEST
ESTATESGAS
EASTERNTOUCH
BACKSTAGEELATE
ERNETIEDSIRED
GLEEOLDSODDS
Wed 1/24/1990
PACTBDLBARA
IBAREWESURGED
ELLORAVINIOBE
REFUSEREFUSE
BUFFETBUFFET
AMULETONSALE
LANESSCRAGBAN
CTRSFLOUTFLIT
ATEDOYENDIENE
PEEDEELESSER
POLISHPOLISH
MINUTEMINUTE
PALMSTHANEVIL
FLEETSEVETENS
CLADREDSATE
Thu 1/25/1990
ALEXCHUMSWAN
BINELOSESHESA
BEINGOVERWEIGHT
ENDORSEDARROYO
PEERSPAT
RAPHEPIPSSPA
ASSOCVOTESCAB
MAYBEHEREDITARY
ONCEAGEDDRUGS
NAHGLADYIPES
GUYSTALK
SIERRAMISLEADS
ASYOURJEANSSHOW
LEESDETREUSNA
TEDSTEARPOST
Fri 1/26/1990
KAPOKHELPAMOK
ALONEAREABORE
RICESHIEROLOGY
RAKISHKKKKATY
ELLOPSEAT
ARTLESSASPIRED
LIBREAMSIVORY
IGORRUBIKELLE
BOOERMARASLER
IRKSOMEOPPRESS
PAYUNPAID
OVERLAPARMORS
KNOCKOUTSTOVES
GELTREHEASEAT
BRASDREWNERDS
Sat 1/27/1990
PLATOSLOPE
ARAMAICTUBULE
LASALLEIRELAND
LECHELAFAYETTE
ETALLALLYIRA
SOLSIDLEPANEL
RAINBOWLEDGES
CARNOTITE
STREGARAVENNA
LEEDSOTTERODA
ENVLEHARSKEW
PSEUDONYMENOLA
TORNADOISLAMIC
REDDENSISKINS
DOONEPAESE
Sun 1/28/1990 EASY AS PI
ALEPPOPRAHALACTHEE
RADIUMRITESAWLHOLY
AKAPPACOFFEEPRETENSE
NEMIHAVEAHAPPYNUYEAR
TEARSTATECRASS
GLASSSTEWLUTHER
LONPEPONEPHCEDAR
OMEGATOLEARNGREEKULE
BALANCEAROWARASALE
ENEROFRETPIUSCLAD
ALPHALOAFISBETA
CLANTOBYTINEERIAS
HARDABELOSTSTRANGE
INARHORHORHOYOURBOAT
CAMEOEGISABBANRA
PURSERLOOKCAUSE
BLIGHABOUTEBEN
YOUTHETAMOUTHFULUMBO
ACCOSTEDSIGMAROMBERG
WHAMOLAUSUALREINER
LESERAMNANNAENSURE
Mon 1/29/1990
ABORTUSADAD
BAHAIROMEMURO
CHICKENPOXICAN
TOKENRYEAKIN
SODARAMBLE
BAGSSUNTRIO
AROARROMEOAPE
APOCOPEADMIRER
LASCORNYARDEN
ECHOEOSASKS
AMBLERWREN
LIEUEAMEOSIN
TARESWANMAIDEN
OURSTENOHALLE
SLYDSTSMELT
Tue 1/30/1990
ARCSPORTSHANT
MEEKOHIOLIFER
UNDERWOODAGREE
STEWEDAUTHORS
ESSENESYCEE
DEREKARRANT
HOPEERIESUGAR
AVALDINGSPETE
HERODSNAPSDOE
ANSWEREDENS
DRUIDCONSUL
SAMOANSTOOTLE
CLOWNOVERPRICE
AMONGNILEEVER
MANSEEELSSERS
Wed 1/31/1990
WEDAPPEALAGAR
ICEGRILLEPACE
SHELOOKSLIKESHE
HOPENEEIMPEL
SATEWE
WASPOUREDINTO
CORERRALESRAM
URGECABINSARI
BTUSELAHSHIED
HERCOSTUMEAND
OHSOLD
ILIUMMAROKRA
FORGOTTOSAYWHEN
FROERETOLDADA
YENSELOPESNOT
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