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Puzzles for April, 2014
with Jim Horne comments

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POW Tue 4/1/2014
ARGOSKATRIFLE
MOUSEPADSORION
BESTTHREEMISDO
ISHHEMPBASHES
ERATENE
HUMBLERAISIN
IVIESMTIDACOB
NEXTHEADSLIRA
TAUNOLTEMONTY
SPRINTCOUGHS
ATEHOOT
SCENTSAUDISEC
TOSCAOUTOFFIVE
UNPINUNINSURED
BENDYRTESNINE

The 13 multi-answer clues is a Schrödinger record. April 1 is a special day. See all the April Fools puzzles. I list some favorites here.

Wed 4/2/2014
DADEJUMPNEWAT
ITONORCAACELA
SWORDHILTPOTOK
COBAINITATHEE
ORIGAMIIGLOO
SKEEUNDRANOFF
DEICERTEDDY
SEAIRANHITSRI
PURSESIEGES
ARMPITMAOELSA
YEOWSSTREETS
NOWAOCDNIPSAT
SNAKERARECATCH
FESTSONYXSEEM
WAHOODEETTRYA
Thu 4/3/2014
AHEMSNUFFSAID
RADIOSASIANFLU
CHANUKAHMENORAH
SAMISENBUOYS
EKGCOT
CHAOSTHEORYMEA
AORTATWAFISH
CHARLOTTEBRONTE
TUBAOSHATSEA
IMSCHAINSMOKED
KOSSAT
ASNAPRIBCAGE
CHCHCHCHCHANGES
LAILAALILABRAT
UNSORTEDSCARS
Fri 4/4/2014
SATELLITESTATES
ADELAIDESLAMENT
MARINEINSURANCE
SINGINGTOGETHER
REISIEIDIO
SBATROTSUMO
LISROZRAH
SNEERATGUESSSO
HEXEMITAC
AZOVMAPALAS
RIMYARMRTS
SACRIFICIALLAMB
AMIGLADTOSEEYOU
GASOLINESTATION
ANTSINONESPANTS
Sat 4/5/2014
WHOAPRIMALURGE
HARMLEGALIZEIT
ABABIDOBELIEVE
TALESETEXTFER
INERTAYLAREIN
SEXSYMBOLLORNE
IRALULUCUT
TOMKITEDUCHAMP
ISTPORKNAE
DEATHPATTYCAKE
ONESKENSMOTEL
ORRTHEOKENOBI
FIONAAPPLEELAN
UCBERKELEYYING
SHESAIDYESSAKS
Sun 4/6/2014 AT TIMES
JAMMAROONETALMAORI
ARIAMANDAMILOORLON
MEDICINEDROPPERNAIVE
BASSESCOLTREVOLVER
TADISMZOOTASSERT
CARYBALIEYELIKE
ATEALMONDSMANIACS
FOAMRUBBERSTONEOCT
EMMETTOYSTERCRACKER
TWOSPASSESEINE
MACROALLBETTERKNEES
USAIRDEIONSASS
CHICKENTENDERLOOSED
KENREADYBACKBURNER
NETCOSTABSOLUTELI
ROTSCALPLUMGASP
MEDICIDONTYAMWOK
SNACKCOUNTERGROUND
DANKEBATHROOMSLIPPER
OCCURINREODIOUSORE
STEPSTEAMTEASETNOW
Mon 4/7/2014
PAIRWEBDUAL
ANNOSHRUGANTE
DOUBLEORNOTHING
RUSTICSOOTOO
EKEROBEDRS
JANUSYENTA
HOPEDOETROUPE
ANARCHYSWOONED
TUSSLERHOZERO
STEELAISLE
YAPHAHAARM
SAGVIAOPAQUE
TWINENGINEPLANE
URGEGENUSIBIS
DYADSATFACE

Even though the 2 is formed out of blocks, the grid still has normal crossword symmetry. Almost exactly ten years ago, Patrick Merrell used circles.

POW Tue 4/8/2014
TACHMADAMLETO
SPRYANODEOXEN
KEEPITDOWNWANT
SWEDESASSCHA
GUTSYWRAPITUP
PIELITHEIRATE
STATBRAGRO
MOVEITALONG
MIXNBASASH
EASESGOUDASEA
CUTITOUTUPSET
OREANIAUDITS
LOAMKNOCKITOFF
ARLOEERIEAVIA
WASPYARDSSETS
Wed 4/9/2014
PSSTPAWSMUSKY
OMANAGEEOPINE
TILTPAREALLEN
ALIWATERSNAKE
TENSILEKEN
ODEONSTRADDLED
RESOATERA
WHATSINTHEBOXES
OBIGEESET
WORDINESSSITUP
ONEICECUBE
FIRSTLIGHTSOD
MASAIASHETSAR
RINDSTOESALTO
SNOOTENDSBESS
Thu 4/10/2014
ATVILLAUSTIN
BLACKTIESBARRO
AGGRIEVEHOWARD
BOGAMERICANPIE
AREAPATPTA
REDSKELTONREAR
POLIOCORN
CHECKEREDPAST
SUCHSMEAR
MINTWHITESALES
OMGSHETINE
PIRATERADIOBRA
PAISANMONOGRAM
EMETICSIXFLAGS
TIRADEONSOSE
Fri 4/11/2014
MOVEBACKBBKING
IREALIZELIESON
DELTARAYUGANDA
VADERPEGTET
SPEWEDRAJAH
IOTASFACEMASKS
GORYKAFKAESQUE
HBOKITTENSURL
TAPDANCERSNATE
SHEDTEARSDORIC
TESTSDIVEST
ANNMCSCURED
TOOTOOPOPELEOX
THEASPIDECLARE
NOLOSETEDTALKS
Sat 4/12/2014
COLBERTBUMPCHE
EVERSOSORRYOAR
LEGISLATURENIN
TROTARSODISTS
INSMAOSUIT
ASGARDVIRGIL
HEELSDARKSTARS
ALOEHASTEATOI
BACKBENCHFREON
ASIAGOSETSTO
DOCENTSBAY
ONHIGHOAFAWES
LIIHEATSENSORS
CONARCTICOCEAN
ENGMYCOLOGISTS
Sun 4/13/2014 IT'S TAXING
ZOOSARMBERRASCRAP
SAFEAREAPALAISCRIME
ARTGLASSONHIGHEAVES
WITHHOLDINGCONSENT
APIAAURAEARTH
MANYHAPPYRETURNSPILE
PROERELOGHAMAN
SANDRAROLLTHECREDITS
ROBBERYESCROWTRU
RAPIDEDAMSOOPPAIR
ENUFTABLEFORTWOUTNE
PANTAPOORIONFREED
ARCEBANKSANNETTE
SCHEDULECHANGEELEVEN
THEASAARUSEOVA
SYSTEMERGENCYSHELTER
APRILALASEENY
BRILLIANTDEDUCTION
LEROITIERRAHELLIONS
OZONEANNEALTELETHON
WANEDSONGSSLYYOWL
Mon 4/14/2014
ADAMPAILGLOOM
NASAALOURUMBA
THEREYOUGOAGAIN
ELATIONEXPENSE
SLEWEER
MARINARAYSMAP
OBESEWORECOMA
THEIRFINESTHOUR
TOSSOLGARINSE
OREDOTELAPSED
BEDDEED
STLUCIAAGEGAPS
THEYREGRRRRREAT
ARNIERITEERIE
BOONEACHEWORM
POW Tue 4/15/2014
LADENSEMISVAL
ASONETRADEEMU
HIGHTREASONRIM
RAGABASSDODGE
INSIDEEDITION
PRECISANT
LABELAMIDOMIT
USALOWBLOWAPE
SAGEPEAKHORSE
ATEPERSON
OUTSIDECHANCE
PRIEDSLOWHIFI
AILBASEONBALLS
RADINERTORLON
THETANKSADEPT
Wed 4/16/2014
JUMPEWOKOMARS
AFARCOREHASAT
YOGILOBEBRINE
MAIDENVOYAGE
ENCAMPOATGEL
COLLISIONTHEORY
ROOELSSET
UNGERKATRAJAH
DEAGASECO
TIPOFTHEICEBERG
ODOILEELOPES
TITANICSINKS
ADAGEKNOTTUFT
LITERLATEOKIE
STORYEGADNEXT
Thu 4/17/2014
GOONJOTEACH
AMNOTAWETYCHO
WALSHREXHEROS
PROWESSTSELIOT
WENTPAID
ARIASEND
COTTONYILOSTIT
HUHOKEMUSHAY
ETEFASTONEEMP
SHOTTHINKROSE
SOHOTACEDUROC
GUERRECANADA
ASAOLDPROSNES
MERTHROUGHKAT
ESTITEMSSDS
Fri 4/18/2014
FOSHIZZLECANST
ATHENAEUMEPOCH
STANDINGOLITHE
TORORIGGLAMOR
OMITETALIIULE
NANASHGTVSCAT
ENGINEEYETHRO
INLAWRUNAT
MASTTABPAYOLA
ARCSSNUBPALIN
NEAPASCALTOOT
MARMOTOMARONO
ARIALALANARKIN
DUNNOLIKECRAZY
EGGOSECOSYSTEM
Sat 4/19/2014
LESSCOMPLICATED
ONEAFTERANOTHER
THEGOBLETOFFIRE
HATESDWARFEIS
ANOSDIRKELVES
ICIKENAIREESE
RETEGGPANESTD
IGAUAR
SNCCSOMBERICE
COLORSIEVENAY
ATONEMAJAHAME
CASSPOSEBASEL
CLEANASAWHISTLE
HOSTILEREACTION
ITTAKESALLSORTS
Sun 4/20/2014 ON WHEELS
SCABSECSASPSSTEMS
ELLATAROTSCOTTTUROW
CIVICPRIDEHORNSONATA
TOYOUTEALBLUEGOESON
NEAROERCALDER
MUSTANGSALLYIRR
BOLEROSNOTSTOPCOCKS
AMINDDDEANOALOHA
OCABARBEROFSEVILLE
EMBARGOVFWPOUNDON
SASELINOISYINTCES
IDIAMINITTEYESORE
SANDIEGOCHARGERARC
ANTONDUOOROONEAL
LOOSETEASMMEWORDAGE
UEYBEETLEBAILEY
TBILLSGEOOTIC
LOUSESBIANNUALLISLE
OPTIMACARDCSFORESTER
COTTONBALLODEONBLOT
KLEINSLYEARKSNONE
Mon 4/21/2014
STUDIOBABYLAS
ASSISIANTEYET
HOMEPLATEUMPIRE
LSATPOIERNIE
BANKMANAGER
RODMANATIT
OREOSZEROFEMA
BLACKJACKPLAYER
SYNCEGOSALERT
ASTATILDES
CENSUSTAKER
ABOILDIXRAVE
COUNTEREXAMPLES
TOSARALCOMBAT
IKENAPEONSALE
Tue 4/22/2014
KAMPALAHAMCCS
IGOOFEDELILON
TICKLEDNUTCASE
TOSEAATMAREA
COMMONSTOCK
ESSOLOOFAH
TICKEDOFFERASE
ENTIREDEARIE
SEVENMCLINTOCK
ISOMERAOKS
TICKETBOOTH
ULNAUSNAUDIE
RIOTACTBUTTOCK
BETICEOPENTOE
ODEDORSCREENS
Wed 4/23/2014
SCHIRRAGRISSOM
ERODINGNOREPLY
VAMOOSEACETALS
EVENSASKCAT
NESTSTHEDIE
EDERTORRID
MACNOTOKOKAPI
ALASHEPARDCAP
TORSOSHOALEDS
SUPERCINGE
EEYORERETAG
CONOEDSMERL
ATTEMPTENTENTE
LOESSERWHEREON
MERCURYSLAYTON

Cf. this puzzle from 1998.

Thu 4/24/2014
BOLAALMAHULAS
ELALNOELUTICA
RITEGARBSAFES
EVERYONEOFTHE
TEXTILEMELBAS
PARSDECENT
MARNECUTEOLGA
CLUESHASEXACTLY
CONSIRANMOSES
ONSTARNORA
YEACEOCANTATA
FOURSYLLABLES
PETRICOOLAGES
ATEATAGCYLANE
CARLYRAKELESS
Fri 4/25/2014
CHILLAXGAGARIN
HAVEAGOADRIANA
UVINDEXTERRIFY
MREDSOPHSESOS
PEDALXKEIDEM
HOLOGRAMHAD
DEJAVUSEXSCENE
EXENEMYRITALIN
BALDSPOTOUTLAY
SMLESURANCE
POETLIDKRAUT
FASTGLOATWNBA
IPHONESPARADOX
LEONINETROUBLE
ARTSALESTYLETS
POW Sat 4/26/2014
CAMPHOWDAREYOU
EVERINAUGURALS
DIDOMELONBALLS
ALITOATSEAEAR
RACECARDWTS
SUMMITOKBUT
EASTLASEWYOKE
CALVINANDHOBBES
OREOACEATOAST
NEWTOHYDROX
ERNWIFESWAP
ARTLIMOSSEEME
RETROVIRUSAWAR
ANYONEELSETOTO
BELTSANDERSNIT
Sun 4/27/2014 PREDICTABLE PARTINGS
PIERSSATEPITSSTABS
ARLENCROPOPECPOSEY
WASGONEINAFLASHROSAS
EARCANDYRESTEDKITT
EASTCONSMITOSIS
BLEWTHEJOINTBENEFIT
AIRDUCTTAPEELF
CLASSYRTESABASEROB
HITTHEROADGLOMTORO
RICERSLIPPEDAWAY
MONARCHCROONEMERALD
FLEWTHECOOPIROAM
AILSALLYMADETRACKS
SOLBALOOFETEESCROW
MANUNERRINGUAE
COOLESTQUITTHESCENE
PURVIEWBUTTASEA
UTNEDOTOATINSPIRES
TOADSRANLICKETYSPLIT
TUTORDUETFOILMELEE
STENOSTROONLYSTAGE
Mon 4/28/2014
TOFUSANKAESQS
APEDCAIRNAQUI
HEADTOHEADRUIN
INSERTCURBEEL
TETRATETEATETE
IDSCEOAMAZES
GELATOKEDS
BODYDOUBLES
COLTSATEEN
ONETWODEGMAW
MANOAMANOANIME
EDDNAVISTOLEN
NASHHANDTOHAND
OTISANJOUINDY
WENTSTANDTOSS

Surprisingly, this is not the longest known NYT sabbatical. Jeffrey Wechsler went 40 years between this 1969 puzzle and this one in 2009.

Tue 4/29/2014
JUTSPUPASANER
AMIEUPONUTERO
DAMERESTNEWAT
EMERGENTSWASTE
DISLENOPOMP
TAOSFARRALA
ORALBAFROSPUG
RUBLEBITHIERO
EELTRUCEIRREG
OSERATEOPEC
CLOYBOREOSA
HIHATCOVERALLS
AVANTAXELCUES
VERGEPENSAMEN
ESTERESSEINKS
Wed 4/30/2014
MOBIMMADOPTS
ETASAUCEANOUK
STRIPCLUBREPRO
HORNACRSMACKS
NEWHARTLUSH
BASINSDROLL
OSHEACAANTUB
NIAMACVSPCUSO
EARERASASRED
PALINBLUESY
MACELIPBALM
ITUNESARTACAI
LORENTRUMPCARD
ELVISOSCARREO
SLEDTEENYPAL
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