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Puzzles for May, 2014
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Thu 5/1/2014
ALIENABDUCTION
VIOLAMIDPOINTS
GENIIANTARCTIC
CLOSEOSOS
PRISMSINN
WROTEOTEEOTAL
EASOBESETENE
TIEOLEOTEES
ESTAEICKEHMO
REEKINGHOMEIN
NAHTERESA
FAHDCARDS
FIREEATERESTER
OVEREXERTRUBLE
BEARDLESSSPASM
Fri 5/2/2014
CLICKBAITANGST
HENRIETTANORAH
INSOMNIACDRIVE
RAPSMLKJRNAB
APOSTLELEANNE
CETERAAGONINA
DOTTIEJONAS
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
ADAYSRESEWN
COREREDLETSAT
ENDSITALLENDE
STAKELPSDAVE
OLLIEOUTSPOKEN
FIONASTRAINERS
FESTSSTOPPEDBY

Statistician Nate Silver of FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.com famously predicted 49 of 50 states in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, and then 50 of 50 in 2012. The blog name comes from the number of electors in the U.S. electoral college.

POW Sat 5/3/2014
MAKESAMESSATAD
OPERAMUSICBOBO
BOYSOPRANOSPOT
ISEEDIETZHUH
LEDMMEWIIMOTE
TIARAAGENTJ
PSALMISTCOHO
ALASKANKINGCRAB
LAYSCOMELAST
PCHELPFETUS
HEELERSSHEFCC
ANYGOTATKARL
SAKEBABAORILEY
IMITSLAMDANCED
GEDSTEAPOTDOME

Six Beatles songs: "Ain't SHE Sweet" (1961), "I Want You (SHE's So Heavy)" (1969), "SHE Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (1969), "SHE Loves You" (1963), "SHE Said SHE Said" (1966), "SHE's a Woman" (1964).

Sun 5/4/2014 JOINED SIDES
BARRELEDAGENTHEADER
AGUILERARAMOSORSINO
SINCLAIRIRATEPISANO
SLOSCENARIOVIETNAM
OENSEASONLUDENS
OLIVERSTONETEATAHAT
NYNEXOKAYSELONGATE
GELDEAPCESTA
DAMSIESTADEBUTALBUM
ILIAESCALEDESIREE
PASTDOUBLEEDGEDSERB
SHTETLSOBLADISNEE
TITLEROLESBETTESSOD
AREELTADORTO
KEPTATITGOADSIBMPC
ESSEARAMCLEARTHEAIR
DNALABTAROILGOO
BOOLEANGATORADEINS
OWNINGAPSOSPERCALES
NIENTESIENAENROLLEE
DECKERHELIXSTANDARD

2013 was a step up from the previous year when there were only seven Sundays by women.

Mon 5/5/2014
USBAPPSWAFTS
AQUAPERUOLLIE
WURLITZERORGANS
IRANOGREGMT
TRINILOPEZAMIE
AMTTUXDORMANT
BYOBSEEPINES
JOHNADAMS
ORSONURNHILT
LIPREADAKAMAP
ECONLAUGHTRACK
MONISNTIAGO
ITSABOUTNOTHING
STORMBEANSNIT
SARISERGOECO
Tue 5/6/2014
NESNIPATPLOY
OLEEMINEMROWE
TILARCINGEONS
ICECREAMTRUCK
MINUSYAHSALON
ETALCUTSINLINE
TBONELACKED
PSIIRECLVESS
UPTAKEBABYS
TRIVIAGAMEAPIA
TYSONILESKINS
SWIZZLESTICKS
THAIIMPALAKIT
ADINPOISONUND
BLDGSTYESPDA
Wed 5/7/2014
OAFSRECAPSSOT
TROUATONALCHA
HERESJOHNNYOWN
ENTREOUIMOOG
RAYAONEANDATWO
LARVALIRR
AMORENOARLES
LIVEFROMNEWYORK
STEALSUMMONY
MAMADALES
ANDAWAYWEGOEDT
POOPNEAEELER
AMTITSSHOWTIME
RATCRITICUPON
TRYHAREMSISNT
POW Thu 5/8/2014
CANSNCOCTRS
UPINCOORSOHIO
KENORINGOWRAP
EXERCISEANGELS
DERBYANNIE
AZORESUNDERDOG
DOWSETHOSLOBE
ERNPARADOXWIT
ARIAROUEAPNEA
LOSTSOULENLIST
FLOUTDADAS
ISAACSPASYSTEM
KOLNEERIETRIO
EASTSMELLEURO
AREASPYREED

This theme has been used before with identical 3-Down and 9-Down answers.

Fri 5/9/2014
LCHAIMKRUGMAN
LEADTODIETRITE
ATMOSTABNORMAL
MUMBOJUMBOENL
ASYEUTILIZE
SHEERAGONY
UNBEATENIGLOO
SCULLERCAREENS
MANETTUNEDOUT
CATCHACOLD
TOWROPEANIL
HESNOHARMDONE
ALPACINOSIZEUP
CLARINETORELSE
KEYTAGSNASSER
Sat 5/10/2014
BANJOMCMANSION
OLEICCRAZYBONE
TOWNSDONTPANIC
CHEXCUEDINT
HAREMSHAKMAYA
SEQUELMINER
DSORUNTBONSAI
RAREGASLANTERN
ELATEDWORKASE
ALLESHEBREW
MIESBABEYALTA
LEXHERSPOOR
AMARYLLISZIPPO
NAMEPLATEATEAM
DESMOINESPIZZA
Sun 5/11/2014 FOR MOTHER
TARPHOPIHAREMJONES
STEELDRUMUNITEOVOLO
PLATELETSBINETEENSY
PCTTOMBDREWBREES
MOMISAACNOHIT
OHHENUTRIAREDHEAD
NAPASGRUDGEDTERESA
GREYSOERSOWNORTH
POLEBARNAKANANWOOL
CLARABOWTOVTRESS
SSNLODEIRASHIPADS
LEUMIOENTOLLFREE
COLATAGNATALLIANCE
ATEUPNHLGARTRE
TONGUETEACARTMOM
SHIHTZUSHORTIEMAI
LARDSAUDENMEANT
PALISADESNEROORBIT
LEONIEXISTINDICATED
URGEDRULERAMERICANA
GOOSESPLAYLENSISSY
Mon 5/12/2014
CACHEJAMBAQUA
AIRESOPERLUGS
SMARTPHONELILI
TENINPUTNCIS
SEETHESHREK
HORSERAWBAR
ASSETUNDERUSE
HAHFASTONECHA
AGAOLSENBAKER
BARHOPRELIC
PATHSATTACK
OPTSATLASGAL
PLUSBRIGHTSIDE
EARLEASEWILDE
DYNETWASOBEYS
Tue 5/13/2014
BASHLASSLEFTY
AMIRARCOILIAD
HOTHOTHOTVIBES
INKMEATSEC
AGAINSTTHEWIND
NITEDITOUT
AFTSBALERFRA
WEATHERFORECAST
ELKERUCTATTA
SLEEPINOAS
AINTNOSUNSHINE
GASKNEEDAP
SPRIGCOLDASICE
PIANOORIGTORE
AXMENETTEUTES
Wed 5/14/2014
HARMSIMPSJINX
EMAILBURYADAM
WINSOMELOSESOME
SETHAGENTSLEN
APBTESS
ESPRESSOMAKERS
PTLOLEOYIPES
UHOHLAUDSSOFT
SITARSAKEDES
SCHWARZENEGGER
KIWIWOO
QEDMAGPIESORE
TURNINGAPROPHET
IRONDEVOTEMPO
POPEADESOLSON
Thu 5/15/2014
NTHNEXUSSHUSH
ORUEVENTKARLA
RIGWANDERINGIS
MAHREOILYDEPP
ALLISANDEARS
ATTNNEURON
CRUZKATEIPANA
HORLAYISONZIP
ALIBINEARBOTS
PLEATSCARR
BETTEDAVISIS
COZYAEROETHNO
ANIFORANEYEAKA
METALRISENREP
PASTESETTOPRY
Fri 5/16/2014
ZACHMAMAAMAZE
ILIEOVIDPUTON
NOGSLETITBLEED
COASTTOCOAST
FREREHSTIRR
ANSSPEE
HOSTILETAKEOVER
ATEENAGERINLOVE
WHATEVERITTAKES
GENERALINTEREST
RCASGEN
SETSAGNCAAS
ENTRANCEFEES
LASTHURRAHISNT
ASNEROTTOROSY
XHOSAWHEWEPEE
POW Sat 5/17/2014
FASTPACEWEBBS
AUTOLOANSATURN
UPINARMSPRAGUE
LAFITTECRYBCE
TILTALMAYDEER
REEFCOMKOALA
TRADESECRET
PAOLOVERONESE
LUCKBEALADY
AREASLETADAM
WIRYDRDREOREM
OTBBAYIMPLORE
MAITAIAPPLAUSE
ANTONSGOTUPSET
NSYNCODYSSEYS

The largest painting in the Louvre (32-A) is The Wedding at Cana.

Sun 5/18/2014 OH, WHO?
DABPRIEDDEPTSCCIV
RPICHANGEAPIANALVA
ANGIEOGRAMWILLOTREES
WEINSTEINENLAIONRYE
SANGTOSPOOFSWAK
JEANOTYPINGSHIPSTO
SCAMSPRAYSLOONTOO
NIPATEENCOREYOGRAPH
ATARINAGSZAGATALEE
PENNUITALAISCREED
PATTYOFURNITURE
REPOSERACKNAPATOP
ARUMNAMERSADRSTORY
NATEOSUMMITSISHOSER
ITENIKEEXTRASOSLO
SORRELSJUNEOALASKA
TESSTANKSDAISES
OCHREMUNISPAPERLACE
MAEOCLINICMELOYELLOW
AFROBRACEIAGREEALE
REEFJOSEFSTANDDID
Mon 5/19/2014
THATSRAVENICK
RITZYALONECOY
INSUMRINGABELL
ADEBYELOBO
DIALITDOWNORSK
SODNAYRISE
ACTASEGADDEE
WHATISTHEHANGUP
FITSAGAPOEMS
UNESGILCPA
LARKOFFTHEHOOK
STIREARHIE
PHONEITINDAWNS
ROTEVADEAWOKE
OPSDEPOTNEWSY
Tue 5/20/2014
WADEDBMOCUSDA
AMUSELIRESHUT
TACOSTANDSHASH
TSKPONETENTO
BRONCOSTADIUM
IDIOTSYERAPE
NOLAHANSON
DELMONICOSTEAKS
SNOREDAMER
APOILEOTTAWA
TEXACOSTATION
BOYLEIRONDIE
ARGOHIDDENCOST
TIESAGEEERWIN
SANSBOSNDONNA
Wed 5/21/2014
PASHATAROTGEM
ESTOPELIDEIVY
PLANERAPPERRIM
SANEOUSTRALLY
INDYCARIPADS
BANNEDLIEDER
DOTEDAEONORE
RAVEARTSYBRIN
ATVBLEUARMCO
WHIRLEDPIECE
EPICSCASABAS
BEWIGCEESTUBA
ALEHOARSESHOOS
SIRTORSIHENIE
HASSHEENURALS
Thu 5/22/2014
QUIDHITMEAHAB
ESSOONEALCAGE
ISAWNANNYEDIT
IRONSLAGSHONE
PILLMORNING
PALATEAIG
ANOTHERONETHING
RTEUTETAU
CIBEFOREEEXCEPT
DABATONES
READINGBURN
HORSEOREAGONY
AXONNOIREAREA
WIDEINFERMAIL
NEERBETTEELLE
Fri 5/23/2014
CAROUSESPERF
OVERSTATEOVAL
LATEAUTUMNSEGA
AIRGUNSBODEREK
NLEASTDEGAUSS
DIANAPIZARRO
ENTOGUZZLES
RGSDAZZLEDMPS
TIZZIESWERE
FOOZLERMIXER
HENNAEDVISINE
MONTEROSENECAN
OMNIAUNTIEMAME
PEENTOLDTALES
ERLEBOTANIST

The grid shape resembles a Z. Does that mean this puzzle has a theme?

POW Sat 5/24/2014
RAMBLEONLIETO
ANALOGUEBANYAN
NICEWORKUPNEXT
ISAACSOMMESFO
NEWTOYESLFRA
MOTHSBRAS
THEWHOSELLOUT
NOODLEDAROUND
JIMMYSWAGGART
ECHOODEON
TKOSAMTSKTSK
SNOCUBICHAITI
KAPLANGOTAHEAD
IMEANTOVERLORD
SERBSRECKONSO

Mr. Wentz is, by far, the scrabbliest NYT constructor.

Sun 5/25/2014 CHANGE OF PROGRAM
INDIGOSMOTHERSTERN
NORMANAWAYWEGOAWAVE
ARABLEDAZEOFOURLIVES
PAPUAADLERTRAINERS
THEEXFILESBARKEEP
DYEDAERIENEIGH
AAHTEALSLIPSCENEI
THEAWEDCOUPLESHEKELS
MARREDCOPSLOPESEES
BOMBSOFIAVERODEY
SECTSANDTHECITY
PATROOTDOORSEARS
ALUMPOSSEUPIERRATA
STRIPEDAMERICANIDYLL
TABARDADENSEWNSOP
AROMARUINSOUTA
ILLUSEDBRAKINGBAD
HEAVIESTAROSEOHARA
AWLINTHEFAMILYSTAKED
POISEERICIDLERESEND
SKIESDENUDESASTRAY
Mon 5/26/2014
PHILSCUBAIMP
OUTEDNANASDOE
WHITERABBITORE
SUNUPROOSTER
GASPITNOAONE
ETAKNOCKONWOOD
AMISHRELAY
REDCAPSNANETTE
OKIESCREED
AMERICANPIELAD
NAVEWOOLALLY
ICEDTEATETRA
MANSILVERBELLS
AWEARLENANITA
LSDRESETAERO
Tue 5/27/2014
HUBSALOHASSAS
AMATDANIELOSU
SABEOPENSOURCE
YEGGIDOSTEM
AMBLEFLIPPHONE
TYLENOLLEFT
TOURDOSSIER
ABEBOOKENDGAP
MERRIERPOSE
PEATDETROIT
MATCHPLAYSODAS
ARCHOONSPRY
SCHOOLWORKAEON
SEEFIESTATAME
ELSFORESTERGO
POW Wed 5/28/2014
BASSALEEMBERS
EDITIONNOIRON
LOCALPUBCOGITO
TSKFATASACOW
ABLELAMES
LESLEYDIPABU
ELAINEALSWUSS
DIDNTMSSOHSAY
SHODDOAPLAYIN
UGAETCSALADE
SOCIOYVES
SLYASAFOXAPE
TOOBADTRASHBIN
OLDAGEARTDECO
PLATESYESLETS
Thu 5/29/2014
DAZEEPEESGWEN
UNITPAULOAHSO
ETNAINREMYETI
TICTACTOEBOARD
SANSERNE
ORBNEUERATIOS
POUNDSIGNSHTUP
RUBESTYESESTO
ASBIGSPACEMARK
HELLNOTRENTEE
ESAUSNOW
TWITTERHASHTAG
FORMPRIORIONA
ISAOUTERIFONZ
ESPNTELEOFLEE
Fri 5/30/2014
BEATPOETHIFIS
LADIESMANAMINO
OVERSHAREHINDU
TELEKIPSATEIT
SSELOLITAPAH
MISSTEPGRAB
JUDITHSAPPHIRE
ANISERANIN
MUSTREADMINTED
ESPYGRENADA
SUEGALOREACU
DARLAFIJIALES
ELSIEALONGSIDE
ALAMOTAKEASTAB
NYLONHERSTORY
Sat 5/31/2014
STREETFAIRCOGS
POOLNOODLEANON
ROUGHRIDERNEBO
ENTRAILSOUTLAW
ESSENESSOLOING
CCSPATERNAL
STJOEMELEEENO
MIESLIKEDGRAB
AGRSONESPOSSE
RESERVESDAS
TREATEDPASSING
AMYTANCONTINUE
LOISEMANCIPATE
ETTASENTIMENTS
CHETTRAINEDEYE
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