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12 puzzles by John Kugelman
with Jim Horne comments

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John Kugelman

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician.

Sun 6/8/2025 Meeting Their Match
ASTOATRIACELIAMESH
BORKFRENCHOPENSALPO
SRASFIXITINPOSTBEAU
OBISEXTINGSTHOCCS
FANFICOERMILTIE
STEERTOANSELSALERNO
TEELRATSGANTDOGF
ORTEGACOEDIT
GRINERALPINESAPOGEE
RAWBATTLEROYALESOMG
ETASHEROOLAMBEG
EINAHASINDTROIARF
NONUSERSWOLEANTONIO
GNARLSGAINERSSTRATO
RASSELKNBOWLGNUY
LEAFLASSIAMAAS
EMINEMANAPISANS
ANIMALMAGNETISM
DOAJIGZIPTIESSHEESH
UPVOTEOLESTRAQUANTA
DEARERNODAFTOPTOUT

You want a good justification for answers that turn corners, and these powerful magnets do the trick. At 1-Down, Jason Momoa has ABSOFST but a magnet then pulls in the next three letters making ABS OF STEEL. Similarly, 9-Down's ACTIONS pulls in the next three letters backwards to make ACTION STAR. And so on.

Note that each pair of magnetically connected bendy words are connected in some manner, and each magnet pair connects two animals. Ambitious indeed.

Thu 5/29/2025
SNOOPSAMSCRAY
KIPLINGSOAREWE
ICEDTEAETVOILA
CONSELLAION
ALLFRAUMLKDAY
PAYOLACREEEYE
GETSHOTVEEP
FLAEARHER
GLUELADYBUG
OILBONOENAMOR
VELVETRANTINA
DEAHANDAXES
CRINGEYTEASEUP
INVALIDERNURSE
SCALENESASSED

The T's are up!

If you don't know the Mensa Constellation, you probably don't live in the southern hemisphere.

Sun 4/13/2025 Both Sides Now
LEADDOGSNODSATSSRI
AUDIOJACKOTOOLETOWIT
PROCESSIONSCONCESSIONS
COPESPODIAONCOLOGY
APTSSNKIDFLASHPLO
TOETAPLONELYADIEU
PROTESTANTCONTESTANT
RODEBYIGNOREIT
RIPONCHIMPPRATFBI
EMINEMTAOOFPOOHIRON
CONTRACTORSPROTRACTORS
AUTODRINKYPOOGOSSIP
PTARAINOGRESRATSO
SEMPERFIBLEEPS
CONFESSIONPROFESSION
POLLSMATRIXPENNEY
ORDTIMELOOPPANTWO
PROMDATESEMISMARYI
CONVOCATIONPROVOCATION
ADEPTLOOKIETONYSTARK
NESSYONDERTEDTALKS

PROSTITUTION CONSTITUTION probably wouldn't fly at the NYT but these are five nice finds. Here are some more. There's an old joke that CONGRESS is the opposite of PROGRESS.

Sun 2/16/2025 Square to Begin
SPREECOGLABELPADMA
AIARTHOIPOLLOIAHEAD
SQUEALOFFORTUNECOEDS
SUNSACWISESKYPE
YECHTUBASHOMESFBI
SHUTTLESPROWARTRAP
GREATSQUALLOFCHINA
TWEESOURCESLEEKS
ARALSEARISESBRAID
HOLYSQUATTERMOONROCK
APRURNSOURSROO
SEUSSIANPLEDGESQUEAK
SEEPSBUILDDIABOLO
MAMMAAIRNESSTOSS
SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
RUSSVIAGRAREVERTED
PATPENNEDECONSRIS
TASERPRAYROCONE
TICKSSQUAWKAFINELINE
ACHOOHUMBLEPIELACED
USERSHOPESPBSSOARS

Theme answers add an SK sound to common phrases.

It takes dedication to get 8 published NYT Sunday crosswords. Imagine how much work the people at the top of this Sorted by Sundays list put in!

John Kugelman also had a Monday collaboration puzzle in the past year.

Sun 12/8/2024 Just for Fun
PUSHPOPMADAMATOOFAR
ASYOUDOORATORARCANA
COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
PELEWISHCALLONIT
ZAHNMESPOKYTKO
ALOOPFORTHROWINGSOAP
PONTIACSEAUSTOLAF
STYNTHGRIFTLOCHTE
POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
GSPOTERSETHICSAPT
OORTLANATOGOTREE
UNELEDOFFPENSITAR
DISASTERFORARECIPE
ACTSASERIESLAOPOE
OUTGUNUNALEGOLAND
ORCSONESMONEYFORARUN
NIHJAYSTNTMESA
STANPARDIMEDECON
PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
EAGLEDSEASONPARTAKE
CLOSESTYRONEANDALSO
Mon 11/11/2024
INSTABETIKEA
NEPALMOTHGRAB
CARIBBEANCRUISE
ARIULTRAEASEL
NAMEANN
BIGBADWOLFANTS
ASTERIBARSURE
MAITIDEPODTAC
BAMAFESSENACT
ICERFREESTYLES
CAYHAUL
ARIALAZTECEGG
TOMDICKANDHARRY
OPIEPINTEDGAR
MENSANYSAYSO
Sun 10/6/2024 Teacher's Marks
SLEPTINMADAMEXAOK
UPANDATEMONENAMEBYE
DONTQUOTEMEONTHISLSD
ORDSMIASEALLETS
NTHBONANZASLIPASE
YOURMONEYSNOGOODHERE
NOAHPOORARABY
HALTWHOGOESTHEREMAE
SHEENANBASWEARJARS
NAANSUITESSCIONS
DONTSTARTWITHME
AMELIETREADSWARE
CRUDENESSILLFLAMES
OTSALLYOUNEEDISLOVE
MCCOOUNPCOLAS
PULLYOURSELFTOGETHER
REDSUNCALIPERSNAP
FACEICESAMIALIA
ETAYOUCANTWINTHEMALL
NORAURORAEDEMONICAL
DRSPILLAGESINGLET

Fun puzzle. The clue markings displayed below are a pale approximation of the PDF, which shows more detailed teacher's marks.

Sun 8/25/2024 Is There an Echo in Here?
UNDRESSESMAJORSIN
PARISTEXASTIMELAPSE
DOUBLECLICKSECONDMATE
OHMSRADIOSPEAKCOD
ALEXDEEDKITE
ITSABETEBILLEYEMASKS
RAPDUOONEAFTERANOTHER
ALISTCLONKUMPSOPT
NORPOLASFARASOUTTA
NIGHTBIRDIPOOHH
THISBEARSREPEATING
ENDNYURAGEROOMS
BASEDLEGLIFTAROICE
ACTAIDEOUTDOIFNOT
THEMUMMYRETURNSALLOWS
HEARTIESVALETCLEARLY
DIEDCENTMATS
ELISTARKILLERGASP
BACKUPCOPYPAIROFPANTS
BRAINDUMPMALLSANTAS
SAMADAMSRESURGENT
Sun 5/26/2024 Roughly Speaking
AMBIGONGDANGCVS
COINSAWORDIGORSLIT
KNOCKONWOODSOMETORO
NAILSARIALSENEGAL
FISTKNITTINGNEEDLE
CECEGRASSRKOSLAV
UMAMOONPIETINSNIC
BURNAFTERREADINGACDC
ARMANISEARLSOOTIER
RASCPUSFATLENO
ARCHAEOLOGICALDIG
DIALDOTNAVEOFT
PORTENDSIRESCOURGE
DOPEBLASTFROMTHEPAST
FROSCENERYOATSDUA
BRAHNEOADOBEWIIS
PUTDOWNONPAPERFOOT
ESCAPEEISLAMAWING
ATOMIVANFRENCHROAST
REDSRENTTABLESUGAR
TREDRNONASTTAXI
Sun 3/24/2024 Feeling Possessive
PROBBUSESAGASPPEDI
DOVEAMUSTJELLOONES
FUELSSPECULATIONOPAL
STRIPESAPEXPILLAGE
EATSPOTWISEASSES
HOLDSWATERGILSIRS
ELOMONOHOLLALEADS
WISPSGOESALLINASNER
EVELFUDGESFACTSOTTO
DETAILSGAPSISUZU
RONCOYONHUTPERMS
TEAMOAMISPENCAPS
MENSTAKESORDERSESAU
GREEDDONTSTARETSARS
MAUVEDORISAPBSLEI
RICHNONSETSATEASE
HEADCANONRICOSON
ONLEAVEFONZIQRANGE
VONNEXCHANGESNUMBERS
ELECTUPACIMAGELEAP
RATEOSAGETAXESEDDY
Sun 1/14/2024 Er, In Other Words …
VORTEXESDISCIPLE
INAILEDITPINOTNOIR
SUPERDUPERJUNKDRAWER
ASTROSEEPAGEPENS
AYERDEFQUEER
ALECWANDERAROUNDTOWN
SUNKSTOREREMAINFOO
PROSTFBOMBBESTACTOR
ICKALIENOMANIAWES
CHICKENTENDERSSTRODE
LEAKEYEMAID
PIPEINFLICKEROFLIGHT
ELEAACELALAPELEAR
CURRICULAMESSISEIZE
AVECARESSNITERACES
NUMBEROFTHEBEASTTOSS
PETERASLTEEN
VOTETIMCOOKROBIN
ANOFFERYOUCANTREFUSE
STREAMERSROBOCALLS
TOYDRIVEWHITTLES
Sun 7/30/2023 Doing Front Flips
ASPCACARBISSAEMITS
CHAUTAUQUABEAUNOLAN
MISTERBUNNYMAGSDOLMA
EVSMEANIELETGOBAG
FOBESTEEREFUELS
WEARABLETHINGTOTASTE
EVILLAUGHTSOANA
EELETRERBIRUNEOSU
GEEKSBEARINGGRIFTS
SATONTAXMENGRANTEE
CLOTHASHUPSYDEAR
OPTIMALAUNTIEDUNKS
WHENITPAINSITROARS
LADSEERTATDKNYUTE
ISREPIJULIENNED
THREEMARESQUEALSADAY
WEEKDAYODEUMTEE
YESADRAGWIPERSRYE
ATTICTHRONESSTOWAWAY
THEEULEARROSEPARADE
TERREEMMAONESDRYAD
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