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5 puzzles by Lance Enfinger
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Lance Enfinger

Lance is a pharmacist who moved to Mint Hill, NC, so his family could be closer to nature, hiking, and adventure. He helps his amazing wife homeschool his three kids. The older kids will be learning crossword solving/constructing, so hopefully, it will be a race to see which of us will appear next!

Thu 4/30/2026
CHEROBEYASPS
DRAMACOMEONMAN
RABBIEXITROUTE
ISLANDAIRCITES
PSALMONETAN
MAASLYTADA
SHREKSTOPSLAB
YOUREITDOTBOMB
NABRHODEAETNA
EXESOWEAYN
PEPPOPCHART
VOILACRABLOUIE
OSCARBAITOGDEN
WHATNERVESAILS
SANSTEESENTS
Sun 4/12/2026 Initial Thoughts
WITHDOLTSCUBAMASH
CHLOEAFOOTANONALOE
HELENOFTROYNINJASTAR
ARABSTENTGIVEORTAKE
SELENANEATHRUSE
LAUGHLIEINSORCAS
BLONDEONBLONDEINCODE
LOWESTERTENPMLOIN
TRIMSSWIFTDEEPFAKES
SITUMADEIRAREISSUE
MAILORDERBRIDES
PITBOSSENCLOSEEPEE
INALLCAPSTOUCHASADA
TETEUSAIDECIGSREV
ARARATSNAKESONAPLANE
STRATASKMOMGREED
PEASONOFFIRVING
KEEPITDOWNTILTSEDIE
ARGENTINATEXASHOLDEM
LIARIDIGERIKALULLS
ENDSCITEASTERAPES

Lance Enfinger is a community pharmacist at a Publix pharmacy in Charlotte, N.C. John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer specializing in cybersecurity.

A year ago, Lance texted John: "Observation in search of a theme — [22-Across]." John liked it. Over the next 10 days they brainstormed hundreds more examples of wordplay like this before choosing their favorites for this puzzle. That's dedication and teamwork.

Sun 2/1/2026 Comical Mutation
LIFEBARIMPALAPOSTIT
OLESTRASAILONIPHONE
CLASSICALCLOWNMIASMA
AGRIISAYSOBLEDSOE
LOSESTEAMSARIENG
CASHINTOPICALDOG
TWOPARTICLEHARMONY
HIKERSMYOPEDEBRA
ELBACAVERSIRSLEW
ADORBSAPPSCABADS
FOLLICLESONONESFACE
VIMTAUCORAPARKAS
PREKMENAKRONMARK
SERIFINBEDSPORTY
WERENAUTICALWORTHY
LYRICALJETCAGEIN
LOUBIASNASTYGRAM
AMNESIAREMISSRELY
MASTEDBOSTONPOPSICLE
AMORALINVADEROOSTER
SANELYCOPSESSEXTOYS

Lance Enfinger is a pharmacist from Mint Hill, N.C., near Charlotte. John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer specializing in cybersecurity.

Lance started constructing crosswords a few years ago in part to teach his children "the important lesson of taking on new challenges and growing through failure." As this is his third crossword published in The Times, Lance doesn't seem to be teaching failure very well!

Tue 1/14/2025
ITSINUSASWAMP
NEWLYPHITHREE
BEEKEEPERYACHT
ONESGELALT
LITWORLDBEATER
DEPARTRESTORE
OLEBRATROSA
ATTENTIONSEEKER
HOAXOREOMAA
ARTTESTSITSKI
STORMCHASERHIT
EPACHETOMS
BAMBIQUIDDITCH
FLIERBRRIDAHO
FLAKESATGETIT
Sat 7/30/2022
CUREALLSISPOSE
OPENSEATFLIPON
STAYSANESINEAD
MOMADAMSDORKS
OPSFBIWHITE
MIALIONTRU
ISTILLDONTGETIT
THREELEGGEDRACE
COUNTONESLOSSES
HOEMOOSCOT
FLINTBARMEL
CRAIGEELSMENU
HELLNOGUIDEDOG
EASTONONNOTICE
FRESNOSTOMACHS
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