This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

XWord Info Home Authors by day of week | by year | Puzzles listed by constructor | Constructor biographies | Colorize

Stephan Prock author page

2 puzzles by Stephan Prock
with Jim Horne comments

Total	Debut	Latest	Collabs
2	12/4/2025	2/17/2026	2

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Circle	Scrab	Debut	Flow	Fresh
1	1.53	8	24.7	20%

View these same grids with comments from:

Jim Horne (2)Hide comments

See the 8 answer words debuted by Stephan Prock.

Collaborator: Jeff Chen

Tue 2/17/2026
S	K	A		S	I	N	C	E		A	B	A	S	H
P	A	L		O	P	E	R	A		D	A	R	L	A
A	L	B	I	N	O	R	A	T		O	R	I	O	N
N	E	A	T	O		F	I	S	T		I	A	M	S
	S	N	A	F	U		G	U	E	S	S	S	O
N	A	I	L	A	R	T		P	E	A	T
O	L	A	Y		S	A	G			T	A	P	A	S
P	A	N		B	A	R	O	Q	U	E		A	C	H
E	D	S	E	L			D	E	N		U	P	T	O
			A	T	M	S		D	I	S	B	A	N	D
	P	E	R	S	O	N	A		T	A	E	B	O
S	A	R	A		P	O	P	S		F	R	E	R	E
L	U	R	C	H		O	R	A	L	E	X	A	M	S
A	L	O	H	A		Z	O	N	E	S		R	A	P
W	I	R	E	D		E	N	D	I	T		S	L	Y

The circled baroque musical forms ORATORIO, FUGUE, SONATA, and CHORALE are all baroquen-up by black squares.

Thu 12/4/2025
C	E	D	A	R		S	A	A	B		C	C	C	P
I	L	O	S	E		A	G	R	A		O	R	A	L
T	O	O	K	N	O	T	I	C	E		M	A	R	A
R	I	M	S		P	A	L			H	E	N	R	Y
U	S	E		N	I	N	E	T	I	E	S	K	I	D
S	E	R	T	A				I	N	N		S	A	O
			A	N	I	M	A	L	S		H	I	G	H
	C	A	R	A	M	E	L	D	E	L	I	T	E
M	O	S	S		P	L	E	A	T	E	D
A	R	T		G	E	O				N	E	R	D	S
C	R	E	E	P	I	N	G	O	U	T		O	O	H
H	O	R	A	S			I	R	S		O	N	C	E
O	D	O	R		C	A	R	B	O	N	D	A	T	E
N	E	I	L		U	G	L	I		T	A	L	O	N
E	D	D	Y		B	E	S	T		H	Y	D	R	A

Clever theme. The + in the theme clues means there needs to be a word meaning plus (tie together) added in the shaded squares to match the clues.

Jeff Chen hits a significant milestone with this puzzle. It's his 117^th NYT collaboration crossword, moving past the previous record holder Nancy Salomon.

Ms. Salomon was famous for mentoring a huge number of new constructors, including recently retired Wordplay writer and NYT Crossword "It Girl," Deb Amlen. Mr. Chen has mentored even more, collaborating now with 68 different constructors, including yours truly.

XWord Info Home

53 ms

S	K	A		S	I	N	C	E		A	B	A	S	H
P	A	L		O	P	E	R	A		D	A	R	L	A
A	L	B	I	N	O	R	A	T		O	R	I	O	N
N	E	A	T	O		F	I	S	T		I	A	M	S
	S	N	A	F	U		G	U	E	S	S	S	O
N	A	I	L	A	R	T		P	E	A	T
O	L	A	Y		S	A	G			T	A	P	A	S
P	A	N		B	A	R	O	Q	U	E		A	C	H
E	D	S	E	L			D	E	N		U	P	T	O
			A	T	M	S		D	I	S	B	A	N	D
	P	E	R	S	O	N	A		T	A	E	B	O
S	A	R	A		P	O	P	S		F	R	E	R	E
L	U	R	C	H		O	R	A	L	E	X	A	M	S
A	L	O	H	A		Z	O	N	E	S		R	A	P
W	I	R	E	D		E	N	D	I	T		S	L	Y

C	E	D	A	R		S	A	A	B		C	C	C	P
I	L	O	S	E		A	G	R	A		O	R	A	L
T	O	O	K	N	O	T	I	C	E		M	A	R	A
R	I	M	S		P	A	L			H	E	N	R	Y
U	S	E		N	I	N	E	T	I	E	S	K	I	D
S	E	R	T	A				I	N	N		S	A	O
			A	N	I	M	A	L	S		H	I	G	H
	C	A	R	A	M	E	L	D	E	L	I	T	E
M	O	S	S		P	L	E	A	T	E	D
A	R	T		G	E	O				N	E	R	D	S
C	R	E	E	P	I	N	G	O	U	T		O	O	H
H	O	R	A	S			I	R	S		O	N	C	E
O	D	O	R		C	A	R	B	O	N	D	A	T	E
N	E	I	L		U	G	L	I		T	A	L	O	N
E	D	D	Y		B	E	S	T		H	Y	D	R	A

S	K	A		S	I	N	C	E		A	B	A	S	H
P	A	L		O	P	E	R	A		D	A	R	L	A
A	L	B	I	N	O	R	A	T		O	R	I	O	N
N	E	A	T	O		F	I	S	T		I	A	M	S
	S	N	A	F	U		G	U	E	S	S	S	O
N	A	I	L	A	R	T		P	E	A	T
O	L	A	Y		S	A	G			T	A	P	A	S
P	A	N		B	A	R	O	Q	U	E		A	C	H
E	D	S	E	L			D	E	N		U	P	T	O
			A	T	M	S		D	I	S	B	A	N	D
	P	E	R	S	O	N	A		T	A	E	B	O
S	A	R	A		P	O	P	S		F	R	E	R	E
L	U	R	C	H		O	R	A	L	E	X	A	M	S
A	L	O	H	A		Z	O	N	E	S		R	A	P
W	I	R	E	D		E	N	D	I	T		S	L	Y

C	E	D	A	R		S	A	A	B		C	C	C	P
I	L	O	S	E		A	G	R	A		O	R	A	L
T	O	O	K	N	O	T	I	C	E		M	A	R	A
R	I	M	S		P	A	L			H	E	N	R	Y
U	S	E		N	I	N	E	T	I	E	S	K	I	D
S	E	R	T	A				I	N	N		S	A	O
			A	N	I	M	A	L	S		H	I	G	H
	C	A	R	A	M	E	L	D	E	L	I	T	E
M	O	S	S		P	L	E	A	T	E	D
A	R	T		G	E	O				N	E	R	D	S
C	R	E	E	P	I	N	G	O	U	T		O	O	H
H	O	R	A	S			I	R	S		O	N	C	E
O	D	O	R		C	A	R	B	O	N	D	A	T	E
N	E	I	L		U	G	L	I		T	A	L	O	N
E	D	D	Y		B	E	S	T		H	Y	D	R	A

Stephan Prock author page

2 puzzles by Stephan Prock with Jim Horne comments

2 puzzles by Stephan Prock
with Jim Horne comments

S	K	A		S	I	N	C	E		A	B	A	S	H
P	A	L		O	P	E	R	A		D	A	R	L	A
A	L	B	I	N	O	R	A	T		O	R	I	O	N
N	E	A	T	O		F	I	S	T		I	A	M	S
	S	N	A	F	U		G	U	E	S	S	S	O
N	A	I	L	A	R	T		P	E	A	T
O	L	A	Y		S	A	G			T	A	P	A	S
P	A	N		B	A	R	O	Q	U	E		A	C	H
E	D	S	E	L			D	E	N		U	P	T	O
			A	T	M	S		D	I	S	B	A	N	D
	P	E	R	S	O	N	A		T	A	E	B	O
S	A	R	A		P	O	P	S		F	R	E	R	E
L	U	R	C	H		O	R	A	L	E	X	A	M	S
A	L	O	H	A		Z	O	N	E	S		R	A	P
W	I	R	E	D		E	N	D	I	T		S	L	Y

C	E	D	A	R		S	A	A	B		C	C	C	P
I	L	O	S	E		A	G	R	A		O	R	A	L
T	O	O	K	N	O	T	I	C	E		M	A	R	A
R	I	M	S		P	A	L			H	E	N	R	Y
U	S	E		N	I	N	E	T	I	E	S	K	I	D
S	E	R	T	A				I	N	N		S	A	O
			A	N	I	M	A	L	S		H	I	G	H
	C	A	R	A	M	E	L	D	E	L	I	T	E
M	O	S	S		P	L	E	A	T	E	D
A	R	T		G	E	O				N	E	R	D	S
C	R	E	E	P	I	N	G	O	U	T		O	O	H
H	O	R	A	S			I	R	S		O	N	C	E
O	D	O	R		C	A	R	B	O	N	D	A	T	E
N	E	I	L		U	G	L	I		T	A	L	O	N
E	D	D	Y		B	E	S	T		H	Y	D	R	A