Fri 1/1/2021
		
			| H | I | J | A | C | K | S |  | A | S | S | N |  | Q | U | E | 
		
			| I | F | O | R | O | N | E |  | S | P | A | Y |  | U | N | D | 
		
			| P | S | Y | C | H | O | A | C | T | I | V | E |  | E | P | I | 
		
			 |  |  | H | O | T | S | A | U | C | E |  | F | E | E | T | 
		
			| M | B | A |  |  |  | O | T | T | E | R |  | E | R | R | S | 
		
			| P | O | L | E | D | A | N | C | E | D |  | A | R | E | S | O | 
		
			| G | O | L | D | R | U | S | H |  | U | P | T | O | Y | O | U | 
		
			 |  |  | G | E | D |  | 2 | 0 | P | E | R | C | E | N | T | 
		
			| F | O | R | E | V | E | R | 2 | 1 |  | R | E | I |  |  |  | 
		
			| E | V | E | L | I | N | E |  | A | P | P | S | T | O | R | E | 
		
			| R | E | V | E | L |  | S | O | L | A | S | T | Y | E | A | R | 
		
			| G | R | O | S |  | D | E | B | U | G |  |  |  | R | N | A | 
		
			| U | R | L | S |  | O | A | T | M | E | A | L | S |  |  |  | 
		
			| S | I | T |  | A | P | L | U | S | A | V | E | R | A | G | E | 
		
			| O | D | E |  | S | E | E | S |  | N | O | T | I | C | E | S | 
		
			| N | E | D |  | H | Y | D | E |  | T | W | O | S | T | E | P | 
		
	
		
			Sat 1/2/2021
		
			| B | L | A | C | K | C | O | D |  |  |  | S | A | S | H |  | 
		
			| R | O | L | L | E | R | B | A | G |  | T | H | R | E | A | D | 
		
			| A | S | T | E | R | I | S | K | S |  | H | U | S | T | L | E | 
		
			| K | E | A |  | I | M | E | A | N | T | I | T |  | O | F | F | 
		
			| E | R | R |  |  | I | S | R |  | O | R | I | O | N | S |  | 
		
			 |  |  | T | U | N | S |  | M | O | S | T | O | F | I | T | 
		
			| P | H | A | R | M | A |  | A | I | N | T |  | L | I | Z | A | 
		
			| E | E | Q | U | A | L | S | M | C | S | Q | U | A | R | E | D | 
		
			| G | L | U | E |  | R | A | I | D |  | U | N | L | E | S | S | 
		
			| G | L | A | S | S | E | Y | E |  | L | E | I | A |  |  |  | 
		
			 | A | Z | T | E | C | S |  | T | A | N |  |  | S | T | R | 
		
			| E | C | U |  | M | O | O | J | U | I | C | E |  | W | E | E | 
		
			| R | O | M | P | E | R |  | O | L | D | H | A | V | A | N | A | 
		
			| G | O | B | A | L | D |  | B | I | T | E | S | I | Z | E | D | 
		
			 | L | A | T | E |  |  |  | P | O | R | T | C | I | T | Y | 
		
	
		
			
				POW Sun 1/3/2021 BUSTING MOVES
			
				| E | B | B |  | T | S | K |  |  | R | A | D | A | R | S |  | S | N | O | G | S | 
			
				| G | O | R | D | I | T | A |  | P | O | P | I | D | O | L |  | H | I | D | E | Y | 
			
				| E | T | A | I | L | E | R |  | S | U | P | R | E | M | E | L | E | A | D | E | R | 
			
				| S | H | I | R | T | W | A | I | S | T |  | E | P | E | E | S |  |  | S | K | I | 
			
				| T | E | N | T |  |  | T | O | T | E | S |  | T | O | P | U | P |  | A | D | A | 
			
				| S | R | S |  | S | L | E | D |  | S | O | I | L |  |  |  | A | A | R | O | N | 
			
				 |  |  | K | H | A | K | I |  |  | B | O | Y | P | R | O | B | L | E | M | S | 
			
				| M | O | U | N | T | A | I | N | G | O | A | T |  | L | O | L | A | T |  |  |  | 
			
				| U | N | S | E | E |  | D | E | E | D |  | A | M | U | S | E |  | S | E | I | S | 
			
				| F | A | U | L | T |  |  |  | R | O | B |  | E | C | I | G | S |  | A | P | E | 
			
				| A | T | A | L | L |  | C | R | U | M | B | C | A | K | E |  | D | O | T | E | S | 
			
				| S | I | L |  | S | A | L | O | N |  | C | A | N |  |  |  | C | A | S | C | A | 
			
				| A | P | S | O |  | B | E | A | D | S |  | R | I | M | S |  | A | S | I | A | M | 
			
				 |  |  | G | O | B | A | D |  | P | O | R | T | A | U | P | R | I | N | C | E | 
			
				| S | H | O | R | T | A | N | S | W | E | R |  |  | I | P | A | D | S |  |  |  | 
			
				| L | A | V | E | R |  |  |  | I | D | E | A |  | T | E | N | S |  | B | I | B | 
			
				| E | V | E |  | O | P | T | I | N |  | O | S | C | A | R |  |  | G | I | G | I | 
			
				| E | E | R |  |  | R | A | N | G | E |  | S | A | I | L | S | A | L | O | N | G | 
			
				| V | O | L | L | E | Y | B | A | L | L | N | E | T |  | I | N | C | O | L | O | R | 
			
				| E | N | I | A | C |  | O | N | E | M | O | R | E |  | K | O | N | M | A | R | I | 
			
				| S | E | E | T | O |  | R | E | T | O | R | T |  |  | E | W | E |  | B | E | G | 
			
		
Paolo Pasco, of San Diego, is a junior at Harvard studying computer science. He sold his first crossword to The Times five years ago when he was 15. With this being his 20th puzzle for the paper, the number of his Times puzzles has already reached his age.
Paolo's crosswords appear in many places, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the crossword-specific Fireball, and his own blog, Grids These Days.
– puzzle by Paolo Pasco
	 
		
			Mon 1/4/2021
		
			| L | A | S | T | S |  | T | E | X | A | S |  | S | P | A | 
		
			| A | L | E | U | T |  | A | L | E | R | T |  | A | U | K | 
		
			| D | I | A | N | A | P | R | I | N | C | E |  | F | B | I | 
		
			| D | E | L | A | Y | E | D |  | A | S | P | H | A | L | T | 
		
			| E | N | E |  |  | E | Y | E |  |  |  | A | R | I | A | 
		
			| R | E | V | A | M | P |  | D | C | C | O | M | I | C | S | 
		
			| S | E | E | M | E |  | T | U | P | A | C |  |  |  |  | 
		
			 |  | L | Y | N | D | A | C | A | R | T | E | R |  |  | 
		
			 |  |  |  | S | A | R | A | S |  | A | V | O | I | D | 
		
			| G | A | L | G | A | D | O | T |  | C | L | A | U | S | E | 
		
			| A | Q | U | A |  |  |  | E | B | B |  |  | T | O | T | 
		
			| L | U | M | B | A | G | O |  | L | E | T | M | E | B | E | 
		
			| L | I | P |  | W | O | N | D | E | R | W | O | M | A | N | 
		
			| O | L | E |  | L | U | L | U | S |  | O | V | E | R | T | 
		
			| P | A | D |  | S | T | Y | E | S |  | S | E | N | S | E | 
		
	
		
			Tue 1/5/2021
		
			| P | O | M |  | N | U | B | S |  |  | G | A | S | P | S | 
		
			| A | M | A |  | O | N | T | O |  | C | O | L | L | I | E | 
		
			| P | A | T | S | D | O | W | N |  | R | E | S | A | L | E | 
		
			| A | N | C | H | O |  |  | S | U | E | S | O | V | E | R | 
		
			 |  | H | I | G | H | C |  | P | A | D | R | E | S |  | 
		
			| D | A | W | N | S | O | N |  | I | K | E | A |  |  |  | 
		
			| A | S | I | S |  | R | B | I |  |  | E | N | D | A | T | 
		
			| F | I | T |  | J | A | C | K | S | U | P |  | I | C | E | 
		
			| T | A | S | T | E |  |  | E | A | R |  | B | E | A | R | 
		
			 |  |  | E | T | T | A |  | W | A | D | E | S | I | N | 
		
			 | C | H | A | S | E | R |  | S | L | A | T | E |  |  | 
		
			| C | H | U | C | K | S | I | T |  |  | D | A | L | A | I | 
		
			| B | I | G | H | I | T |  | W | A | R | D | S | O | F | F | 
		
			| G | N | O | M | E | S |  | O | L | A | Y |  | I | R | S | 
		
			| B | A | S | E | D |  |  | S | E | G | O |  | L | O | O | 
		
	
		
			Wed 1/6/2021
		
			| S | T | O | P |  | P | R | I | M |  | S | T | A | R | S | 
		
			| T | H | R | U |  | R | O | N | A |  | T | O | R | A | H | 
		
			| A | U | C | T | I | O | N | E | D |  | R | O | G | U | E | 
		
			| R | D | A |  | S | P | I | R | E |  | I | F | O | L | D | 
		
			| E | S | S | E | N | E |  | T | A | M | P | A |  |  |  | 
		
			 |  |  | Y | O | R | K |  | T | I | E | R | T | W | O | 
		
			| S | W | E | E | T |  | N | E | O | N | S |  | R | O | I | 
		
			| O | A | T | S |  |  | O | L | A |  |  | B | O | R | N | 
		
			| U | S | A |  | S | O | C | K | S |  | D | R | I | N | K | 
		
			| R | A | T | P | A | C | K |  | T | A | R | E |  |  |  | 
		
			 |  |  | I | N | D | I | A |  | S | I | D | N | E | Y | 
		
			| T | R | I | E | D |  | T | R | U | T | V |  | O | V | A | 
		
			| R | I | A | T | A |  | O | D | O | R | E | A | T | E | R | 
		
			| U | N | T | I | L |  | F | O | M | O |  | B | E | R | N | 
		
			| E | D | E | N | S |  | F | R | O | S |  | E | D | Y | S | 
		
	
		
			POW Thu 1/7/2021
		
			| U | R | N |  | T | A | B | O | R |  |  |  | P | J | S | 
		
			| V | E | E |  | H | U | M | V | E | E |  | T | R | I | M | 
		
			| W | I | X | X | X | X | W | I | S | T |  | A | O | N | E | 
		
			| A | N | T | E |  |  |  | D | O | N | X | X | X | X | E | 
		
			| V | I | T | R | I | O | L |  | D | A | I | S | Y |  |  | 
		
			| E | N | O |  | B | N | E | G |  |  | S | A | W | E | D | 
		
			 |  |  | E | E | Y | O | R | E |  |  | L | A | V | A | 
		
			| D | E | A | X | X | X | X | A | F | U | N | E | R | A | L | 
		
			| O | R | Z | O |  |  | I | B | I | S | E | S |  |  |  | 
		
			| W | A | I | T | S |  |  | S | L | E | W |  | I | O | N | 
		
			 |  | L | O | O | S | E |  | E | S | S | E | N | C | E | 
		
			| F | E | L | X | X | X | X | S |  |  |  | A | C | T | S | 
		
			| A | L | I | I |  | S | T | R | I | K | E | T | H | A | T | 
		
			| C | M | O | N |  | W | R | I | T | E | R |  | E | V | E | 
		
			| T | O | N |  |  |  | A | S | S | A | Y |  | S | E | A | 
		
	
		
			Fri 1/8/2021
		
			| D | O | T | H | E | D | E | W |  |  | A | L | M | A | Y | 
		
			| U | N | H | E | A | R | D | O | F |  | T | E | A | S | E | 
		
			| B | I | E | N | V | E | N | U | E |  | M | A | N | I | A | 
		
			| L | O | I | R | E |  | A | L | T | A |  | F | I | S | H | 
		
			| I | N | S | I | S | T |  | D | E | L | L |  | P | E | A | 
		
			| N | Y | T |  |  | A | N | N |  | S | A | T | E | E | N | 
		
			 |  |  | D | E | N | O | T | E |  | H | A | D | I | D | 
		
			 | T | H | I | S | G | U | Y | G | E | T | S | I | T |  | 
		
			| C | H | A | R | S |  | N | O | O | G | I | E |  |  |  | 
		
			| R | E | P | E | A | L |  | U | S | A |  |  | C | A | V | 
		
			| A | S | P |  | Y | O | D | A |  | N | I | C | O | L | E | 
		
			| W | H | Y | S |  | B | O | G | S |  | N | O | O | K | S | 
		
			| D | I | N | A | R |  | W | R | I | S | T | S | L | A | P | 
		
			| A | R | O | M | A |  | D | E | T | E | R | M | I | N | E | 
		
			| D | E | W | E | Y |  |  | E | S | C | O | O | T | E | R | 
		
	
		
			Sat 1/9/2021
		
			| J | A | Z | Z | W | A | L | T | Z |  | A | M | O | N | G | 
		
			| O | N | E | O | R | M | O | R | E |  | R | A | D | I | O | 
		
			| J | U | N | O | E | S | Q | U | E |  | G | R | E | C | O | 
		
			| O | B | I |  | S | C | U | D |  | D | O | T | T | E | D | 
		
			| B | I | T |  | T | R | A | G | I | C |  | S | O | S | O | 
		
			| A | S | H | E |  | A | T | E | O | U | T |  | J | A | M | 
		
			 |  |  | R | A | Y | S |  | U | P | A | B | O | V | E | 
		
			| J | A | M | A | L |  |  |  |  |  | D | O | Y | E | N | 
		
			| O | F | A | S | O | R | T |  | C | Z | A | R |  |  |  | 
		
			| E | T | S |  | T | E | E | P | E | E |  | E | M | I | T | 
		
			| S | E | T | H |  | L | E | A | R | N | S |  | O | N | O | 
		
			| C | R | O | A | K | Y |  | M | A | M | A |  | R | B | I | 
		
			| H | Y | D | R | A |  | L | E | M | O | N | P | E | E | L | 
		
			| M | O | O | D | Y |  | B | L | I | N | D | D | A | T | E | 
		
			| O | U | N | C | E |  | J | A | C | K | S | Q | U | A | T | 
		
	
		
			
				Sun 1/10/2021 OH, FOURPEAT'S SAKE!
			
				| P | R | E | S | S | U | R | E |  |  | O | R | A | L | B |  | S | P | I | F | F | 
			
				| A | I | R | L | A | N | E | S |  | A | M | E | L | I | A |  | A | R | N | I | E | 
			
				| N | O | M | A | N | I | S | A | N | I | S | L | A | N | D |  | L | A | C | E | D | 
			
				| S | T | A | M | P |  | H | U | E | D |  | O | R | E | O |  | A | D | O | R | E | 
			
				 |  |  | D | E | M | O |  | B | A | H | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | I | X | 
			
				| H | A | S | A | D | A | T | E |  |  | I | D | S |  | E | L | I | S | E |  |  | 
			
				| A | M | O | N | R | A |  | C | R | E | D |  |  | A | N | T |  |  | T | E | N | 
			
				| W | E | L | C | O | M | E | H | O | M | E | H | O | N |  | M | C | H | A | L | E | 
			
				| K | N | E | E |  |  | V | O | W | S |  | A | R | I |  | E | L | I | X | I | R | 
			
				 |  |  | S | O | H | O |  |  |  | P | R | I | M | E | T | I | M | E | T | V | 
			
				| S | S | R |  | T | O | K | E |  | G | O | D |  | E | V | A | N |  | S | E | E | 
			
				| W | H | E | R | E | W | E | R | E | W | E |  |  |  | A | L | G | A |  |  |  | 
			
				| A | R | T | U | R | O |  | I | L | E |  | I | C | E | D |  |  | R | A | S | H | 
			
				| T | E | R | R | I | F |  | K | I | N | G | K | A | M | E | H | A | M | E | H | A | 
			
				| S | K | I |  |  | T | S | A |  |  | R | E | F | I |  | O | N | E | R | U | N | 
			
				 |  | B | I | D | E | T |  | T | K | O |  |  | T | H | U | D | D | I | N | G | 
			
				| A | L | U | M | I | N | U | M | I | N | G | O | T |  | O | R | E | G |  |  |  | 
			
				| D | O | T | E | S |  | A | O | N | E |  | D | I | B | S |  | R | U | R | A | L | 
			
				| A | R | I | A | S |  | R | O | M | A | T | O | M | A | T | O | S | A | U | C | E | 
			
				| P | R | O | N | E |  | T | R | A | D | E | R |  | R | E | V | E | R | S | E | S | 
			
				| T | E | N | T | S |  | S | E | N | S | E |  |  | B | L | A | N | D | E | S | T | 
			
		
Alex Bajcz, of Morris Plains, N.J., is an assistant professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Drew University. He studies how and why plants produce fruits — he says he's one of the few biologists who gets to eat his research. The name "Bajcz" is Hungarian. Since that's difficult for American tongues, his family pronounces it "badges."
This is Alex's sixth Times crossword and second Sunday.
– puzzle by Alex Bajcz
	 
		
			Mon 1/11/2021
		
			| M | C | R | I | B |  | D | R | I | P |  | S | C | A | M | 
		
			| E | L | I | S | A |  | I | A | G | O |  | C | A | S | A | 
		
			| S | A | F | E | R |  | W | R | A | P | P | A | R | T | Y | 
		
			| A | N | T | E | N | N | A | E |  | T | U | N | D | R | A | 
		
			 |  |  |  | O | Y | L |  | M | A | T |  | I | O | N | 
		
			| C | U | B | A | N | C | I | G | A | R | S |  |  |  |  | 
		
			| U | N | T | I | E |  |  | E | M | T |  | D | O | G | S | 
		
			| S | T | E | M |  | I | O | T | A | S |  | A | M | A | L | 
		
			| S | O | N | S |  | S | E | A |  |  | A | M | N | I | O | 
		
			 |  |  |  | C | L | U | B | H | O | P | P | I | N | G | 
		
			| M | I | A |  | O | A | F |  | A | R | E |  |  |  |  | 
		
			| I | N | T | E | R | N |  | F | L | A | X | S | E | E | D | 
		
			| S | U | B | R | E | D | D | I | T |  | A | C | U | T | E | 
		
			| T | S | A | R |  | E | Y | R | E |  | M | O | R | A | L | 
		
			| S | E | T | S |  | R | E | E | D |  | S | T | O | L | I | 
		
	
		
			Tue 1/12/2021
		
			| M | I | L | D | E | W | Y |  | M | D | S |  | E | C | C | E | 
		
			| I | S | S | A | R | A | E |  | O | O | P |  | P | A | R | D | 
		
			| K | I | D | N | E | Y | S | T | O | N | E |  | A | R | I | D | 
		
			| E | A | T |  |  |  |  | A | N | T | C | O | L | O | N | Y | 
		
			| S | H | A | M | S |  | A | R | F |  |  | W | A | L | K |  | 
		
			 |  | B | I | P | A | R | T | I | S | A | N | B | I | L | L | 
		
			 |  |  | C | A | L | M |  | S | T | D |  |  | N | E | E | 
		
			| T | H | I | S | T | O | O | S | H | A | L | L | P | A | S | S | 
		
			| O | A | T |  |  | H | U | E |  | R | I | M | E |  |  |  | 
		
			| P | R | O | Q | U | A | R | T | E | R | B | A | C | K |  |  | 
		
			 | P | L | U | S |  |  | T | R | Y |  | O | K | N | O | W | 
		
			| P | E | D | E | S | T | A | L | S |  |  |  |  | E | R | A | 
		
			| E | D | Y | S |  | B | R | I | E | F | M | O | M | E | N | T | 
		
			| S | O | O | T |  | A | Y | N |  | I | T | S | A | L | O | T | 
		
			| O | N | U | S |  | R | A | G |  | T | V | H | O | S | T | S | 
		
	
		
			Wed 1/13/2021
		
			| J | U | S | T |  | T | O | D | D |  | C | A | C | T | I | 
		
			| E | T | T | A |  | E | M | I | R |  | U | S | H | E | R | 
		
			| S | A | Y | C | H | E | E | S | E |  | T | H | I | C | K | 
		
			| T | H | E | K | I | N | G | S | S | P | E | E | C | H |  | 
		
			 |  |  |  | T | I | A |  | S | E | A | S |  |  |  | 
		
			| A | E | R | A | T | E |  | D | E | N | S |  | P | A | C | 
		
			| S | T | E | P | H |  | M | E | D | I | A |  | R | D | A | 
		
			| T | H | E | P | E | L | I | C | A | N | B | R | I | E | F | 
		
			| R | E | F |  | W | I | N | K | S |  | U | N | C | L | E | 
		
			| O | R | S |  | E | G | O | S |  | S | T | A | K | E | S | 
		
			 |  |  | T | I | E | R |  | A | C | T |  |  |  |  | 
		
			 | T | H | E | G | R | E | E | N | H | O | R | N | E | T | 
		
			| Y | E | E | S | H |  | D | R | A | I | N | P | I | P | E | 
		
			| E | X | A | L | T |  | I | B | I | S |  | G | L | E | E | 
		
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			Thu 1/14/2021
		
			| A | W | O | L |  | P | O | L | E | S |  | C | H | U | B | 
		
			| L | A | N | E |  | A | B | U | S | E |  | A | O | N | E | 
		
			| A | S | I | A |  | G | A | T | O | R |  | M | O | W | S | 
		
			 | S | O | S | U | E | M | E |  | F | A | E | R | I | E | 
		
			| W | A | N | T | S |  | A | S | A |  | B | L | A | S | T | 
		
			| H | I | D |  | A | B | S |  | T | S | O |  | Y | E | S | 
		
			| O | L | I | V | I | A |  | P | O | T | U | S |  |  |  | 
		
			 | S | P | I | N | T | H | E | B | O | T | T | L | E |  | 
		
			 |  |  | A | B | H | O | R |  | I | N | L | O | V | E | 
		
			| A | O | C |  | O | S | O |  | A | C | E |  | S | A | T | 
		
			| D | R | O | O | L |  | T | L | C |  | S | E | E | P | S | 
		
			| H | I | H | A | T | S |  | I | T | S | S | A | F | E |  | 
		
			| E | G | O | S |  | C | U | B | I | T |  | T | A | R | E | 
		
			| R | I | S | E |  | A | K | R | O | N |  | E | C | O | N | 
		
			| E | N | T | S |  | T | E | E | N | S |  | R | E | N | D | 
		
	
		
			POW Fri 1/15/2021
		
			| B | A | T | B | O | Y |  | S | C | H | M | A | L | T | Z | 
		
			| I | P | H | O | N | E |  | Q | U | E | E | R | E | Y | E | 
		
			| G | R | E | W | U | P |  | U | S | E | D | C | A | R | S | 
		
			| W | I | R | E | S |  | D | A | H | L | S |  | D | O | T | 
		
			| I | C | O | N |  | P | I | T | Y |  |  | H | E | N | S | 
		
			| G | O | B |  | F | A | S | T |  | S | M | O | R | E |  | 
		
			| S | T | O | L | E | T | H | E | S | H | O | W |  |  |  | 
		
			 | S | T | A | R | T | E | R | P | I | S | T | O | L |  | 
		
			 |  |  | M | A | I | D | S | O | F | H | O | N | O | R | 
		
			 | F | A | B | L | E |  | R | O | T | E |  | C | O | E | 
		
			| P | O | L | O |  |  | F | I | N | S |  | O | A | K | S | 
		
			| O | R | C |  | S | N | A | G | S |  | J | U | M | B | O | 
		
			| E | G | O | D | E | A | T | H |  | M | E | T | E | O | R | 
		
			| M | O | V | I | E | S | E | T |  | C | A | R | R | O | T | 
		
			| S | T | E | P | D | A | D | S |  | S | N | E | A | K | S | 
		
	
		
			Sat 1/16/2021
		
			 |  |  | C | A | L | L | T | H | E | S | H | O | T | S | 
		
			 |  | M | U | S | E | U | M | E | X | H | I | B | I | T | 
		
			 | L | E | T | I | T | G | O | A | L | R | E | A | D | Y | 
		
			| G | A | R | E | T | H |  | B | R | I | O |  | M | E | R | 
		
			| A | P | R | S |  | A | K | I | M | B | O |  | A | P | E | 
		
			| G | U | I | T | A | L | E | L | E |  | M | A | S | O | N | 
		
			| S | P | A |  | F | L | E | E |  |  |  | R | U | D | E | 
		
			 |  | M | E | R | Y | L |  | T | R | A | M | P |  |  | 
		
			| S | A | W | V |  |  |  | S | E | E | P |  | P | B | S | 
		
			| A | R | E | E | L |  | S | C | R | A | P | B | O | O | K | 
		
			| R | I | B |  | U | N | P | A | I | R |  | U | R | S | I | 
		
			| A | G | S |  | G | I | L | L |  | E | A | S | T | O | N | 
		
			| N | A | T | I | O | N | A | L | A | N | T | H | E | M |  | 
		
			| A | T | E | A | S | E | S | O | L | D | I | E | R |  |  | 
		
			| C | O | R | N | I | S | H | P | A | S | T | Y |  |  |  | 
		
	
		
			
				Sun 1/17/2021 DOUBLE-CROSSED
			
				| C | L | O | S | E |  | B | B | C |  | B | A | T | O | R |  |  | A | B | U | T | 
			
				| R | E | M | I | T |  | A | L | A |  | A | R | E | N | A | S |  | C | A | M | O | 
			
				| O | V | E | R | H | E | A | D | R |  | S | O | N | O | M | A |  | I | S | P | Y | 
			
				| W | I | G |  | E | V | E | R | T |  | I | M | O |  | E | G | A | D | S |  |  | 
			
				| E | T | A |  | R | A | D | I | I |  | C | A | R | T | O | E | T | W | O | R | K | 
			
				| D | Y | S | O | N |  |  | V | E | E | S |  | S | I | D |  | T | A | B | O | O | 
			
				 |  |  | F | E | S | T | E | R | S |  | T | A | L | L | S |  | S | O | A | P | 
			
				 | L | E | F | T | T | O |  |  | P | L | E | X |  | E | T | C | H | E | R | S | 
			
				| A | I | M | E |  | E | U | G | E | N | I | E |  | A | S | E | A |  |  |  |  | 
			
				| G | L | O | R | I | A | R | E | D |  | K | U | R | D |  | A | R | C | A | N | A | 
			
				| R | A | T | E | D | R |  | T | I | D | E | P | O | D |  | M | I | O | T | I | C | 
			
				| A | C | E | D | I | T |  | E | T | O | N |  | S | T | R | O | B | E | E | C | T | 
			
				 |  |  |  | N | O | A | M |  | P | E | A | S | O | U | P |  | M | A | H | I | 
			
				| G | A | S | M | A | I | N |  | M | E | W | L |  |  | D | E | B | A | T | E |  | 
			
				| R | I | C | O |  | S | T | A | I | D |  | P | I | N | E | N | U | T |  |  |  | 
			
				| A | D | H | O | C |  | I | R | S |  | A | O | N | E |  |  | M | E | S | O | N | 
			
				| B | A | L | N | A | R | T | I | S | T | S |  | V | O | L | G | A |  | W | O | E | 
			
				 |  | O | P | R | A | H |  | O | A | S |  | A | D | A | I | R |  | I | C | E | 
			
				| A | C | A | I |  | R | E | F | U | T | E |  | D | A | Y | T | I | M | E | Y | S | 
			
				| L | U | N | E |  | E | F | I | L | E | S |  | E | D | U |  | D | I | T | T | O | 
			
				| L | E | S | S |  |  | T | E | A | R | S |  | S | A | P |  | E | B | S | E | N | 
			
		
Tracy Gray lives in Sparks, Md., near Baltimore, where she and her husband own and operate a lawn-and-landscaping business. Tom Pepper lives in Eden Prairie, Minn., next door to Edina, of crossword fame. In April he plans to retire from his position of finance director for the city of Eagan after 29 years.
Tracy and Tom met at a crossword tournament several years ago and have been exchanging theme ideas ever since.
– puzzle by Tracy Gray and Tom Pepper
	 
		
			Mon 1/18/2021
		
			| P | I | N | U | P |  | I | T | C | H |  | A | L | V | A | 
		
			| A | R | E | N | A |  | M | A | T | A |  | N | Y | E | T | 
		
			| P | A | R | I | S | T | E | X | A | S |  | G | I | N | S | 
		
			| A | N | D |  | C | I | A |  |  | B | R | O | N | T | E | 
		
			 |  | A | T | H | E | N | S | G | E | O | R | G | I | A | 
		
			| S | E | L | M | A |  | T | E | R | E | S | A |  |  |  | 
		
			| I | D | E | A | L |  |  | V | I | N | E |  | I | K | E | 
		
			| D | A | R | N |  | P | R | E | P | S |  | G | N | A | T | 
		
			| E | M | T |  | W | H | I | R |  |  | P | E | A | L | S | 
		
			 |  |  | A | R | A | F | A | T |  | A | L | L | E | Y | 
		
			| N | A | P | L | E | S | F | L | O | R | I | D | A |  |  | 
		
			| E | L | A | I | N | E |  |  | T | A | R |  | T | D | S | 
		
			| V | I | C | E |  | T | O | L | E | D | O | O | H | I | O | 
		
			| E | V | E | N |  | W | H | A | M |  | F | R | E | O | N | 
		
			| R | E | D | S |  | O | O | P | S |  | F | E | R | R | Y | 
		
	
		
			Tue 1/19/2021
		
			| P | S | A | L | M | S |  | S | I | G | H |  | S | H | I | A | 
		
			| A | E | R | I | A | L |  | O | S | L | O |  | P | O | G | S | 
		
			| L | E | M | O | N | Y | E | L | L | O | W |  | E | T | U | I | 
		
			 | K | E | N | T |  | V | I | E | W | S |  | N | C | A | A | 
		
			 |  | D | E | L | T | A |  |  | S | O | L | D | O | N |  | 
		
			 |  |  | S | E | W |  | V | A | T |  | A | S | F | O | R | 
		
			| S | A | W | S |  | E | G | O | T | I | S | M |  | F | D | A | 
		
			| I | C | H |  | F | R | U | I | T | C | U | P |  | E | O | N | 
		
			| A | R | I |  | A | P | E | L | I | K | E |  | W | E | N | T | 
		
			| M | O | T | O | R |  | S | A | C |  | M | A | I |  |  |  | 
		
			 | B | E | R | E | F | T |  |  | H | E | R | D | S |  |  | 
		
			| S | A | R | A |  | A | R | A | B | S |  | E | E | O | C |  | 
		
			| A | T | I | T |  | C | O | C | O | N | U | T | C | R | A | B | 
		
			| R | I | C | O |  | T | O | L | L |  | R | O | U | R | K | E | 
		
			| I | C | E | R |  | S | M | U | T |  | N | O | T | Y | E | T | 
		
	
		
			Wed 1/20/2021
		
			 |  | P | O | E | T |  | S | P | A | M |  | C | G | I | 
		
			 | C | O | L | L | I | S | I | O | N | S |  | A | R | T | 
		
			| M | I | N | D | M | E | L | D | I | N | G |  | S | O | S | 
		
			| U | T | Z |  | O | D | O | R |  |  |  | A | T | O | M | 
		
			| M | E | I | R |  |  | M | A | T | C | H | G | A | M | E | 
		
			 |  |  | O | T | T | O |  | O | R | I | O | N | S |  | 
		
			| W | O | R | K | E | R |  | L | A | I | N |  | E | M | T | 
		
			| T | H | E | U | N | I | T | E | D | S | T | A | T | E | S | 
		
			| A | B | C |  | A | C | A | I |  | C | E | S | S | N | A | 
		
			 | R | E | I | N | E | R |  | S | O | D | A |  |  |  | 
		
			| J | O | I | N | T | P | A | I | N |  |  | P | O | P | E | 
		
			| A | T | V | S |  |  |  | N | I | C | K |  | P | U | G | 
		
			| C | H | I |  | W | I | N | E | P | A | I | R | I | N | G | 
		
			| K | E | N |  | O | N | E | P | E | R | C | E | N | T |  | 
		
			| O | R | G |  | K | N | O | T |  | S | K | Y | E |  |  | 
		
	
		
			Thu 1/21/2021
		
			| H | A | B | I | B |  | S | N | A | P |  | E | D | S |  | 
		
			| A | M | A | R | O |  | C | A | N | I |  | V | E | T | S | 
		
			| M | O | D | E | R | N | I | S | T | S |  | I | C | E | E | 
		
			| M | E | T |  | A | C | E |  | I | M | A | L | O | N | E | 
		
			 | B | A | R | T | O | N |  |  | O | D | E | D | O | N | 
		
			| C | O | K | I | E |  | T | S | P |  | D | Y | E | S |  | 
		
			| D | I | E | D |  | S | I | T | U | A | T | E |  |  |  | 
		
			| C | D | S |  | Y | E | S | O | R | N | O |  | M | F | R | 
		
			 |  |  | C | A | S | T | L | E | S |  | A | R | E | A | 
		
			 | A | C | H | Y |  | S | I | C |  | B | I | P | E | D | 
		
			| P | R | O | A | M | S |  |  | H | A | I | L | E | D |  | 
		
			| D | E | G | R | E | E | S |  | A | U | G |  | A | B | E | 
		
			| A | N | N | A |  | T | U | R | N | S | I | G | N | A | L | 
		
			| S | T | A | D |  | I | M | A | C |  | F | A | U | C | I | 
		
			 | I | C | E |  | N | O | P | E |  | S | I | T | K | A | 
		
	
		
			POW Fri 1/22/2021
		
			| L | O | L | C | A | T | S |  | H | A | S | H | T | A | G | 
		
			| I | P | A | D | P | R | O |  | E | R | N | U | R | S | E | 
		
			| P | E | R | S | E | U | S |  | A | G | O | N | I | S | T | 
		
			| R | N | A |  | S | L | U | M | D | O | G |  | V | A | L | 
		
			| I | B | M | S |  | Y | E | A | S | T |  | R | E | N | O | 
		
			| N | A | I | A | D |  | M | S | U |  | M | O | T | T | S | 
		
			| G | R | E | N | A | D | E |  | P | L | A | Y | S | E | T | 
		
			 |  |  | D | Y | E |  |  |  | E | R | A |  |  |  | 
		
			| P | E | P | B | A | N | D |  | B | A | L | L | H | O | G | 
		
			| H | A | S | O | N |  | I | R | E |  | A | W | O | K | E | 
		
			| O | R | Y | X |  | N | S | Y | N | C |  | E | T | S | Y | 
		
			| T | L | C |  | H | O | M | E | G | Y | M |  | D | H | S | 
		
			| O | O | H | L | A | L | A |  | A | L | O | H | A | O | E | 
		
			| O | B | E | S | I | T | Y |  | L | O | C | A | T | O | R | 
		
			| P | E | D | D | L | E | S |  | I | N | K | J | E | T | S | 
		
	
		
			Sat 1/23/2021
		
			| M | O | O | D | R | I | N | G | S |  | S | L | I | T | S | 
		
			| I | N | D | U | E | T | I | M | E |  | M | A | B | E | L | 
		
			| S | T | A | N | D | S | P | A | T |  | A | D | E | L | E | 
		
			| T | O | Y |  | R | E | A | C | T |  | R | O | L | L | E | 
		
			 |  |  | W | A | L | T |  | H | I | T | L | I | S | T | 
		
			| T | O | P | O | F | F |  | B | E | N | I | C | E |  |  | 
		
			| A | P | O | R | T |  | B | R | O | K | E | E | V | E | N | 
		
			| R | E | T | D |  | H | A | I | R | Y |  | V | E | T | O | 
		
			| O | L | D | S | M | O | K | E | Y |  | B | I | S | O | N | 
		
			 |  | E | F | I | L | E | R |  | P | U | T | O | N | S | 
		
			| A | R | C | A | D | E | S |  | K | O | L | A |  |  |  | 
		
			| L | U | R | I | D |  | A | R | R | O | W |  | D | A | B | 
		
			| O | D | E | L | L |  | L | A | U | R | A | N | Y | R | O | 
		
			| F | E | M | M | E |  | E | S | P | E | R | A | N | T | O | 
		
			| T | R | E | E | S |  | S | H | A | R | K | W | E | E | K | 
		
	
		
			
				Sun 1/24/2021 SUGAR, SUGAR
			
				| T | O | S | H | I | B | A |  | R | A | C | Y |  |  | B | M | W |  | O | R | G | 
			
				| A | R | C | A | N | U | M |  | I | S | H | E |  | C | R | A | M |  | B | A | M | 
			
				| N | E | R | D | S | R | I | N | G | P | O | P |  | F | A | D | D | I | E | T | S | 
			
				| K | L | E | E |  |  |  | U | B | E | R |  | S | O | I | L |  | N | Y | T |  | 
			
				| U | S | E | S |  | B | A | B | Y | R | U | T | H | S | N | I | C | K | E | R | S | 
			
				| P | E | N |  | T | O | N | I |  |  | S | U | E |  |  | B | U | M | R | A | P | 
			
				 |  | W | H | I | S | K | A | S |  |  | R | E | S | T |  | R | A | S | P | Y | 
			
				 | C | R | U | N | C | H | N | O | W | A | N | D | L | A | T | E | R |  |  |  | 
			
				| E | R | I | N |  |  |  | S | P | I | N |  | Y | E | T | I |  | K | F | C |  | 
			
				| L | A | T | K | E | S |  |  | U | S | G | A |  | E | E | L | Y |  | A | O | K | 
			
				| A | Y | E |  | W | H | O | P | P | E | R | S | S | P | R | E | E |  | N | Y | U | 
			
				| N | O | R |  | E | A | S | E |  | D | I | S | C |  |  | R | A | F | T | E | R | 
			
				 | N | S | A |  | L | A | P | S |  | L | E | A | F |  |  |  | O | A | S | T | 
			
				 |  |  | M | I | L | K | Y | W | A | Y | S | T | A | R | B | U | R | S | T |  | 
			
				| S | A | L | A | D |  | A | S | E | C |  |  | S | C | A | R | E | D | Y |  |  | 
			
				| A | L | O | T | O | F |  |  | A | T | S |  |  | A | R | A | Y |  | S | A | C | 
			
				| L | I | F | E | S | A | V | E | R | S | P | A | Y | D | A | Y |  | W | E | L | L | 
			
				 | B | T | U |  | J | A | Y | S |  | E | P | E | E |  |  |  | A | R | L | O | 
			
				| H | A | I | R | L | I | N | E |  | M | A | R | S | S | M | A | R | T | I | E | S | 
			
				| A | B | E |  | U | T | E | S |  | A | K | I | N |  | P | R | O | T | E | G | E | 
			
				| M | A | R |  | G | A | S |  |  | O | S | L | O |  | G | E | T | S | S | E | T | 
			
		
Lucy Howard, of Austin, Tex., teaches therapeutic yoga and does internet marketing. She made her first puzzle as an icebreaker for her wedding last year. Ross Trudeau, of Cambridge, Mass., works for a K-12 education nonprofit. They met online last summer. Ross says, "We quickly bonded over our mutual love of crosswords and rock climbing." They spent many hours together on Zoom making this puzzle.
This is Ross's 37th puzzle for The Times. It's Lucy's debut.
– puzzle by Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau
	 
		
			Mon 1/25/2021
		
			| I | R | A | N |  | D | E | S | I |  | A | D | A | P | T | 
		
			| N | E | M | O |  | I | R | O | N |  | R | O | M | E | O | 
		
			| C | H | I | C |  | G | A | R | B | A | G | E | C | A | N | 
		
			| H | A | G | U | E |  |  | T | O | R | O | S |  |  |  | 
		
			 | B | A | T | T | L | E | A | X | E |  | L | I | M | B | 
		
			 |  |  | S | C | A | N |  |  | S | T | A | L | E | R | 
		
			| S | O | S |  |  | S | T | A | B |  | S | P | I | R | O | 
		
			| Q | U | A | R | T | E | R | B | A | C | K | S | A | C | K | 
		
			| U | N | D | E | R |  | Y | O | G | A |  |  | D | Y | E | 
		
			| A | C | I | D | I | C |  |  | E | G | A | D |  |  |  | 
		
			| B | E | E | B |  | A | N | K | L | E | B | O | O | T |  | 
		
			 |  |  | I | G | L | O | O |  |  | A | G | N | E | W | 
		
			| Y | O | U | R | E | F | I | R | E | D |  | S | I | T | E | 
		
			| A | A | N | D | M |  | S | E | E | R |  | A | C | R | E | 
		
			| P | R | E | S | S |  | Y | A | L | E |  | T | E | A | K | 
		
	
		
			Tue 1/26/2021
		
			| L | E | G |  | A | C | T | S |  |  | E | R | U | P | T | S | 
		
			| A | M | A |  | S | O | A | P |  | S | U | P | P | O | R | T | 
		
			| P | I | Z | Z | A | Z | Z | Y |  | P | R | I | N | T | E | R | 
		
			| S | L | E | E | P | Y |  | O | K | I | E |  |  | T | A | O | 
		
			| E | I | R | E |  |  | K | N | I | C | K | K | N | A | C | K | 
		
			| D | O | S | S | I | E | R |  | S | E | A | E | A | G | L | E | 
		
			 |  |  |  | C | L | I | O | S |  |  | E | P | E | E | S | 
		
			 | S | T | R | E | S | S | L | E | S | S | N | E | S | S |  | 
		
			| S | T | A | I | D |  |  | D | R | A | P | E |  |  |  |  | 
		
			| C | E | N | T | A | V | O | S |  | N | A | R | W | H | A | L | 
		
			| R | A | Z | Z | M | A | T | A | Z | Z |  |  | O | O | Z | E | 
		
			| I | G | A |  |  | L | O | W | E |  | G | Y | M | B | A | G | 
		
			| M | A | N | A | T | E | E |  | S | C | R | A | B | B | L | E | 
		
			| P | L | I | G | H | T | S |  | T | I | E | R |  | E | E | N | 
		
			| S | L | A | T | E | S |  |  | Y | A | W | N |  | S | A | D | 
		
	
		
			Wed 1/27/2021
		
			| B | A | J | A |  | C | A | C | T | I |  | S | T | A | B | 
		
			| A | G | A | R |  | S | C | O | R | N |  | H | U | M | E | 
		
			| B | E | N | E | A | T | H | C | O | N | T | E | M | P | T | 
		
			| E | D | E | N | S |  | T | O | Y |  | I | A | M | S | O | 
		
			 |  | F | O | P | S |  |  |  | S | P | R | Y |  |  | 
		
			| R | I | O | T |  | L | U | N | C | H |  | S | A | S | H | 
		
			| E | O | N |  | M | O | N | S | O | O | N |  | C | H | E | 
		
			| U | N | D | E | R | T | H | E | W | E | A | T | H | E | R | 
		
			| P | S | A | L | M |  | I | C | E |  | R | E | E | D | S | 
		
			 |  |  | P | E | R | P |  | R | I | C | E |  |  |  | 
		
			| S | T | R | A | T | A |  |  |  | N | O | O | G | I | E | 
		
			| O | W | E | S |  | F | A | C | E | T |  | F | U | N | K | 
		
			| B | E | L | O | W | T | H | E | S | U | R | F | A | C | E | 
		
			| E | R | A |  | S | E | A | L | A | N | E |  | R | U | B | 
		
			| R | E | X |  | W | D | S |  | U | E | Y |  | D | R | Y | 
		
	
		
			Thu 1/28/2021
		
			| L | A | N | A |  | A | T | A | T |  | S | A | T | E | S | 
		
			| A | L | O | T |  | N | A | V | Y |  | A | L | O | N | E | 
		
			| T | O | S | H |  | D | R | O | P |  | I | G | I | V | E | 
		
			| T | H | E | L | A | S | T | W | O | R | D | I | L | Y |  | 
		
			| E | A | S | E | O | U | T |  |  | A | Y | E |  |  |  | 
		
			 |  |  | T | L | C |  | A | A | V | E | R | A | G | E | 
		
			| B | A | K | E |  | H | O | T | M | E | S | S | I | L | Y | 
		
			| A | G | E |  |  |  | P | E | A |  |  |  | D | O | E | 
		
			| H | A | Y | L | O | F | T | I | L | Y |  | N | E | W | S | 
		
			| A | R | S | O | N | I | S | T |  | O | R | E |  |  |  | 
		
			 |  |  | L | E | S |  |  | E | G | O | T | R | I | P | 
		
			 | A | L | L | T | H | A | T | J | A | Z | Z | I | L | Y | 
		
			| E | I | E | I | O |  | T | E | E | M |  | E | V | E | R | 
		
			| T | W | A | N | G |  | O | R | C | A |  | R | E | N | E | 
		
			| C | A | R | G | O |  | M | A | T | T |  | O | N | E | S | 
		
	
		
			POW Fri 1/29/2021
		
			| F | E | Z |  |  |  | E | S | P |  | S | T | A | M | P | 
		
			| E | X | E | S |  | S | L | E | E | P | E | R | C | A | R | 
		
			| A | T | R | A |  | T | E | R | R | A | C | O | T | T | A | 
		
			| T | R | O | M | B | O | N | E |  | T | R | U | S | T | Y | 
		
			| S | A | C |  | E | V | A |  | D | E | E | T |  |  |  | 
		
			 | S | H | A | R | E |  | S | E | N | T |  | O | P | T | 
		
			 | P | A | N | T |  | P | U | B | T | R | I | V | I | A | 
		
			| P | I | N | T | A |  | E | M | U |  | E | R | E | C | T | 
		
			| A | C | C | E | N | T | R | U | G |  | C | O | R | K |  | 
		
			| L | Y | E |  | D | E | P | P |  | M | I | N | T | Y |  | 
		
			 |  |  | L | E | N | S |  | M | O | P |  | H | E | F | 
		
			| S | A | T | I | R | E |  | D | O | N | E | D | E | A | L | 
		
			| P | A | R | E | N | T | H | O | O | D |  | A | T | T | Y | 
		
			| C | R | I | S | I | S | M | O | D | E |  | L | O | E | B | 
		
			| A | P | P | L | E |  | M | R | S |  |  |  | P | R | Y | 
		
	
		
			Sat 1/30/2021
		
			 |  |  | H | O | A | G | I | E |  | D | R | O | I | D | 
		
			 |  | R | O | C | K | E | T | S | C | I | E | N | C | E | 
		
			 | Y | O | U | H | A | T | E | T | O | S | E | E | I | T | 
		
			| S | A | Y | N | O |  | G | R | A | D |  | D | O | N | E | 
		
			| C | L | A | D |  | C | O | A | T | E | S |  | F | E | N | 
		
			| A | T | L |  | S | U | I | T | E |  | C | R | U | S | T | 
		
			| B | A | S | E | L | I | N | E |  | M | O | U | S | S | E | 
		
			 |  |  | P | A | N | G |  | D | A | U | B |  |  |  | 
		
			| C | A | S | I | N | G |  | K | I | T | T | Y | C | A | T | 
		
			| E | X | A | C | T |  | D | U | S | T | S |  | A | D | O | 
		
			| R | O | O |  | S | C | O | N | C | E |  | K | N | I | T | 
		
			| A | L | I | G |  | R | O | D | E |  | C | E | D | E | S | 
		
			| M | O | R | E | P | O | W | E | R | T | O | Y | O | U |  | 
		
			| I | T | S | N | O | W | O | R | N | E | V | E | R |  |  | 
		
			| C | L | E | A | T |  | P | A | S | T | E | D |  |  |  | 
		
	
		
			
				Sun 1/31/2021 PRODUCT MISPLACEMENT
			
				| C | I | V | I | L |  | P | E | S | O |  | A | J | A | R |  | M | A | T | E | S | 
			
				| O | P | I | N | E |  | A | U | T | O |  | K | I | W | I |  | G | R | U | N | T | 
			
				| M | O | N | S | T | E | R | R | A | M | R | A | L | L | Y |  | M | E | R | C | I | 
			
				 | S | E | I | S | M | S |  | R | P | I |  | T | S | A | R |  | A | T | O | N | 
			
				 |  |  | S | O | I | L |  |  | A | D | O |  |  | D | O | T |  | L | U | G | 
			
				 | N | A | T | U | R | E | A | B | H | O | R | S | A | H | O | O | V | E | R |  | 
			
				| C | A | R | E | T |  | Y | E | A |  | F | O | I | E |  | S | P | A | D | A | Y | 
			
				| U | S | E | D |  |  |  | R | I | G |  |  | G | O | P |  |  | L | O | G | E | 
			
				| S | A | N |  | M | Y | S | O | L | O | R | U | N | N | E | T | H | O | V | E | R | 
			
				| P | L | A | T | O | O | N |  | O | L | I | N |  | S | O | R | A | R | E |  |  | 
			
				 |  |  | A | N | K | A |  | R | I | G | I | D |  | P | U | R | E |  |  |  | 
			
				 |  | I | N | T | E | R | N |  | M | E | T | A |  | L | E | M | M | I | N | G | 
			
				| W | O | R | K | E | D | F | O | R | P | L | A | N | T | E | R | S |  | W | A | R | 
			
				| E | R | I | C |  |  | S | T | U |  |  | S | I | R |  |  |  | K | O | N | A | 
			
				| B | A | S | A | L | T |  | I | N | C | A |  | S | E | Q |  | N | I | N | N | Y | 
			
				 | T | H | R | O | W | I | N | G | I | N | T | H | E | B | O | U | N | T | Y |  | 
			
				| P | O | L |  | L | I | V |  |  | A | G | O |  |  | S | N | A | G |  |  |  | 
			
				| A | R | I | D |  | G | O | R | P |  | L | O | S |  | N | U | N | C | I | O |  | 
			
				| M | I | N | I | S |  | T | A | L | E | O | F | T | H | E | S | C | O | T | C | H | 
			
				| P | O | E | M | S |  | E | G | O | T |  | A | R | I | A |  | E | L | A | T | E | 
			
				| A | S | N | E | R |  | D | A | D | A |  | R | O | C | K |  | D | E | L | A | Y | 
			
		
Jim Hilger, of Amarillo, Tex., is a retired computer analyst and educator. Besides making crosswords, he enjoys collecting old 45-r.p.m. records (he has more than 10,000 of them), cartooning and watercolor painting. "Most of my paintings end up looking like cartoons, however."
The starting point of this puzzle was 38-Across. Jim apologizes in advance to the maker of every product he has "misplaced" herein.
– puzzle by Jim Hilger