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Alex Eaton-Salners author page

71 puzzles by Alex Eaton-Salners
with Jim Horne comments

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Alex Eaton-Salners

Alex Eaton-Salners is an in-house attorney for Western Digital, a technology company headquartered in San Jose, Calif.

51 daily crosswords by Alex Eaton-Salners

Tue 9/3/2024
ASPSARABIDEA
CHOUCOLORMAVS
TUPPERWAREALES
TUPLEMILLANE
PEISOCIALIST
EMBRACECIS
TOOURGEMELEE
TWOPARTYSYSTEMS
ANKHSAMIETIP
ITSGRAVITY
HALLOWEENBIT
ABELILLABORT
VIDIFEDERALIST
EDGETCELLEDAM
SEESTRIOTERI
Wed 7/17/2024
SPANSEESTOHAH
ALTERTETHEROPI
YOUREWELCOMENON
STLUCIAHEPHELD
DESKILOVEYOU
PLEASEDNAALL
YEASAGACOLLEGE
ROSSSOMBEROMEN
ONTOASTLSATOED
BRRCUTTHANKS
AMERICANDIOR
DORYAUKROUGHUP
AOLSIGNLANGUAGE
PSIUNHOOKHELLS
TENNETTLESLIT

I created a new page with all the picture clues used in NYT crosswords.

Tue 5/14/2024
AROMASBALLPIT
CORONETUNEARTH
TOASTERSIAMESE
TNTMOTHVALOR
MSGBLURBESIDE
IFIMAYUSESMDS
SONARINHEAT
TRACKSKALOTTA
SCHISMODORS
ACEOATHINDEEP
BARFLYOGRELES
ANNULWWIICOT
TIEGAMEBSCHOOL
ENSUREDBEHAPPY
DETESTSSUISSE
Wed 4/3/2024
ACREACETICRIB
HOESCASINOEMU
INSTANTTEASGPS
CHATEAUSATLAS
GRADEPAULYULE
REPOPURPLEPEAS
UTERELYAGE
BEDRESTTMOBILE
OATPRATLEG
BUMBLEBEESFOGG
OREORUDETIVOS
ABETSDARKALES
RAMSMILINGEYES
DNANICENETOTO
SEWSLEDGESUSS

Sound out the T's, P's, B's, and I's.

Wed 12/13/2023
PLODPROFSHAGS
LOVETIARAAVON
OCEANSPRAYLAVA
WORDEDPSALTER
DREVAPORWARE
CLOUDNINEEARNS
VEINYETPAY
SITDESIRESTAB
BETWANSAGA
CMERERAINMAKER
RIVERCARDADE
INAWEOFGREASY
NUDEWATERCYCLE
GEERLEVEEEURO
ETSYSLYLYSESH
Wed 8/30/2023
UPONLONGTHERE
SOLEOBOEHONED
CLARINETSADDED
LYFTYETTGIF
BOREDEDEN
TUBAIDLEDSTOW
SMILEDYOGAERA
AIRLEAKSIGNALS
RADEBAYNEURON
SKIPLYINGISNT
NOSEDOSES
CHIPADOMALI
GHANARIGHTNESS
MONTYASIACOLE
SODASTHEYEVER
POW Tue 6/21/2022
GOBIFBILABGPS
ENOSOLDELILAT
NOWWEREEVENUSE
LENWAITFETA
AHEADAMSTERDAM
GARRSKAEAU
ASHRHINOZIPIT
STATUESDAYTONA
PETRISWOLEKFC
ANAERAGEEK
SNOWGLOBETARRY
EARLLISAOUR
WIGSPLITSECOND
EVAGRETELHOUR
RENTOREROEMTS
Sun 10/31/2021 CHOICE WORDS
PATRASCALSPENSEP
ECOEMMYLOUWAGEAPE
THEWHEALBUMHITORMISS
FETASRODEPORTDIDIT
ODORSTNTREMEETABLE
OFTASISAYPETRIMOOR
DOORDIELIVERANDNIONS
READSMUNIPSST
METRESLOLTHRILL
IMPOSEONBEHEADODEA
MOUNTRUSHMMOREORLESS
POPEEASELSSURELETS
STASISNSANOSIDE
SHAHTHONADDTO
MARCHIGORDERSINOROUT
AVERARTIEHEPCATUTE
DAZETONNESSHESACHS
ERODENESTEAABCSHOT
WINORLOSEWHIRLWDTOUR
ACEAIMSUSROUTEFSU
YESSPYPOSSESSFEN
Wed 9/29/2021
AMUSESTABASS
RESIGNPAPASHH
ENERGYOPUSMAR
SRITERIHEAVE
OWNCOVERTMRED
REALALEOCEANS
GAMERNUDGER
REVOLUTIONARY
ELOPESSLOOP
LESLEAUSEDCDS
AXLEFEASTSKEY
THEREALEEDHL
HUEMAGIPHIALS
EMTISLESECRET
REYTHENREDDY
POW Mon 8/9/2021
ORSNOHOWCORAL
HEHETUDEOPERA
OVERCOMESUTTER
HELICESTECINK
IFSOHIGHSEAS
ELLEIRONAGE
ELICNETLASES
LEFTOFFRIGHTON
SEEMELOTSSUE
ABREEZEPYRE
LOWLANDSDISC
ACETOMELANTRA
SELMAUNDERGOES
SALONNOISERAT
ONSETDRESSEMO
Thu 3/25/2021
PECSYALUGSPOT
ACAIATOPONICE
WONDERFULNOLTE
DCONISUREAM
ARYANEFFECTIVE
ROBEKEITELNED
FEASTINGPEP
GRAINYCOARSE
REDPRURIENT
TILDEFEATSTIR
ANIMOSITYTOADY
TALENTSTANG
ABATECOURTEOUS
MICROALPORASP
ITSONLESTSLAY
Thu 2/11/2021
OTTOGINSILLS
CRANACORNNOLA
COMEDIEDIEFFECT
APPARATSVIEWS
MEARAOBIES
TWELFELFTEPS
ONTHELEFTSLOE
MOERIMCDCMOM
ARABMAHARISHI
NAMANMANAMES
BOASTDINAR
GAYLYIRRITATE
COFFOOTFOOTABLE
AREAROOMSROAD
NEWTEGOSTOSS
Wed 12/16/2020
TOPSSKOSHPOSH
RHEATEPEEABLE
AIRCRAFTCARRIER
COSAMIPEEWEE
HAIRSPRAYSNAPS
ERSESCALENYY
ATTACHTWIRL
SCREENSAVER
HAITIREVOLT
AKCCROCSASEA
MERCKNEATFREAK
INAREAIIIADE
GOVERNMENTBONDS
ABETTOOTHINOT
SINESENSELEGO
POW Sun 11/22/2020 IT ALL ADDS UP
MENURAGUCAPOICICLE
UNITATOPOARSNOONAN
SONEOPOOLTHELASONERD
EKERANDOMSMILEETA
IDBETGATSANACIN
ELSHADAKIDSUNTRAP
BADEAIMRISESREHIRE
ALBASTEFANITHERULES
HEARTHSTROTTEDTRENT
TERSERERATOPTSTSA
DAYSOTWOLIVES
CAMMOTOOVENPEOPLE
LOGANREPUTEDATECROW
ILIKEIKEREROUTECEDE
SOLEMNMODELNITUSES
PRESETSOUTOFITGPS
WAHWAHHOOTBUYER
OAFEARLSKRAKENVAC
FRFOURTRAINBREAKZERO
USAUSAOLGAEDENANEW
MORROWWANTSSNSCTRL
Sun 9/27/2020 PLAYING WITH FOOD
AJARPCPISPOSEDRAPE
GODOFWARTHENHLRENAL
OHIDUNNOBANKOFGUYANA
UNDIDTHAWPRIAMKIP
TOANDDIEINLAENGRAINS
IRSLAGGEDWASRONNIE
SERGESTAXHULA
SPINEYEBASEBALLCARD
ORGIESBATHEVEINRE
FOOTPATROLSALEANNAL
ATTPYRITEGOLIMPATE
REYESINSBANANASPLIT
ASOFLASMEMESERENE
STUFFEDOLIVELITEEGS
ERASAMYREDOES
SPACEROPICIALISIDO
LISTENUPCHOPPEDSALAD
ARKZEPPOOLAYAMORE
MASHEDPOTATOEASYWINS
OTTERESTHERARTSALES
NEONSREOILSREPYODA
Fri 8/21/2020
CARRSAINTBASH
ASIAERDOSAUTO
BASILSCATHEDRAL
ONENOTEPILLAGE
TANGOEDCREASES
OPTTNN
REDDYJOBADDTO
EXESSEARSSEAN
DHSGOTREALAQI
SADPULSATEDUO
QUEPASAKITCHEN
USMAAGREELORD
ATONEGOVMARIO
RENALEVEASSAM
EDAMSDENTHESE
Mon 7/20/2020
NASHASIAHAHAS
AMIEVANSENACT
RIGHTONTHEMONEY
WANUNDRESSDHL
HBOMBUSCEVIE
ALFAGOTDRAGS
LEFTINTHELURCH
OATTEN
FRONTOFTHELINE
JEEPSLEIICON
ARFSIOUELECT
BROIWASHADCAR
BACKTOTHEFUTURE
ERUPTHORAABBA
DISHYSTARBEST

Jeff Brumley is the famous bass player from the band Rise Up. (Full disclosure: I happen to know him personally.) In response to Mr. Chen's write up, Mr. Brumley sent us a video link along with this comment: "You wanted more rap involving a rhinoceros? You got it."

Tue 6/16/2020
TESLAGPSRONCO
ORKINOREONION
BRINGITONSEINE
YSLRANHIGHCS
IGUANODONAHI
GOFORFURLMUSE
ALTOIDNADER
DESSERTBEDHEAD
ELEGYMIYAGI
APPSDEEDCDROM
BAHFALSESTEP
SMILEYOFTIMP
EELEDGRAYAREAS
ILLGOINNROCKS
LAYONNOGTWEET
Thu 4/9/2020
UNOLAURAASANA
MAPASSADREMIX
PUTONHOLDTEACH
ITINAPINZOE
RIMESCHNOZZOLA
ELIPLOSTAINED
DISCOERASNL
MADEACHOICE
RIPLIFEHACK
MYFAULTTARTIE
ROADMARKERMACY
TUTBUNLALAW
OLIVEMORSECODE
AIMATPLUOTNAS
DEANSSLEDSEST
Thu 3/26/2020
LESSERRORATOR
ALANYOUPEARCE
WNBATEAMISSUES
FIEROROGUEELI
UNREPSROMANGOD
LOSGUMASTARTE
EURAILKISS
INNERPLANET
OHNOCOINED
SOAKAGENYEBBS
MUSICIANADVERT
ODECLUESTAHOE
SINGEDAUTOMAKE
INSIDERIOOVAL
SIEGEDSTYSEWS
POW Fri 3/13/2020
VERISMO
NOTENOUGH
BOWANDARROW
PLUSFENESAS
LEANPANDAESPN
ESCITSHIE
ACKOREOSIRA
SEAIVERSONNIP
ATNINELONGTO
LADDERDISTAL
ORWORSEMARCONI
NIHTEAROSENIT
GAINECOLIOZMA
ANTISHOESJOAN
SEXSOL

Cute. David Kwong had a similar idea in this 2015 crossword.

Wed 2/19/2020
FISHETREPEROT
BANTULAOSGRAPE
RICESLYFTDRIVER
BLUESTEELRACERS
SPARTATNAE
TOTREUPINIT
ATOMKNICKKNACKS
SODASSPATGROAN
KEYSTONEKOPPOLO
HANAEKESKEG
IDSRAPREFI
NEPALISWIPELEFT
SWIPERIGHTKOJAK
EARPSITISERATO
TRESSISPYRARE
Tue 2/4/2020
IOTASAMISCOPE
TORCHEARORKIN
SHOEHORNSMAINE
YSLMAOBAILS
LOVETRIANGLES
BANEDNYBTW
OCCAMALFCITI
CHAMPAGNEFLUTES
TINACUTUBERS
ECOBRABIKE
TAPERECORDERS
NEVISBENCIA
PENINSEXORGANS
CRETEPSIANDRE
PYRESYETMUSIC
Wed 1/22/2020
SNOBRIPSRACED
ABELORGYELATE
CARIBBEANCORAL
NEONCHINA
ADRIATICUPENN
LEENICOISETIP
BALTICICKWEAR
ILENEGNUTINGE
NEATLAOREINAS
ORSCASPIANARE
SENORSNIPESAT
DIODEEMIT
BLACKSEVENSEAS
LATHEOMENEDNA
TWEEDSORTQUAY
Thu 1/9/2020
PCHELPCOSELL
BROODERONEREEL
HEROINEPICANTE
ALORAIIMS
JUNORIPLEREES
IDESUGBOAANGO
SETTEESTRENTON
ANDOMS
MISREADRUPIAHS
INOROUROU
ASCORAPSEIMID
STOUOPTHARESS
MARLOWEDURANTE
ALROKERIRONIES
LONELYENDEAR
Tue 12/24/2019
DEFRAYHEEHAW
MOLIERESIXPACK
COLDCUTAREOLAR
GRADBINDERCLIP
LEASETHE
STIEGALSABCS
WINDOWTRIMLEAN
IBMNEAMETRNA
MIENBUMPERCROP
SAMEBTWUHYES
OWSATSEA
BARBERSHOPISLA
ORIOLESQUARTET
STARMANUNWEAVE
HYMNALEKEDBY
Thu 12/12/2019
GELLERGARNET
MARIANAOILEDUP
ALABONFIREURL
CAESSENESTI
ETAILMIGSTALE
SERFLAGOSHIED
ATOMICNUMBERS
DRUNKTAUNT
BEGGEDFORMORE
ARCODAUNTSALS
SOOTYBRAHENIE
SNIWILLSOXE
ESCPANSIESLIT
SOONESTMAESTRO
NODSTOBLAMES

If you're curious about what Alex Eaton-Salners means when he talks about supersymmetry, you can see examples here. (Scroll down.)

Thu 11/14/2019
GNATBLAIRSPAS
POLOBOWTOIAGO
AMIREQUESTGRAF
PTSDISNTIT
SIDEAEAUSKIING
COEDUNPCINN
UNBORNSLAMGAP
FITETECAMPWHO
FCCCOCOAYEAYE
EPACRITLYES
OUIINDEEDMISSY
IMLATEUSER
LAINFRENCHOPEN
UMNOAETNATIRE
PIGSTYSONHEAT
Sat 9/28/2019
THESHIELD
SEASHANTIES
CHARLOTTESWEB
GLARESPICES
MEWSUSESSTREW
AAAHPINTATERI
INREIMFINETBS
LUMENPURTYWAS
PATISSERIEERR
STOOGESTARO
LADSYNODLAPEL
EVESREPOLL
WALLACESTEVENS
DIVORCEPAPERS
LEGISLATORS

Elizabeth C. Gorski created a memorable spiral crossword in 2009.

Thu 9/5/2019
COWLWITCHLACE
AREAHAILEIMOK
BEERINNESNINE
LADDERGASTANKS
EDSELHEREIGO
RIMESTEAM
JESSGRITASCOT
OATEMOTIONIPA
TROLLNONOSDSU
PLAIDCHIC
EPAULETCHORE
SANDSPURLUMBER
LUCEONICEEARN
IRASNACHOAMAS
PARKTRAINRANT
Sun 8/11/2019 BIRD PLAY
POSTCHARSTSAAKA
EULERTAIWANHILARYSK
SCENEORGANAAMESIOWA
THEPLOTTHICKENSEATAT
PIANOTHEYSALON
OPENTOSPEDESSO
FARSIVERDISCOFFBIO
TACNEALEPOPULARKIDS
EVANGELIZEROBSIEGEL
NORALEGMAOTAIANDSO
PSSTGERMSPORN
VESPASHORTEOHMETDS
EXCITEELIOFFONALARK
SPREADEAGLERUNITKOI
TOYNEWTOSPOSEEMEND
NESTCAGEDAISES
PLEBSHEALSALSA
PROBEHEADLESSCHICKEN
COCOAMIXGATEAUVANDY
SWANDIVEATTENDELENA
SLYRECREEDSLEAD

The first theme answer I got was SWAN turning a corner to fall vertically, so I thought the theme was going to be BIRD DROPPINGS. Oh well. Excellent puzzle anyway.

Thu 7/11/2019
OFFSSWABBCCS
DRAWAISLEBOHO
DEZIMOTSUCCRAP
SEEMEHERODNTH
CABSTNEDUTS
WHATIFSOLACE
WHUPKOITHORN
HEMDEGNEVAPBA
ONAIRCSILION
INTOTOPOLEAX
GNITSIXELOT
ARTSETATOSAKA
DOITRETEPTNIAS
OMENSAUTEOMNI
TESTMPEGTEES
Tue 6/25/2019
ACTSCUBANDEJA
NYETASIANEVEL
NASLFENCELETS
ENTERDDEPINTO
POINTILLISM
ANIFOOLATONT
SOLDTOCHERIE
TROIRAISELEND
RATESINEPOSED
ODSNFLSTARORY
LOOMATOB
GEORGESSEURAT
PRINTNUIDAFOE
JENGATEDOVARY
SWEETSTEFORTE

Stop me if you've heard me say this before: crosswords are a deeply personal experience. Your level of joy is hugely influenced by the intersection of things in the puzzle and things you love. That Venn Diagram overlap is enormous for me today, so it's impossible to be objective.

  1. I got to feel smug. As soon as I saw all those dots, I guessed we were heading toward a Seurat theme.
  2. I happen to love the Art Institute of Chicago, home of the iconic painting you discover by connecting the dots.
  3. I happen to love Sondheim, and Sunday in the Park with George is one of his masterpieces. That musical is centered on that painter and that painting. (If you prefer, you can think of the artwork as a key element in a different kind of iconic scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.)

Crossword commentators sometimes ding puzzles because they either don't know or don't care about the theme. Today I get to express the opposite viewpoint when my endorphins are gushing.

POW Wed 5/22/2019
GRAMMOJOWAKE
AURAAVECCABIT
UBERKETTOVENS
LEATHERWALLET
HISANAIS
BROADWAYTICKETS
OARADSKIRIN
OPTFROICYADA
BAHAIORATAR
STOPDROPANDROLL
PEACHTIE
ALLWHEELDRIVE
KAUAIELMOUNIX
INDUSRIISNINA
MAIDSATESTEM
Thu 4/18/2019
CABBAGEGASBAG
OVOIDALOFNOTE
PANDEMICSTABLE
INTONEASPER
ETONBUTTERFLY
SINCOSELLOED
PAYERSTENOS
UBERSSPARIGHT
GATEAUICEIN
GNCSALAAMDJS
CHRYSALISFRAT
HATHAECLAIR
ARGYLEREDEAGLE
ROOMIEPINKOES
SEAEELINTENDS

There's a technical reason why Will Shortz would choose not to shade the central CATERPILLAR as Mr. Eaton-Salners wanted, at least for digital distribution, and it has to do with software limitations.

Shaded squares aren't supported by Across Lite at all. When the NYT uses them, circles are encoded in the grid, and publishers get notified that those circles should be interpreted as shades. That breaks down when grids have both circles and shaded squares.

XWord Info has no such limitation, so we added the shaded squares here to realize the constructor's intention.

POW Tue 4/9/2019
BATMAPSSCAM
ATADARALTOILE
RIMEGILASPOTS
EDISONOPRAH
DELIVERSERIF
RATERASSET
DEKESPOOLTRAP
AVEUSCARE
SEGASTEEDSLOP
RECAPNAIVE
LAGERNAMETAG
DECALLAMINA
SETINDUALSNAP
SPRATABLEOGRE
STUNREEDETS

Alex was curious about how this stacks up (down?) to other puzzles with low average word lengths. It just makes the top 10.

I quickly put together a thumbnail view sorted by word length. It's a little hard to see, but you can get the idea.

Wed 2/6/2019
SUNFIREMOTHER
ORIURALADWARE
LIBRETTODEALIN
BEGAPARTLED
HELLOTELESCOPE
OREEASTROAR
LARGESTECRU
ASSORTOPERAS
TEENENGLISH
CITYARSENCO
INEEDANAPNIGHT
USAIVANAOCT
DIPDYEKNOCKOUT
ADORERLOCHSPA
DETERSELSESIX

I'm so impressed with this puzzle, because of its bilingual novelty, and its relative smoothness despite significant constraints.

POW Mon 10/22/2018
HOMEEBBSCUBES
UNITTRONASANA
MERCURIALMERCI
ORAGAGSVENIAL
RONALDTOOESSO
MUDPIESPLATTER
ESAUCITGOADS
MARTIAL
IMPPRISMYELP
WORSHIPAPPAREL
ONITETSLAKOTA
JOVIALPOORSSN
IMALLSATURNINE
METESECIGBOOT
ARESOTESHANTS
Wed 10/10/2018
JOTAGERPLASTIC
ONOBRAERIHANNA
DODOBIRDINSPOTS
INOUYEOHOKTOT
EELSSOSOREVIEWS
HITHERVIDEO
BASSIADEINSTIR
ANTLALALANDUMA
EDSELSYSLOKRAS
REHABSARONG
SOHELPMEGODOTIS
ANALADEESPANA
NAILGUNALPHABET
DILEMMAROTOLEE
PRESSESSXSWERS
Thu 9/13/2018
QUIZAMAZECCS
ETREKEFIRHUT
DEKEDCARPIGABO
SOYNOSURSI
ASKJOESLLCS
THEFOUNTAIOFYOH
MIMEABORTS
VOYAGEGETUPS
HARMONSUNS
FROTHIGATTHEMOH
LENOISLEPSY
AHEMTETYET
RAIBOWTROSHELL
ESCLITERIBOX
SHHEXUDEOBOX

Jim and Jeff at the Puzzles continues through to Sunday.

We expect to get fooled on Thursdays. When we get a Thursday without gimmicks, are we, then, fooled? No need to contemplate this deep philosophy because today we get the standard ins and outs of a regular rebus.

There are hundreds of possible entries that include IN somewhere followed by OUT somewhere, but if you restrict your search to entries where IN doesn't mean "in" and OUT doesn't mean "out" (not possible with our software; you need to do this by hand, I mean eye) you end up with a much smaller set. The non-revealer theme entries today all pass that test. Ponce de León gave the trick away, so I wish it had appeared further down, but the puzzle was still fun. IN BOX and OUT BOX are solid rebus justifications.

I didn't know about KEFIR. Does the Wikipedia comment that "Fermentation of the lactose yields a sour, carbonated, slightly alcoholic beverage, with a consistency and taste similar to thin yogurt" make you more, or less, intrigued?

YOU AGAIN first appeared in 2011 with a more positive clue: "Well, look who's back." I like today's snarkier "Question to a returning pest." AFRO tip-toes around controversy by giving it a music clue. RAINBOW TROUT is delicious. I've lived in America for years, but I still find the LITER spelling jarring. LXX is a cheap entry, but IN BOX stacked over OUT BOX makes it well worthwhile.

Let's see what Jeff has to say. In my experience, if you give him three barleycorns, he'll take 1.60934 kilometres.

Tue 8/7/2018
COBRABEAMHUP
ATLASMORIAASH
SHOPSTEWARDRHO
HOVELIRIPEN
IOWATERRITORY
UMAMIAIDS
RETAKEURNUSA
BEERINGREDIENTS
STSGILSWAMUP
EKESOVENS
ANIMALTRAINER
KAPUTARCIRA
IDOHAPPYEASTER
RIDINDIABUENO
ARSEGADENDED
Tue 7/10/2018
NCAAITEMSOTS
OAFSNOVASEPIA
GRASSSEEDTREVI
STRAITESPANOL
IDIOMLAPD
WELLLOOKYTHERE
SEXELLIEIBEX
PICASSOPHSCALE
IGORNATALTIC
THREEEGGOMELET
IANSENSUE
STARTLEATTAIN
ARTURFULLHOUSE
SIEGEFRIAURNS
SODSSLEDTATS
Mon 5/28/2018
TRAMPSCHARTS
ARAMAICAILERON
PUTONAHAPPYFACE
HERSNOTITSULU
IDAPOOLTOYMOT
DACHALAOABASE
STEALDSLWISER
DATADANG
BREAKINTOASMILE
REAMSCAMSONES
ACRESERERUFFS
OCALAPETIT
FULLOFGOODCHEER
EPIGROWLATLYE
ESPSOANDSODEB
Thu 4/26/2018
OVERBOGEYTMI
NEATAPOLOPEAR
ANSESEARSALGA
GTEMENLOULAN
ENDLESSLYSEVEN
ROBERTINARITA
RYNNIMBIVOW
ESTONIANS
ECOWINKSNAP
LEHMANEQUALLY
FIFTYSTRUGGLES
LUISCRAIGHAH
KIDDTRIBEMESA
INGADEALTPREP
AGESELESGERE
POW Thu 1/25/2018
ORESITBYTEC
HITKOREARIVAL
SCUBATANKOLINE
NODEANTSADLOT
ALERTCONCRETES
PASTIMEORSWIG
ONOPHIWINO
ISLANDHOPPING
KNOTOEDTEL
EDUMCSTSELIOT
VERBALISEPIPPA
INNATEUFOAHEM
NIOBEBALTIMORE
SATEDAVOIDNAS
LESMENSAEST
Thu 12/21/2017
ASSISICAMARO
WHATEVSGALILEI
GENERALHOSPITAL
EATANIMATEEDU
ERATKNOLLPREP
STAGPETE
PALAUSFOHEATH
INURNHISELLIE
GENIIOFTLOFTS
SWANNTISEUROS
RAGSETTA
REYFEUMRTNCO
ICEPOPSIRECKON
PRAIRIEFORRENT
EUREKASFLYINTO

Thanks to our database, we know exactly who Alex Eaton-Salners can thank for introducing left-right mirror symmetry to NYT crosswords. The first such puzzle ever in the Times was on June 14, 1942 (the 18th NYT crossword in history) by former Times Editor Charles Merz and former Times publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger.

It wasn't their invention, of course. Will Shortz tells me that there were mirror symmetry grids as far back as the 1910s.

Tue 10/31/2017
MARTINAWLPARS
APIECELIEUTAH
PROTESTANTGATE
LITETAMEPERSE
ELSREFORMATION
PEATIAMS
HIJABAEROATS
ALLSAINTSCHURCH
TKOSDOEANIME
RBISSCAD
INDULGENCESFAR
BOOSTDOOROLGA
SIGHWITTENBERG
ESMEAVEAHISEE
NEARYESLUTHER
Thu 10/12/2017
CAREIDEASEND
ATADSOWNACMES
MOBILIZEDCOMIC
PETITERITUALS
HAMDEPOT
CABREARAROMA
ATLASRYESAIMS
SEALPARTSTRAP
HURLALOTPHONE
PEONYTUBESAD
TONESINK
GLIMMERESCAPE
LANESDEXTERITY
AMONGOVERANTE
DARTCASENEAR
Thu 9/7/2017
ARBITERASTERS
BEBRAVEBOOYAH
CALORICCLAUDIA
COLCOURTING
CRTSDRIESTESS
HOIHOOTHOT
ILLSEEYOUINUP
LETTERALIVEONE
LOSELUCASARTS
MCAMEDOMIT
MONOLDPROOSLO
OVERBIDSRVS
SAMOANSSEEKING
STEWIETINAFEY
YEARNSYTTRIUM
Wed 4/5/2017
SPITCABSPOMP
SHINEROPAHSPUR
MAÑANAPEÑANIETO
IVANFLEXORSNOW
DETECTORSPAREME
GRATATNGORBS
ESSBASIEBASSOS
PIÑACOLADA
NONONOULTRASEP
OKEDSODPEPSI
SIESTASGASTRAPS
ENDICEWINEINAT
JALAPEÑOSELNIÑO
OWESLOOTPINSON
BASKARTSDAHL
POW Thu 2/2/2017
STEPMOANERIC
TAXIUNJAMVEGA
ADENCOATIACLU
BACKTOFRONTOOL
ESUFNAEROK
GNIYASDEOMED
EENERFORWARDHO
RIGLEWISEON
INREVERSESDAOT
ERITNEETALFO
MEDNATSPIV
ECILEFTTORIGHT
TOESROWANNOIR
ULNASPIKYCAKE
PITTSTEMIDES

20 Variety puzzles by Alex Eaton-Salners

Sun 11/24/2024
Sun 8/18/2024
BYGUMROB
TRUESUPURLS
CHARYBDISREUPS
MERITSGASORION
UDONELFDAMANTE
YEWBROILHOLYCOW
NESTEAALIYSL
WETSPIRALCAY
THEROTCARPLY
PHIGALAXYIRE
ERRENDIHADTO
DOLUNCHIOTASSPA
RAPSHANTENSCAD
OTOESTARCAPERS
SORTAHURRICANE
LIARMOUNTIE
DYEBEGIN
Sun 1/7/2024
ARFSGIVEAILAT
LEROABESSTATE
ITEMNEXPRESSED
EASEBYASPSOX
NIHAOMANOTA
RELEAINFER
PORRIDGECYANS
ALEEEATENHINO
DENUDHADTORUN
SOAPELEVER
SAKIERONICA
IONDULGUITAR
DIDGERIDOONTIL
ESSAYTYPEJERI
STOLEHESSARON
Sun 12/10/2023
LAP
SALUT
SENATOR
SPACESUIT
HORSEORDOC
JUNIORFELTOK
MALIGNSFREEMAN
PECLASSSYMPTOM
ANKALENA
RIBBINGADDISON
KALAHARICREAMPIE
SLALOMEDNEWDEALS
SCOPEACTSANDY
KOSGOOSTE
GROWS
REPEL
RETRY
Sun 5/14/2023
AREACODEDALLAS
REDGIANTICIEST
MEGASTARGREASE
ALITSTAGENDOR
DINESEDAMSTOO
ANGWISELYMINI
PANTLIKEMAD
STRANDDURESS
TRANSITMORE
RUTSRIBALDNAM
EELYACHTSTATE
ALICESUITWEBS
MONAMITSARINAS
EVENEDASPIRATE
RESINSNEEDLESS
Sun 4/16/2023
VOWSITEM
APOPTONE
RELOALGA
INFRACTTELLERS
EMPEROROVOIDAL
TRUSTMENESCAFE
YIPIPAGRENTS
COSUGH
TOGLSUEREHOT
RYEBEERTEAVANA
ASTAIREWERESET
STATISTINTENSE
HERRAVESOER
TRAMHOLISTSPHAT
AMIEOVERSEASOSO
LESTREPAIRSSPOT
KNEEASHLESSTENS
Sun 3/5/2023
HALODDMADAMS
ERAOBEYOLIVIA
LEVELONETIPINS
PASTIESGLADS
ANSELANO
SARIEARMESA
OCULARMILEAGES
ITSPOBOXESGAS
LISTENINSTEELE
SNOWCODADES
OHOESTAR
MANTAHARNESS
AREOLAFINESSES
ALLELEINKSSAN
SOLDERRESOMS
Sun 11/27/2022
PROGRAMSACTSAS
LENAOLINPROUST
APERTUREPETSPA
NOSSMEAREDHIT
TRIGSKINWIRE
STEELEENDABEL
TATERSMIATA
PIANISTEXITROW
INNERRESETS
ETTAHADSTORES
CHERODINNOVA
REDTREFOILBOY
URANUSINSANELY
SATIRECONSERVE
TWEAKSESTHETES
Sun 10/16/2022
ART
TORO
LOOMACARON
OLLIEKIDNAP
CLAUDEMONETTRAYS
OASISTWITMACRON
OPTSPOETRAPILL
OXFORDFEYASK
IRONBREAST
VOLVEALUTA
SNOCATASEA
TOURDEFRANCE
BOTSREINDEER
HIDEANNABELLA
ATLANTISELSE
MEETSAT
SADE
Sun 8/7/2022
DEADENDSABSORB
INDETAILDRAPER
EARCANDYLAREDO
OBOEANGICANSO
FLINGTRIBEACK
FETTERIDSORAL
TIANACAMRY
SCHLUBSHOARSEN
TROOPCROON
RUTSHOEFSTOPS
ADDNOTPCTENET
DEALERAAHALTA
DOTOATSNAPTOIT
LIESTOTOLERATE
ELSTONSNOCONES
Sun 2/6/2022
EARNERS
CARBONATE
GOUPINSMOKE
PUNHOOVERS
GAYSUPERSEDING
PURPAPERNEAP
OAKITSGOTIMEAMI
DRSOPTONYXKEG
IDAURALPLOPASP
URNSEGAHOPETHE
MADDPEWAVERTON
SIRENTESTAWS
LEBOWSKIPCS
CREATIVESPARK
ANDAWAYWEGO
DELINEATE
DESISTS
Sun 11/14/2021
UCLACATSEAU
SHOOKAGRACARB
BUCKETLOADISLE
MISERDEMETER
PASSETRESS
APPPALHOAR
SNOOPNAPESEDU
INSTANTMESSAGES
NOTLEASTANGLE
MOATORSCSI
SMARTSNIPS
HASBEENAEONS
ANTEPAPERCLIPS
DIEDPISATATAR
EARSLITVENI
Sun 9/19/2021
LAPSTARETHORA
OLEWALESHOPIN
WORDINESSARENT
ENSIGNTIETACKS
SEEPEASELS
DIRSLOBBED
MAYOTOTEAREA
SATINERRSCALD
LYONCREEEKES
RINGERARCH
LIEDTOODOR
TEATABLEAGEONE
AMBITEMPRESSES
BIBLENOTINELI
STATSASANASSN
Sun 6/27/2021
FLU
SEWERSIRAN
CLEVELANDTHEREDS
USSENATORBUCKEYE
METRODESKONOMBA
TIEHASNTCAUL
ARDORTITLESONGS
PEONGONZONFL
TARSMUGGOSOUTH
EDITWARRAJAMRI
SOSOONTONSABIT
TUDOREWESGLUTS
STATEFLAGAROSE
SYSTEMSODIN
OZONEHOLE
TWIRL
WOE
Sun 10/18/2020
TRICKSHOT
BEATLEMANIA
ACCELEROMETER
NBCLARKSREM
AASTIEPAN
BTUMGSECO
OARAAHLAV
USDAORNOTELBA
THESTORKPOSTMARK
ASTHMAWAHINE
TREATLIKEDIRT
CREAMALES
OLASPYADA
LISPSROGET
DEBUTANTEBALL
NAPOLEONIII
HALLOWEEN
Sun 7/12/2020
DBACKMAMBA
ARAMAICAALARGE
THELORDOFTHERINGS
REAMSSOAMISTAGE
IAMSMUMATON
MDSBOBCATSEND
ROSECUT
RIPTHROB
ADSSINCE
MPGNIKES
ABETSENTRE
DRATITGIBES
DOCTOREDSPOKES
SIGHTLIERSNOPES
ISMELLARATGUILE
CHASESCENESTALE
DOX
Sun 4/19/2020
ZAPPBATCHECAB
OSLOCCRUALODA
OPERCHIRRSPOD
THATISPEDESTAL
OATENASAGKENO
PLENTIFULTURNS
ITDHTTPFALSIE
ARISBUIL
ALSTONFILLBIC
STEEPBILLWALSH
HEARDARLAGORA
ARMAMENTAGEGAP
NIAATHROBNGEL
TOPDEMERIDELI
IRSERIESTARIN
Sun 9/8/2019
JARSSADORRANC
IDAHOPINEEDAL
HOMEPLANETAUTO
ARIALRECORDLOW
DEFROSTALEE
EDEMASPRISS
NOTDPECFASTEN
TREBONEDRYAME
WARCRYTREPLEA
OHIOAAYESHA
NCANSHECRAB
ELEVENTHSWHOME
ATRIWHITETIGER
CROCARLINSELL
HASTROLESINSE
Sun 6/16/2019
PBS
PIANOALP
FUNHOMESOL
JOLTBAKLAVA
HURLNEATEN
PERKPTADOEST
ZANYHEATHSAHL
PUNSFIZZLEDMAID
ALEAIMLIPCFO
CUSHYJOBPIECAKEN
ANIMALHOUSE
CLOTDEISCTV
OAKSTELTHEO
LYFTAWLHEAT
ELIASAIDPLEASE
CONNTYPESETTER
OWEDESSAYTESTS
Sun 12/2/2018
AWL
GREAT
BAMBINO
BABYCTRL
GUNSOS
GOODCHARLOTTE
BURYRADIITAZO
CREDCASSAVABIND
VISIGOTHSEQUINED
SETTIMEDULLEST
AVERAGEJANE
SEATIPPAS
BATGIRL
POORRICHARD
OSAKAEENIE
OSRICNIECE
HADNTENDED
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