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4 puzzles by Andrew Chaikin
with Jim Horne comments

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Puzzles constructed by Andrew Chaikin by year
Sun 5/24/2020 THE MYSTERY OF MCGUFFIN MANOR
ATTACKRACERSTAMEN
LEAGUEREVILESCIMINO
PATINAOVERLAPAKINTO
APTLYNAMEDCELEBRITIES
COLEFALANICEYORE
ATEBLINISINGENOS
WEARINGNAMETAGS
SWEEPEAUALSORROWS
GERARDGAGONREREAD
RAINSIMACUOFATESLA
AWNSUMFARTIM
BEGETHYMNFUNKSCENE
SEENASASIANAMANAS
DRYMOPSENVOSMONDS
APPLESWEATSHIRT
GTSAHEAPAMORETVS
OATHARUTSKORCHET
THEONETOTHEWESTOFHERE
HIPPOSONEVOTEAROUSE
ANOINTMITEREDTASSEL
MINNIEKARENSTEADY

The print version of this puzzle in the Sunday Magazine has a numbering error. It's a mistake, not related to the mystery. The row with a repeat 92 should read 93, 94, 95.

Sun 12/29/2019 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
SPOILLALAWSHUTWART
PUNNYARISELASHIGOR
CLEANOUTTHEHOUSENAME
ALPSURLDAMEDEEPAK
SEEFRIENDSMOREOFTEN
MARCIESAIATTA
OHCOOLSNOGSSRSRO
SEENSAYGROWMYNESTEGG
HANDKONWEIRCLEARY
EDTMERESALTIHARLEM
GIVEUPOLDHABITS
SHERRITEAKSNODEMBA
AERATERAMISONTEEN
WATCHWHATIEATBAGHDAD
LEIALYSCARSIRIUS
EARSDREDLOTTO
PLANAPERFECTGETAWAY
SHALOMDEADINKATIT
WAILORGANIZEMYOFFICE
ISLENEEDTAKEITIVOS
MEANANDYSPENTSTENT
Sun 5/27/2018 21
COASTATATIMECHITA
MANTLETRISTANHOTELS
AGEFORDRINKINGLEGALLY
YETBREASTSCRIESETD
ASIAOMITHAMSEXON
NUMBERONEALBUMBYADELE
SPELLPOEDIDDY
ARABSPCTTENLB
GUNSINAMILITARYSALUTE
ONETOOMANYELIEWIESEL
OCCBLTOPTTRI
FACSIMILESMALEFICENT
SPOTSONALLSIDESOFADIE
RITASINNSTENS
SHOUTWCSOESTE
WINNINGBLACKJACKTOTAL
ISAKEUROELLEFAVA
LPSHAVANASTIERSREP
LETTERSINTHESEANSWERS
SEAGALNONAGONETHANE
DRILYSLOGANSLSATS

This sets a record for fewest words in a Sunday grid with 126. Here are the other low word count Sundays. There's one (now two) at 128 and a few at 130.

Sun 1/12/2014 IT'S ONLY "A" GAME
DEWARFLOWCHAPMALE
EXILERARELABANIMAL
CASABLANCAFALALALALA
OMENONESCANTODDSON
ATOZNEALSSMEE
TABLETBOLTSSTARWARS
BLADECLUCESARBOT
SOFATHATCHONUPERDE
PETCHOCULAIDDODAHL
ASHEKROSSMETRICAL
AMANAPLANACANALPANAMA
RAWONIONKAMENIPAD
CRAWTUDETOADIESABS
HIRESITSCARATSABLE
ENDSATCHELSENRON
RASTAMANICOSAISAACS
UTESSLANTSMOG
ADORESPAINEGPARAJA
MAGNACARTABALACLAVAS
PYROMANIAICESAMICI
MOENLIMNTEEMOSAKA
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