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18 puzzles by Andrew Zhou
with Jim Horne comments

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Andrew Zhou
Puzzles constructed by Andrew Zhou by year
Thu 8/15/2019
TATBANGSGNOME
OOHAPOLORICES
TRUEORFALSETEST
ETSYUNTAGADA
MALEBONDINGNAT
SYSOPTAME
RENDSGLUES
NOSIDEEFFECTS
BOUTSDROOL
ETTEWEEPS
EARLUCILLEBALL
FBIUSURYOREO
REVERSEENGINEER
INANEINNERNPR
BELTSNEEDSTYE
Sat 1/5/2019
POINTEALARMS
INTERNGRANARY
SITSONIAMWOMAN
TOEOUTCRYNATO
INASPIRALDID
LYMEANILPANS
XERISCAPING
SIMONEBILES
SYSTEMERROR
PINTSATECARS
ARFSHACKEDUP
ROUESTADIASSE
ICESHEETPRAISE
ACLTEARRESTED
HOSERSONSETS
POW Sun 9/23/2018 THE ART OF PUZZLE-MAKING
STUDSEMIRWASPSPORE
ERNIEVIVAALTACOLIN
LOSANGELESSURREALIST
FUELTANKSMARSROVER
IPASIUDMGMTOTSERA
EELPUPUAREUTESTSP
TASDORITOSSYD
MEDAYNIPATREATA
AROMASYONPOENIMROD
CAGEFREEAAHLABNOTES
TREACHERYOFIMAGES
TERSEHUMANRACEEDAMS
RTELODILINCLIE
ITASCAITSJUSTATMOST
OUTEATSTROPEQBRANCH
AREPRESENTATION
GASDRYERTURNINGS
PEDIISITNOTHOLA
ONEDOZENPEAUNPOETIC
PIPELINEOXYMAGRITTE
SETRATESDTSNEARMISS

Ceci n'est pas une répétition. As a recent crossword reminded us, simultaneous invention is common in science and technology. The same thing happens in puzzles when constructors get similar ideas, even if their executions are different. A diagramless last April by David Steinberg, one of my favorite Variety puzzles in the past year, tackled the Treachery of Images in a grid you had to build yourself.

Tue 3/20/2018
CLOSEITLLOGLE
RAZEDSHEANOOK
UMAMIORESBLUE
SPRINKLERHEAD
TSKBIDEDISCO
SOMERSAULTED
TSARITTARE
OTTOMANEMPIRE
ORUSIGROSS
WINDTURBINES
LITESIBISRTE
SEASONOPENERS
RAHMUNDONOHIT
ALOEMEEKCRATE
GAWDOARSEMBER
POW Sun 9/3/2017 UNITED KINGDOM
DISORDERARROWSPARE
ULTRACOOLLEILAWALES
BOARDINGOFFICERARENT
GEOSURERMARQUEE
STERNOINTERNETROUTER
TONYATSEAARCHIVE
ARASHAHSAOSTRAW
IMMANUELKANTOKSURE
DEEREYALEALUMNILIE
GAOLHEWEMITSEED
GOODWILLAMBASSADORS
BENTNOBUORRSPUD
LEENINJALOANSMOIST
INAPETINSTAGRAMMER
PALAUTNTUTESPGA
WRECKERBATONAROD
CORPORATEELITEOSMOSE
OVERPARELOPECAV
MARIAANIMALMAGNETISM
BRUNTTOPUPSNOTNOSED
SYNTHSHAMSSTHELENS
Wed 6/14/2017
NOVATAUACTUP
STARWARSCHABAD
FRITOPIEHERETO
WONMIDDLEMARCH
PANEESLSHA
ASLANTSOAP
RHAPSODYINBLUE
METAROOATTA
DECISIONPOINTS
YOKEINDEEP
ITONESBEES
MYSWEETLORDMRS
UPCASTGOOGLEIT
SEANCEBYGEORGE
ARDORTAIBEAM
Sun 5/28/2017 IN BAD TASTE
BETTEAPBSLASSOKPOP
UTAHNLOOTALIENVANE
YAXISTONYNOMADEWER
STIRUPAHORNETSNEST
DEIBOYMACHU
STABMIXONESMETAPHORS
COSECANTTOXINSTBA
AMISHFRIGASPEDGLAM
BEATADEADHORSENANO
SIRLATCTSAVIA
POURMONEYDOWNTHEDRAIN
ACNENOSWOOURL
STAGCUTAPOORFIGURE
HAWSMARNERKGBSOCAL
AVADECODEREPTILES
SERVESTWOMASTERSNASA
SELESRCAANG
ARECIPEFORDISASTER
ALASDAMONUZISVOICE
YOGIUMPEDTADAEFRON
EXECPOSTSSNOWSTENT
Fri 2/24/2017
LASTCRAWADMIT
GREATDANEREADE
BRITISHINVASION
TONALDIGIN
QWERTYKEYBOARDS
SOILENROOT
OLDMASTERSNUDE
BORATEVESATON
ERISORANGEZEST
SAVEASTENN
EXERCISESCIENCE
TACETOMARR
EDITORIALWRITER
SEMISFREESTATE
QWESTFEEDSLED
Tue 11/22/2016
CHOPSSOTSAFAR
RANITBORAMICA
IRENEAHAMOMENT
SPUNMREDMALES
POPULARDEMAND
MOJOWANMAV
USABLEJARMIRE
HOMESPORKICES
ODORTIESANEST
HASMINAMEN
NBACONFERENCE
SPAINCOINSEAM
NONKOSHERPOPPA
OLDEILLSATARI
BOYSBESTHALAL
Fri 9/23/2016
SHOCKJOCKIBAR
WOMANIZINGNONO
INANIMATEOBJECT
NOHITWAXPOETIC
GRASNABROCHE
SENTTOLOOTINT
ELIDESUTE
AFARCRYLARUSSA
IOUAROMAS
MATSGNUEMBOSS
MOTORSTSPLOP
OCTOPUSSYVOILA
YOUVEBEENSERVED
ERNESCREENTIME
ZEESSTREISAND
Thu 8/25/2016
GNASHPAVEDROAD
RONCOOPENRANGE
AFOULGREENPEAS
MEDDLESSOD
MAISIEAMCUMPS
ARCSNAPOUTOFIT
ITLLOSAKA
NAMHEREIGOSET
ARUBAANNI
SATELLITETVBAR
ABETANYMIMOSA
HAYCOLOSSI
SLEEPSOFALINES
ROBREINERARISE
STBERNARDSEASH
Thu 5/26/2016
SLAVSETASLOAM
TULIPSALEUNPC
AMATIQUICKTIPS
REMAKESBONZO
STOLENFINENBA
SLOMODEBRIS
ANGIEAXISLILT
ROUGERHOSINGE
OVENSTOWANGER
MESSUPLAIRD
ALTGAPEMASALA
SIGMAOPTIMAL
TAPASBARSODIST
ATOMOVALGESSO
JETSTOGOASHES

Impressive puzzle. I love this innovative theme.

Sat 4/16/2016
BAMBOOSHOOTMSG
IMEANREALLYCEO
BARRELCHAIRCAN
RIMEANNOTATE
FBICASESAFAR
RAENSAADEXECS
ASSESRANOUT
GETTHEWRONGIDEA
HOLISTEPOXY
PERIWIGCNNLIE
ALECCHEEZITS
GLASSJARALIT
AIDHOMOERECTUS
NOMINTAKEVALVE
STEMYSTERYMEAT
POW Thu 3/3/2016
AMMOSTESTAB
LAUDETHNOEWER
MUSEUMOFHISTORY
ALICUREALLTON
CALERRAGO
AQABASIMBENIN
NULLLIMOSNERO
VINEEGANSECON
ITOFANGIRLABE
LITRESECARROW
STEELTESTS
SLAGACED
NICOISEWAFTING
IMEANITEREADER
LOOKINGDEEGATE
Fri 12/18/2015
PANOPTICONAGRA
ALOHASTATETOED
PIMACOTTONMITE
ABORTCEESNAP
DAREIRASNOTIT
OBENHLENOLA
CAMSNOLOVELOST
ROREMKIROV
WONDERBRASWEST
ONIONEYERNA
LECIDCASSADES
FOESPARLIRAS
INGAUNLADYLIKE
STUBNOISELEVEL
HAYSSETHMEYERS
POW Thu 11/19/2015
TEMPTLISPBROS
UTEROIMHOEURO
STEEPSPONGEBOB
KATHIELEEGIF
EASELGUEST
SOLARPHELPMER
AMITYMAORIICU
DENSBELONFLOE
IREEELEDSAINT
STRINGTANNODO
MASTSENIAC
AUTOCOMPLETE
WHILEAWAYPUTIN
HOLIMEREEBERT
OPECENDSASSES
POW Sat 10/24/2015
NIQABARABATMS
INUREDORASHOO
EVOKEUBERHERR
CITIBLEARSBAR
EVENBETSEOCENE
SODLDSALLHAIL
LATINLOVERS
VANITYPRESS
KICKMESIGNS
AIRACESNATGPA
GRINDSDENSEFOG
ESLSTEELSMOTH
OTISORCAPARTA
NETSROOKDICES
ENYAYOREALERT
Thu 11/11/2010
ABBESPOLKTSPS
MARCHOLIOWHET
ATARINYESOOZY
NHZUHOZUOZHU
DEOTWIGVORTEX
ASSIZEAGARONE
TURNTURNTURN
TAISOENATYA
SNOISSIWNOOW
OKDHORARUSTED
SHIRAZYANGHMO
ZOHZCZOHZOOZ
ERICLASTTORTE
WINKELIETOPER
EDGYDISCOMERS

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