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Ari Richter author page

2 puzzles by Ari Richter
with Constructor comments

Total	Debut	Latest
2	6/1/2019	12/11/2020

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

Scrab	Debut	Fresh
1.63	13	95%

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Puzzles constructed by Ari Richter by year

Fri 12/11/2020
D	A	M	P		S	N	U	B	S		A	T	R	A
O	B	O	E		T	E	N	E	T		B	R	A	N
W	O	O	T		E	X	T	R	A	P	O	I	N	T
D	O	N	T	G	E	T	A	N	Y	I	D	E	A	S
		Q	U	O	R	U	M			Z	E	S	T	Y
S	P	U	R	T		P	E	R	E	Z
H	E	A	T	H			D	E	R	A	I	L	E	D
O	A	K	L	A	N	D		I	N	O	N	E	G	O
P	R	E	E	M	I	E	S			V	A	M	O	S
				C	L	O	T	H		E	M	O	T	E
A	S	A	M	I			J	O	I	N	I	N
S	C	R	A	T	C	H	A	N	D	S	N	I	F	F
P	O	T	T	Y	H	U	M	O	R		U	C	L	A
E	R	I	E		U	T	E	R	I		T	E	A	K
N	E	E	D		M	U	S	E	S		E	S	T	E

With apologies to J.K. Rowling, I've been asked to say a few words, and here they are: ALAI IPSE RARA MALESKA.

This bizarre incantation is not, as far as I know, how modern speed solvers fire themselves up for crossword tournaments, but 40 years ago it might have passed for a daily New York Times cheat code. I've never watched a jai alai match, nor I could use the Latin phrases ipse dixit and rara avis in a sentence other than this one. But I still know the name Eugene T. Maleska, the former crossword editor, and if nothing else, he taught me how to fill in the blanks with otherwise-alien letter combinations. Fortunately I didn't have to resort to any of those for this puzzle.

Just a few more words: KROZEL WEINTRAUB BURNIKEL REID NOTHNAGEL. You all make terrific puzzles — thanks for letting me sneak one in!

Sat 6/1/2019
B	O	N	D	S				E	S	I	G	N
U	N	A	R	M	S		A	X	E	L	R	O	D
R	E	T	O	O	K		S	C	R	E	E	N	E	R
B	L	A	N	K	E	T	H	O	G		W	E	R	E
	S	L	E	E	P	A	P	N	E	A		F	A	A
					T	H	I	S	S	E	C	O	N	D
	P	A	T	R	I	O	T			G	O	R	G	E
S	A	D	F	A	C	E		S	W	I	M	M	E	R
O	S	C	A	R			R	Y	E	S	E	E	D
S	T	O	L	E	N	C	A	R	S
P	R	U		D	A	L	M	A	T	I	A	N	S
A	I	N	T		M	A	S	H	E	D	P	E	A	S
D	E	C	I	S	I	V	E		N	E	P	A	L	I
	S	I	M	O	N	E	S		D	A	L	T	O	N
		L	E	G	G	S				L	Y	O	N	S

A 62-answer debut?

In the words of Bob Seger, "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then..."

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83 ms

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

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

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

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

Ari Richter author page

2 puzzles by Ari Richter with Constructor comments

2 puzzles by Ari Richter
with Constructor comments

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

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