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15 puzzles by Bill Zais
with Jim Horne comments

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Collaborator: Nancy Salomon
Puzzles constructed by Bill Zais by year
Sun 10/25/2015 HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
VICARSINPIECESAMPLY
ORECARFOOTNOTENOLIE
WEREWOLFBLITZERGOALS
TIDOYSSWEAPRYAM
ISITAGOSINPRIES
SETTOMBSTONEPHILLIPS
SEURATLAVEREMYSTIC
UPDOADOLPHETAESTA
EYEOFNEWTGINGRICHAMP
SLALOMMAONYUFEE
SOLTIINITPOOHMIENS
TOANILNHLDROOPS
RMSGRAVEDIGGERPHELPS
UPTOOHOQUAINTNAIL
NATHANUSSCMDIODINE
GHOSTBUSTERKEATONDUD
LOLASONAENTRAPS
ROEERARENRUEHIN
TRALABLACKCATSTEVENS
EAVESLEGALAGEADAGES
SLEETEVENEDUPILLGOT
Thu 6/25/2009
ASSOCSPAS
RAHRAHSPOTTERY
EYEDROPREWARDS
TIEDOASIDOCOT
ETTESMOMAVERS
SRTAMADMEN
OUTRUNEREETON
TSODIPTYCHSTE
BETAMAHCOHOST
HAWAIIAUEL
SHEARNNEREUPS
TOWOUTGROWTRI
EPISTLEGRECIAN
LINSEEDSTEPONE
ENDSKINKS
Sun 2/10/2008 REVERSE ENGLISH
THIRDRATEREBUSECUA
ORATORICALUTOPIANISM
TOPSBOTTOMFATSSKINNY
TDSBOASPUSHYIDEAL
REPSKISDDS
MAJORSMINORBEARSBULL
AVOWAMANAALIEESAU
LINDASARANHESSDATS
PLAYSWORKHEAVYSLIGHT
HASHONEBARIAMESS
COSTCOASSENT
ASPCARIGSMANEFWD
SPRINGSFALLHIRESFIRE
BIOGOTAYABORTTOXIN
IRMATRIONOTCHRENT
GOSRETURNCASHSCHARGE
RAMVERYHEY
AGAINMISERWEALZAG
LEFTSRIGHTPARKSDRIVE
FLATTENOUTSWEETIEPIE
ATRYAGREETENSENESS
Sun 7/1/2007 DIAMOND JUBILEE
ASPIRATORSSTIMULANT
ELIMINATEDOPERASERIA
FIELDTRIPSPARKRANGER
PDASOSSEDLUG
SATBYAFTSNBASTAR
OTTERCAIROLGAAHSO
MRERAINMANSARAISON
SERBDIKMOLDIEREINE
KARATSADENOONTARGET
METHSRAEEREOSNYS
TESTATEWHOSONF
ASASIRARMEHSARTI
FORGETITGOBADSPURNS
ELMOEARLOBEETSNACL
WOODSTYEINVADESCOO
NUDEEMELEHRSASKME
GRENADEDETSSTOMP
SIPGOHSKYMEL
GRASSSKIRTGROUNDBEEF
NOVELETTESSILHOUETTE
POSSESSESUNENDORSED
Sun 8/8/2004 Tap, Tap, Tap
EPICARABSPSSTBLITZ
ALSONOBETOMOORENEE
TORPEDUBESLANDOARED
OSHEASDICEDOVENS
ABUSEBACKSLIDE
BARTERSPADEDEREDED
ARISTOOLMAPIRAISE
LOGANNFLDABETSSETI
SNIPETAKEONRHEALEC
ASTROARNIESFLEE
TENDDDDDDDDDLAH
ILESTEEELSEVADE
DIBSALSWRITHENOMEN
TEAKCLOSEGHATARMED
ATRISKNEAHEWEREDE
GODTOZCRETINEMOTED
MINIBUSESBRUTE
ETHICNOLTELUGOSI
TRACKNOAHBERMUDORTS
NEHRUINRISAGANUNIT
AESOPASSNANENDISEE
Sun 4/20/2003 SWITCHEROO
SWINGSSTBEDEDEMOTED
LENOREPRIDEDELEVATE
UNCLADFIGUREAFINECUT
EDUYAHSCAMPSTRIDE
STREAKABLUETALKALTER
TRAILEREARLY
ONICERONOFLATESLO
GETHARDTOPLAYOSGOOD
OASEOSADONISARNIE
DRYDENARFDNALIONS
BOXTHEBALLOTSTUFF
TAINTUPIAINATTAIN
ASTORMADAMSFDRGNU
PASTASEYEABLINDTURN
SPYKISSESEANRUNIN
PAINTSTRATUS
URSAESPOTSTHEHIGHHIT
POINTSATWARSAGENE
PUNCHTOTHEBEATRIFLES
EGGHEADERRATAASSERT
RESORTSREAMEDSTUNTS
Wed 6/12/2002
MOWSAGAPEMESH
ECHOSHREDAUTO
SHOOTHOOPSCLEO
ASONESMUAHEAD
PENTAPEWORMS
FAIRERGEM
ITTTUBINGALAS
SMUTFOCUSNASH
HOPIFLYBOYNEA
PALNASDAQ
SNAPBEANSCCS
LIBYAFOEHALOS
EXITFILMSTRIPS
DODOARTIEADIN
SNEEREESEBEES
Sun 9/16/2001 RATIONAL NUMBERS
HBOGADSAMMODRIB
HOARDARUGTEENSEEDY
IDLEDBESTERIEELDER
FIFESFATSCRATCHPAD
INAZONEBATTYNOOIL
NENESUGHSEDENAAR
OLDSATONERLETSDANCE
NEHIKNEEHIGHTEEMS
IVANSPRYERASEOCTET
CELILIADOORSAN
ELFNOESENSMAYOALI
GMCMIASAMENNAN
LABELEPSOMPREERECT
EERIESIGNAWAYAVER
GRANDTOURTENSESPESO
SOSEFFSSCATASTIN
SACREETHNOTRODDEN
CHECKSINTOMAHAFORE
HARTEGOUPJIVESIZES
OSIERHADIAMORTRESS
OPEDTHENGENEYEN
Sun 4/1/2001 TURNDOWNS
ROEGCAPNAMISSSLANG
IBARAREAMANLYRILER
NOSIRREEBITHINKILLPA
KEEPONROHEAPSOABAS
PLACEBOELSLABELS
ASWELLASLAMEBRAIN
PAHLDSEMBRYONEVER
OVERMYDEADBOYOUREDA
DORIAISSUEDOSHINF
REGGAESPRYERYELLAT
GOOSEYGAMELY
CENSORGREEDYASSIST
UTATOGSTEPININOIL
FATCHANTHATSANEGATI
FLORACASHEDONOMAV
INFESTERSLANDMINE
REPEALAERERASURE
ARIDACREWAITSENTUP
NOTONYOURLIGIVEITARE
ADOUTALEAFOVERAXIS
TENTHLEDGEREGSLIST

In this April Fool's puzzle, eight theme answers "turn down" at the end to complete the phrase.

Sun 12/24/2000 CHRISTMAS PLAY
HIGHSNELLPEGSTHANE
IDIOTALOEACREROPES
TINSELTOWNTHATSAWRAP
TRIOSTPONHAND
ABSENTMOPEDOSAGES
LETSOUTLOURDESPHONE
ETASPIMENTOTAOAVA
POREMADEDRILLSLIL
HORSEDSTYGIANMEDLEY
SKIDONHOAGENDARIDS
NOONEPLYINFUN
JIGSACACIADAKAREDS
ONRUSHHOTSPOTCORSET
SHOPURISTEEROETRE
HALLEOMARSALAFAIL
ELENACANASTAADDENDA
RESETSBANTUHARDER
STASISIRESOSA
PRESENTDAYBRANCHBANK
CHOIRDELEELBAELSIE
TONESSSSSDEEPREPAY
Tue 10/31/2000
STAMPILSAAXLE
ERRORCULLTREX
METROPOLISRANT
SKYPINUPSAYSO
CHESSSETVEL
PEKOESSOLIDS
CARATSTEPPES
STYXWASINGIGI
PETITESPROUD
ASTROSSEENTO
TAOLESSSURE
LINEDNEHRUESS
ALIAMANOFSTEEL
SOTSIRONEARLE
TREYGERESCOLD
Tue 9/12/2000
JAMBHAJJIMAMS
ORALOMOONATAL
TAXITASKQUOTA
BITESTHEBULLET
ZEEROILYE
ASPLAPPSRS
CHEWSTHESCENERY
TONEEPIULEE
SWALLOWSTHEBAIT
KIMIZODMDI
AVAPIALEM
DIGESTSTHENEWS
ITALYHEEDZEAL
ORIONECRUZERO
SONICSHOPOKAY
Sun 5/14/2000 TAKING TURNS
BUTIDLOOKFCRAGSTIR
OMANIITALOPOCOHOLE
APINGESKERAUTOERLE
SIPREDLIARSUNGPUN
TRAESOENNESPARSEST
SENDSAWAYAPSEBENDER
USINGUNSEATWOODY
BOERTONGMUUMUU
OFFONATPALSRAPTURE
NLFEVADEEMBANKSPAN
GAODINERSULSTERHIC
OTRAAGLAREAPHIDISA
SETRATEOXENETABLES
CLENCHINKYELSE
STOATTRAITSELIDE
CORNERORBSSTOVEPIPE
REVERSESETATVATMAV
ANISTASTATAENOBYE
WALLOVIDGALASUNION
LILARENOERASEROBLE
SLEDEDGERIGHTAHEAD

Several answers "take a turn" to complete their solutions. So, for example, 1 Across is BUT I DIGRESS.

Sun 2/13/2000 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
MASTFACESOMARERRED
ALTOAROMACARANAIVE
YOUMAKEMEFEELBRANDNEW
SECEDEREELSEEING
KIDSASSOONBOSOMS
ADOOHIOTOEINRYES
SINKTURNTOVETSBEA
KEYEDONGROANAHEMS
INONETHRILLSDEMILLE
NEUTERUNFEDREAPPLY
POORSDANTE
ABASHEDHAPPYARCHER
VERMEERNEMESESELOPE
ARECATIEUPALSATIA
TIASCANLEGATEMDCC
SETHNAMESATITISH
SHEBATSURVIVEWAG
LEARNSMAINTINGOD
FEELSLIKETHEFIRSTTIME
APSESPIPEJUNTAETAL
MISDOSPARALTERDYNE
Wed 12/1/1999
DTSRIOTNURSIE
RIMONMEUGANDA
ABASPANISHMAIN
FILMCARDSJIG
TALLOWMODEL
VENOMNUTMEG
SISIDIANEALI
ICUTHESPOTILL
LEGHEDDASLED
TRAVELORNAN
RIALSADAGES
ABRSCAPEGOAT
TREASUREMAPORE
OMEGASLILTFLA
ESTOPSLEMSSYD
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