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15 puzzles by Daniel A. Finan
with Jim Horne comments

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Daniel A. Finan
Puzzles constructed by Daniel A. Finan by year
POW Sun 1/26/2014 IT'S ALL RELATIVE
SLAPONSTREETELNORTE
CASINOSHERPALOUSIER
RIPSAWWEASELSCATTER
ICENAYGREEKSKNEADS
BALDYOKUMTEXACO
ELLEJUANNEOGENEESE
GLOBSRUDYARDAXED
AMBROSEFORGOSKETCHY
TREELETEASEUPENTERS
NEWELCREMELIBYANS
ODIHALSLANASAD
THEMAGIBATESSLIGO
OCCUPYSNOOZEESTEVEZ
BEHEADSGRIERCHINESE
IREDEASTENDBOERS
TADWARTHOGARALETNA
NADINEENACTSHOT
ABSORBSHIELDHEMEMO
STANDONEDWOODRETTON
KENNEDYALEGUPENCORE
ANTONYMTENETSDUMPED
Thu 8/8/2013
DOGGYBAGPAWSAT
ERASABLEAXIOMS
FISHHOOKLESSEE
LOLAYUKSSHORT
ALARMOOHBRIS
TEMPESTDIVORCE
ESPSOILTONYAS
HORSESHOE
SHRUNKDIEDMAA
MAILSINPROFESS
USDANOROINKS
SHAHSTOLDROSA
HOBOESTIREIRON
EULOGYCLEANCUT
STEPONSTARGATE
Sun 7/14/2013 SHOW ME THE MONEY
BOCAPAPACOMPMAGPIE
BRAMOVENOWIEACORNS
GOINGLONGPENNYSTOCKS
UNHEROICZANINESSCIE
NOOSEDIZZYMALEJENS
NIASLITENLSAP
AGHASTSPOSATELECOM
PLACEBOIPASSROCKIER
SANSABITCHOCORANGE
EDDFLOSFRILLSESTAS
DOLLARSANDCENTS
NOBISSAYSMEFROSBAD
FROSTSCECEPFFTPORE
LETMEUPSANTASWORNIN
STARDOMLTYRSONEDAY
OYSPANKICKSSR
POMSMANYCESARPSALM
URLMARIMBASPOWERTIE
TICKERTAPESSUNKCOSTS
TONIERCHATILERONEA
SNEAKYSOMECARPMGRS

The highlighted squares must be read S or C in one direction and I in the other. When those letters overlap, they create symbols for $ and ¢.

Tue 5/29/2012
FURBRIGHTSTHREE
ONERANRIOTSEVEN
USSANTENNAAMEND
ROOMEDDERNARTS
CUISINESTOUT
BIRLOTTITSOPEN
BACKOFTHEENVELOPE
BLESSESTWOOUIS
HUMORENSIGNS
FETAAFOGTOYDOG
ILIKEACROBATEDA
VANESSHALALARES
ELYSETEDDIESSIX
Sun 4/8/2012 IN-NUENDOS
GODUTCHVACATEDBORG
INUTEROARCHIVEARNIE
AFRICANAMERICANSEINE
NOELMELOKNAPSACKS
NOSIRYOOHOODIOCESE
ITSTOLDUSINGAWATCH
YOREENORMEEGOS
DAPFOWLTREATYRESULT
IROCNSECPSEUDADE
SCOOPEASESTIGER
COLORFORVALENTINESDAY
SKIEDDOZESSPINE
PHIMEOWSDAMSYANG
JUDGESMATTERREPONOG
SMEECURLERAINU
THELONELIESTNUMBER
ASTAIREFONDUESLAVE
PARCHEESIURALAGOD
ASYLAWOOLFACETIOUSLY
SHOUTABUSIVEEMOTIVE
SANEYESDEARROOSTED

Theme explanation: circled letters denote words IN-side the longer answers. So, "1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones flick" is MEN in BLACK (African American,) "Preventive measure, proverbially" is STITCH in TIME (it's told using a watch,) "Headstone phrase" is REST in PEACE (treaty result,) "Lurid 1979 film about John Dillinger's girlfriend" is The LADY in RED (color for Valentine's Day,) "To be on the safe side ..." is JUST in CASE (judge's matter,) "Golf ace" is HOLE in ONE (the loneliest number,) and "One who looks friendly but isn't" is WOLF in SHEEP'S CLOTHING (wool, facetiously.)

Sun 2/26/2012 BACK TO THE START
LAMPSLACASAGABFESTS
ISAACEXACTSEVERMORE
PERSONALSHOPTONIBRAX
OCTOPODHIMOMNEAREST
EDUCEATINTRY
ANTIDEPRESSLAVYOWZA
MORNSTINTVIDALSOIL
ONOFFOPSWHEELIEURB
KEGLERPLEASUREPRINCI
LAZELENSTREADON
SCOTBIERSLAPSEMENO
YODELERHAIRAMAD
PHYSICALGEOGRADARKER
HITMCQUEENOIDJONAH
OBEYAIRESPURERCECE
NASALSEZARTICHOKEHE
NEADELTAELON
BACKENDROOTSADSPACE
UNDERGROONTHEWATERFR
RELEASEDMALONEARTOO
TWISTTIESLEWEDRUSSO

Theme answers go back to the start. Append the first three letters to the end for the answers to make sense.

Thu 12/8/2011
PRANCEEVENONE
LEMONYAVEMARIA
ADOREELARAIDER
ITEMTORECYCLE
NABSPOXSRTA
EPIHEYMPHLIT
RECKONPAROXYSM
GREENVICE
BARBARICZURICH
EWESSNWESCOO
GLADCAFSERT
COMMERCIALCOW
GOTWORSEGUYANA
PROSTATEHELPER
ABREEZETRYSTS
Sun 7/17/2011 THE END IS IN SIGHT
JABOPALSOLDAGEADDLE
USENORAHCOOLITLAUER
NILPLACESTOGOPEOPLETO
GALPALSPEAKSUPGHETTO
POTOKHUDCLAY
THEPRINCESSANDTHEFLU
HIPPOOARSKAUAIMARAT
ARPELWMDWITHRELATIVE
WEEDTHAZENFADESIN
SSRSHOCKERMAEKRAKEN
THEWHITESOFTHEIR
JAGUARODAHARVARDTAN
INATREEIONOSSSAGO
BESTOFLUCKTOPIKATPAR
ESSENISAACTELENADIA
STYHEALTHYWEALTHYAND
BOILSEPLIEIN
MOTOWNDITSIESTNUNCIO
WHERETHEWILDTHINGSERR
ANNANAMINORODILERAY
HOSTSGINKGOWEBERSEX
Sun 5/8/2011 WORKING IN OPPOSITION
NAGSPAPASKIRTJAPAN
ETUISORESRESEWIRABU
LONGSHORTSIRAQIFARER
SNLCALORICROUNDFLATS
OCALAWASABIEKESGTE
NEWOLDSIFIISLSGOER
SPOOFSFAULTYSOUNDS
ARSENUREESTESERI
LITTLELOTSTAXDRYDEN
TBARSNOURITUTELUL
ALLIBADFAIRGOODSDIDO
REEFIRSSEENOJOSIE
TREBEKALILEFTRIGHTS
CANSLOBSAARONAYS
LASTINITIALSTRIAGE
OLLAINRIEGGPROCONS
OBIDAVIASTLEYIGLOO
TAPEDLIVESSIMIANSERA
ENOLATITHETOPBOTTOMS
RINKYENTERCTEAMSLAT
SASESEGADSHESSKENO
Tue 11/9/2010
HEPSIMPTERPS
AMIGEMMAIDIOT
DIESELOILPICKY
JRRTOLKIENSTHE
ILSAEYE
MALLTYCHODRED
STETHOLANDELI
NOTSOHOWEGEST
BOGSEWNBRAVOS
CLOPBYEARRELY
YARTEEM
LORDOFTHERINGS
PURIMAMAZONANT
DANTEVANESDAY
QUEENANDSAWE
Sun 10/3/2010 CAN I CHANGE PLACES?
OHGODICHATBASEDSAC
POLLONERVECENTERPRY
TRAILOFTHECENTURYINC
ENROLLEECHOSENORAL
DYEIDARESTARGAZE
TEHRANRAINSCULL
FRIEDAGARNETTIESON
RECTTESDORIAONSIDE
ALOHATHELOINKINGTOW
NINESHAREMENEWART
ECRUEVRYMISEIHRE
UFOSANIOASTSCOCAS
SMLFRENCHFIRESSKATE
GALOREGRAFTNESNSEC
APEMENSAVEASCHEERY
CAROBMARITALLAW
ATTHETOPASEEDTAW
LEIASIENNASCRAMBLE
EXODONTTOUCHTHATDALI
VANSWITCHBLADEILLER
ESSLEASHSUGARTILED
Sun 6/6/2010 TYPECASTING
ACROSSICIERASYEBSA
CHARGEMANGAANAXOWS
CAPITALPUNISHMENTLIP
UPSSLURSSPACEKCDVI
RATENOTHSORELOSER
SLANTEDVIEWSSEATTLE
EARTHACHEETASITA
RICCIBRUCENOTSO
DOGSHADOWBOXINGNEET
AROMALIRASDRYGMAT
YETIUTTERCDROMIERE
UGHSMEAPALAUINNER
SOITSCRIPTWRITERTDS
ENCLSHOMIENERVY
FELTDEERESMIASMA
DEITIESROMANCANDLES
RECOMMENDSITHAILS
ARTEPEANUTNEEDSMAI
WIISTRUCKOUTSWINGING
ELOVEEREGRETPILEIN
RYNURDUSANDSSTORES

Some clues in the print version are written using non-standard font styles. Across Lite and other electronic versions replace those clues with descriptive text which makes the puzzle solvable but not as fun. This PDF shows how the puzzle appears in the magazine.

I have made the clues here conform to the print style whenever it was possible to do so in HTML. For example, some of the clues are in bold, italics, or strike-through text. The drop-shadow and gothic font clues can't reliably be reproduced in a way that works across browsers.

One of the goals of XPF is to provide a standardized way to specify font variations in crossword clues, although even the current version of XPF could not handle all the gimmicks in this puzzle.

Thu 3/18/2010
FAJITASINLIMBO
ISADOREMAUSEUM
FIVEYARDPENALTY
TAIAFVORETAL
HGTSTOPICENER
SOSADESSEGRE
KISSOPSESC
EIGHTHNOTES
EDYIERSTAB
ERETRACDOMED
LACEINTWOLCTO
CONDGRATAMEG
MULTIMLLIONAIRE
FLORNCETSARINA
RAREGASZESTIER

There are EIGHT NOTES that, when connected in order, form a pair of EIGHTH NOTES. Also, every clue starts with a solfège name: Do, Re, Mi, etc.

Wed 4/22/2009
DITSEVERCOBRA
EVRYMAXIADOUT
MAINBLACKPEARL
ONADESCENT
TOGAEDTRIKEEL
EVENTMASTIMNO
NAPASTAKING
ASTAIREREWIRES
DIABLONORAD
ATIEBOOMREMIT
HULLLOSIDEATE
PELTERSSRS
SANTAMARIASAIL
ODEONLINTPLEA
YEGGSALEEFADS
Sun 1/4/2009 WHEN IN ROME
BOOTHEELEVENTHWRENS
LABRATSOMEMORERELET
THEITHATGOTAWAYINCUR
SURPRISEINNATTIRE
LECHVOCLOCKSHADOW
ACTEDRHINOWEASEL
NAHNATTERSREDKEL
THEXCOMMANDMENTSCIAO
INARUTLEDISOSPORTS
ARIDALPHAOCOME
LWAYSTOLEAVEYOURLOVER
HOWIEMAZDAKOLN
AMANDANRATIELOUDER
SARGCYEARSOFSOLITUDE
ANDTCMKENOSHAPGA
GOTHAMTILEDSWEEP
INDIANAPOLISDEQUI
DOESSOPEIEAUDEVIE
OWLETMISLANDDRESSING
LILLEBAHAMIANSEESTO
SNEERANACONDAORLESS
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