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David C. Duncan Dekker author page

5 puzzles by David C. Duncan Dekker
with Jim Horne comments

Total	Debut	Latest
5	3/7/2015	8/7/2022

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	0	0	1	0	2	1

Scrabble	PGram	Fresh
2.21	5	91%

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See the 21 answer words debuted by David C. Duncan Dekker.

Alternate name for this constructor:

Tina Labadie

Puzzles constructed by David C. Duncan Dekker by year

Sun 8/7/2022 Letterplay
M	A	N	O	R	S			J	A	K	O	B			J	O	I	S	T	S
A	N	I	M	A	L		S	O	C	I	A	L	S		A	G	L	A	R	E
C	I	N	E	M	A		A	L	L	T	H	A	T		C	R	I	M	E	A
A	T	A	N	A	N	G	L	E			U	N	I	Q	U	E	U	S	E	R
W	A	S			G	R	A	N	T	S		C	R	U	Z		M	A	S	S
		I	D	A		I	D	E	A	T	E		S	I	Z	E
S	A	M	A	D	A	M	S		F	O	R	M		T	I	N	H	A	T
I	R	O	B	O	T				T	W	O	A	M			Z	E	R	O	G
A	N	N		S	T	A	R		S	I	D	R	A		B	Y	L	I	N	E
M	O	E	S		A	P	E	R		T	E	R	N		A	M	I	D	S	T
			T	R	I	P	L	E	A		D	O	U	B	L	E	U
R	E	L	Y	O	N		I	S	N	T		W	A	I	L		M	A	P	S
E	X	A	L	T	S		E	T	N	A	S		L	O	O	N		L	E	I
F	I	V	E	O			F	O	U	R	H				T	E	A	B	A	G
	T	E	T	R	I	S		N	A	P	A		H	U	S	H	H	U	S	H
				S	P	A	S		L	I	M	P	I	D		I	A	M
E	L	L	E		H	U	M	P		T	E	R	R	O	R			C	A	B
V	O	O	D	O	O	D	O	L	L			O	I	N	O	I	N	O	N	E
I	B	A	D	A	N		L	A	Y	D	O	W	N		T	R	I	V	I	A
T	O	N	I	T	E		T	I	M	E	L	A	G		H	O	N	E	S	T
A	S	S	E	S	S			N	E	W	E	R			S	N	O	R	E	S

Tina Labadie is a pseudonym for David C. Duncan Dekker.

Here's a list of words with exactly five Os, none starting or ending with O, using the logic explained in this 3-Rs blog post.

Fri 3/31/2017
E	P	I	C	P	O	E	M		B	R	O	W	S	E
D	E	M	O	T	A	P	E		S	H	R	E	W	S
K	E	P	T	A	T	I	T		C	Y	C	L	I	C
O	D	E	T	S		S	H	U		S	A	L	M	A
C	E	N	A		B	O	O	Z	E		S	I	M	P
H	E	D		P	U	D	D	I	N	G		N	E	A
			S	I	Z	E	S		Q	U	O	T	E	D
J	A	C	U	Z	Z	I		Q	U	I	X	O	T	E
A	L	O	N	Z	O		G	U	I	D	O
N	A	V		A	F	F	A	I	R	E		B	F	F
I	K	E	A		F	U	Z	Z	Y		W	Y	L	E
T	A	R	O	S		R	E	B		C	A	G	E	S
O	Z	A	R	K	S		T	O	M	A	T	O	E	S
R	A	G	T	O	P		T	W	O	P	E	N	C	E
S	M	E	A	R	Y		E	L	M	T	R	E	E	S

Wed 8/10/2016
B	I	R	D			C	R	A	W		S	R	A	S
A	M	A	J		G	R	A	P	E		H	A	L	T
J	A	K	E		R	A	Z	E	S		A	J	A	R
A	C	I	D	J	A	Z	Z		T	S	W	A	N	A
				A	V	E		B	B	Q		H	A	W
S	H	A	G	G	Y		Q	U	A	F	F
F	A	V	O	R		Q	U	I	N	T	U	P	L	E
P	L	O	W		Q	U	I	C	K		Z	E	A	L
D	O	W	N	Q	U	A	R	K		C	Z	A	R	S
			S	T	I	C	K		D	A	Y	S	P	A
B	O	X		I	L	K		J	I	G
E	X	E	M	P	T		F	I	V	E	F	O	L	D
A	E	R	O		I	H	A	V	E		O	R	Y	X
M	Y	O	B		N	E	V	E	R		H	E	M	I
S	E	X	Y		G	E	A	R			N	M	E	X

This is the first ever QUINTUPLE pangram in the NYT. Double pangrams appeared occasionally even in pre-Shortz grids. The first triple was by Matt Gaffney in 1998. Then, Peter Wentz managed a quadruple in 2010 but required 16 columns. In 2013, Raymond C. Young squeezed a quadruple into a standard 15x15 grid. Today we have another milestone from David C. Duncan Dekker who had a triple pangram just last year.

Here are thumbnails of all seven Shortz Era multi-level pangrams and for a slightly different view, here are the same puzzles with the scrabble values colorized so you can more easily see the letter distributions.

This page shows pangrams organized by constructors so you can see who has been most enticed by the challenge. One pre-Shortz constructor seems to have been obsessed by them.

Amazingly, or perhaps inevitably, today's puzzle destroys another record as well. It has by far the highest scrabble average of any NYT crossword.

Fri 9/4/2015
B	A	N	D	S	A	W		S	L	A	C	K	E	R
A	V	E	R	A	G	E		H	A	N	D	A	X	E
L	E	G	O	S	E	T		A	B	Y	S	M	A	L
L	E	A	P	S		S	O	R	E			I	M	A
A	N	T	S		Q	U	A	I	L	S		K	I	X
D	O	E		Q	U	I	F	F		P	L	A	N	A
			Q	U	I	T	S		F	R	O	Z	E	N
J	A	G	U	A	R	S		M	A	E	W	E	S	T
U	N	L	I	K	E		Z	A	X	E	S
S	N	I	P	E		W	I	S	E	S		J	A	M
T	O	M		S	C	H	M	O	S		M	O	V	E
A	T	P			R	Y	A	N		H	O	V	E	R
B	A	S	E	P	A	Y		J	O	I	N	I	N	G
I	T	E	M	I	Z	E		A	C	R	E	A	G	E
T	E	S	T	E	E	S		R	A	T	T	L	E	D

Sat 3/7/2015
F	R	O	M	A	T	O	Z		P	E	E	D	E	E
L	E	M	O	N	A	D	E		L	A	R	Y	N	X
I	C	E	B	O	X	E	S		I	T	A	S	C	A
M	I	L		N	E	T	T	L	E	S		L	O	M
S	P	E	D		S	O	I	L	S		J	E	D	I
Y	E	T	I	S		J	E	D		T	O	X	I	N
			V	A	P	O	R		V	I	S	I	N	E
H	O	M	E	K	E	Y		R	A	G	B	A	G	S
I	N	A	S	E	C		M	U	C	H	O
T	E	X	T	S		K	I	T		T	Y	P	E	B
S	O	W	S		D	F	L	A	T		S	E	M	I
Q	U	E		B	A	C	K	B	A	Y		Z	I	P
U	N	B	O	R	N		C	A	L	A	M	I	N	E
A	C	E	D	I	T		A	G	O	N	I	Z	E	D
D	E	R	A	T	E		P	A	N	G	R	A	M	S

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David C. Duncan Dekker author page

5 puzzles by David C. Duncan Dekker with Jim Horne comments

5 puzzles by David C. Duncan Dekker
with Jim Horne comments

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

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

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

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

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