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20 puzzles by David Phillips
with Editor comments

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David Phillips
Puzzles constructed by David Phillips by year
Sat 8/5/2017
PEACESIGNJAPAN
ALFAROMEOINEPT
LEFTALONEMORPH
AVESAKERASP
TECHRASHPANTO
ENTERYEAHIKNOW
CELSTUNURE
HAWKMANSLAMMER
ANAITEMATE
SANSSERIFADLIB
BITESOXENSINE
ESTETROTSRA
ENOKIEARDOCTOR
NIGERSPEEDREAD
SNOREPETSOUNDS
Sat 7/1/2017
SOBAPLASTICBAG
THEMLISTENHERE
EDNAITHINKICAN
RESTEARNSANAME
EATITFATEAMIS
OREATOMSUTES
SMITHERSBRO
ENVIEDSEGWAY
CNNMATINEES
CHAIMILANRAO
POEMCANTGROHL
ROLEMODELSELSA
OPERASERIAHOUR
SENATERACEAGRI
TRASHTALKSBYES
Wed 3/1/2017
TEAMUPSCAGPBJ
EXCEEDALDOARE
STUDYABROADPAT
LOTUSMIAMIENS
ARESRISKAVERSE
STRAFEASCOT
CESSNAPUNS
TICKETAGENT
GIRDSAYSOK
AMIESNEIGHS
LEADASTRAYPROW
PANLOYALCHORE
ANGSNIFFAROUND
LILAINTPENSEE
STESAGSTWEETS
Fri 12/9/2016
SCAMPSFRIDAY
HADATITLEONINE
ITERATEINSECTS
MELISSAMCCARTHY
MRISBAKERARE
YENSZAGSGOTAS
REALIGNPYREX
ITSOVER
ALPESLACOSTE
ALIENPICKPEST
SOARBEAUORSO
CHICAGOSUNTIMES
EASESINMARLINS
NOONERSSCIENCE
DENTALLODGED
Sat 11/5/2016
SHOPLIFTSLIMS
MANUALLYSPINET
OVERPLANMENAGE
CASSETTEICECAP
KNEELERSTKITTS
SACSLATTETIRO
ALTARDEVON
SMUSHEKEOMENS
COLTSBEECH
ANTATONTOPEST
BRERFOXSHALLWE
BORDENAMENAMEN
AVIATEMARINERS
RIOTEDPRESERVE
DARESSTRESSED
POW Sat 8/6/2016
FLASHMOBDEBTS
ELIHUYALEASAHI
ACROBATICHELEN
SOFASTHUSDHL
TOATBOZOSCRUE
SLRCUBEAVAILS
JEDIMINDTRICKS
ETATPOOR
UNIVERSALDONOR
PELOSIGUAMLEG
SOONDAISYDYER
IDSOEILGIMLI
LATCHDIAPERPIN
ODIUMSTREAKING
NATTYYEARSAGO
Fri 5/13/2016
PAJAMABOTTOMS
IMAGINEDRAGONS
VANESSAWILLIAMS
EZINEABLERAT
NEEDSPLAYSERE
APPALLHDTV
SAGARIAFIERCE
ETERNALSICHUAN
ATTESTCOREMRS
GABSTRUSTS
RCATSHIRTPRIG
AKCATOMCRUDE
MAKEMINEADOUBLE
DATINGAGENCIES
TALKSNONSENSE
Sat 4/9/2016
MOFFATCHANNELS
ECLAIRSCOPYEDIT
RAYKROCCUTABOVE
GLEECLUBNTHPEA
EARALFREDOGERM
TRIFOLDNORM
OSBORNMOOONION
THEBIGBANGTHEORY
CELIEANGHARDEE
LIARSCARERS
BLTSPIETISMSML
AGTDINEVIDENCE
TALLONESEROTICA
OMELETTESENATOR
REDCROSSNELSON
Fri 1/29/2016
IMUPBLIGECAST
NANOOUTERACHY
SUNTANNINGKCAL
ONEPLEASEPEEVE
LARIATDRPEPPER
ELVESBEARCATS
NOESMACLEAN
TADDENIZENPTA
CELADONBARR
LEAVENEDROREM
WELLREADSERVER
UNITYBLONDEALE
RATETOYPOODLES
SPECBASEROUST
TESHSTONEMESS
Thu 1/21/2016
SPLICEAMSATM
NOUGATCUPSLOA
AWNUTSTRIMOTOR
CEDEFIREOPALS
KRISHNAALOE
SMELLYTRACT
DOHSIDESHALLI
IPADLOTTOSOAK
VENIALBARSTMI
ENGELSETTLE
TTOPEARLESS
STRETCHERNAPA
AAARATEDANIMAL
NCRBERGSENECA
DOETEELOOSED
Sat 1/2/2016
SPRAYAVALANCHE
KOALANINEHOLES
IWILLNBAFINALS
NESSESESTARIE
TRIPHASTJMAXX
IGNITEDRUSE
GRECOACERBMSN
HATERSGONNAHATE
TBSQUESTCARET
RUNSETHICAL
POSIESSROREDO
ACHEHSTWILLIS
STASHAWAYNILES
TAKEADIVEINUSE
ADENYEMENTESTS
Tue 7/21/2015
ABSBURMAOJO
BOPSAENEASSAO
BOOKEMDANNOTMZ
ONSITEGEOFFREY
TEAPARTIERLIS
SIRNICKS
LADDCOMARCHIE
ICEROADTRUCKERS
DACRONVIDASKS
SIOUXNAB
BUTSANDCASTLE
REPHRASEICKIER
ORAITSINTHEBAG
ARGFINNEYDEVO
RYETESSARET
Fri 5/15/2015
DARKANGELTRAP
INACLAIRECHEMO
KIMJONGUNHERBS
SIONADDTOCART
PENNEHILOATOI
BETESETUNREST
ADOSTRESPASSES
ARTYEP
GQMAGAZINELAPS
SUITESNTSODIN
TESTSASHICALL
RESIDENCEMAWS
INUREDATAPLANS
NISEIOLIVETREE
GEARRECEIVERS

For anyone who's curious, David's original clue for KIM JONG-UN was "Whom Dennis Rodman called 'a friend for life' in 2013." The reason I didn't keep the clue is ... it's not quite accurate. What Rodman actually said was that he, Rodman, was Kim's "friend for life." I didn't see a good way to reword the clue to make it correct, and it wouldn't have been as interesting the correct way anyway.

Fri 4/10/2015
BOOGIEONSPEC
ACRONYMMAKEDO
SABOTEURSTIRIN
SLIDESHOWEMMET
OATERALIFSAFE
MLLESLAS
AWOKEMOLEHILLS
LIVINLAVIDALOCA
GREATIDEAYOYOS
EERSMARM
RFDSALITBOTCH
HEINZIRENECARA
INDIESALCATRAZ
SCIPIOLINEONE
SETSTOSOTTED
Tue 3/17/2015
JARSTAMIMBACK
ODIEIMOLALALA
LATERMANALISON
TMZAIRERANIS
UNDETERMINED
BSATAUALE
MASTERMINDPOP
HEIRLAIRDSPOT
ATLBUTTERMILK
MRIADEONE
MONSTERMOVIE
AGOGSILASBEE
BROLINMIDTERMS
OEUVREEVEWIMP
LATELYDERWEAN
Fri 3/6/2015
AFCSOUTHTOKLAS
MARINARASANITY
PRIMERIBPROZAC
LIMOSTINEXTRA
ESPNDOTARDAIM
TENURETYCO
SPRAWLEYECOLOR
IROBOTNOMORE
DINOSAURTWERPS
ECRUCREPES
SEECONCURMUTT
ALAMOSETLEMUR
LIGERSITSADATE
ANADEMPETNAMES
DENIALTRUELIES
Fri 1/30/2015
SHREWDCASBAH
HOTWIREBEDELIA
EPEEISTREAGENT
DESSCHOOLSOUT
PHARAOHS
CARTOONEDMOW
AWHIRLLANDLINE
FAINTLYXEROXED
FINESSESFUMING
ETEALLEMANDE
OFFHOURS
SACRAMENTOMEG
PANTERAGILMORE
ENTERINSTORAGE
PASTESISITOK
Sat 12/27/2014
HESBACKMALTHUS
ETERNALAMOROSO
MARIANOPINATAS
PITCHESLEGIT
SLAKESHEBLOKE
OILELMOTIS
MTVMOVIEAWARDS
TOREFERALDODO
GRANDTHEFTAUTO
IIIAYESATL
FANCYMSSATOMS
FOSSELARSSON
ITALIANADAWARE
MORONICMAXIMAL
STERNLYSKYMALL
Sun 10/19/2014 WHY NOT?
BUTTEDGRILLSSHARIFS
ONRICEREDDITGALATEA
OEUVREIDOLSOFTHEKING
HASOUTESSAOLKINDA
IRTAVEGEMESAI
STETCLEARTHEWEIGH
SHECRABEMOOWNCRO
SUNDAEBESTULTRAHIP
UNISENDAKPETRESAVE
PADSTENDTOTTOLKIEN
STEPSSARISTATEOESTE
TAKEONEACELANDDEER
ALICIAAPETILDESRDA
RICKROLLDEVILRAISE
TEKMOLINAINCUBUS
GUISEANDDOLLSVENI
ITLLEGGSOSLIZ
ODOULEONABASHULTZ
NORIMEORREASONAERIAL
ENSNARLASPIREALGORE
DEIGNEDSTRANDBLENDS

An unusual theme today that took me awhile to wrap my head around — puns involving homophones of words containing the letter Y. The Y's are all gone. Usually themes are based on what's in the grid, not what's not. But once you get it, the result is nice, and the puzzle has a perfect, explanatory title. I also like David's elegant touch of avoiding Y's anywhere in the grid, not just in the theme answers.

POW Thu 7/24/2014
SLEWECARTEFDR
YEARNOFEESLEE
NAVECARPETINN
CHECKOUTPNIN
KARTTHEATRE
STARCASEVISOR
ANAOLIAPANT
STARELUDETOAD
BANDCUTSNTO
OPALSSELECEES
GETPASTCRIB
ROTHLETSLIDE
IRESOLANOAKIN
SIRDELVESCENT
HAYISAIAHKAOS
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