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12 puzzles by Howard Barkin
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Howard Barkin
Puzzles constructed by Howard Barkin by year
Thu 1/20/2022
FITBITAMPTURK
IMPALACOOONAN
JEKYLLTHEVOICE
IDEALISAINTEL
RIOSNOSIEST
FLEETWOODMAC
LILACMANEGGO
OKSHOMESINOOO
PEASRAGADBIZ
MICHAELCAINE
PICASSOMILD
OFALLGISTJAVA
UNCLESAMMOORED
TOTEANAUNKIND
STIRGYMSTEADS
Sun 7/4/2021 I'VE GOT A FEELING ...
RATEDRTUBMANRABID
BOBATEAAPRICOTELOPE
GUARDEDOPTIMISMLOTSA
ASTOPIUOMENCLAPTON
MEETCATELOCHAXEL
EDSCULTURESHOCKCECE
PATOLAYTEENIDOL
BBGUNTWOSGOODSAUNA
YURTSHIGHANXIETYPAN
EGOTZANYWAILANWAR
SWEDENTOWDOCENT
BIDENNOOKAMESTGIF
DUNCOMICRELIEFOBESE
ANGLOINTOORGYBARTY
UNCARINGALBAHER
BYOBUNBRIDLEDJOYVAT
NERDOENODOURDIVA
NOCLASSSFPDSIMAGES
OBELICREATURECOMFORT
MIREDIPANEMAENROUTE
SENDSITTEAMDETERS
Mon 12/16/2019
YOUTHGOOFREBA
ARNIEOMAREVIL
MADEALITEMANE
LORDOFTHERINGS
DRSWAX
BADGERJOINDDT
ARIESPOOFAURA
RICEKRISPIESBOX
BAEZOTISNEALE
SLYACHEAVAILS
OAKTRI
SANTASWORKSHOP
PLOTTOBEAILEY
ROVEAVONGLARE
YEARREEDELVES
Sun 10/6/2019 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
WHIRODEBELASVASSAR
DOMEREXREACTIONTIME
SNAPABTALICEBTOKLAS
OGODTORNNURSESENT
ALOTOFRUDEREEDSNAS
HUNTERSTHOMPSONHST
ALEEAPERPITTOAST
BURDENEDGATBEARPAW
ACCARTHURCCLARKE
FASTAPPHYSICSLIED
GURUSIMOUPSCENTS
ATOMOVERTHERELEGO
SUSANBANTHONYSBA
PRETEENAHSSLOWRIDE
AIRESBROOWESAGES
SADSTEPHENADOUGLAS
BSASPURTOVUMMADEDO
EIREREARSESPYLOSS
GEORGEMCOHANGMCLIPS
ITSGREEKTOMEACELAIR
NEESONSHEARSALSSNS
Fri 4/12/2019
OBSESSESBASING
RAPSHEETYOOHOO
CHIPOTLEORNATE
ANTWASPSTOTES
OPTMCCAFE
MESSIBOHOATMS
ATTHEMOMENTOOH
CURACAOMIASARA
ADEEXTRACRISPY
WEEPILESANKHS
THAMESRNS
FIFEDGODOTLAS
ROONEYROGUEONE
OTOOLETHELORAX
MADMENSATANIST
Mon 2/11/2019
SHUTSNASALBYOB
HADATOVINEIOWA
IHOPETILDEGREY
VANILLASKYUBERS
OMITETTA
CHOCOLATETHUNDER
LEIALINARGYLE
IALCALMDOWNLAN
PREFABEELMANE
STRAWBERRYBLONDE
REALMOAN
SOSADNEAPOLITAN
AVOWMIAMIAKITA
TADAANTICLEDON
SLAYPOSESARENA
POW Wed 12/26/2018
CINCHUGHSIGMA
ALOHAFRYARIEL
ROBINHOODYANNI
ASIAGOORESSUV
TEDANIMALHOUSE
PROSFIB
KONARIPETEMPO
FANTASTICVOYAGE
CREEDITOOEGAD
NUBLIED
BEETLEJUICETEL
ATMTEEMELTORO
NAOMISPIDERMAN
DIJONSECREESE
SLINGEDYSKIER
Thu 11/23/2017
WRAPMOVIEJIVE
HEROEBERTORAL
ISTORANATDECK
THIRTYMINUTES
EOSALAACIDY
NOTOKSIXAMIGOS
STEREOSENNHL
RICHARDIX
APBTEASMILED
THREEOAKSASAMI
EDITSOMGWAN
THEJACKSONONE
INCAACRIDAMAS
MOONBRUNODATA
ONMESEEDSANET
Sat 4/1/2017
MCIASWARMHDTV
NOLALANAIAIRE
GUESSAGAINVSIX
SAUTEMOLES
PRIZEEERINESS
ACAITIMNNONOS
WASSONGSETTLE
GINORMOUS
SPRUNGAARPPSA
MEANTCNRRSIKH
UNSNARLSATTYS
HEXADBLURB
SPEDTWOBYFOURS
TORIEARLEPLEA
PESTDRESSHLIK
Sun 4/17/2016 EXPANDED WORLDVIEW
NACHOOLSENBLOBSHAQ
ETHERNOOSELOVELGBT
ANIMALHOUSEONESEATER
TINLIAISEWERENT
ENUFONEASYSTREETMBA
REARENDSOHOANSWERS
ALEATWORSTESAI
STUMBLINGBLOCKFIGHTS
HOSEABARIHAIRDO
ARESDESIRESBELTOUT
GMOSEXANDTHECITYUNE
SENSATESEABASSPICA
CRESTSMOLEAUJUS
RENOIRCOMMUNISTSTATE
IDIOIMAMESSRIS
SUNBURNPDABREACHED
ECOREDSOXNATIONHEXA
TAPEUPDIGITSDIP
TIMELAPSEGOOGLEEARTH
APEXSTIRFUGUEGREEN
JOLTTHEASTANDAANDE

RING ANNOUNCER notes:

IN THE RED CORNER: the new American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Champion, Howard Barkin! After recently pulling a stunning upset of the six-time defending champion, Dan Feyer, he's accepted our challenge: to go head to head, mano a mano, against a competitor looking to fry his neurons, to jolt his synapses, to short-circuit his wiring.

The fearsome challenger sits IN THE BLUE CORNER, epic electric energy emitting in a bluster of boastful braggadocio. It's Dr. Fill, the crossword solving computer, birthed by Matt Ginsberg. Not only has the good doctor challenged the reigning champion of the world ... but he's challenged him on A PUZZLE HOWARD HIMSELF WROTE. Talk about throwing down the gauntlet!

The competitors face off, and the bell rings! Howard is off like a shot, quickly filling in the northwest corner, aided by his knowledge of the first theme answer. He heads into the next section ... and the Doctor is done. The final results: Dr. Fill: no wrong letters, finishing well under a minute, even with time alloted to check his answers. Howard: Ah. Huh.

Well, Howard is a better conversationalist. So there.

Mon 1/11/2016
GIFSEBBEDOPEL
OREOSAUNAKANE
BOULDERDAMOPTS
INDIESMACKERS
DADSETAREO
ASKROCKLOBSTER
WINGSPANSIR
ECOLERICAFAIR
WOOFORATIME
PEBBLEBEACHLOX
ELYERETHOR
LONESOMERAISE
OPALDUSTJACKET
SEMIESTERKENT
IDESDEANSSADE
Wed 7/23/2014
BOARTALLZESTS
ARTEALTAIQUIT
REOSBODYDOUBLE
TIMEOUTMYNA
ADIEURAETRIO
BACKGROUNDSOUND
SHORNWRITE
AVATOCCATANOS
SITATOMEGA
PERSONALBAGGAGE
SWAKANDEATUP
AIRYDARKENS
BLANKCHECKHALO
LANCEOPIEASAN
TOSEAWAVYNEWS
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