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John R. O'Brien author page

3 puzzles by John R. O'Brien
with Constructor comments

Total	Debut	Latest
3	6/4/2012	3/12/2018

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

Circle	Scrabble	Fresh
1	1.65	22%

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Puzzles constructed by John R. O'Brien by year

Mon 3/12/2018
A	R	M	S		A	G	O	R	A		S	H	E	D
B	E	A	U		P	L	I	E	S		E	E	R	O
C	A	R	P		P	O	L	Y	P	H	E	M	U	S
S	P	E	E	D	E	R	S			A	G	A	P	E
			R	A	N	I		M	O	D	E	L	T	S
S	A	M	M	Y	D	A	V	I	S	J	R
U	V	E	A	S			E	S	A	I		E	Y	E
M	O	R	N		D	I	R	T	Y		I	G	O	R
O	N	E		S	E	C	S			S	C	A	R	E
			J	A	C	K	O	F	S	P	A	D	E	S
R	A	C	E	W	A	Y		A	T	E	N
A	B	O	R	T			A	N	E	W	H	O	P	E
B	A	Z	O	O	K	A	J	O	E		E	V	I	L
I	T	E	M		F	R	A	U	D		L	A	P	S
N	E	N	E		C	E	R	T	S		P	L	E	A

This is my 3rd acceptance by the NYT, with enough rejections to give me a batting average below Bob Uecker.

I am grateful to Joel Fagliano for his patience in getting me through this. My academic background was the Classics and I always wanted to do a "one eye" theme about the cyclops. One theme answer was "sewing needle" but that was not acceptable, and I was lucky to see a deck of cards with a one eyed jack.

Tue 1/24/2017
H	O	G		A	C	T	A	S		P	A	P	A	L
O	T	O		P	A	I	N	T		I	M	O	U	T
T	O	L	L	P	L	A	Z	A		C	Y	S	T	S
D	O	D	O	S			I	M	P		G	E	O
O	L	E	O		J	E	O	P	A	R	D	I	Z	E
G	E	N	T	E	E	L			D	E	A	D	O	N
				R	E	I	D			A	L	O	N	E
	P	A	P	E	R	A	I	R	P	L	A	N	E
L	A	N	E	S			P	O	L	L
O	R	N	A	T	E			L	A	Y	A	W	A	Y
P	R	E	S	U	M	A	B	L	Y		L	A	C	E
	O	R	A		S	T	L			M	A	R	C	O
S	T	I	N	G		H	I	D	D	E	N	G	E	M
R	E	C	T	O		O	G	R	E	S		O	D	E
I	D	E	S	T		S	E	E	Y	A		D	E	N

Mon 6/4/2012
C	R	A	W		P	R	A	G	U	E		P	C	B
X	E	N	A		H	U	M	A	N	E		A	A	A
V	E	N	U	S	D	E	M	I	L	O		G	P	S
I	D	E	S	T			O	T	O		S	A	R	I
			A	I	R				C	L	I	N	I	C
S	A	T	U	R	N	R	O	C	K	E	T
I	C	Y			S	E	T	H		N	A	D	I	R
N	E	P	A	L		L	A	O		T	R	I	N	I
G	R	E	C	O		I	R	I	S			E	G	O
			M	E	R	C	U	R	Y	C	O	M	E	T
A	M	O	E	B	A				L	A	X
B	A	S	S		V	I	A			E	I	G	H	T
A	R	C		M	A	R	S	C	A	N	D	I	E	S
T	I	A		A	G	A	T	E	S		E	Z	R	A
E	A	R		D	E	N	I	E	S		S	A	A	R

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57 ms

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

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

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

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

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

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

John R. O'Brien author page

3 puzzles by John R. O'Brien with Constructor comments

3 puzzles by John R. O'Brien
with Constructor comments

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

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

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