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6 puzzles by Kareem Ayas
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See the 43 answer words debuted by Kareem Ayas.

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Sun 4/6/2025 Course Correction
ASEABBASTESAABGAL
WHYDIOTHERTUNATACO
SEEMOTRIESUTTERROT
CAMPSHIRTIDOSEARS
SCANSINALIGNPMAGNA
PORNCAAEMPTSACES
AMESGAPYEARYPLS
TRASHYSOBSLEAZE
SCIONSSLAPSTONELAD
RAKEOBITURLSEGG
ETSYSPINCLASSESISAY
MRTTOILSOLOSKIM
TIAHUCKSTERNIMPART
SPYBOTSIDTIPTOE
CARLDARKALEISTO
QUINILIONERHUMET
BURLYTESTESCUSPIDS
LOREACIDHAPPYMEAL
ATERIGHTAIDEDMLEWD
SANSKRITBRIEFUMARY
ESTEASYSANDSSSTYE

Kareem Ayas is a high school teacher of English Literature in Harlem. He grew up in Syria and Lebanon, where he attended Arabic schools until the fifth grade. He says he learned English from watching The Simpsons ("when my mom wasn't looking") and from reading and rereading the Goosebumps novels.

His favorite part of this puzzle is 102-Down, his favorite food, which, amazingly, has never been an answer in a Times puzzle before.

Sun 1/5/2025 All Things Change
STRIFEALIBABASLASH
HAIREXTCAMAROSCAMEO
IMPALASEGOTRIPHYPER
APETRIADSPANBOOERS
HIMOMBUYGETOFREE
SAFETYNETUPSNERFED
OVALSNELLETAS
REBIDSROBOTARMODES
TRFOUNTAINBARESITALL
CAINSODMOMOA
TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY
AFOOTOOOALGA
TANNINGBEDNICKELBACK
ERASARTSALONSEATAC
PDASODORSRIGA
SPIRITBIBNOQUARTER
TURNONADIMECURLY
AVIATEESPBBKINGCUP
RAMBOATTABOYRIOTACT
TRAINPERCENTENROLLS
SILTSPROTEGEGETMAD

Kareem Ayas is a high school teacher of English Literature and Film Studies in Harlem. He grew up in Syria and Lebanon, moved to the U.S. in 2014, and started solving the Times crossword with co-workers during lunch break. Soon his puzzle habit led to constructing.

Kareem says he gets his best theme ideas "as I walk my dog at midnight while listening to Duran Duran." Keep your thinking cap on because he adds: "More often than not, I start with the question ‘What crossword rules can I break?'"

Wed 9/4/2024
HAJITHEMESNAP
ODOMAIRACEUZI
FUNHOUSRRORRUN
FLAILNSCROSLK
ATSTAKEELAND
FINALANSWER
CAMIACTMOTIVE
AGONYEARSAFES
LENNONRAFRENT
CRUISSSILES
METALLYESOAP
GEESEICYEAGLE
AYNSEMICIRCLES
LETALETAPHERO
ADSMISERSARTS
Thu 7/18/2024
STARCOMETNOVA
TILEINAPPBROS
EPPSGLUESCITI
ETAOOLETSEA
LOCKJAWSPYRING
SPACERTOOTOO
ASTRONAUT
HOWRUUVARIFTS
IDOSYNAPSELOT
PARAMUSEONSAGO
SYMBOLCAGEGAP
HOMEBANKING
GEODEANINOISY
ARLENICKERNIE
BRESTLYESAGAN
Mon 6/10/2024
SETASTOSWAP
TSOSPESKYERGO
OPALSTAGETIRE
ONDISCRONASET
DUSTMOPOFNOTE
SOREDOGSPA
SETKEGSREHABS
EXILESETLADLE
TIPOFFTURFSET
SPORESBAIT
TYPEUPANSWERS
SETEDENCHIPIN
ANOSAWASHREDO
ICEELEVEELEGO
LESTDITSSET
Wed 12/27/2023
VISAAFRICAOHS
ACTSLEBRONTOE
TUFTBASALTTRI
RESETSLIPONS
ALARMISTEGOISM
PANOUTAUGER
LICITIBSENTRE
IKIDSPIESPHIL
TASSCOTSTREVI
ECASHIRISES
MARTYRANNOTATE
ERECTEDISUZU
RIAADESTEKRIS
GALLOAFEREURO
ELMEFFORTRSVP
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