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27 puzzles by Kevan Choset
with Constructor comments

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Kevan Choset
Thu 12/29/2016
ENGRTABORITCH
POLOILLGOTERI
ECOLFEARSSAYS
EARLOFCHESTER
SRIBATSOLDTO
BARONOFRENFREW
UEYRIASORE
RABEBOPRPMS
ELITOBYKFC
DUKEOFCORNWALL
OMEARAIIIAIX
PRINCEOFWALES
PLANELATEFASO
TATERAVERALOU
ADHDAPERSRANT

This puzzle's been through several iterations over a few years and started when I was randomly on Prince Charles's Wiki page. (Many of my puzzles start from the rabbit hole that is Wikipedia.) I was surprised and amused that he has so many titles, so figured they'd make a slightly educational theme. Early versions of the puzzle had CHARLES as a revealer in the center, but then when the CH in CHESTER jumped out at me, I realized that I could spell the full word using his titles. I also tried to keep PRINCE OF WALES for the lowest location in the grid and DUKE OF CORNWALL for second-to-last, on the assumption that those would be the ones most familiar to the average solver.

Mon 6/27/2016
RIOJASPUDSDIS
ASNERTEBOWECO
PEEWEEREESEVAN
TELEGARREWING
LOAFOPAL
ELLENDEGENERES
CAIROREMANDED
ITTTRIKEEGO
GETAROOMARGUE
RENEEZELLWEGER
RAGSHOLT
HABLAARABWHAM
THULIVESOFEASE
TAGIRENAYENTA
PBSAKRONITSON

For years I noticed that ELLEN DEGENERES had a really cool letter pattern in her name. The last name alternates 'E's and the first name almost does. One 'E' per syllable. Then one day I saw RENEE ZELLWEGER's name, and the similarity popped out. Not as neatly separated or matched to syllables, but a whole lot of 'E's and no other vowels. And since they were both 10 letters, all I needed was a third entry to round out a theme. PEE WEE REESE was less satisfying, for some reason — I think the lack of alternation. While only three syllables (compared to the others' six and five), it one-ups them in the 'E' department.

I assumed that even those entries, standing alone, were enough for solvers to figure out the theme, but it felt kind of blah without something tying it all together. EASE came quick, and LIVES OF EASE followed not too long after.

So... what famous people did I miss?

Tue 10/22/2013
AHORABASICDLI
RATERETHNOOID
CLEARTHEAIROCT
OARMAIOSHEA
LINEARTHINKING
CNNISAACS
STPATSOTOKEV
IHEARTHUCKABEES
BRAWITHSAYSO
ANCHORCTR
ACUTEARTHRITIS
SITARUAENUT
SAOMIDDLEEARTH
ANIERROLSHERA
YSLSEERSAIMAT

This puzzle falls into the genre of "common phrase that can be interpreted in a wordplay-y way." I'm a big fan of pop culture, and like finding ways to make pop culture-themed puzzles that pay homage, but don't actually require knowing a lot of pop culture trivia. (I generally find that Will doesn't like publishing puzzles that require too much knowledge of a specific area of pop culture, as opposed to being more wordplay-y and accessible to all.)

I loved the Lord of the Rings films and I struck upon the phrase MIDDLE EARTH as something that I think is well-enough known (or figure-out-able at least) and lends itself to wordplay. I initially tried to find phrases where EARTH was in the exact middle, but I couldn't find enough that worked, so settled on the more general meaning of the word "middle" (after all, Malcolm was not actually in the dead center). It was important to me to use all feasible divisions of the word EARTH, though I couldn't find an E-ART-H breakdown. I debated whether I HEART HUCKABEES was valid, since the movie title was often written with a graphic of a heart instead of the word "Heart," but I found lots of references with the title spelled out.

I had some trouble in the upper right, getting two good 9-letter words to intersect the two theme entries there and to intersect the somewhat-constrained ISAACS. Note 36-Across. This is my first time including that in a puzzle.

Thu 1/10/2013
WHITEMIADEBAR
HIMOMERRINANE
EHUDBARAKSIETE
NOSABLEINGRID
BRNOITEM
IDLIKETOBUYANE
POUTERNAPALT
ONREDTORWAUGH
DOCARFMORRIE
WHBBLOFFORTUNB
SVENINKY
VERTEXONEDADO
CLEARBODYARMOR
ROARSIZEYEARS
SIREESYRSAJAK
Wed 2/29/2012
PAVLOVTHEATVS
AGASSIIAGORAE
RENTCONTROLILE
ESSALEUTDCUP
GREASEMONKEY
APTESTISAK
ASWEERNSTNIX
HAIRREPLACEMENT
STNAMASSHEIR
CARAMTOSSA
CHICAGOBEARS
HATHRUSSOASI
OVICATSPAJAMAS
MOEHEHEDABOMB
PCSEROSANCIEN
Thu 8/18/2011
OBIIMACSCRAZED
PACCABREDENIRO
THEHOBBITSLAMNG
MINEEAPARLES
ONKPLTRANIMIST
AGENAISOPODSTA
FORESEEREFBTOR
SIXDEGREES
SETSCIRBEASTIE
CMRMONACOTHROW
RAIMENTRYEOUSE
ASTEROVONERD
WHENCEJSALINGER
LESSERASLANEPI
SSTARSYETISRAG
Tue 5/3/2011
BBLOFNOANTONS
AREMOOTPEORIA
LUCSUPERBOWLXX
LSTSRARANNE
AQUAMARINEIAMB
DURHAMSCENEV
SEEINSANAASTD
BATAROUND
OBINOSIRTABOR
SASHAYMONACO
SHOESPIDERCRAB
TIAONEDERNE
IRONCURTAINOAS
RAPIDSERASODO
SPEECHLENAMAN
Sun 1/24/2010 ABRIDGED EDITION
CCLAMPFONTIGLUTBONES
FLORIOOMOOTRIPABSENT
LAWNBOWLINGSOCIALCHAIR
ARLOREDSEAEVENSOALDA
TOYSMAPSSALETINSESP
LANAISIFSHASTA
ORIGINGOULDZENAMI
RENALFENCEPSATAPICES
BEDSIDESHIDALGOSHEETS
SLOTALOEARNEPOESCAG
AIRDATEADAMANCYAPT
HASPSMADMAGAZINEALPES
OSHSWANSONGENDLATE
STEPINDTIEDXBOXSHOE
POKEATBEETREDOVERHAND
SPENDSAURACOMTEOARED
LAMARRBADATRUNDRY
LATKESLRIROBOT
TANNOELTERAAMASBTEN
ULEEPLIERSPATRIARAVE
NEWSCHANNELSCHOOLPAPER
ARETHAESAIENOWICHIRO
STRAITDEKESENSEBERTS
Wed 1/13/2010
SCUMATEASEPEZ
TUTUSINTAXALA
IRISMURDOCHSAP
RELEASESRIVALS
EDULUBE
BRRDAISYMILLER
RUEDLOOSTCELL
ISNOTDLIARNIE
ASTRAIONAOTOS
ROSEKENNEDYOTS
MEMEVAS
ASSISIOPENCASE
JOYFLOWERGIRLS
ANNOILERSFLIT
XESROADIEIOTA
Thu 9/10/2009
SABESONICWALD
HELITRISHINON
ORIGOILPAINTNG
WISHBONERLS
NESTEGGALLHAS
NAEABITMUCH
OLSONINSEAGUA
MATTSNOUFJORD
EYREAFSTROSAS
NUISANCEHOR
SPAMTTMASSAGE
STSLASTCALL
JERMYIRONSARAL
ULEEEASELLONI
DYLEREESEENDS
Tue 4/10/2007
LISPGRACIEILE
ASIARERUNSDOE
RITAALARMCLOCK
INCREDIBLEHULK
ATOLETEXALT
TOMEIUSERTEA
TSHIRTSARTS
GREATGATSBY
RARETHEBEAR
ABODEEDBABEL
PROMOACRINE
AMAZINGKRESKIN
THERIVIERACIGS
OARNOTNOWONME
PMSGREENSTIAS
Sun 2/18/2007 MAGIC WORDS
TBONEMUIRAEONSSLED
AARONATNORELEECOPA
ETATSREFSGREATBRAIN
BITINGCROSBYOPULENCE
ONECARORIOLESPEE
ERESNOENDSUNOCO
DEADLYSITINVIIEULA
UNSSTLOSHORTCIRCUS
RENEWSOONAIKMANHET
ARETHASLAINANTI
NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT
MODELEACHERENOW
SHAPIRATEHEILNOTSO
SUNVISITORSASEAHIP
RANIFARHUNTINGPERM
SCENEVBARONSOIR
ETALHORSESDROWSE
AREYOUOKONEARMEDBAND
TITANLINESATTAELSAS
ASTRTREATTMANRETIE
TEEDSEERSSESSSMELL
Wed 8/23/2006
ARABLEANCGOYA
SEGUESSOLABEL
CLARICESTARLING
REINSSERIAL
EANPETERFINCH
ASSUMEETCHES
METROAREALOT
LARRYBIRD
MSTSETSFORTH
CHOOSEADHERE
SHERYLCROWTIL
EMILIOBSIDE
CHRISTOPHERWREN
HOODENOGREENE
ETTASENGREETS
Wed 8/16/2006
GERBILMAEMAX
AXILLATENTOLE
BECALMHIGHNOON
SCANADENAORTA
CAREWINF
EROBRAINTEASER
TEMPEZOEULEE
HEARTTRANSPLANT
ACRORURITISI
NERVEENDINGNYE
EMSODIST
STORECFOSASOF
SOMBREROSERENA
RTEINEZATONED
SONLCDNESTLE
Tue 7/18/2006
WHIMABABFAKIR
OOZESAGEEROSE
WHOLEWHEATBREAD
SODCOARSENIA
WHOMTITIAN
RATIONALTHOUGHT
DRAGIRENE
STRNUMBERSEUR
ASNERUSPS
REALESTATEAGENT
ENTICEHASH
MAEEGBERTMUD
IMAGINARYFRIEND
NOSIRPERUNITA
DRESSEDELTROY
Wed 5/10/2006
CIAASLANAPAST
OFFTOILELATTE
OAFTRIPLECROWN
INITIOMOONIE
ENRICOREALEST
BOMBFLOORESTS
BLESTIMBIBE
SODASSAULTCHI
DEATHSUNION
ACTONEATHETON
GARGLEDUBOATS
AMATISLAMENT
SECRETARIATIQS
SITONDONNAOUT
INSTSANTESNAY
Tue 4/25/2006
CRAMMAORISIDA
HEMAOGDENSTOM
ALENELEMENTARY
RANDBOSEELAL
MYDEARWATSON
LBOEROICA
PLAYITAGAINSAM
MIOARIAKA
BEAMMEUPSCOTTY
ARMANIRAH
NONEOFTHEMIS
CANINBAUBOLT
AREALQUOTEARIA
PEATUREENBAER
SATDOESSOENDS
Sat 4/1/2006
HOSETADIRONON
IKESORRSEEMTO
TALSSENATESEAT
OPLACETOGO
NITAAHLOGICAL
SOARANIASAMI
CELENAMORED
OUTSIDETHEBOX
ENLISTEDABA
WEAVENYCARNO
ERNESTOOILOMI
OVERFLOWET
DREAMWORKSFARS
EILEENMEAFITI
ECHOESARYSTAN
Tue 2/14/2006
ENDATISNOABAB
DARTHGMANCEDE
WHITEHOUSESTAFF
BARETTAMINEO
ALBAMIXAVIER
MILKPITCHERESE
AVERYLENTS
DESIEVITAIRMA
SAGANIMEAN
OPTDARKASNIGHT
LARSONPICIII
DRILLSLALOMS
BOXOFCHOCOLATES
ALITDISHOMENS
TEESSMEERARER
Mon 11/28/2005
GRASPSACSIMSO
RIGOROMOONOOK
ABELINCOLNLOBS
SENIORCITIZENS
SYDRAEASTUTE
YEARRAMASNOT
EONDITZIRS
JUNIORVARSITY
TARLILIIAN
ONEALSLRESPY
NITRICELKTOV
THETHIRDESTATE
ROANINCONTEMPT
DRNOPLANATEIT
ASETSASERENEE
Tue 9/27/2005
ALCOAAESOPGAS
JIHADDIANEONT
OVATEENRONLOGO
BENSALSNIGEL
BUMLETTSELLA
TAKESTHEVALUEOF
RIATAIATE
ATHOUSANDINROME
ROLFYAHOO
SYMBOLFORCARBON
PEERDAREDAON
AMNIOMASKTRU
SETTLEDUPNOHIT
MNOEXILEOBESE
SIRGOMADTIRES
Thu 9/1/2005
CCARHUSHOPENH
SOMEANKACAROB
OMITVEINERITU
DECADESONATEAR
ARARATPIONCTN
SOIESIVA
MATCHMEDICINES
ELOIJOKERCARA
LISABONETFILES
COIRRSTU
NEAGELSONDECK
ENNOBLEROTUNDA
ITINAARALMORT
LENINRAGEALOE
DRINGYOURSAMS
Thu 7/14/2005
LOCOSCRAMMAIM
AVOWCREDOACRE
DARNHINDUKNOT
ELDERBALLPEENS
OREMLEILA
IBNDABSNIFFLE
SUBTOTALREARUP
LILITHEGOCECE
ACETALOPULENCE
SKULLEDAGECIS
ELBOWETCH
NEURALGIAORFEO
ALPOAETNAOLEO
COOLNATTYWARP
LINECRYINEGOS
Tue 2/1/2005
RABATGOSHTBSP
IMACSENTORATA
BANTUNEARORES
INDIANAJONES
ATHAYETUPELO
TRAUMALAIDYEN
VIRGINIAWOOLF
SOULMPHIRIS
MINNESOTAFATS
IRSIATEARENOT
NICELYCRTKOS
STATESPEOPLE
AURAALERERUPT
NAUTYELPSINAI
ELMSSASSSKILL
Tue 7/13/2004
BRASSSTENOSAP
EATUPPINEAPPLE
AROMAENTERTAIN
REPORTCARDERAS
SISSYPRES
STAMENSAO
LOVECORKERPEW
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
MTSINTENTLIVY
DRSTRADES
ALESSCALA
FDICPERFECTGPA
ALMAMATERERROL
TEAFORTWOREADE
SRSDRESSSENSE
Thu 5/6/2004
ABACIPASACHE
DONORIMINLUIZ
OLDMANANDTHESEA
MEANIEOASIS
LAMEGOODFORYOU
TRENDSUTE
CONDEBEADDUAL
OSSFRIENDSBRA
LEADUGLYUCONN
ELIAMALIE
BESTINSHOWSTES
ULCERCARHOP
CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
SILTIDEOTAEBO
EDSPSSTONEAM
Tue 9/30/2003
NOTPERECBASIS
EPASTEVEALICE
STLACTASROGER
TIMOTHYDALTON
LOUSPEREFAVA
ENDORSEEAUWET
LEEOARSAXE
SEANCONNERY
OWLDAY7ERE
BOOSTNDRSPOCK
IOWAOISEOFLA
PIERCEBROSNAN
MOOREITRIPORS
URKELSTILTTEA
SEERSMOSESETS
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