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7 puzzles by Nancy Stark
with Jim Horne comments

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Nancy Stark
Puzzles constructed by Nancy Stark by year

Nancy Stark, of New York City, is a writer, lyricist, and former editor for the Literary Guild book club.

Wed 12/21/2022
BODELOWERHARP
AREAIRISHIDID
FIFTYPERCENTOFF
TOOOBOENOISES
ANGOLASTINT
POLSHUEAPP
FAMEMEGAMERGER
AWAREANTDENSE
ROYALFLUSHCITY
ELIDOIOUST
FEINTFWORDS
OWNERSHIFIERA
WHATSTHEBIGDEAL
LOVEOBIESEDIT
SAYSNORTHNYNY
Sun 1/23/2022 TURNS OF PHRASE
ATTICTABTUBISCLC
FRODOARACHNIDSTOOD
DRAWERSOFCHESTSCAMPS
RADIANTSHIFTSJAIME
AMENPIPEARAUDRA
BEDHONOROFMAIDSWNBA
OPTIONPFFTADAM
ENBIESSLIDOERYOLO
MORNSFOOTOFFLEETFDR
INONEONARIDLANCE
RETINUEDAFOEYAMAHAS
THEOCNEILSEXGAGE
BAEMANOFRIGHTSLAILA
OKRALOLPOORBOTNET
NESTYETIGOOGOO
KNOTPLENTYOFHORNWOO
FRATSFAASODSAID
ABACIOUTRANFERTILE
EXACTABSENCEOFLEAVES
GENTSOVERSHOELAGER
ODDSKIDSENDOPEDS

Reader Pete Campbell sent us this comment that I thought was interesting:

For Australians, the plural of our "gum trees" is eucalypts (drop the u) — one of those unusual plurals that is shorter than the singular but, in this case, not because of a Greek ending such as -us to -i or Greek/Latin -on to -a.

Wed 3/10/2021
MOSSMICSBIGIF
ETTUECHOAROSE
NORMAKINLITHE
TOOMANYCOOKS
ALKALIMESHUGA
LEEONEBADAPPLE
SEGERTUDOR
WASPSKIFFBOBO
ALLOWDALIS
SPARETHERODSEW
HOTTAKEOEUVRE
SPOILERALERT
JUMBOFILMCLAN
ASIANEMMAETTA
YEARSRESTREAP
Thu 8/27/2020
HIJABBASKSCAT
AMOURUCLAHATH
TALKINGOUTECHO
EMTDOORMENHEN
BARONEKING
IMPELIOWANS
MIENWHADDAYNOW
INNFEARNOTAHA
NINJARRIORITIS
SEABEEPREOP
PEPSIALPHA
ERAOATMEALALE
PISACHATTERBOX
PETSMESAGOUGE
ASAPEASTMOTES
Sun 3/15/2020 READY, SET ... GETS LOW!
ABBAICUSCADSAPCALC
DEEDFOPOAKENHOORAH
ALLHAILHALLALEARMANI
GLIDELIBELGAGKANYE
EYEITALORAKEDCAF
BOOBLURREDBLUEBIRD
DEPAULTEAPOYBRANDO
IMANICEIMOELITISM
SONERVOUSNOSERVICE
UTEDENCHNEMEANAXES
SERRACHANDENSHUEVO
ESAUWARREDNOIREDEW
STEVEDOREDIVASTORE
SALTINEPATREDOUST
AGEISTAGENTSIDOTOO
DUTCHTOWNTOUCHDOWN
TIMOREOSRAISESPF
ALEUTRECSTONYEMCEE
LETTERBCHORDKEYBOARD
ERRATAIHOPEIREONCE
SAYHEYTIPSYESPSTYX

The inversion story about Le Bateau (42-Down) was the subject of this 2008 crossword by David J. Kahn. I wrote about it on Wordplay.

Tea With the Dames (60-Across) is charming. The other Dames besides Judi DENCH are Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith. You can watch it on Amazon Video.

Wed 6/12/2019
WARMINDEBTOLD
ASEANAIVERCEO
THELADYVANISHES
TELEVISEPARKA
NORAPROFESS
RUNAWAYBRIDE
ATOMSLOGSPDA
GATEJEEPSCLAM
SHEAIMSCRUDE
INVISIBLEMAN
VERMEERSLAV
AXIOMPRURIENT
LACKOFCHARACTER
ICENAPIERECRU
DTSEXALLYSHOE
Thu 3/14/2019
LAIDAWAYBARCAR
ALTEREGOEXHALE
MAINMENUSEEFIT
ASSEDITSEAR
SHOWINGUSSY
LAPTOPDUKES
ACHEBEWRITAMP
CHEWONTEMONGER
YEWBLOCONAUTO
SAYAHNINEAM
SHRUGDESOTO
HOODMYTHMAD
IMGONEJARLOOSE
PEEKINOLDLATIN
SYRUPSBLACKHAT
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