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Rafael Musa author page

11 puzzles by Rafael Musa
with Jim Horne comments

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Rafael Musa
Puzzles constructed by Rafael Musa by year

Rafael Musa, of San Francisco, is a software engineer at Airbnb.

Sat 2/24/2024
LARARASPSRIRI
EVENTUALLYAHEM
GOLDENHOURCANS
SWOONSTOADETTE
NAPATHEBEST
COMENOWMITT
EPATIGONSBORG
NERONEWATSAIL
ANKHTENNISSKA
SEGOCLINKED
RETORTSYETI
HARDBOILTUGSON
ISAYSMARTPHONE
NOTECOMPOSTBIN
ONESANAISSATE
Fri 1/26/2024
RCAHERONITSIN
PUSHOVERSNOONE
GREATIDEADEFER
STARWARSPELTED
LINEBEBOLD
TUBERWERETOAST
ENAMELNAVPUPA
ASLSETTEESNAG
SULADRESTUCCO
ENEMYTURFASHEN
GRIEVERARE
CHILLSDIRTROAD
RENALNOTGUILTY
ORATEGROUPDATE
POSEDOASESFAD
Sun 12/31/2023 It's Going Down
HIMIDLEESSFETA
ADAMEANTSHAKAORALB
HERBIVOREPOWERBROKER
ASIANSINNEWYEARSEVE
STELLACAPUTOALEAER
LOTIONSROBLADS
POPVIDTYPEDUPLOHAN
SPICETEACOEGRUHOSE
HEPANIGHTFOOTBATHS
ARENATREOLUCIA
WATERBILLSSATELLITES
KATIEOTBSLGAME
THATSLIFECASASGHEE
MAYOLETBARGOBEYOND
INCURSERAPESRAYEDY
ARABDELWEASLEY
DIRNORLLBEANLISTIC
ICANTDECIDEONONEWTO
TIMESSQUAREAUTOGRAPH
ZEBRASENORKATSUIRE
RAFTTPSLOOPNON

The ball drops at midnight, so to answer the "after midnight" clues, follow the BALL down and then continue to the right.

Fri 11/24/2023
KENOALIGARSON
ARALMANORETRO
NERDFESTSMEANT
SCREENTESTDRUG
ATONEPRIUSSRO
NSWLEAPROVISO
VIGGONUDGED
CHANGEOFPLANS
SLEIGHHARPY
COLLIESKOAERA
HUPTAUPETAXON
ISLEDRAMACLUBS
SEIKOEYESHADOW
MANEDTEATMETE
SUEDEYETIODOR
Fri 9/22/2023
STOATSLSDOPEN
CARROTCAKEROMA
OXYMORONICGOOD
TIXBABARYALTA
LIPSEVONNE
ECIGSPSEUDO
ALOFTSHOTHOOPS
PALEOPORANDOR
ENDOFRANTDOLMA
FRANCECORES
BUDICEDENS
EASELREUSELID
ASIAJAMESJOYCE
RIOTACTSNORMAL
PENHYESABSENT
Fri 8/25/2023
HELLSCAPEBAILS
ILHANOMARUNLIT
MIAMIDADESILVA
OTSTESTOYSTER
MEALSHOPERAS
SNIPEAWESELI
NOPAINNOGAIN
MADLIBIMLATE
PORTAPOTTIES
ATMREDOCSPAN
NORMNEONSCOW
GREETSROCKCPA
ROSSIBELIEBERS
ALTARTATTLEDON
MASSESLEEPDEBT
POW Fri 7/28/2023
INCHUPTEMPTS
SERAPESINAREA
OVERDRAWGOCOLD
BADMOUTHSSAGET
ADOSIOWAWAPO
RASLANDARTMOS
PECONCAMERA
ENGAGEMENTPARTY
GORDITASIAN
OWETICTACSTMI
BOASCOHNYARN
ONTOPSAKEBOMBS
ODOULSTHROUPLE
SENSEISOLDOUT
TREADSSTONES
POW Sun 7/2/2023 About Two Feet
BTSSKIMWATCHDIMS
UAEONMEANITARECALL
THEELEPHANTMANAVENUE
WESTATEDEBHESS
HOYAARSTOLLBOOTHS
YEARNEDPIRATESY
BEBOPNINEAINT
THUNBERGOKRATEEMS
GEODEOAKIUDSLATE
ACTSNAPTIMETUBESAL
SHYSYMBOLICLOGICCUE
PHOOTOENBORANG
SUGARSTPOOPMERCY
BANTUSLEDLAHDIDAH
NONEAPESYIELD
YOUFLATTERMESNOWDAY
DECATEOSUAIME
INTLETAITSBEENREAL
STAFFSBIGSHOESTOFILL
SAVEASOVULERARENIA
SEEDOSTERSUESSET

See all the NYT crosswords with extra-large squares.

POW Sun 6/4/2023 Flying Colors
DUNBARSLOGANS
ARMOIRECOLONIES
ONANDOFFREDSTATES
WHOYOUITISSOSALE
OARLOSABSUSATLAS
ORANGEJUICESTEROIDS
TAKEIOCTOOCHERNEO
ANDCESSNATOE
DARKROOMYELLOWLAB
SOSGARRPRIDEFLAG
FITOWNMAILGNCERE
ONESOCALAFOOLURL
GREENTAPECASSETTE
ANOSLOTHSERA
ALFSMITEIOTAINDIA
PEACOATSBLUEJACKETS
IDCARDSPRENASPAT
ATTNATEASEIAMALI
VIOLETRAYBRADBURY
SETPIECEATHEIST
DESEXEDYESSES
Sun 1/1/2023 In Play
TREEJAPANSPAMSACTS
YENSAIOLIAERIELOIN
RECTANGULARPRISMELMO
ALERTRELOSIMPLER
LOVEWILLTEARUSAPART
DRAGNOTEDOESCOB
AIDETWOSWINGATOPA
MOUNTAINSTATESOUTRUN
ETSHIEPARFINEART
TELDOCTORDOLITTLE
AXIOMTOOKZEROCRESS
GETBACKINSHAPEGOA
INSIGHTERRSURPAT
LONNIEBREAKOUTINSONG
ENOMANUALSNANASTI
BBSLAICSOLELEIF
FRIENDSINHIGHPLACES
LEGROOMSUREDINAR
URGEPICTUREINPICTURE
BAITETHOSSNEEREDEN
SNESSHINESEDGEMEAT

We haven't done this in a while, and I know many find these notes annoying, but for the few who like to learn this stuff, It's time once again to play Fun with the Finder™.

Jeff mentioned that the X IN Y pattern is broad, and it certainly is, but suppose you were on the lookout to find interesting ones. Our Finder can help. Click the links below to see the results.

  • The standard Search button doesn't know about word breaks, so it's not that useful. Searching for *IN* reveals words like COINED. Not what we want.
  • Fortunately, the OneLook Search button does know about word breaks. The pattern **IN** finds phrases that include the word IN. Much better, although phrases like FILL IN or IN COLD BLOOD are less interesting. We'd like IN to be in the middle of a phrase.
  • The pattern *? IN ?* (note the spaces) guarantees at least one word before or after IN.

See our Finder Tips page to learn more.

POW Fri 10/21/2022
EBAYBASTELAWN
SOSOONTOEIDEA
PLAYITCOOLLURE
NONOTTHATBALE
USACLOTFACADE
BAEBARTON
HANGONASECOND
WAITRIGHTHERE
WINTHELOTTERY
ANDUEYRAN
RETURNBEADINA
COLTCONCERTOS
DAWNDRUNKDIALS
UVEAVENUEPLIE
GELSREDIDEYES
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