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17 puzzles by Sid Sivakumar
with Jim Horne comments

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Sid Sivakumar
Puzzles constructed by Sid Sivakumar by year

Sid Sivakumar is an MD/PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience.

Sun 2/18/2024 The Inside Scoop
GISSCRIMPOEMHEAP
APPSCARAFEINNOCENCE
SLOPONEPERPOTROASTS
HATERADEALYENTRUST
ENTAILSGROOMERSDIME
ATEKOSHERTIERSATTAR
TORTALIGNSAACHED
OVERSTOCKSBIER
PBSICKTOOITEMORBS
AINTSOHENNARESCUEOP
IDAHOJUDICIOUSAGGIE
REFERRALNORSEINHALE
SNUGIRAQRIPDOOLSD
RIDSUNDERTONES
FRAMEMOOREELAIDS
CLAPSDATUMYELLOWSEA
AIDEREVENUESPOOLING
TRIVIALSSNPATOOTIE
STAIRSTEPCOHORTGNAT
PENNSTATEAKINTOSOLE
ARSEASAPTIDESTSA
Sun 10/8/2023 Tones of Voice
MOCHASCACAOROAMS
ADPAGESGALOSHEASIER
VERMONTWETRAGCHANCE
GOLDENOPPORTUNITY
TALCREINDOI
AVIATIONREDEYEFLIGHT
SEESITRETILEYOWLED
SHEAFADONISBOARS
PALEORAMONESBLEND
BROWNIEMIXDEFROST
SEWLEILAGBUS
VESSELSGRAVYBOATS
ONSETACREAGEOLDEN
PALESBRIBESRAIMI
CHICASOAFISHPLEDGE
PINKYPROMISEPOPSCENE
YAKHAULSAUL
COLORFULCHARACTER
ARABIAIROBOTOPENERA
REROLLSOLIDSFANEDIT
ODELLTWITSYODUDE
Sun 5/14/2023 Alternate Endings
TAURASHSIPSBAR
JAILSAUTOPILOTAVERS
AIMEESKYWALKERBEDEW
MMECUTSCIVMARYLEI
BAKLAVALANESWEBCAST
ATEASEENTREFENNEC
BEARCATMISSILE
LBSOLDSITTNT
PEIISTOAHHDYEDOHS
LADDOINSEAELSATET
APPELSETARCITYSBA
SYRIASWORDSMANCOORS
MEIRANOTHEROBOE
AACELLREDANTSGAZANS
RELIESLOBESRATEDX
ALGAMLSEGOS
ENSNARLSEESTARMISEN
QUADATITHARENEMO
URLZIPPERMERGESCAW
ASSASIANATUMULTTIA
LEAPETDOGASSESSSLY
Sat 4/8/2023
DAZESSMELT
SEVENUPTENORS
APOSTLESEATSIT
DONTRUSHMEWIKI
ISLEYCOALMINER
SEEDBEERBONGS
TSAARTSCENES
PLEAHATS
SOLARTIMEPEA
CANADIANSWILL
CANDYBARSSHEEP
OPTSONETOWATCH
SPACEXSENORITA
TENUREPILFERS
DAMESTESSA
POW Sat 12/10/2022
IRISSCANSOPS
CENTURIESEPEE
ESCAPEROOMATTA
STOKEDPLASTICS
TAMERPEEKABOO
ORBSGETSEVEN
REASOWSSOL
MATCHESEPITAPH
HESSTARTAO
FELDSPARFEST
HEAVEHOSCLASP
LATTEARTTAYLOR
ARIDFELLINLOVE
MESADIALTONES
ASHYTVTOWERS
Sat 6/11/2022
TIMEWARPMAME
SHAPEWEARENID
HASSLEFREEACNE
ITSODDREACTION
REAMSPODRACERS
TIGCITYPLANS
STEWPOTSLIST
HOLYLUPE
COREHIGHSTEP
ROCKSTARSANI
DALAILAMAJENGA
OPENEARSWALLIN
IAMSWETMARTINI
NCAASEMITONES
GENYRATSNEST
Fri 1/14/2022
BANDMATECST
MOUSEOVERCHAR
TEATASTINGRIMA
OTTOKHANRULED
GUESTSINEXILE
OPRAHOASISDOW
VERBIAGEOVA
WIRELESSCHARGER
ADEOMELETTE
RADRISESEARLS
CRAVATSADDOIL
RELAXOPERUPTO
AYESEVILEMPIRE
FORTTELLNOONE
TUTCREATING
Sun 11/7/2021 THIS AND THAT
ATOMICREACTORSAPPS
CANADIANROCKIESNARC
THELITTLEMERMAIDTRIO
BIPEDACELASCATANN
ITISSOCIALMAKEHASTE
GINMCRIBSHOLODECKS
MARINODONTASTI
CODINGVILEPLUS
NUTMEGCANDYCOUNTERS
DASHEDTAPASBARSHAUL
RISENBASEFESTAETNA
AVERFISHSCALEDIGSIT
MEDICINECHESTHEROIC
NUNSROOTCOMBAT
ELBAOOPSRANOUT
TRAILMAPSVALETSMAG
DRAWSLOTSNOWISERAGU
WESMAIMGOTMEBARRE
EMUSPRIVATEENTRANCES
LOREELIMINATIONDIET
TREXKEYNOTEADDRESS
Sat 9/11/2021
BURGLARCHAD
RUNARACETRALA
ITSMAGICCOEDIT
STABBEDGAUTAMA
KEVLARSOPRANOS
DEESELIENINE
DOESLUNCHNYT
NAHIMGOOD
REATAXDODGES
ACMEDIONHANS
THUNBERGSEDATE
PESTERSSTANCES
ALERTSSLOVAKIA
COMESFILEMENU
KNEEOPENERS
POW Sat 5/22/2021
ASFORREPOALSO
SEIKOAXONREED
ILLGOMAKEAMOVE
ALLOTICEPLANET
MOBSTRAINERS
LIEGEPRAISE
EVILEMPIRE
GENERATIONALPHA
HEISTFILMS
APOLARIMAMS
IMONAROLLLAT
BOOBOISIEIPODS
ENPASSANTSENOR
ARESHUGOTRINI
MADEIRONSUCKS
Sat 3/6/2021
DAHLBROWCARBS
ALIENRACEADORN
TAGTEAMEDRODEO
ASHRIPAROBING
HIDDENTALENTS
GLOMSDISBAR
OARSCABLECAR
ASSURESRITAORA
THECOLTSDRIP
HUMANSMENDS
POTATOBATTERY
EMOJISPEATJAB
TAKENOPERASOLO
THEREDELETEKEY
YANKSDAYSTESS
POW Thu 1/7/2021
URNTABORPJS
VEEHUMVEETRIM
WIXXXXWISTAONE
ANTEDONXXXXE
VITRIOLDAISY
ENOBNEGSAWED
EEYORELAVA
DEAXXXXAFUNERAL
ORZOIBISES
WAITSSLEWION
LOOSEESSENCE
FELXXXXSACTS
ALIISTRIKETHAT
CMONWRITEREVE
TONASSAYSEA
Sat 12/12/2020
IBMSHUSHPECS
MEATPACKEROTOH
SQUALLLINEMALI
UNBALANCELON
SEALYEFILING
TAKESAIMLIBEL
ATEDNAPROFILE
THATWASCLOSE
HOMERUNTROTS
UNDERSTOODLAP
NEEDSSTOPTIME
SUBJECTEAVED
ETARUSTEATEN
ARCSOPERACAPES
TALEPLEASERISE
SLEWEMMYSTSA

Jeff doesn't appreciate SQUALL LINE or ET ALIBI, but I like them both.

SQUALL LINE I happen to know. ET ALIBI is unfamiliar, but it's the kind of clue I love. The clue is [Latin for "and elsewhere."] The answer isn't immediately obvious (Latin isn't my prima lingua) but it has to start with ET (remember ET ALIA, ET AL?) and ALIBI is the perfect excuse. It literally means you can't be guilty because you were "somewhere else!" Once ET ALIBI comes to mind, you know it must be correct.

POW Thu 10/22/2020
STRAPACDCWOW
ERODESLIEUOOH
LABORUNIONSUZO
LYETABLES
DUVETSCAD
BOASDRUNKDIAL
WANTEDJETE
HYPEATONEOVEN
IOUSTAJTAKEIT
GURUNANAKDERN
SNIPES
PEPPERLAXJUG
OXORUNSONEMPTY
OPSVEILSCREAM
FOEESPYSIGHS
POW Thu 9/3/2020
AJARCLAMPSPAT
COCOPANELHATH
EKACNAPOTAONTO
SEIKODDAYTHIS
ESPELUSPACE
NBATEAMPEON
ALLPOEMGODS
NOTGNIHSAWALLAW
CIAOSCAREVE
MYOBMAITRED
DAERBANAPSI
ALTOMOCKLEVEE
TIEDBOUNCEBACK
ETREANTICALOE
SOSOMEETSREND

I think I finally figured out what my job is here at XWord Info. I read about how Jeff writes Python code to find Thursday gimmick patterns, and then I show how to get the results more easily using RegEx instead. No coding required.

These queries find four-letter bounce-backs like BANANA BREAD and POTATO PANCAKE, five-letter ones like SPACE CAPSULE, and six-letter ones like WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON.

Sat 8/8/2020
TAMPACHICFAN
OCEANTRUMANERA
MEGYNGEMSTONES
BRATBEADDIDNT
MODELMINORITY
ELAINENOG
DOLLARSIGNSPAR
ISLEROPESHALO
TESTUFOREPORTS
TNTNEWTOY
POTDISPENSARY
UNHIPEVIEOHMS
STOMPEDINGOOUT
HORSERACEEMPTY
YENDELTESSEX
POW Mon 6/22/2020
NADAHOOPAHEM
OXENADMITLAVA
DESKPHONESFLED
DELIRISKPRONE
REELERE
CATTREATDADBOD
RBICAMEOYOURE
ABSESCAPEEFDR
SOLIDSTARRFEB
STEREOSLOBBERY
EAUSOAR
ASKPRICESORZO
KANEJAMESKPOLK
IKEAARIELINGA
NEWTETSYNEAT
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