| Total | Debut | Latest | 
					| 25 | 5/5/1984 | 11/23/2020 | 
			
            
				
					| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 
					| 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 
			
            
				
					| Scrab | Debut | Pre‑WS | Flow | Fresh | 
					| 1.64 | 87 | 2 | 29.3 | 28% | 
			
         
     
    
		 
	 
        
        
        
    
 
    
    
	23 Modern Era daily crosswords
                    by Stanley Newman
		
			Mon 11/23/2020
		
			| C | L | A | W |  | S | C | A | B |  | C | H | R | I | S | 
			| H | A | Z | E |  | O | H | N | O |  | P | E | A | R | L | 
			| O | P | A | L |  | D | I | D | G | E | R | I | D | O | O | 
			| I | T | L | L | D | O |  | Y | O | N |  | D | I | N | G | 
			| R | O | E |  | U | M | P |  | T | A | P | I | O | C | A | 
			| S | P | A | D | E |  | O | B | A | M | A |  | I | A | N | 
			|  |  |  | O | S | A | K | A |  | O | R | I | N | G | S | 
			|  | M | I | D | O | C | E | A | N | R | I | D | G | E |  | 
			| E | A | T | O | U | T |  | E | A | S | E | L |  |  |  | 
			| A | L | S |  | T | R | A | D | E |  | T | E | M | P | E | 
			| S | L | A | S | H | E | R |  | S | K | A |  | A | I | R | 
			| T | O | G | A |  | S | A | D |  | U | L | S | T | E | R | 
			| B | R | I | D | E | S | M | A | I | D |  | E | Z | R | A | 
			| A | C | R | I | D |  | I | N | D | O |  | W | O | R | N | 
			| Y | A | L | E | U |  | S | A | S | S |  | S | H | E | D | 
	
		
			
				Fri 5/24/2019
			
				|  | S | L | A | P | D | A | S | H |  | H | O | A | R | D | 
				| S | T | A | R | E | I | N | T | O |  | E | D | G | E | R | 
				| L | E | N | D | A | N | E | A | R |  | L | I | N | D | Y | 
				| A | L | D | O |  | T | W | I | N |  | D | E | U | C | E | 
				| S | M | A | R | M |  |  | N | E | W | T |  | S | H | Y | 
				| H | O | U | S | E | M | D |  |  | R | O | A | D | I | E | 
				|  |  |  |  | M | A | I | T | A | I |  | P | E | N | D | 
				|  | Q | U | E | E | N | V | I | C | T | O | R | I | A |  | 
				| O | U | S | T |  | T | E | X | T | E | D |  |  |  |  | 
				| P | A | S | C | A | L |  |  | E | R | E | A | D | E | R | 
				| E | T | E |  | G | E | A | R |  |  | S | L | O | M | O | 
				| N | O | N | C | E |  | B | E | T | S |  | P | R | A | Y | 
				| B | R | A | U | N |  | R | U | R | I | T | A | N | I | A | 
				| A | Z | T | E | C |  | A | S | I | R | E | C | A | L | L | 
				| R | E | E | D | Y |  | M | E | X | I | C | A | N | S |  | 
		
I understand Stanley Newman's reticence to avoid well-worn clues, but no sneaky international law reference is going to stop me from being reminded of one of my favorite films, The Prisoner of Zenda. Of course, I mean the 1937 version with Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll. There are several other film versions including two previous ones from the silent film era and a near shot-for-shot color remake in 1952 starring Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, and James Mason. The Colman version is best.
The point is, crossword solving is personal, and a single answer that happens to spark joy, even for tangential reasons, can elevate the whole experience. I enjoyed today's puzzle far more than Jeff did. "We are, in fact, amused."
	 
		
			Tue 9/13/2016
		
			| A | C | T | V |  | C | S | P | A | N |  | S | P | A | M | 
			| C | O | R | A |  | O | P | E | R | A |  | I | O | W | A | 
			| Q | U | I | N | Q | U | A | G | E | N | A | R | I | A | N | 
			| U | P | C |  | V | C | R |  | S | O | D |  | T | I | N | 
			| I | L | K |  | C | H | E | R |  |  | S | P | I | T | E | 
			| T | E | L | L |  |  | D | I | B | S |  | L | E | E | R | 
			| S | T | E | E | P | S |  | C | U | E | C | A | R | D | S | 
			|  |  |  | S | H | A | Q | A | T | T | A | Q |  |  |  | 
			| M | O | R | T | I | M | E | R |  | S | P | U | R | T | S | 
			| A | R | E | A |  | E | D | D | Y |  |  | E | E | O | C | 
			| C | O | P | T | O |  |  | O | A | R | S |  | S | R | I | 
			| A | T | L |  | L | E | G |  | R | O | C |  | O | P | S | 
			| Q | U | E | B | E | C | N | O | R | D | I | Q | U | E | S | 
			| U | N | T | O |  | H | A | N | O | I |  | U | N | D | O | 
			| E | D | E | N |  | O | T | O | W | N |  | O | D | O | R | 
	
		
			Thu 11/27/2014
		
			|  | P | L | E | A | S | E |  | S | O | P | P | E | D |  | 
			|  | O | A | X | A | C | A |  | P | R | E | S | T | O |  | 
			|  | M | U | C | H | A | S | G | R | A | C | I | A | S |  | 
			| P | E | R | U |  | M | E | R | I | T | S |  | I | A | N | 
			| A | L | E | S |  |  |  | A | T | E |  | O | L | G | A | 
			| R | O | L | E |  | B | U | Z | Z |  | S | K | E | E | T | 
			| E | S | S |  | M | A | G | I |  | H | O | A | R | S | E | 
			|  |  |  | J | U | D | G | E | J | U | D | Y |  |  |  | 
			| S | P | O | U | S | E |  | M | A | M | A |  | T | S | P | 
			| P | O | U | T | S |  | F | I | B | S |  | R | H | E | A | 
			| E | T | T | E |  | I | L | L |  |  |  | E | R | R | S | 
			| D | O | S |  | S | C | Y | L | L | A |  | T | O | A | T | 
			|  | M | E | R | C | I | B | E | A | U | C | O | U | P |  | 
			|  | A | L | B | A | N | Y |  | G | E | O | R | G | E |  | 
			|  | C | L | I | N | G | S |  | S | L | O | T | H | S |  | 
	
		
			Mon 10/27/2014
		
			| A | C | M | E | S |  | A | N | N | A |  | J | O | T | S | 
			| Q | U | O | T | A |  | P | I | E | R |  | O | K | R | A | 
			| U | R | B | A | N |  | A | C | R | E |  | R | A | I | L | 
			| A | B | S |  | D | I | C | K | V | A | N | D | Y | K | E | 
			|  |  |  | T | A | L | E | S | E |  | O | A | S | E | S | 
			| R | E | F | I | L | L |  |  | C | A | I | N |  |  |  | 
			| O | V | E | N |  |  | P | O | E | T | S |  | S | T | P | 
			| D | E | A | T | H | V | A | L | L | E | Y | D | A | Y | S | 
			| E | R | R |  | I | M | P | E | L |  |  | A | P | P | S | 
			|  |  |  | A | R | I | A |  |  | O | U | T | S | E | T | 
			| M | E | A | D | E |  | J | E | A | N | N | E |  |  |  | 
			| D | V | D | R | E | C | O | R | D | E | R |  | L | O | U | 
			| L | A | V | A |  | O | H | I | O |  | U | M | A | S | S | 
			| I | N | I | T |  | O | N | K | P |  | L | A | D | L | E | 
			| I | S | L | E |  | P | S | A | T |  | Y | O | Y | O | S | 
	
		
			Thu 4/24/2014
		
			| B | O | L | A |  | A | L | M | A |  | H | U | L | A | S | 
			| E | L | A | L |  | N | O | E | L |  | U | T | I | C | A | 
			| R | I | T | E |  | G | A | R | B |  | S | A | F | E | S | 
			| E | V | E | R | Y | O | N | E | O | F | T | H | E |  |  | 
			| T | E | X | T | I | L | E |  | M | E | L |  | B | A | S | 
			|  |  |  |  | P | A | R | S |  | D | E | C | E | N | T | 
			| M | A | R | N | E |  | C | U | T | E |  | O | L | G | A | 
			| C | L | U | E | S | H | A | S | E | X | A | C | T | L | Y | 
			| C | O | N | S |  | I | R | A | N |  | M | O | S | E | S | 
			| O | N | S | T | A | R |  | N | O | R | A |  |  |  |  | 
			| Y | E | A |  | C | E | O |  | C | A | N | T | A | T | A | 
			|  |  | F | O | U | R | S | Y | L | L | A | B | L | E | S | 
			| P | E | T | R | I |  | C | O | O | L |  | A | G | E | S | 
			| A | T | E | A | T |  | A | G | C | Y |  | L | A | N | E | 
			| C | A | R | L | Y |  | R | A | K | E |  | L | E | S | S | 
	
		
			Thu 2/27/2014
		
			|  | S | C | A | R | C | E |  | F | A | C | A | D | E |  | 
			|  | O | H | I | O | A | N |  | A | M | A | Z | I | N |  | 
			|  | D | O | N | T | T | A | L | K | A | B | O | U | T |  | 
			| M | A | S | T | S |  | M | O | E |  | A | R | R | I | D | 
			| A | P | E |  |  | Y | E | A |  | P | L | E | N | T | Y | 
			| Y | O | U | R | S | E | L | F | W | E |  | S | A | L | E | 
			| A | P | P | A | L | L |  | S | O | A | R |  | L | E | D | 
			|  |  |  | G | O | L | F |  | O | P | E | L |  |  |  | 
			| A | R | P |  | B | O | B | S |  | O | D | I | S | T | S | 
			| S | E | A | T |  | W | I | L | L | D | O | T | H | A | T | 
			| I | D | I | O | C | Y |  | O | A | S |  |  | R | N | A | 
			| A | R | D | O | R |  | A | M | Y |  | W | H | I | N | Y | 
			|  | A | F | T | E | R | Y | O | U | L | E | A | V | E |  | 
			|  | F | O | O | D | I | E |  | P | O | R | T | E | R |  | 
			|  | T | R | O | O | P | S |  | S | T | E | E | L | Y |  | 
	
		
			Mon 10/3/2011
		
			| N | I | N | J | A |  | A | P | L | U | S |  | T | A | B | 
			| A | R | I | E | S |  | B | O | O | S | T |  | E | T | A | 
			| G | E | T | S | O | N | E | S | W | A | Y |  | M | D | S | 
			|  |  |  | U | F | O |  | S | E | T |  | C | P | A | S | 
			| L | E | N | S |  | T | H | E | R | O | Y | A | L | W | E | 
			| E | P | A |  | N | E | O |  |  | D | E | C | E | N | T | 
			| V | I | D | E | O |  | P | O | P | A | R | T |  |  |  | 
			| I | C | A | N | T | T | E | L | L | Y | O | U | W | H | Y | 
			|  |  |  | A | I | R | S | E | A |  | U | S | A | G | E | 
			| S | C | A | M | P | I |  |  | T | N | T |  | I | T | A | 
			| T | A | L | E | S | O | F | W | O | E |  | A | T | V | S | 
			| O | V | A | L |  | X | I | I |  | H | E | R |  |  |  | 
			| L | E | S |  | P | I | T | C | H | I | N | G | W | O | O | 
			| I | R | K |  | E | D | U | C | E |  | D | U | B | Y | A | 
			| D | N | A |  | R | E | P | A | Y |  | S | E | A | L | S | 
	
		
			
				Mon 8/15/2011
			
				| S | C | O | O | P |  | C | R | A | B |  | A | L | S | O | 
				| C | O | N | G | A |  | R | O | P | E |  | C | I | A | O | 
				| R | O | A | R | S |  | A | L | E | C |  | A | M | M | O | 
				| A | P | P | E | T | I | Z | E | R | O | R | D | E | R |  | 
				| P | E | A |  | O | N | E |  | T | O | O |  | R | A | P | 
				| E | R | R | O | R | S |  | B | U | L | B |  | I | I | I | 
				|  |  |  | S | A | U | C | E | R |  |  | A | C | M | E | 
				|  | B | I | L | L | M | A | Z | E | R | O | S | K | I |  | 
				| C | O | M | O |  |  | L | O | S | E | R | S |  |  |  | 
				| S | T | P |  | A | W | L | S |  | F | A | N | N | E | D | 
				| I | S | O |  | O | A | S |  | L | E | T |  | A | L | I | 
				|  | W | U | R | L | I | T | Z | E | R | O | R | G | A | N | 
				| Z | A | N | E |  | T | I | E | D |  | R | E | S | I | N | 
				| I | N | D | O |  | O | M | N | I |  | I | N | A | N | E | 
				| P | A | S | S |  | N | E | O | N |  | O | T | T | E | R | 
		
In this zero-based puzzle, OOO is in the top right, and ZIP is opposite. The most frequent letter in the grid is O. There are 24 of them.
	 
		
			Sat 12/25/2010
		
			| C | B | S | N | E | W | S |  | D | E | C | I | M | A | L | 
			| R | A | T | A | T | A | T |  | E | M | A | N | A | T | E | 
			| O | N | A | D | A | R | E |  | L | I | L | L | I | A | N | 
			| C | A | T | A | L | I | N | A | I | S | L | A | N | D |  | 
			|  |  |  |  |  | N | O | N |  | S | O | Y |  |  |  | 
			| D | A | Z | I | N | G |  | D | O | I | N |  | J | A | M | 
			| I | V | O | R | Y |  | A | R | N | O |  | P | U | R | E | 
			| M | O | N | I | C | A | M | O | U | N | T | A | I | N | S | 
			| L | I | E | S |  | D | E | M | S |  | I | N | C | A | S | 
			| Y | D | S |  | R | U | S | E |  | S | N | E | E | Z | Y | 
			|  |  |  | A | O | L |  | D | O | T |  |  |  |  |  | 
			|  | A | N | I | T | A | R | A | C | E | T | R | A | C | K | 
			| A | N | I | M | A | T | E |  | T | R | E | A | C | L | E | 
			| D | O | N | A | T | E | S |  | E | N | D | P | L | A | Y | 
			| D | N | A | T | E | S | T |  | T | O | S | S | U | P | S | 
	
		
			Mon 3/8/2010
		
			|  | P | R | O | P | E | R |  | C | A | S | S | A | V | A | 
			| I | R | O | N | O | R | E |  | A | L | L | U | R | E | S | 
			| C | O | L | O | R | A | D | O | S | P | R | I | N | G | S | 
			| E | V | E |  |  | S | O | O | T |  |  | T | O | A | T | 
			| T | E | X | A | S |  |  | Z | E | T | A | S |  |  |  | 
			|  |  |  | B | U | F | F | Y | S | U | M | M | E | R | S | 
			| C | H | E | E | R | I | O |  |  | N | I | E | C | E | S | 
			| L | A | P |  | F | E | E |  | A | N | A |  | H | A | T | 
			| A | R | I | S | E | S |  |  | D | E | B | T | O | R | S | 
			| W | I | C | H | I | T | A | F | A | L | L | S |  |  |  | 
			|  |  |  | A | T | A | R | I |  |  | Y | E | A | T | S | 
			| A | L | A | N |  |  | C | N | B | C |  |  | G | O | O | 
			| J | O | N | A | T | H | A | N | W | I | N | T | E | R | S | 
			| A | B | A | N | D | O | N |  | A | T | E | I | N | T | O | 
			| R | E | T | A | S | T | E |  | Y | E | A | S | T | S |  | 
	
		
			Tue 9/2/2008
		
			| R | C | M | P |  | S | H | O | E |  | A | B | C | T | V | 
			| E | L | A | L |  | C | U | R | B |  | D | E | L | H | I | 
			| M | A | N | A | G | I | N | G | E | D | I | T | O | R | S | 
			| A | R | O | S | E |  |  | A | R | I | D |  | C | E | O | 
			| P | E | R | M | A | N | E | N | T | M | A | R | K | E | R | 
			|  |  |  | A | R | O | D |  |  | E | S | E |  |  |  | 
			| P | E | A |  | T | R | A | C | I |  |  | N | A | S | A | 
			| T | E | N | C | O | M | M | A | N | D | M | E | N | T | S | 
			| A | L | T | O |  |  | S | T | O | R | E |  | Y | U | K | 
			|  |  |  | M | O | P |  |  | N | A | N | U |  |  |  | 
			| R | E | F | E | R | E | N | C | E | M | A | N | U | A | L | 
			| A | X | E |  | E | T | O | N |  |  | C | A | N | T | O | 
			| M | I | D | D | L | E | L | O | W | G | E | R | M | A | N | 
			| P | L | O | D | S |  | A | T | O | P |  | M | E | R | E | 
			| S | E | N | S | E |  | N | E | W | S |  | S | T | I | R | 
	
		
			Mon 8/28/2006
		
			| A | M | M | O |  | P | D | A | S |  | O | C | T | E | T | 
			| R | E | A | P |  | A | R | N | O |  | F | L | O | R | A | 
			| T | A | K | E | M | Y | W | O | R | D | F | O | R | I | T | 
			| S | T | E | N | O |  | A | N | T | I |  | A | N | N | A | 
			|  |  |  | H | O | S | T |  | O | K | O | K |  |  |  | 
			| P | A | G | O | D | A | S |  | F | E | B |  | A | F | T | 
			| A | C | L | U |  | R | O | T |  |  | I | N | T | E | R | 
			| T | R | U | S | T | I | N | W | H | A | T | I | S | A | Y | 
			| S | I | T | E | S |  |  | O | A | R |  | N | E | T | S | 
			| Y | D | S |  | P | E | A |  | M | I | D | E | A | S | T | 
			|  |  |  | U | S | S | R |  | S | A | I | L |  |  |  | 
			| G | W | E | N |  | P | A | P | A |  | M | I | D | A | S | 
			| Y | O | U | C | A | N | B | E | L | I | E | V | E | M | E | 
			| M | O | R | A | L |  | I | R | A | Q |  | E | M | I | T | 
			| S | L | O | P | E |  | C | U | D | S |  | S | O | D | S | 
	
		
			Wed 1/26/2005
		
			| Y | E | W | S |  | C | L | A | W |  | R | E | G | A | L | 
			| A | C | H | E |  | O | A | T | H |  | A | L | I | N | E | 
			| W | H | A | T | I | S | H | O | O |  | M | C | R | A | E | 
			| N | O | T |  | M | I | T | Z | I |  | J | I | L | T | S | 
			|  |  | I | R | A | N | I |  | S | L | E | D |  |  |  | 
			| A | L | S | A | C | E |  | C | H | A | T |  | W | A | S | 
			| P | A | W | N | S |  | W | O | O | D | S |  | H | O | T | 
			| H | I | E | D |  | S | H | O | W | S |  | C | A | R | E | 
			| I | N | N |  | A | W | A | K | E |  | G | O | T | T | A | 
			| D | E | N |  | L | A | T | E |  | S | A | M | I | A | M | 
			|  |  |  | Z | I | T | I |  | M | A | Z | E | S |  |  | 
			| P | I | Z | Z | A |  | S | C | A | L | E |  | W | E | E | 
			| A | B | U | T | S |  | W | H | O | I | S | W | A | T | T | 
			| C | A | N | O | E |  | Y | A | R | N |  | A | R | O | N | 
			| T | R | I | P | S |  | E | R | I | E |  | X | E | N | A | 
	
		
			Mon 1/27/2003
		
			| D | E | L | E |  | U | S | M | C |  | J | U | M | B | O | 
			| A | P | E | X |  | P | H | I | L |  | A | C | U | R | A | 
			| S | E | N | T |  | T | I | L | E |  | C | O | L | O | R | 
			| H | E | A | R | T | O | F | D | A | R | K | N | E | S | S | 
			|  |  |  | A | B | I | T |  | R | A | I | N |  |  |  | 
			| B | A | R | D | O | T |  | F | I | R | E |  | O | P | T | 
			| A | G | A | I | N |  | T | I | N | E |  | O | P | E | R | 
			| C | E | N | T | E | R | O | F | G | R | A | V | I | T | Y | 
			| O | N | C | E |  | E | Y | E | S |  | G | E | N | E | S | 
			| N | T | H |  | C | U | S | S |  | A | R | R | E | S | T | 
			|  |  |  | C | E | S | T |  | A | G | E | D |  |  |  | 
			| M | I | D | D | L | E | O | F | T | H | E | R | O | A | D | 
			| A | M | O | R | E |  | R | I | T | A |  | A | S | T | O | 
			| R | A | Z | O | R |  | E | L | I | S |  | F | L | O | P | 
			| E | N | E | M | Y |  | S | E | C | T |  | T | O | M | E | 
	
		
			Mon 6/25/2001
		
			| Z | I | N | C |  | P | L | A | N |  | C | R | A | V | E | 
			| E | S | A | U |  | R | A | G | A |  | L | A | P | E | L | 
			| T | A | P | E | D | E | Y | E | G | L | A | S | S | E | S | 
			| A | Y | E |  | O | W | E | D |  | A | M | P | E | R | E | 
			|  |  |  | C | Z | A | R |  | B | T | U | S |  |  |  | 
			| D | E | A | L | E | R |  | G | R | I | P |  | A | R | E | 
			| R | A | V | E | N |  | C | H | I | N |  | S | L | E | D | 
			| O | V | E | R | S | I | Z | E | B | O | O | K | B | A | G | 
			| P | E | R | K |  | G | E | N | E |  | P | I | E | C | E | 
			| S | S | T |  | S | E | C | T |  | C | A | D | E | T | S | 
			|  |  |  | M | A | T | H |  | F | A | Q | S |  |  |  | 
			| A | R | M | A | N | I |  | T | O | F | U |  | U | F | O | 
			| P | O | C | K | E | T | P | R | O | T | E | C | T | O | R | 
			| S | A | X | E | S |  | I | O | T | A |  | E | A | R | L | 
			| O | D | I | S | T |  | E | D | E | N |  | O | H | M | Y | 
	
		
			Tue 5/1/2001
		
			| T | I | P | S |  | A | V | E | R | T |  | E | D | G | E | 
			| O | N | E | A |  | M | I | L | A | N |  | X | E | N | A | 
			| I | L | E | F | T | I | T | O | N | T | H | E | B | U | S | 
			| L | E | V | E | E |  | A | N | D |  | A | R | T | S | Y | 
			| S | T | E | R | N | U | M |  | O | B | I | T |  |  |  | 
			|  |  |  |  | S | K | I | M | M | E | R |  | I | R | A | 
			| H | O | L | E |  | U | N | O |  | A | D | I | D | A | S | 
			| A | B | U | R | G | L | A | R | S | T | O | L | E | I | T | 
			| R | E | G | G | A | E |  | E | T | S |  | L | A | L | O | 
			| D | Y | E |  | S | L | A | L | O | M | S |  |  |  |  | 
			|  |  |  | C | B | E | R |  | W | E | A | T | H | E | R | 
			| A | L | O | H | A |  | C | S | A |  | I | R | A | N | I | 
			| M | Y | D | O | G | C | H | E | W | E | D | I | T | U | P | 
			| P | R | I | M |  | L | E | G | A | L |  | P | E | R | U | 
			| S | E | E | P |  | X | R | A | Y | S |  | P | R | E | P | 
	
		
			Sun 9/17/1995  Authors' Other Jobs
		
			| S | T | E | P | S |  | F | E | A | R |  | O | H | N | O |  | F | A | T | A | S | 
			| A | R | G | O | N |  | L | A | R | A |  | Z | E | A | L |  | I | D | O | N | T | 
			| S | E | A | N | O | C | A | S | E | Y |  | A | N | N | E | B | R | O | N | T | E | 
			| S | Y | N | D | R | O | M | E |  | B | U | R | R | O |  | A | T | R | E | S | T | 
			|  |  |  | E | T | R | E |  | M | U | R | K | Y |  | W | I | R | E |  |  |  | 
			| S | O | I | R | E | E |  | V | E | R | G | E |  | S | H | R | E | D | D | E | R | 
			| U | N | S | E | R |  | J | O | H | N | E | R | S | K | I | N | E |  | I | T | E | 
			| L | E | A | D |  | B | A | I | T |  |  |  | A | I | R | S |  | A | C | H | E | 
			| F | A | A |  | V | A | C | L | A | V | H | A | V | E | L |  | B | I | K | E | D | 
			| A | M | C | H | I | T | K | A |  | A | I | L | E | D |  | G | A | D | F | L | Y | 
			|  |  | A | U | N | T | S |  | R | U | N | G | S |  | S | U | R | E | R |  |  | 
			| B | O | S | L | E | Y |  | H | E | N | G | E |  | O | P | E | N | D | A | T | E | 
			| A | R | I | A | S |  | G | U | N | T | E | R | G | R | A | S | S |  | N | R | A | 
			| R | I | M | S |  | F | A | R | E |  |  |  | A | V | I | S |  | S | C | A | M | 
			| B | O | O |  | W | A | L | T | W | H | I | T | M | A | N |  | D | E | I | C | E | 
			| I | N | V | O | I | C | E | S |  | O | N | E | A | L |  | B | E | A | S | T | S | 
			|  |  |  | B | L | I | N |  | A | N | N | A | L |  | W | O | I | M |  |  |  | 
			| A | T | T | I | L | A |  | B | L | E | S | S |  | T | H | E | R | I | G | H | T | 
			| L | E | O | T | O | L | S | T | O | Y |  | E | D | W | A | R | D | L | E | A | R | 
			| I | N | N | E | W |  | T | U | N | E |  | T | O | I | L |  | R | E | T | R | O | 
			| S | T | O | R | Y |  | U | S | E | D |  | S | A | N | E |  | E | S | S | E | N | 
	
		
			Thu 12/22/1994
		
			| P | I | K | E |  | A | L | O | H | A |  | S | O | A | K | 
			| O | N | O | R |  | R | E | R | A | N |  | A | L | L | I | 
			| E | X | O | R | B | I | T | A | N | T | F | L | E | A | S | 
			| T | S | K |  | R | O | U | N | D |  | L | E | G | I | T | 
			|  |  |  | H | O | S | P |  | E | D | A | M |  |  |  | 
			| B | E | T | A | K | E |  | G | D | A | Y |  | F | H | A | 
			| A | T | R | I | A |  | G | O | O | N |  | P | R | A | N | 
			| S | H | E | R | W | O | O | D | F | L | O | R | I | S | T | 
			| S | E | E | S |  | P | E | L | F |  | N | O | L | T | E | 
			| O | L | D |  | E | A | S | Y |  | S | C | A | L | E | D | 
			|  |  |  | F | A | L | A |  | S | H | A | M |  |  |  | 
			| S | T | P | A | T |  | L | O | C | A | L |  | T | O | E | 
			| L | O | O | K | S | F | O | R | A | F | L | I | G | H | T | 
			| O | M | N | I |  | A | N | A | R | T |  | C | I | N | E | 
			| P | E | E | R |  | O | G | L | E | S |  | U | F | O | S | 
	
		
			Mon 10/3/1994
		
			| E | D | E | N |  | T | R | E | E |  | T | I | M | E | R | 
			| D | O | N | E |  | H | A | R | M |  | I | N | U | R | E | 
			| G | N | A | W |  | E | M | I | T |  | R | U | S | T | Y | 
			| A | N | C | H | O | V | I | E | S |  | A | S | H | E | S | 
			| R | E | T | A | K | E | S |  |  | O | D | E | R |  |  | 
			|  |  |  | V | A | T |  | D | A | L | E |  | O | R | E | 
			| H | O | M | E | Y |  | C | O | R | D | S |  | O | I | L | 
			| A | M | E | N |  | W | H | O | M | E |  | H | M | O | S | 
			| D | O | A |  | C | H | A | R | Y |  | F | O | S | S | E | 
			| J | O | T |  | H | U | T | S |  | L | A | M |  |  |  | 
			|  |  | B | E | E | P |  |  | S | A | V | E | D | U | P | 
			| W | H | A | L | E |  | P | E | P | P | E | R | O | N | I | 
			| H | A | L | L | S |  | I | Z | O | D |  | U | N | T | O | 
			| A | L | L | I | E |  | E | R | O | O |  | N | E | I | N | 
			| M | O | S | E | S |  | R | A | N | G |  | S | E | E | S | 
	
		
			Fri 4/1/1994
		
			| J | A | R | S |  | M | A | S | H |  | A | D | D | O | N | 
			| A | L | O | T |  | U | P | T | O |  | D | R | A | P | E | 
			| D | E | M | I |  | D | R | U | G |  | L | A | N | E | D | 
			| E | X | P | L | O | D | I | N | G | C | I | G | A | R |  | 
			|  |  |  | T | A | I | L |  |  | O | B | I |  |  |  | 
			|  | P | A | S | T | E |  | X | E | D |  | N | I | C | E | 
			| A | I | R |  | E | S | T | E | R |  |  | T | O | R | Y | 
			| S | Q | U | I | R | T | I | N | G | F | L | O | W | E | R | 
			| H | U | B | S |  |  | M | O | O | L | A |  | A | W | E | 
			| Y | E | A | R |  | F | E | N |  | A | S | S | N | S |  | 
			|  |  |  | A | P | E |  |  | A | P | S | O |  |  |  | 
			|  | S | N | E | E | Z | I | N | G | P | O | W | D | E | R | 
			| F | O | O | L | S |  | D | A | R | E |  | H | I | R | E | 
			| A | U | D | I | O |  | O | V | E | R |  | A | K | I | N | 
			| B | L | E | S | S |  | L | Y | E | S |  | T | E | N | D | 
	
		
			Thu 2/24/1994
		
			| A | R | E | N | A |  | A | A | B | B |  | S | C | A | T | 
			| G | O | B | E | L |  | B | U | R | R |  | U | H | U | H | 
			| A | U | R | A | L |  | A | R | E | A |  | B | I | D | E | 
			| S | T | O | L | E | N | C | A | R | S |  | P | L | E | A | 
			|  |  |  |  | A | O | K |  |  | S | W | A | I | N |  | 
			| A | L | H | I | R | T |  | A | B | H | O | R | S |  |  | 
			| L | A | I | R | S |  | S | N | E | A | K |  | A | E | C | 
			| O | N | T | V |  | C | U | G | A | T |  | S | U | L | U | 
			| T | A | R |  | B | A | R | E | D |  | W | I | C | K | S | 
			|  |  | E | R | A | S | E | R |  | B | O | P | E | E | P | 
			|  | S | C | E | N | E |  |  | S | E | Z |  |  |  |  | 
			| B | L | O | C |  | M | O | L | T | E | N | L | A | V | A | 
			| L | I | R | A |  | E | L | I | E |  | I | O | W | A | N | 
			| A | D | D | S |  | N | I | N | A |  | A | V | A | N | T | 
			| B | E | S | T |  | T | O | D | D |  | K | E | Y | E | S | 
	
		
			Wed 1/19/1994
		
			| B | O | O | R |  | S | C | A | M |  | G | A | S | U | P | 
			| A | L | V | A |  | H | A | N | A |  | O | H | A | R | E | 
			| W | I | E | N |  | I | R | E | D |  | U | S | A | I | R | 
			| L | O | R | D | S | N | O | W | D | O | N |  | R | S | T | 
			|  |  |  | R | E | E | L |  |  | K | O | D |  |  |  | 
			| R | O | D |  | T | R | I | M |  | A | D | O | R | E | D | 
			| A | R | O | M | A |  | N | E | A | P |  | N | E | R | O | 
			| J | O | N | A | T | H | A | N | W | I | N | T | E | R | S | 
			| A | N | A | T |  | I | S | A | K |  | O | S | S | I | E | 
			| H | O | T | T | I | P |  | T | W | I | T |  | E | S | S | 
			|  |  |  | E | S | P |  |  | A | N | I | M |  |  |  | 
			| L | A | B |  | R | O | B | E | R | T | F | R | O | S | T | 
			| A | Q | A | B | A |  | O | R | D | O |  | B | A | L | E | 
			| P | U | R | E | E |  | D | O | L | T |  | I | H | A | D | 
			| P | A | N | E | L |  | Y | O | Y | O |  | G | U | T | S | 
	
2 pre-Shortz crosswords by Stanley Newman
		
			Sat 5/27/1989
		
			| R | I | I | S |  | S | T | E | A | L |  | S | A | L | T | 
			| A | S | C | H |  | K | O | A | L | A |  | P | L | E | A | 
			| F | L | E | A | C | I | R | C | U | S |  | A | L | A | S | 
			| T | E | R | R | A |  | O | H | M |  | C | R | E | S | T | 
			|  |  |  | I | N | C |  |  |  | P | L | E | N | T | Y | 
			| A | B | S |  | T | O | A |  | C | O | O |  |  |  |  | 
			| M | A | R | T | I | N | S | C | O | R | S | E | S | E |  | 
			| A | T | T | E | N | T | I | O | N | G | E | T | T | E | R | 
			|  | S | A | N | F | R | A | N | C | I | S | C | A | N | S | 
			|  |  |  |  | L | O | N |  | H | E | H |  | R | Y | A | 
			| P | E | N | P | A | L |  |  |  | S | A | L |  |  |  | 
			| O | V | A | L | S |  | W | A | C |  | V | I | S | T | A | 
			| S | A | M | E |  | M | A | J | O | R | E | T | T | E | S | 
			| I | D | E | A |  | A | W | A | K | E |  | H | A | R | K | 
			| T | E | S | T |  | P | A | R | E | D |  | E | G | I | S | 
	
		
			Sat 5/5/1984
		
			| F | A | T | H | E | N |  |  |  | N | A | V | E | L |  | 
			| S | H | O | E | L | A | C | E |  | O | D | E | L | E | T | 
			| T | E | M | P | O | R | A | L |  | T | A | N | K | E | R | 
			| O | A | F |  | D | E | M | A | G | O | G | U | E | R | Y | 
			| P | R | O | A |  | S | U | T | U | R | E | S |  |  |  | 
			| S | T | O | C | K |  | S | E | M | I |  |  | B | R | A | 
			|  |  | L | E | N | D |  |  | P | E | A | S | O | U | P | 
			| R | H | E | T | O | R | S |  | S | T | R | E | W | E | R | 
			| A | C | R | O | B | A | T |  |  | Y | A | R | D |  |  | 
			| W | H | Y |  |  | F | O | W | L |  | M | U | L | E | S | 
			|  |  |  | R | E | T | I | R | E | D |  | M | E | R | E | 
			| H | A | R | U | M | S | C | A | R | U | M |  | R | A | N | 
			| A | N | A | D | E | M |  | C | O | M | E | D | I | S | T | 
			| T | E | R | E | S | A |  | K | I | B | I | T | Z | E | R | 
			|  | S | A | R | A | N |  |  |  | O | R | N | E | R | Y |