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16 puzzles by Tom Pepper
with Editor comments

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Tom Pepper
Puzzles constructed by Tom Pepper by year
Fri 10/6/2023
TYKESELIEPDF
BUNGEEJUMPFREE
SMOGALERTSLIMA
PAWWACKOFAVOR
FETTBURIALS
ASHLEEELNORTE
BOOEDTRAINESC
CURESHEMTHESE
SRSALICERAYON
GETLOSTFOMENT
PRORATEMOWS
RAPIDNEARSROB
OPECADVICEGURU
MEREGUINEAPIGS
SSAEPEETANSY
Mon 9/4/2023
IRSBLOOPAGAR
TOTSFONDATYPO
WORLDFOODSUMMIT
ATEAMSESPBET
SLUMSLOSESFACE
MESSDONTAGED
ESESOREIFS
SLIPPERYSLOPE
DYEOILYETA
ERIEDUPEPECS
NAVALBASETAKES
AMPALTIMLATE
MOUNTAINCLIMBER
ONMESNARKSORT
REPOEGGOSOAS
POW Sat 3/11/2023
OHHELLABBACY
COOLIOBRIOCHE
TURINGCLAPTRAP
ESCGOWHOLEHOG
TERIHICDEBRA
DUNKTANKSRAIN
XRAYTECHSTNT
ELIASHOWE
BASENDEARING
FLAPGOTINTOIT
FOVEAWENSMOG
HANGONASECMOO
MANCAVESRETINA
IONIZERONACID
DEALERSTOKES
Sat 12/17/2022
KEYSUPDADBOD
AMOEBAWINEBAR
MAULERTEDTALKS
AIRFRESHENER
LEISPENTAFTS
SHOELORISNARE
TONHITMEANNUL
RAFAURORALTEE
AXIOMEMOTEHON
TERNSMEATCERA
ISEECOTSGOOF
ABOVETHEFRAY
REDRYDERONFILE
IDOTTERPRIEST
GUSHEDSENSEI
Fri 4/16/2021
HOPSCOTCHSTRAW
UNSHAPELYIRAQI
STEELTRAPTOPAZ
HOCZIPPERJIBE
POMSRAMADAN
ASTANAOLSON
CHORESNIPEHUNT
TAFTSKINSOHIO
SQUIBKICKPRONG
EMOTETUSHES
COLDWARSANE
IPODLACTICGPS
VIGORCOACHFARE
INAWEKATHIELEE
LENNYSTEINWAYS
Sun 1/17/2021 DOUBLE-CROSSED
CLOSEBBCBATORABUT
REMITALAARENASCAMO
OVERHEADRSONOMAISPY
WIGEVERTIMOEGADS
ETARADIICARTOETWORK
DYSONVEESSIDTABOO
FESTERSTALLSSOAP
LEFTTOPLEXETCHERS
AIMEEUGENIEASEA
GLORIAREDKURDARCANA
RATEDRTIDEPODMIOTIC
ACEDITETONSTROBEECT
NOAMPEASOUPMAHI
GASMAINMEWLDEBATE
RICOSTAIDPINENUT
ADHOCIRSAONEMESON
BALNARTISTSVOLGAWOE
OPRAHOASADAIRICE
ACAIREFUTEDAYTIMEYS
LUNEEFILESEDUDITTO
LESSTEARSSAPEBSEN

Tracy Gray lives in Sparks, Md., near Baltimore, where she and her husband own and operate a lawn-and-landscaping business. Tom Pepper lives in Eden Prairie, Minn., next door to Edina, of crossword fame. In April he plans to retire from his position of finance director for the city of Eagan after 29 years.

Tracy and Tom met at a crossword tournament several years ago and have been exchanging theme ideas ever since.

Fri 8/7/2020
BODYSHOTTRADER
OPEDPAGEMONAMI
FANSITESZAGNUT
FLYTEETHCENSE
KIRRASHLY
BESOTAURASOWN
ONCLOUDNINECEO
CRONUTSSKATEBY
COOTHATSASHAME
INCHELEATENDS
HEDRENZEN
PHOTOSUPERCCC
LOVETOROLEPLAY
UBEREDEPIGRAMS
MOROSEDOGGEDIT
Tue 5/12/2020
RAFTSUNITSISI
ORIONNANOETON
MARBLECAKENABS
ARMYMACHOLST
NAETOPPRIORITY
STRAWURNAOL
CORTANAINRE
THISISNOTATOY
COEDFANFEST
ETASLRHYPES
RATTLESNAKEHUH
ELWAYSRIMORE
ALASYOYODIETER
LIVEINNSSMOKY
SEEDPACEPENAL
POW Tue 2/12/2019
MOPSCHAIPASS
EPICFORTRICES
WASHROOMSOGRES
LLAMATEMPTEIN
ENDDEBRIEFS
NEWAGERSUNNI
ACERJULYDISCO
AHLVAMOOSEHAD
NOCHEPOGOTORO
LOONSARBITER
COMEDIANTOM
ICEELSESZIPPY
GAMUTCANOODLES
STARTATITLITE
ETNAPOPSYEAR
POW Wed 10/19/2016
ITEMRAZEKAYO
MOVEICERSENOR
PROTESTERPADUA
URNYESOPENER
TINKERPROCURER
EDENFISTSOO
OPARTALMOND
PROVOCATION
DEARIEHROSS
IANRHEAECRU
PROPOSERLUSHES
DRIVELPEZEWE
BRAVEPROFILERS
RUMORMINTESAU
AMATEDGYDEPP
Thu 3/24/2016
HALESTDCCUP
APPLEPIESATIN
LOGICALFALLACY
OPALLIVECHAT
ADONEW
EBECAUSECIRCUL
SEXZIPSOUSA
NATEJECTTBAR
ECRUADLIBAGR
SOAKSOARNEE
ONSEKAMGNINOSA
IGOTEE
CRASSESTASTI
BEGTHEQUESTION
CEELOUNFROZEN
DROPEATSEDS
POW Tue 9/22/2015
VESPAARMADAIRE
INERTRAISINLOX
PYROTECHNISTLAP
AFFIXISPJUNO
ICEMANEDAM
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
PEPETREYSLNOV
ITERSTWOSTSARS
URNPALATFETTE
MASSAGETHERAPIST
DEMOAURORA
CHOWNUMDARTS
LEOWIZARDOFAAHS
OARVEILEDATRIA
GPSASSENTTEENY
Mon 3/24/2014
BLOWADIEUWOES
YOGANESTSILSA
FILTHYRICHLEAN
ARETOOTHECLOUD
REDANGRAD
GREASYSPOONS
CEDEDSTEINVAL
EXAMSPURNPEPE
LITGHENTACNED
STAINEDGLASS
RAEERNCHA
SPLITPEAGENDER
IRASDIRTYWORDS
ZONEONEALLOGO
EWESGESTEOMEN

This week's Monday-Thursday puzzles were used for the Akron Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Here are some notes from the organizer, Deb Papa:

"Before we began Puzzle #3 I shared your information about Alex Vratsanos being a 21-year-old college student that you had purchased a first puzzle from when he was 18-years-old. The room buzzed with excitement as the competitors discussed this amongst themselves. Thank you for this information, everyone enjoyed learning something about the puzzle maker.

You had also emailed that Puzzle #4 had a tricky theme. I didn't let anyone know until after the championship round. This was the first time no one finished the championship puzzle 100% correct! None of the finalists answered 28 across correctly. (They didn't get the "2" in the first box.)

Since this was our 5th year of tournament, I have also compiled some statistics. In 5 years we have had 10 different people on the Auditorium stage for the Championship Round. Of these 10 people, 3 have been on stage twice and 1 woman has been on stage an amazing three times!

Before we began, during intermissions, and even afterward at least six different people approached me thanking the library for having this tournament. They appreciate that it is well-organized and enjoy working the crossword puzzles that you send. Thank you once again for the crossword puzzles for the 5th Annual Akron Crossword Puzzle Tournament. We are already looking forward to next year!"

POW Thu 9/26/2013
BALLDOZENHALF
EPEEIRATEIDEA
SIAMESECATGMAC
TENONSHIPSHAPE
INTOLATENT
WONEDYSYER
EGGRIOTSSEGER
SLOBCLOCKDODI
TENORKOALATAN
LUVDRUMOMG
SCOTIAMILS
DEATHSTARGALOP
AGRIIAMACAMERA
YULETRACYPEER
SEASSIDEDSPOT

I met Tom Pepper and Victor Barocas when I was in Minneapolis two weeks ago. There is a surprisingly large crossword-constructing community there. This puzzle's theme is first-rate, I think.

Mon 10/15/2012
ALTOWROTEVEST
JOHNHAGARECHO
AGERANDREGOAD
ROYALTIESJELLO
MOSNINETIES
SHIPOUTYEA
PERPROPERTIES
EXISTOBESEALY
CASUALTIESGIN
BRASANJOSE
BEAUTIESMIO
AVERSNOVELTIES
HERBERREDTORI
ARIADORIAEWOK
ITENSLYLYDASH
Mon 2/6/2012
BAHAERASESGTS
EBONLORNATORO
GOHALFSIESAHEM
UVULAADEERAKE
NOMOREZLOTY
GALAXYKIWIS
ORGYIRECANINE
NEOGOCRAZYRNA
TABLETOLEBEST
ODEONEXACTA
LATERHEDGES
GOLFDRAGRHINO
ASYEGOCOMMANDO
SLURARTOOISEE
POPSRSVPSRUDY
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