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27 puzzles by Tony Orbach
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Tony Orbach
Puzzles constructed by Tony Orbach by year
Sun 12/6/2020 GET OUT OF HERE!
JAMSESHABACIABLEST
ALITTLEWEIRDOCLAMOR
BONECONTENTIONLATOYA
STDHARESETESDIJON
BLINISSTROKEGENIUS
ALLENSAYSOWAS
BOOKGENESISPEZBLAM
BOWSVOWELPRIDEPLACE
ANNPINEIRONSLIMES
IOTADESISTSUMBRA
STREAMCONSCIOUSNESS
AWAITEARTHENICKY
GOSSIPPAREBTUSDUI
FREECHARGEMRCUBPEGS
ADDSOUIRITEPASSAGE
ANGAMUSEPARSE
COMEDYERRORSAFLATS
HAUERREARICIERAID
ISTRIAFRAMEREFERENCE
CITIFYSALIVATREETOP
ASSETSTEXANHYDRANT

Tony Orbach, of Montclair, N.J., is a construction project manager, saxophonist, and crossword constructor. Today (Dec. 6) happens to be his 59th birthday.

Tony's love of puzzles runs in the family. "My father was a big crossword solver, and as a teen, I would look over his shoulder and help." Once Tony made a Puns and Anagrams crossword for his dad. "He loved it and made me one in return." By "my father," incidentally, Tony means the actor Jerry Orbach of Broadway and Hollywood fame.

Sun 3/3/2019 D.J.'S SPINNIN'
PECANSMISDEALSCALAR
IROBOTITSONMECOSINE
SALOMELEANSINRISING
HOOVERJAMJUSTBUNNIES
FRESNOLUISUNAS
ASEACAANUSCGPXS
ETALROLLINGINTHEJEEP
MILLSEONSPAYETNA
AMITATASCLUESTEAM
JOCKOFTHEBAYGMAIL
REALTYTERRAONEACT
RIALSGRAVEJIGGERS
ALOADHESSALONELAP
COATCLOYTIOSWEDE
MAKETHEJEANSLISTIBEX
EMSRAVILIPSPOLS
AIREGAPSARLENE
GARBAGEJUMPJUNEBUGGY
ICEAGEONEIDASREPAGE
BANTERSIDEONEOATIER
BREEDSSTARTEDSNOODS

Tony Orbach is a construction manager and musician in Upper Montclair, N.J. Andrea Carla Michaels is a professional namer (of companies and products) in San Francisco. They worked together on this puzzle by email — bouncing theme ideas, crossword fill and clues back and forth. Tony sneaked in Andrea's favorite word at 75-Down. (Note her initials.)

This is their second collaboration for The Times.

Wed 10/17/2018
MAGICPATJOINS
ICALLESEUBOAT
TESLANIXVINNY
TSPPANCAKESAX
STAYSSANE
AURALFAITH
SCUBAAOLLOUIS
HENPANCAKENNE
ESTALEDGEHGTV
STJUDEGUERRE
ALEXASASTRYON
LAMPANCAKEJUS
AVIDSEEYARABE
DIMEALLINUCLA
YEARPLATEEKES
Wed 4/13/2016
BTWETHNOLASSO
AHANATCHAPNEA
TELEVISIONCRUET
HOSNISHOECDS
SCHERZORISK
MOUNTAINDUET
UGLYNEOSTIPSY
NAEGIORGIOOPP
LEAVEFRANENNE
VANITYFERRET
INFODENSELY
ANNUGGSAERIE
MAGAZINERACQUET
PLOTZAGENTCGI
MANLYWANDSTES
POW Sun 9/14/2014 CELEBRITY SPOONERISMS
SPACEKAVAILSSCAPULA
LENORECATNAPWASHRAG
INVITEEULOGYATPEACE
CAINEPILLARFEYHEALED
ELLEGNATSBIGEARS
RIOSSERAEDYAOKS
LEESCIONSELESUNHIP
IRVINNISFIRTHBOTHER
NRAEGGNOGASIAMALY
GONERELITEDROOP
OLESGEREBOGGLESRPTS
SCOUTBOOLAKAYAK
USCMAAMSNELSONDUO
SHEENCLEATSEATNOANS
SUNNITOOTHWESTMYTH
RITTMIRALEERASE
EGOTISTLYSOLALGA
BYRNETACKPOEHLERSOUR
ROUTERSILOILONOLOSS
ARSENICNESSIEOPENTO
GETSANASTEEDSWESSON
Sun 6/15/2014 ENRICH
PBANDJSCHULTZTYPEAB
AURORAARAPAHOAMENRA
PREPARATIONHENKARRAS
AGNEWHIMEASEFARE
YEOLEAVENINGLASVEGAS
ARTSNBAAGOGFAWCETT
TATSAABHEIST
LETERRIPENYESMTVAD
ALERTWOWSTADTBEALE
TENNISONGUIDOPENNIB
INDCANIBEFRANKENUNO
FORALLERNIEINREPAIR
ARIDEEDITSTSEAETNA
HELMSMUGRAMENTOUGH
IMHIPDOINAHN
LEANSINAUNTAMPYOYO
ENSIGNOFTHEZODIACNAH
IDASBRAERIMLITHE
CANTOOCOENORDINATION
ASTERNEURASIATREMOR
SHEREESTAMENSHERESY
Wed 8/29/2012
EVACFRANCAGFA
HEXAARDORLOAM
SALVETRADELOKI
LEESOSMOSIS
ALPTOPCOVERS
BSMTHOPEREF
OTISIRTPARLOR
TARALTERONELO
HYATTSDENPSIS
CHODIAZAHOY
PALINSINDIAN
STEREOSSAAB
ALBSFALKJACKET
TARTTRUERHIVE
SWAYYMCASENYA
Sun 1/8/2012 DOING WITHOUT
STILTCLARICECERAMIC
TOGAEAEROSOLAVOCADO
OSAKADONTPLAYMATCHES
REVERSEITECREAM
KEEPUPTHEJONESESARLO
OPAEACHLAW
FEWCOASTERDULCINEA
GREENENVYDATEDESTINY
EARLESEASTAREECCE
STYLIZEEATMEZEROES
GETTHEPROGRAM
GOETHEAORTAEPICURE
ANTIMLLEPHENLATEN
SEALEDAKISSIMTHEBAND
PATTERNSSTANDEEAHA
KINOLDENIL
AQUAPASSFLYINGCOLORS
MULLSOILRENEWAL
IONLYWANNABEYOUIRENE
STAINEDUKULELEZONED
HARNESSSEMINALESSES
Sun 11/13/2011 EITHER WAY
NORMANSSGTASPOBJ
OVERLAYDUOSBORNMAO
PUPILSSLIPUPBLOOPERS
EMOSTAMENBEACHBABE
ADAPERSEUSSUESREP
WANTOUTBAITTRAATH
EQUIPAUPAIROYERS
BUTTRESSEDDESSERTTUB
BASLENZAHAURLS
LIBRASUBPARRAPBUS
ELTOROAUNTSARISEN
WARSAWWASRAWLASED
EPEEHITDENTUFO
DEROGATIVEEVITAGORED
SPOTSEXTRASAWGEE
UMAUPAPAPAYESLETS
GIGOLOSSOLOGIGRPS
SCENESHOPSENTRATWA
ORIENTALXERXESSEXREX
MOSTAMEITESVENTURE
ESTLESSOSPROCEED
Tue 8/9/2011
MAIAAJARTHIEF
ISBNCONECYCLO
THEGREATPUMPKIN
TOLETDEANNYET
STILESYUGO
EASTLAMOTTOS
ATVAABABIALY
THEFUNKYCHICKEN
MASAIESCEESC
STOLENSTEFFI
LSATLIOTTA
ISPSVASEDREAR
THEFLYINGTOMATO
CANOENOGOASAS
HYDRATWODLYRE
Sun 8/7/2011 GOOD TO GO
LEGRESTSOCASEYFATAL
AWEATHERRUFFLEAGOGO
LETTHETIMESROLLBOWER
ARSENEULAELBENNE
ADOSDESCRYOREIDA
LOGHOUSEKEEPINGSEAL
PARASWALAROUSES
SHIPLOLLIPOPRDAFEM
UPTONONSETIGUANA
EVESMRTRADAKRON
YOUREAMANCHARLIEBROWN
APLANUTEELSALFA
DULLEAOMEGAHEIRS
ASANANNONEWSISNEWS
DASBOOTVIATENAM
THEERAOFFEELINGSDNA
RENOIRTRAITSALLE
ITSGAMESTEFAEROE
VELMAIMINTOSOMETHING
ERECTMILIEUCOSTANZA
TORSOINSERTDETERGED
Wed 6/29/2011
LEANTSWAMIHOP
ENDOWHOYAMALL
COMBONOVERPNEU
ALISORESCAGGS
RATATATABOIL
JAMAICANROAM
SOLARXERSOLA
KNOXSANDSASIA
ITIBAJAIBEAM
DONTPLAYDOME
CHOIREPITAPH
BALEENLEISBEE
AVOWGNOMESKULL
BETHEYREEASEL
ECHORUDDDIEGO
Sun 5/29/2011 YOU'LL GET THROUGH THIS
QUAKERSRINGBELLSSFPD
ENVELOPIRAEINOILTRUE
DEADASANAILPOWERLOCK
SLAYDIVAENCE
SCHSETCALCOTIS
AREEARNERORURAL
BOAPREYERATOUSNA
ESTACDCOUTGAMESSTEM
RTESLSTCROSTINESEXY
SIDEATALOSSESTDRPTS
ANILMAXIMAS
WINAPRIZEPRISMWANE
HOLDTHEOPEN
BOPSNADAATISSUEEPIC
ALOTAVERTJOETNTSEGA
CLOYVANCEJEDITISAHS
KALEALOHAMENURBI
HOTELMANEDGETON
DORMONEDAMOORG
RHEAROBSASEA
ABCDOZAWATRAPSPIDERS
FOURSEDANHAIRHARDHIT
TYRESEEYAALLYEMERSON
Sun 7/4/2010 MAKING ENDS MEET
HAHASELCIDELSEEBBS
IMUSTJOULEMOMASLAP
COMPUTERRORESAUCARR
DEDUCESORTSANTI
GARRETTENGLISHEEPDOG
EMUNEERATILTFREAKS
LIMITEDITIONESTOP
SASVOLHAWTOPPS
BALIDAIPRIMERIDIAN
TREADMILLOPSRECCLE
RANCASENSITIVEOLE
USEAXLTIEONESEATER
SCIENCENTERRVSLUST
TODAYCEEVIARED
SHUTSPLACIDOMINGO
ORATORTWOAMNITEOUR
PERSONALITYPEVINROSE
UGLILIDSTAINTED
SEEDLINEGUARDIANGEL
ENNEEGGSOPINEREEVE
STERINSTPILEDYESES
Sun 3/7/2010 COME TO ORDER
HEARTSGRAVESNOWWHAT
ALTHEARELENTPLICATE
SMOOCHUGLIERRANFREE
HOPSTILYOUDROPNEIMAN
OBOESTOKERBESTS
ALIGNEREIEPINAL
TENNISBELOWSUPERDEMO
EDKOCHKNITPERSLID
MASCOWESLOLRONONE
COWERKLUTZDEPOT
THEHINTMANGREENACERS
RONINALEPHKOOKS
YTDKINLEIGEERTAPA
TEESMOTSAGOAMATOL
OPRYMANIAFLOWWHISTLE
SAMPANODINCYNIC
SPATECRANIATECH
ARROWSAHOSTINTHEDARK
BIGLEADELOISEINATIE
LOUISVIITUNESMELODY
ERECTEDMERGESPRIZES
Sun 1/31/2010 KEEP AN EYE ON IT!
SINATRABEREFTGASBAG
SMOTHERASEVEREMERIL
THEWIZARDOFIDINONAME
SOLONMIGSTENDERSTA
KHAKITAXIEVASION
TAIPEIRBILALA
YOUCANCALLMEALILSAT
ADDEDUSOARAPOUCH
ZOICAYSCOMMONSENSEI
AFROSPOEATTHRS
OPENWIDEANDSAYAHI
ANNNEZORRACELA
JEDICLAMPETTLPSCINE
ARISETECIFSSKOAL
ROTOMARTINIANDLEWIS
LEIASYDFEUDAL
LANAITURNERGULAG
ISOGIDEONTESTFLASK
SYLPHSAREWETHEREYETI
PLAITSPAROLEAUSTRIA
SANCHOSHOOEDMETEORS
Tue 8/18/2009
ABRUPTLAIRTSO
PROMOSAIDEABET
BANANASPLITGOAT
IRISICANSO
ELITELEMONCREAM
LOSESITAAASSLA
ICARUSACHATTN
APPLECRUMBLE
TICSDUOARCADE
INNOMARSPOOKED
CHERRYMASHWASPS
KOWTOWEARN
LUTEORANGECRUSH
ESOSROBOBOURNE
DENDEERSWELLS
Tue 7/28/2009
MUMASAPGAMES
ONOFONDAAGOGO
WITHOUTQUESTION
GSHARPRAP
LORITSARARM
INALLLIKELIHOOD
IAMIDALAI
MAYBEYESMAYBENO
SWEETUTIL
NOTLOOKINGSOHOT
LITSETSNIGH
USNCOUPLE
AINTGONNAHAPPEN
IDEALYOYOSIRE
MOODYWEPTEST
Sun 7/5/2009 M N O P
GASBAGAMPSUPGOUACHE
OSCARSCYRANOENLACED
SPELLTHEROSESROARING
HINDIARAMAIDAONCE
CAESARSPORTALDANGER
ASTISTATPDAS
CLOGANATTHEPODSQUAD
BOILINGPADSTLTURBO
ELLENENIDCEOSISIT
RAYFLEECERRANLATE
FULLPETALJACKET
ELMUNDOGOULASHIOS
RYESSICSSINERONDO
ILOSTAWESTUDPUFFIN
NEWYORKPETSATOIFOES
MILOISISRNAS
PANABOUTTOWNDEALERS
APERTEALAARELAHTI
BERLIOZPASSCONFUSION
LAVERNEETHERSIRONIC
ORESTESDEUCESSENECA
Thu 4/9/2009
JUDYCLADNOVA
OPIERUBEABEL
ATTSMINIMOZART
DOZINGBATRAMBO
DUMNORAS
CAROMSERENE
UTEBOOZYWONDER
JONISNIDEEAVE
OZONELINERSDIA
SLICERPSALM
BROWNARC
CRIMECOZYYOUNG
LIONSDOZENTROT
ANTIOOZEISSO
MESASPYSAAHS
Sun 6/29/2008 TEN GRAND SURPLUS
LAPLATAAPESUITPENS
ECLAIRSROMANCEPEROT
SHOWMETHEMONKEYEDINA
TETRERASEGNUNEATER
EPSONTRIPLEKLUTZ
PORNOSTRAITOWIE
DRACULARICAUGANDANS
AFTERASKORTAMORREO
SEESNIDEPLANKAHEAD
MAIERMOIVOILA
WINKWINKSITUATION
ENOLAYINSHOAT
BARKTENDERESSENCTR
ATMDIRTAVERAGEJOKE
NOSEDIVEBRERPALMTOP
LESECOINEDABYSS
GUNKCONTROLUVULA
UTAHANEATACMESRBIS
ITMAYINFLATABLEKRAFT
LEERSDETENTEMINIBAR
ERSTSTYGIANATTESTS
Sun 5/11/2008 DONE WITH EASE
JETSFANANGULARKALEL
ACETONEREPLETEAMINO
NOWEANSITUATIONZELIG
ONEPMTNUTPEROXIDE
SOSOGLAREDATWOO
NEHIORIGINALSCENE
ARPMANNERROLLOMAN
FEELINGSTATIONERSATZ
LUELLAYALELEADAGOO
ANKAINDIRACINQ
TEAMDUNCANSHEENGUARD
AUSTEMBEDSAZUR
SKADELONAAREEASTLA
UNICEFABANDONEDSHEEP
MEWSOCTANESLUECDE
PEATORCHESTRAOCTA
HCLRESONANTMISS
JUMPSEATBINGSODOI
ONYOUMINNESOTATWEENS
TIMORPREYSONTEABAGS
STYLESEASONSEMBASSY
Sun 3/2/2008 FORWARD THINKING
KOOLBIDREGSCECILIA
ONLEAVEAROOMUNITING
ICETRAYINTRAPRUSSIA
ESSENELECTSSIDEA
DADDYSHACKCALMS
IOCMIATAGOODFATS
STARHAZERWEBBRIA
OHDEARDENIMJVDRIPS
LEGPARTYSEGERESTEES
DRESSHASTERESETS
ESSNIXEDDRINKSADO
SEESINSOLTIASLAN
SNATCHSAUTESPYBEANS
POPRUIZTHOSEOMENII
ALPEYESSWISSMIST
MILKDVDSOPTICSHE
EENIELOXPROFILE
GONNASHRINEASWAN
GOATEESSOAMIPUTITON
NUTTREEOSHEAIRONAGE
PRESORTASSNCOPYBOZ
Sat 2/16/2008
GETSMADCEREALS
ACETONEUTENSIL
BURETTECHATTER
FARTHERHYDRAS
EDITEDDILAILS
SONIAORFEPROW
TRENTPORNOEWE
GENEVIEVE
UMPNONETEXACT
KIRSCLIORISHI
ENOLHENPASSEL
EXOCETTACTUAL
TRIPLETSATIATE
VAMOOSEAVENGER
SLANDERRODGERS
Sun 6/17/2007 REAR AXLE
LIBELSHEWSASKSTHEM
ANORAKARIACHIAHEMA
DANGCARROTSTALLORDER
IFSOTRICKDOWNTHEORY
DIABLEACHENLMENSA
AXILLAHAYESSESSION
SEMSSODIUMCNN
BREADANDBUTTERPICK
SEXTSARANOAKLOOSES
IPASSKABULDISSENT
DECTHETEMPOFDOOMARI
ENTREESSCREWOSLIN
STAINSVHSTULSASACK
BOOGIEWOOGIEBUGBOY
MOTURCHINRAFT
INHASTEPOSEDFOSSIL
SPOREALEERECTSANO
FAMILYSTYDINNERALTO
IPSOFACTOTHEJUNGBOOK
LEOSLAINSOSASIENNA
ERNEENCSARTYALLSET
Sun 11/19/2006 WHAT'S MORE
ICIESTKANSASMALACHI
MODELAILOILOONESHOT
AMERICANLITERRAGTIME
REAPONDSEETHEICON
ETTASELMOUNLINK
THESHOWERMUSTGOONELI
POWDEMISEURANUS
TLCDENTEAMPSVERBAL
YEASSOBERSISTERTRUE
PAULODADASSERIO
EDGERERSTCOATASTRO
HABLAFORGEYAHOO
FUTZOLIVELOAFERNEAP
ALIENSNINETAMILRMS
SENSEIANGELOGER
TEAANYPORTERINASTORM
FERGIETYNESEPIA
OLINETALIIUMPSPST
LIBERALBUTTEROFAJOKE
EMERALDENABLECLOSER
SARONGSSALEMSSTEEDS
Tue 4/6/2004
WASPFDAPETIT
ARIARICAOXIDE
NEXTASHELATER
THECHERRYMOON
DAYNAYOOPS
INSETSUSPSSRO
STEVEANTEAWAY
COVEROFDARKNESS
ONESSTERLEAST
SYNALERHUSTLE
STIRDATSER
NEWMANAGEMENT
OCHERLULLEATS
STOLILAVEMIRA
HOSTSMETONIT
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