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36 puzzles by Tracy Gray
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Tracy Gray
Puzzles constructed by Tracy Gray by year

Tracy Gray, of Hunt Valley, Md., owns and operates a lawn and landscaping business with her husband.

Sun 4/7/2024 Double Duty
ITSONCABOOSESIQTEST
VOILEOMELETTEPUENTE
EONDOWNTHEROADSEASON
ACESIGORCLAMSCONE
TUBAFROARKTABOURET
ETAREEBLACKEYEDP
NERVESTAYMANOHIOANS
AYESIRRIPAPOGEE
SENORVESTFOURDEAN
BENUITORLOSEITLIRE
ESCAPEEUDOAMNESIC
TSARAWORDTOTHEWTSA
CINCWRENYODAMARSH
HOTTIEETCINTEND
ANOINTSWAVESKIKASEM
CTHEMOMENTDOEANI
ANTIHEROPETNEVEMTA
ZAIREBRISCOPEFARM
TOMCATASIGHTFORSOREI
EMILIOLITTEREDPAREN
CIDERYSTEEPLESFLASK

Tracy Gray lives in Hunt Valley, Md. She and her husband recently retired after 35 years of owning and operating a lawn and landscaping business outside Baltimore.

This puzzle started with its title, which Tracy then brainstormed themes to fit — the crossword equivalent of putting the cart before the horse.

Sun 4/2/2023 Artistic Differences
YEAHIAMHAHASPUERTO
HAMRADIOERODEENVIED
THESTARRYFIGHTTRIPLE
TONEMARESDAMSELS
PODCLASSREPTOPENSA
WAILSREOBALLOON
ITSABETNOLEADSERIN
THERONALISAUSCEXTRA
CRABSENSUEESTEEL
HULASLOEGMANATURES
THEGIRTHOFVENUS
IMSHORTSAWRISKEMIT
TIPREQBISONDRAPE
BLOWNFLYTHEEONOFMAN
ULNALOATHEDHUGEASK
RIGHTHAWKSBINGE
SEESIGNAFRAIDSOAMY
DRESSEDLONGUBREA
CROATSCREATIONOFADAY
UNWISEKATIEONEONONE
BANNEDSTALLFORGERY

Jeremy Newton, of Austin, Tex., is an engineering manager for a mobile games company. Tracy Gray, of Hunt Valley, Md., owns and operates a lawn and landscaping business with her husband. They initially connected via Facebook. They shared the work of making this puzzle throughout, even in the end splitting the duty of writing the clues — one of them the Acrosses and the other the Downs.

Mon 12/5/2022
COBSHOTPARCHI
OWLCABOOSEHIP
LEOOLEMISSAKA
ADOBOYENUMPED
DEPOSITSLIP
ILLASKATLAST
PEIEUROSQUO
SANANDREASFAULT
OPERANOTLEAKS
RAHTAR
HONEYBOOBOO
SLAWLAIRDSWAK
CORKMYBADONME
AGEESALTYLUMP
ROSYSEESPOT
POW Sun 9/4/2022 Ups and Downs
SCRUBSADOCOBSAGAR
PRESETMEWSINRELARY
OATBARPANTLOOMLARGE
TMIRIMREOARTIELOB
SENECASEDMUNDHSWINE
RANRDRSABTESTACNE
GALOOTSERRWALKER
AKCWASPKAROJOLLY
DEEPLYEVILSBUSES
LINUSSWIPETELECASTS
IRANTTOPSGREETFLAT
BACKDOORSCREEPSEIKO
BATIKLHASASISTER
PARACREINTHUDSIM
CHANELHOTDREAMER
LORDSIOUANERSIAMB
ANTSYMALTOSENASTIES
MOIALFREEINTISNAH
BRATWURSTALASSUTURE
EELSMEETROCKHEATED
DESKPERESTYASTERS

Tracy Gray lives in Hunt Valley, Md. She and her husband have owned and operated a lawn and landscaping business for the past 33 years. She got the idea for this puzzle last Christmas while riding an escalator, up and down, at her local mall, proving again that ideas can come from anywhere if you're alert to them.

This is Tracy's 33rd puzzle (and ninth Sunday) for the paper

Wed 5/12/2021
NAYSAGGEDTLC
ONEADRATETIER
VITALORGANOKAY
AMIGAALAKID
SESAMESIDLE
VIDALIAONION
AMIEGTOASTRO
VANVEEROFFZAP
IHOPEELOMALE
VINORDINAIRE
MARMFLATCAP
EPAOPSMOOLA
GRADVACUUMOVEN
OGREELAPSEERS
VO5SENSORSTY
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.

Sat 5/16/2020
CRAZYBUSYABCS
AERIALVIEWTEAT
MAINCOURSETATE
ODDHALETRANCE
ETTACRUCIAL
BRAVESGOATHERD
LUREDTANGSBRO
IMANBYTESBAIO
NOBTAPESWEBER
DRIBBLESSATYRS
SHALALARAKE
PANERANOVARPM
OSSADRAGONFIRE
TIERSUPERDUPER
STAYBATSANEYE
Wed 3/4/2020
VAPORGEARFOIL
AGAMEANDYLIME
CONGAZODEFENSE
MIELEBAKER
SSEGIANTSSTY
SWANSONDATA
HOWOARTHCARESS
ALEUTOOHTONKA
WEDGIETATUMOAL
HAMAMISACTS
PATTUNEINSHE
AGILEINLET
CLAUDEMOTWRENS
TORNMAKOONEUP
SWAGOLINSALTY
Thu 10/10/2019
PDFSKOIBADRAP
HEALINNAROUSE
OMNINOCHSTEROL
NONPCAOKIANT
ICIHASSLESLES
CREDECKETAT
SEMIEYENEBS
WATCHYOURSTEP
SECSSLOREOS
HITETOGARTY
SAPMOMBASABOO
ALEIOTAPROFS
HOSPALSTAYENTS
INTIMEIKEAGEE
BESTIRNAPLSAT
Sun 9/22/2019 ON THE UP AND UP
DROPCAPBALSAIGGY
ACREAGEBEMOANCOLAS
BASETANREMINDEWASTE
KAPPEARANCESIMMAD
TSOREALIGNTROLLINA
IONIALISAKISSEDANDM
SBENCHTERSEOATWES
ETUDEDURANRKO
PURSERRESINVIOLETS
PELTEVENSCREDOPOW
ESCREVERSEPHONELERA
ATEALITODRONEMEAT
TORNMCLSLOESENDASH
ASHBEAUSGRIEF
LESAPEITSMEPGIRLS
HIGHSPEEDDPISHEAVES
UNONOTSOSASSOONSIN
METOOSTRANSFORMER
PARROTIMPOSESARALEE
RIZZONESTEDENEMIES
POETGROSSDISPELS

Tracy Gray lives in Sparks, Md., near Baltimore, where she and her husband own and operate a lawn-and-landscaping business. She made her Times debut in 2010. Tracy always includes fresh, colorful vocabulary in her puzzles. Her last Sunday one, two years ago, is the only Times crossword ever to contain OVEN TIMER, RIVER THAMES, MALL OF AMERICA, MADAME TUSSAUD'S, QDOBA or LEFT AJAR.

This is her 27th puzzle for The Times.

Mon 8/5/2019
CASTLATHCLASP
ASHEACHYHUMOR
STANTEEMEMPTY
HUDDLEGNOME
ITOARGOWINDUP
NEWTSROSESONE
BAEODISTWIG
SCOURUSERUNTS
POXPATHSYAW
AREONSETLEAFS
SPRAINPAPAREA
GNASHABIDES
CARATHEWNODDS
PRIMEORESTOME
AMBEREDDYAGED
Mon 4/8/2019
ZINGTAUZAPS
ACREGOTHSEXIT
GUACINOUTSEXY
KEVINHART
MOROSEGAYBAR
IMOPANPIPERUE
NEWTHOOHAWINS
AGAROTTERHATE
JANEDOEATFIRST
BETSRYAN
MALEWEBB
DIVERSEHINDLEG
ALEXEDADOOAR
VARYINGDAVINCI
INTENSEAHEADOF
DOSAGESTORMENT
POW Tue 6/12/2018
CLAWMELTHIPPO
OUCHEMIRONTAP
NADAMISOOKAYS
SUCTIONPUMPS
ABIENILMOT
WATERMOCCASINS
SHIRTSBEEURSA
TOREHADPIER
EDDASAMGREATS
PARTYPLATFORMS
STYOAFBOOS
JUSTFORKICKS
GONOWIROCZONE
EMOJIMANEEVEN
EGGONEYESDEED
Sun 10/22/2017 SELFIES
OKSPANDASPODIUMMAA
SATOPIATEEVENSOADS
CHRISTTHEREDEEMERDOS
ALICEAGAINARTWARE
RIVERTHAMESTUTIAMBS
LEIVEGSTRIPECRESS
TOMLINLIMBAINT
ATMMALLOFAMERICAURL
GRETANEVERATESAO
EATINTOETNAITOISTO
WILLIECLUBMEDUBOATS
ONITTWASCABSTATURE
REFRIPAZEALNADAL
NEELITTLEMERMAIDSPY
SHESCAMITBTEST
MOTIFTHROATLEDREC
ORANTHAMTIMESSQUARE
REDTAPEBWANADESEX
ELIJEFFERSONMEMORIAL
LSUAREOLAREVERBETA
SEMRUDELYESPOSAREX
Mon 9/4/2017
PAPADUCKSSPAN
EARPURIAHKARO
WAITSINTHEWINGS
MEHGLEEDUH
RESERVOIRDOGS
OUTTAKELATH
RBIFORTNOOSES
ELMOBBQHIRE
SEEPINSUETGIN
ALESABASHED
MILITARYBRATS
MATACLUSIS
BACKDOORSLIDERS
ACHESNARESEAL
SOYATSLOTORGY
Thu 5/4/2017
YAWPSHATHJAMBS
SNOOPTREEOSOLE
HOLLAMOANASNER
ADVCOLUMNNEGEV
PEEVEDSWABNOD
ESSAOREOALTOID
NARYRARESNO
OLDBLACKICEEGG
FIRLENAWARM
FLARESTEARROAM
AGESTARTUNDRA
TBILLARMISTDAY
ENNIOPAIDAGORA
METERACNEHUNAN
PROSESTEMNYETS
Sun 3/26/2017 MIXED RESULTS
WASPTANKUPLOLCHOP
OSTERSNOOTYODEHALL
WHITEPANTHERSHOWOSLO
SECEDEEELATARIWHIT
SKYCAMRAMENSEDGES
ALOEAMIEDER
ASKEDBADBADLEROYRED
LEONIREINROUSSEAU
EMAILALLDECANTNTH
SINGLETTEARATAMUSES
MALLCOPSTOPGAP
ABBACYLIEGESTENDBAR
PALSPADERUSADIRGE
BRUISERSERIEAKIRA
REDPEOPLEEATERREGAL
HOELUTZSARI
PSEUDOCANSOJUNTAS
AHABKEANURCADRYICE
PARTACLOCKWORKYELLOW
ANTIPOMHEINIEDEERE
WESTINSSATNAVRYES
Wed 1/25/2017
EDAMJABFSTOPS
NILEEMUONHIRE
DAGNABITLAYLOW
SLATESTRIPHSN
HORSEHOCKEY
CORONAOSHEA
HAULSCAMANTIC
ATMSHAZBOTECO
PHONYNOIRGREG
RICCIABASES
OHBARNACLES
SKAMOGULNBCTV
PASSONJEEZALOO
APIARYURLGIRL
MITTENSKISPIT
Mon 9/5/2016
GARBSODSDRUGS
OBOETHRUDEPOT
BAGGYEYESSLATE
ICEAMECHEANTE
GIRLYSKINNYDIP
ASPSOSA
ASTIOPAQUETOM
LOWRISEBUILDING
IWOSTREETITEM
HULAEWE
FLAREGUNSOUIJA
RANGENESCOTEN
ENDITCUTOFFSAW
SCENEARALLUNA
HEDGEPORTUSSR
Tue 6/14/2016
ATBATKATESOFT
WALLSOLAVAVIA
EBOLAZAIRELUNK
SLOTOLEFTLEE
EMILIANOZAPATA
MOCMIXITUP
DICEDINNTINA
ANAEDZWICKOER
NANSCEOERNST
CROUTONINA
EROGENOUSZONES
SEDGEPOOGLEE
TALEEASYDOESIT
ERESSHEADRANO
PSSTPATSESSEN
Sun 12/13/2015 BANDS TOGETHER
AMPLELAPDOGADAGIOS
CAROLONHIREELEGANCE
CHICAGOTRAINNEATIDEA
REMAILALGEBRASTILT
ARRNARCSROOSTFLA
ONEDIRECTIONTRAFFIC
CASEEDYYUCKOGEE
OLEINOASTUTTERROT
YESNODOUBTLEAHRELO
DELTAEAGLESWINGS
AMISTADSELIGSIESTAS
BOSTONCREAMSCENE
CLAYAUSTPOISONFREE
STALWARTBONNYIELD
CUPSZOOMEAUNASA
FUNSMASHINGPUMPKINS
ASEPEETATAPASOHO
LOWESERITREASIGNAL
APTITUDERUSHTHEDOORS
NEONATESITSAGOROUTE
ANNEXEDPHONICOFTEN
Sun 11/8/2015 THREE-PEAT
PATSIESSOMALISURGED
ALUMNAEIDOTOOAGNATE
CONANTHEBARIANMASSON
KNARENDSOLDSANBIT
SESTINASENTECORDIALE
PORARIRANRAGGED
CHIHUAMEXICOJOANN
DODOWELLSBAUMOTOE
STENODEECINNATIREDS
NEATENDOWDIBERIA
SATTRAINEDASSINSREI
CRIMEAOXENCHEETA
ALFASPROUTSPAONORMA
BOYDUTNEOOMPHUIES
MAUNAREPOSSEDCARS
ATLEISUREREFLAH
CHENREPUBLICHAMSALAD
ERAGDSBICLIDSNOLI
TINCUPMISSIPPIMUDPIE
ELNINOINSONGTANGENT
NLEASTAGENDASNOOZES
Thu 10/22/2015
LOLASTILIMITS
OSCRNODUNADON
ALDAMATOSEMITE
NOSCOREATABOIL
CREMECRAMEL
SLOESTANS
NOTPCOCOMECFO
APOTHECRYSSHOP
GEEORCASTAINT
BOSUNFADS
DALECRNEGIE
ARETHASTOMCATS
METEORPOTHOLES
ENBLOCUNTOTAN
SAYSSOPSATOKS
Thu 9/10/2015
STEAKSJAMOLDN
PARLEYFLYVACA
ARISENKASPAROV
SECONDSMERANY
PORTFOLIO
CPANORAFORDP
OUCHMIRERARIN
BLUEHENOBSCENE
SPREEGALEHATS
SALADWITHDOS
SPILLTHEB
OHSUVAHERETIC
PINGPONGSMARTY
ALARTAPDENIES
LOPESISASSORT
Wed 6/10/2015
ANNBETAPAYTO
ROESLAIDOREOS
MEGOROUNDWELTS
YARROWOSTEAL
ROTOUTORROCH
SPINNINGWHE
AFTSSTEMAISIE
TREESOHSPRELL
TOATEERIADAIS
ASTHEWTURNS
RHODEOSTALAG
WALRUSIRENEE
PLEBEROLLINGST
OGLESESSOASTO
PASTSDOUGTEN
Thu 5/7/2015
SAGERASPWASH
YAKOVELHIIDLE
EFILESOAPLION
SENDNATUREEEOC
SOTDEUCEUPE
ABSUALSPAY
CLAPTRAPLOPEZ
TIREICELDTIDY
SPINYSCREENED
TOESDAMGRE
DADEUNTYNIP
ELESGOINGGREEN
RIFTROPERERDS
UVEAAGEDEOLIC
MERLMESSSKEE
Fri 11/28/2014
MAWSTEAMSSET
ADOSHARLEYPRE
JERUSMCROSSRIA
OLDPROHOTLICK
RESINIVANONCE
NOSHESBEGAT
RATETOTNEWSRT
ODECAPECODALL
SMSLOTROISKEE
EILATBARDOT
PSATBINDMYLAR
ASCETICRAMADA
RIOBLACKFRIDAY
KOIABROADELMO
SNLROBOTSESN
Thu 11/13/2014
WORKCOLORATOP
ALIIHAIKUCARS
SEASATEITCITY
PASSESTEASELS
CREDOBAD
BACARDIAAHEDAT
ATOMSURGEEDU
NORGENERALRON
DNAOXEYESERE
BELTWAYSMACKER
INCSTOMA
MAESTRIHARRIS
CORDIONIAFORD
BLEUNBCTVELIA
CLAPGEESEDESK
Sun 9/7/2014 ALL-ENCOMPASSING
RICHETAUPETEAMS
CELLARISWARVACATE
JUNKETSAKELASTOREUP
APAAHASAREOPERLGA
FOULWATHERORSONWLLES
ALLAHZENODELTQUANT
RATSONSVUIDOCUSSES
SUEDINNERSHAH
ASPSOAPEDTETRISOTO
REARENDEDWHICHEVER
TWENWEYAWD
SEASCAPESMISTLETOE
YINORDEALBORNEOERR
EMMAMASERLASH
SCRAMSSUNFEESTASIS
ALEROAPEDUSDAIVANA
BOLLWEVILSDONTSWATIT
EVAELANLEDATOPIDA
RETINALGIRLSIRATELY
SETSTOADWEKRECITE
STEENBETSYENEMY
Tue 5/13/2014
BASHLASSLEFTY
AMIRARCOILIAD
HOTHOTHOTVIBES
INKMEATSEC
AGAINSTTHEWIND
NITEDITOUT
AFTSBALERFRA
WEATHERFORECAST
ELKERUCTATTA
SLEEPINOAS
AINTNOSUNSHINE
GASKNEEDAP
SPRIGCOLDASICE
PIANOORIGTORE
AXMENETTEUTES
Wed 2/5/2014
ROASTSNITCOOP
ECLATHONERUBE
HELLORHIGHWATER
ALFPAHSRIFT
BOOMTHEWALTONS
STRAITENDSEE
CREASEJEST
SHREDDEDWHEAT
OLIOANYHOW
MUDESSERECTS
GREATWHITELARK
ACTALAZYTUE
SOWHATELSEISNEW
ALAEHOBSPRATE
KEYSSNEESAPOR
POW Tue 12/31/2013
AFLACMYBADBHT
LLAMAAERIELEE
LIVINGLARGEINN
SPAOUTSJUNCO
HORATIOALGER
XANADUSKYE
TWIRLPOLEFOB
ROCKETSREDGLARE
ALEHAGSIBIZA
IDOLAVALON
PREMIUMLAGER
LOUPEETTAARF
AIRCHIVASREGAL
GLOUMBERIMAGE
ESSTOMEIPUREE

Everyone understood the theme here, right? There's no answer that explains that each of the five long Across entries ends in some arrangement of the same five letters. An "explainer" is needed only when the theme is more subtle than this.

Thu 6/14/2012
SADMEDICKNOBS
NOEAXIALASCOT
ANASTASIATATAR
REDRUMMIRYATE
WARPSREDANES
FAOELOIBIPEDS
IGOTENNEADS
REDUPISPSERIF
TRACHEASIRE
FOSTERREDSGAD
ILLOGICSAITH
LEINAHSPROTON
MOCHAEARTHTONE
CLEANEVITANCR
REDITREDONRED
Sun 4/29/2012 INFRACTIONS
SPUDGOESGAGACASUIST
PESOUKULELESOVERDUE
ONEGENERATIONLOTIONS
THREEATTIREDWITUT
REDSEADRAWANDONE
HAWKTRIKOIVALFOUR
INONEHEAVENTARSAL
SEVENANACINBAHAI
STEELIESTATTHESTART
SISSYARVOARCSINE
TWPSAKSONEAVENUEROM
ARISTAEFIVECOPSE
DIXIECRATSSOITSEEMS
STYLESHEETSELIOT
ESTATETHEONESENSE
ASSNIREMCASIXREST
MEETONEWAYNOTNOW
EXPTWOTHRACEOILED
LITERALBEETHOVENSONE
ISADORAARMORIESNINE
ATLASESTOSSEDTOTSAR
Wed 11/3/2010
BOTHFITNEVADA
INNOTIMEUNISEX
NETPROFSCOSINE
OERTELTATS
TENNESSEETANS
PALTLCLIE
ABETLAMASTRO
NOVISORSALLOWED
ERECTNCOTOGO
AIGTWPAIR
LEARNERSPERMS
BARBJOEIRA
EUROPECUTITOUT
ERODESUNCLELEO
PARENTRAHRAYS
Wed 9/8/2010
MEGAAPPADLIBS
ALITFEUDETOUR
RAZMATAZJACUZI
CIAMARLBORO
ONRYESERILOFT
SEDERSINGGRE
NICKEDEERIE
CATCHINGSOMEZ
JOLLASTELMO
ASPNIMRETAGS
ZTOPNEWSTERRA
IMITATORTIN
QUIZEDFUZYWUZY
BACALLEPIARLO
SWIZLEREEROYS
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