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Puzzles for July, 2012
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Sun 7/1/2012 YANKEE DOODLE DANDIES
TEMPTSGHANAROAMDEP
ARARATMORANATRAONO
MANILAADMINISTERADS
ICONCALVINCOOLIDGE
ASCENDSDEEFAILMEAD
LAOSSEESTMALIAOBAMA
OTTMIMEMANMULES
NATHANIELHAWTHORNE
ENIACYARSERAJET
URISLIMOATMDEER
BORNONTHEFOURTHOFJULY
ALOTTEAASTAONEI
YEWREADEINVNECK
GEORGESTEINBRENNER
TOEATTOSBEERDNA
ANNLANDERSSWATSTUTU
GEREOONACPIATFIRST
LIONELTRILLINGALMA
IDOMOTONEURONRABBLE
NATMAILAMANAETALIA
ESSADESSPLATASLEEP
Mon 7/2/2012
EXITASWANNAPE
AMOSMEARAOXEN
TATAOLDERHIND
SARTRESARREST
HECAOL
PROUSTSSTUPOR
CHARDISEERAP
OINKHAZESEAVE
BAGWIPEALTER
LESAGESEAGLES
ASHNBA
RACINESCARNIE
JEFFOREOSANTI
EARLTRADEIRAQ
TROYESSESLESS
Tue 7/3/2012
DRAMACLIPLABS
OILERDECOARLO
GOTEAMSTERDRAB
ATRAIDEALIZE
ORRANUTNEVER
WEBSTERBROWSER
LAOSGEENA
SPYWAREHERETIC
FENDIDATA
MINISTERCOOPER
TENORLEANEMT
HACIENDALETS
ADOSYOYOMASTER
NOMEPREPCARGO
EWESDADSTRYON
Wed 7/4/2012
UMPSSTINGSFIB
ABETMRCOOLIRR
RATATOUILLENWA
BUGSLIFEDIV
IMAXTYEPAINE
CNOTESESPN
ANNSIMEONIGET
RESTPIXARENDO
SRTAPOPTOPEGO
EMMYLEGMEN
WORSELOATAOS
ABSTOYSTORY
LEIINCREDIBLES
LYNMYRIADAERO
ESCEXACTSREAP
Thu 7/5/2012
SASQU2CHEX3ING
SWEETPEALEDGER
NEWDEALSARTURO
CLINTVAVA
SAND4DIEMNET
ANAEROBICAMASS
RAPMUSICBRO
AGAINSTDOORONE
SNOZEROINON
MCGEENOCONTEST
ORORAID5AGES
TASEELIAS
ENESCOAMARETTO
LIESONCARESSER
6AKERSSHIFTKEY
Fri 7/6/2012
JIGSAWSNITPICK
AMRADIOBREATHE
MAILMENCANTSAY
ELLIEOCHRE
SILENTKJARHEAD
OVENVIPERURDU
NESTSMITEPEEP
POPPA
OFFSONEAMIKID
LOANTOSCANILE
DRSEUSSKNOCKON
CSTARWHIST
HACKSUPSPEEDTO
ALABAMAFENCEIN
PERYEARCASKETS
Sat 7/7/2012
WINKWINKDEALER
ASONEMANERNANI
ITSANOGOCATNAP
SLEPTAWAITED
TESSINSUMGRAS
ASGOODASGOLD
WACKYNILEVIA
JUNKYSETALECK
USAPOPSSTERE
THETEFLONDON
SURESINUSSTAY
OSMOTICIHOPE
GABLEROLDNORSE
ALEASTNEUROSES
PASSASSIDEDISH
Sun 7/8/2012 MAKE THE CHANGE
COILADOBESPAMTDS
ANNITIRANEENOSCHET
BLINDEDBYDELIGHTREAR
YMCASHONELAUDABLE
BOILSDSWALLOWDEBATE
INCLINEDSTAYKYLBIT
ACAIIBETNRAOMENS
SELLPUTOFFDESCENT
JOETORRESPAZVOTE
UPFORUSAIRLIEKIA
GOINGTHROUGHDEMOTIONS
GRRYOUSNORTONKEY
SEMIGATEENACTING
TEACHTODETESTLOGO
ACTIVYUPSTAGEVER
LOOEPADEPPCRUISERS
QUEENOFDENIALSYSROO
APPSTOREIRREGESPN
ELISLIVETOTELLDETAIL
DECOSCOTGODEEPLIME
ASKANDINSETSODON
Mon 7/9/2012
TOPAZHANGAGEE
OKAPIALOEDUNG
LAWSTUDENTDENY
DYNEROCSETSUP
BANKDEPOSIT
DOTELLOVA
APOLOSAMETARP
NEWSCOMMENTATOR
ANNEUEYSAROMA
STLFLOPPY
RECORDLABEL
AVATARHUTCROP
VENTICEMACHINE
ERTENEAPOATER
STIRKEDSBREAK
Tue 7/10/2012
ATLASSKITOMS
THEREKINGREET
RETARGETSHANEY
ANTRIGHTTOVOTE
FANHUE
ADMITSCROLLSBY
NEALEAHEMDORA
TAXESDIPWATER
ITISLIPOETHAN
CHEESIESTNEEDS
RHOMTS
PROVENANCESEFS
AOLERREEDORGAN
BOARDFARLOOSE
AMYSSRAOESTE
Wed 7/11/2012
FACEHUFFJANDJ
ICONOMARAMARE
SCHOOLPRINCIPAL
CROSBYMEEKAXL
AUSEONZAPS
LETSKELETONKEY
GEENAOTIOSE
TRIOARKPAPP
VENICEACRES
SPANISHMAINIBM
GAPERBINRA
WOOGYPSEARNED
KANSASCITYCHIEF
RHETTACHEENZO
PULSETKOSAGER
Thu 7/12/2012
NCAAHEMIASIGN
BURGAXONECOLI
ADORATIONNYNEX
CIRCLECELINE
WOKTHEDEVILAND
ALAFEDAIDA
TENHUTPSIACME
TIDALTHEINHIS
SCARGADADDAMS
DAUBALEREE
DEEPBLUESEAYON
EARLAPBARTAB
ETNASCONTENDER
DEICEANTENILE
SNEERDYEDASKS
Fri 7/13/2012
STIFLEAYAWN
NOHOLDSBARRED
BUSINESSASUSUAL
SNAREDATITRTE
ANDSDYERROEG
TYPOLETBE
ASISEEITFABIAN
SOTMANSMANCID
HUSHESPODCASTS
ALDENSEEM
NMEXCHITNEHI
TAJNOUNKAELIN
ITALIANDRESSING
EVILSCIENTIST
USETHEFORCE
Sat 7/14/2012
CRAFTFAIRBRACE
OHSUSANNALIPPY
SITZKRIEGISERE
INEZGORPPERCH
NORKONRADSTLO
ESSENSOPUPUAL
DIRRECOURSE
HADAFITRAWNESS
AIRMEDALTED
TRAREPADLOOMS
MEWSRETELLBET
ADULTDEVOHERE
KAPOWERICCARLE
ELOPECOCKAHOOP
RENEEKNEEPANTS
Sun 7/15/2012 "A" TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
BADENFACTSHUTLUI
ALAMOASHEWISHIOARS
AFRICASIARGENTINARUBA
ATLANTALMAATANDORRA
ITDGLINTSLENIENT
IDIOCYOATESWINESAPS
PALHEBHEFMINTTOP
AGOGTEKPANESTEPS
NAVALFADGADPOV
AMERICARIZONALBANIA
ALGERIALABAMARCADIA
ALBERTALAMEDASTORIA
EEWTEDSEZALLEN
SHIRRDOESDIPSILT
HANHEWSBOLLACFLO
ITSADATERANISCARTON
ABUSIVEAEGEANMRE
ALTOONARMENIARALSEA
ANTARCTICALASKANTIGUA
ODERSEWEDMOETOZONE
LSDSADEENDSNESTS
Mon 7/16/2012
MECCABAGSAJAR
AURASEXITSOME
TROPHYWIFESHIN
HOPSEASTAANDE
USSRERIC
GOLDMEDALFLOUR
LANESWOKSUNA
AMYSADELETGIF
MAOTREEPRATT
BLUERIBBONJURY
RAIDNOSE
LETGOOREOLARA
IDOLCROWNROYAL
AGEENCAAEVENT
MESSNARYPESTO
Tue 7/17/2012
DOJODOCKTADA
ALUMDINAHAVEC
MESARATSOBIKE
POTHEADSMOLDER
FAUCETEVE
OSOROMANIAASP
CARGOVANANNA
ERNESTHEMINGWAY
AGODOEROTARU
NEWBLANDLYREP
SEESWEETS
ZITHERSINSEAMS
AMORALIGNEDIE
CHOUTUSHYMARX
KONGEMITSTAY
Wed 7/18/2012
GNASHTRAMLOC
AORTAIANSGINA
SHERMANMANEUVER
HONRHOTRIAL
WALKMANMANUAL
EASTABA
BOUGHTILDIEU
ROMANMANNERISMS
OPALAMTAARON
AYEMEIN
TRUMANMANDATE
AROSEINGWDS
SAMESEXMARRIAGE
PIEDNEINALIEN
SLOORCAWENDT
Thu 7/19/2012
DEPRESSFIESTAS
ONEARTHITSTRUE
RETINAELINEAGE
IRRTASMENDUE
COINSURINGGERM
ATELOOSEN
PULPYTINPLATE
AVAMOIREEMUG
LANDINGSDUETO
DIEOUTAUK
DAMSREINSPECTS
ELITESRASLIT
FINALESMINTIER
ONENESSESTONIA
GESTAPODISTEND
Fri 7/20/2012
ASTROWIFEPYNE
JURORIMAXROAM
AMITOBLAMEORSO
XOXNIMRODTBAR
OTARUMEALY
EMITFISESL
GENERALELECTION
ASSTUPIDASCANBE
NOTESONASCANDAL
EATTNTTADS
EMPTYSAWTO
BOWEATNOONBOA
BRITLOGROLLING
ERTEONEDOUNCE
DOHSEELSWISER
Sat 7/21/2012
HISPANICSPATHS
IMLOVINITCREEP
THEMIKADOBELLA
SOWSOPERSALLY
ALARMSMOS
ALSORANYESMEN
SOLDASISCHATUP
SLIERCAMOCHRE
TAMTAMPAYRAISE
FESTERLOTUSES
TABTAKETO
OLAFVNILEASPS
PALEODREAMBOAT
INLETOBAMACARE
CASTEMYDOGSKIP
Sun 7/22/2012 A.A. MEETINGS
WHILSTOPTSFORMAPPED
CANOLATHEURGEIDOIDO
SICKANDTIARAEDDARNIT
MAITAITRIESONATE
KESTRELEIGHTHS
CHIAPASAHOYSANGRIA
PANZAELISPOTHOTONE
ATTENLANDILLTHEFED
RATDMVGOATSMBAS
HIBACHIADESSOAPERE
UNAHANNAVALRUEEEL
MRTETRERATAINNARDS
BOHRWILCOATMADS
LATINAIAMYEASITSME
EDUCESTWASFLONIKON
BEHAVESPAELLAGRANT
CLARITYDINESEN
REGHEADINGINAGES
ECARTECARDINALASIANS
WHITENANTONYMLARRUP
SENECADAYCAMPSPONGY
Mon 7/23/2012
APSEHASTEAWED
LITEERNIECOVE
OXYGENTANKCREW
HALASIFVERNE
AREASSUCHAPITY
CERTHUNTS
SORTIEDABOVA
THEINVISIBLEMAN
PODALLLATELY
PALMSSECT
FELLAPARTKEATS
SCALPAONEBOA
TONEHINDUDEITY
OLEGASIGNODES
PETETONYSNEMO
Tue 7/24/2012
FAQJAMBARCHER
OSUABOODURANT
RIOBANKBALANCE
MATISSERYES
AGERHYDEHEAL
TORAHBEERBELLY
QATARAIRMEN
UMABIGBIRDSEX
RETAININEED
BOOMBOXESNABOB
SWIMISEESADE
OVENCATHODE
BURNINGBUSHBIT
ESPIEDAREAATL
NOMADSTESTBYE
Wed 7/25/2012
ABDOMENTHREE
SURVIVEDEBEERS
ASSESASSESSSEAS
ROCICHALTA
JILTUPDIKESOY
URIBEEORT
LESSEESELLSEELS
ENTEROVAALLOY
SESTETSETSTESTS
HTSTAZITT
SANSHAVERCEOS
THAIIIIABU
REDDERDEERERRED
ARIETTARUNSOUT
WORDSLETTERS
Thu 7/26/2012
FATETVSPOTVEDA
EQWSREHIREODOR
RUESONACONTINWM
MIRIOUSSICON
INPERPETWMMERLS
OSLOSAYOKSTOP
LBSLOISOAF
DOYOWNDERSTAND
TAUTIERSAG
ATTATHAISFROS
MAPLEIGNISFATWS
BALLSALESTAP
VACWMSEALEDHARE
ISEENAMINGMWMW
NESTSTPETEMASS
Fri 7/27/2012
PEPCIDLACERATE
APASSAGETOINDIA
DISPUTEDBORDERS
USTAARIANELEE
ATONEMENTSSAMI
NERMINTSICIAN
MAPONTOCREDIT
SOLATESPHONENO
ILENESSOONEST
DOPEDDENSELET
EGISCENTERLANE
WISLEADINOMAN
ACTSINDIFFERENT
YALTACONFERENCE
SLEETINGWASTED

This precursor grid containing about 60% of the same fill is instructive because I myself rejected it as having inadequate fill. The movement of a couple black squares to produce the final grid is somewhat surprising feature, IMO.

Sat 7/28/2012
STARDATETAPPAN
PILEITONATHOME
IDITARODMTOSSA
FATMAKEMETTOP
FLOGHARDWON
OATERSABASH
CALORIESCRUSOE
ALIGNEDSEACALF
SELLERCHICKLIT
ASYETLEELEE
WETBARSTOKE
OSHAIMAGEDBEL
SHIRAZMONOGAMY
LITTLEINCLUMPS
ONEHITCELLMATE

SAM: There wasn't really much that "inspired" this puzzle, except for the fact that I wanted to be accepted by the Times. I also wanted to learn how to make a good themeless. Vic, who'd been mentoring me for some time, said we needed to come up with two backbone entries to build a grid around. He chose PHOTOBUCKET, as it was fresh and modern. I came up with GOOGLE EARTH. He designed the grid.

VIC: We split the task of filling the grid, almost literally, down the middle. As always, I was pushing for multiple ILSAs (in-the-language-standalones), and Sam delivered in spades, pushing our count to over 20.

SAM: I clued it all up. Vic tweaked my cluing. Will asked for a slight revision. Vic revised it. I revised his revision. We got accepted. And boom!

VIC: As we write this note (Dec. 2013), Sam has now had eight more puzzles accepted by the Times, including a terrific rebus that was published on 12/13/2012!

Sun 7/29/2012 DEBUT PROMOS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR
ASIAAMUSESGOTOCAMP
IAMSMAGPIEANILAGAR
XRAYMACHINETELEPHONE
IMLATEREFUELMANRAY
ACEIRINAWITAGO
SLOAUDITTOUCHSCREEN
TYPEWRITERHESHE
ORELSADAPEELASPS
WARMEDALHEINZKETCHUP
ASTORIAVEEBAHAMA
AVGHUMANOIDROBOTRAM
GOOSESIDAONALARK
ICECREAMCONESTIRITUP
NEROTEEMWHATFATE
UNITSWALLOUTLET
FERRISWHEELTEENSESS
ANAGOOGLIDEEEL
KENNELBEDLAMOSMIUM
ESCALATORIMAXTHEATER
ICONTAXIEMILIORAGE
TOROENYADELISTSHAQ
Mon 7/30/2012
MICAPERCHSLOG
ANASOLIOSAERO
DARKKNIGHTGNAT
POSEIDONMATCH
PALNEERMANILA
UNITDSTANLEM
NINEMARIO
CAPEDCRUSADER
ALERTEVEN
BISSLYDISITO
ACTIIILUSTLUG
TEASEFALLOVER
MAINBRUCEWAYNE
AGROBERETVEES
NESTSTATSADDS
Tue 7/31/2012
RACESTOMPVOCAB
ANALKENYAIMONA
HARVEYDENTCESAR
TCELLSAINTNICK
WORSHIPOARNIA
AMAITINADOCENT
GISTNOISILY
CHICKENSCRATCH
GONDOLAEHUD
SCHEMESERIFUNO
COEPALENLARGE
RINGADINGDUNNO
INREDCOLLISIONS
MOYERISAACMUTE
SPIKETEMPTETON
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