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Puzzles for February, 2021
with Jim Horne comments

Mon 2/1/2021
APPTYAMAPLUS
FURYMAKESEETO
TRIPALBAKEANU
ESSENTIALWORKER
REMASTERRUG
YESGOTRICH
ASIGNWINOSHA
HOMECOMINGQUEEN
AMMOCUZUPEND
BEARHUGMFA
GELMARIANAS
USMILITARYDRONE
STEALHIVEMIND
DUNNOEMIRERIE
AFUSSMSNDEER
Tue 2/2/2021
HATTONDAPBOP
AIROUTSEGAANA
GRASSHOPPERLDS
LISTREEESTES
MINUSMANONICE
INSPHARDKNOCKS
LEEAYNSTEW
KSTATEHOSERS
SONSYENCEL
CLAYMATIONRONA
DATESACSBETTY
RIOTSNOHASOF
ADDTENNISCOURT
CUDAXISANDREA
KPSROCLESSEN
POW Wed 2/3/2021
PUBSCABSGPS
ISAACOUNCEROI
NONVIOLENCEAPP
GEORGIASFIFTH
ROOMBANINTRO
CRUELBITCOIN
ACTOCASIOANOS
JOHNLEWIS
BIWAATONALSAO
ANEMONEKNACK
DEVILOFFAYES
FREEDOMRIDERS
ATMGOODTROUBLE
TIEALOESSTOOL
SATGARROOPS
Thu 2/4/2021
WELDMEANFAVE
ELOIACAIIVEY
DORAJOHNDEERE
ELLENEINAWL
SALSASPEDWII
ONEIOTAMUSTANG
PAINTITANKH
SCOOPANGST
BARREBRAND
ONEAWEDDING
DISPOSESWEETEN
AMIBAMINSITU
KIDAGEADDIS
SUBMARINEGNAT
TARAIKEANOME
SLRSLEGSSTYX
Fri 2/5/2021
ITSONSEESFIT
NEWDADHAVEAGO
TREETOPERECTED
ERASCROLLRITA
NARCSOILEMIT
DIJONFLOWSTATE
NAVELBUICK
REPARATIONS
RAZORSTOPS
IMALLEARSSCOOP
MOREDELAKILL
PORTATLASTLOU
ALITTLETAGTEAM
CAVEATSPIERCE
THEROOTFASTS
Sat 2/6/2021
LEOMILHEY
INNEEDOFHONE
STEPHANIEHELGA
PECSHERSTORIES
ERABORSCHTBELT
DIRGESTARWARS
CARPSSPOIL
TEACHEARTH
ATLASTIEIN
SATIATEDNANOS
THEWESTWINGDUE
NONONSENSEEFTS
OVERTDISHITOUT
TEAKNERDCORE
ELSDUOTNT
Sun 2/7/2021 NY Times, Sun, Feb 07, 2021 TODDLER TALK
DOCKPOISEPSSTABIT
OPRAHASNERLASHTENS
UTILETAKEAWAYNECHECK
LIMERICKINAFLORAS
ANELEPHANTINTHEWOMB
SOYERASEBODEREK
SWEATWIGDOORSELI
HITWOKBOTTOMNODAWOL
ANNELOUSEWEAKADEPT
DEADHEATCASHSNORES
GETWITCHQUICK
PIVOTSEKESNCAAGAME
IVANVVIESPACERALOE
ZINEHOGTHEWHEELDEAL
ZENSACHAARMUSEBY
ADASTRASALSAOYL
WEEDBETWEENTHELINES
SCHWASLOLAIRALERT
WHISKEYBUSINESSBICEP
AUTOLEONLEVEEYUCCA
GMENLEWDLEASEMOTT
Mon 2/8/2021
JADAMTWTFLPS
EVILCOWARDERA
NOSECMINORTIN
NICEJOBSTRAYED
ADOLYRAHUGOS
MAOASPTOUTS
ORBSHITECHRET
POOHADOREOHSO
PCBTHERMOWASP
SAUNARIAALI
FLINTAFTSRFK
LEAPDAYRAKEDIN
ALTEMOPOPTOTO
OLEMEDUSATWIT
SADRANTSANNS
Tue 2/9/2021
ATOPTOMBFRANK
NINEKNEERANGE
KEEPYOURSHIRTON
ARISESLEEVE
REDINKTWOHAS
ADAOFFSLOUSE
EMAILNOGGIN
HANGONTOYOURHAT
ALIGNSRAISE
TABOOPAYSBOT
ESSLAOENSURE
CITINGPARES
TIGHTENYOURBELT
URIAHTRESEASE
BENDSSORERUED
Wed 2/10/2021
CHICKSCABDATA
HANOICOMEIRIS
ARSONUMPSPEECH
PLOPCLAMOR
EELTRAPTOMCAT
LYEENTERVALVE
OCTNAPOLEON
RANGEBEDFELLOWS
AVERSETODOS
CORESAWMANMAY
ENDSITALEMATE
OBSESSAREA
ICKYNOTESELMOS
LEIANINESTOUT
LOAMDRYSCATTY
Thu 2/11/2021
OTTOGINSILLS
CRANACORNNOLA
COMEDIEDIEFFECT
APPARATSVIEWS
MEARAOBIES
TWELFELFTEPS
ONTHELEFTSLOE
MOERIMCDCMOM
ARABMAHARISHI
NAMANMANAMES
BOASTDINAR
GAYLYIRRITATE
COFFOOTFOOTABLE
AREAROOMSROAD
NEWTEGOSTOSS
Fri 2/12/2021
NBAMVPSPIEHOLE
ISRAELIEMPORIA
PAINTERALISTER
STAIRCASE
RSVPEDOHTOTLC
ELALSWAYEDHOO
SEGATANKIDEAS
PERIDOTEXCEEDS
IVANICHEXRUSE
TENSPHINXBRIT
ESTHACKRAYONS
DOTHEMATH
AMMONIAITSABOY
TORTONILEETIDE
VETERANEDASNER
Sat 2/13/2021
ANGSTYHUESPAT
RESTAURANTKERR
BLUESMUSICINTO
OLIVEMOTHSUFO
RITELIVEHAMUP
SEEZINEGOBBLE
BIZARROWORLD
SNAPATONEDAY
PEERPRESSURE
LARDEDLETSCPR
ARDORSUMSCARE
TOPSUNRACASED
OURSREPROACHES
OTOHGEEYATHINK
NEMOERETEENSY
POW Sun 2/14/2021 NY Times, Sun, Feb 14, 2021 SEALED WITH A KISS
SNARUMPANAMBIORCAS
YOMAMAOXONOUNLEACH
STEFANWISPIESTSISQO
TARTONEALLTHESEQUA
ELISCRLOUSTRANQUIL
MOCSTOPUSNINCBETS
TAPERCHARTERUS
ARESOHYPETORPBR
CAPTAINPAPONSALE
BESEATEDALLIASKCRUS
ARSESVICEVERSACAIRO
NEUTGENERISHUNDRARD
JARETOECOANARCHY
OLYIFIISTOSANAA
OPENFLOORATTAR
NOSETGILLDVISENIT
EXTRACRTSIEGESMAHI
ITATHETAFRERRYATAN
GENIINOTLEASTONIONS
HAZELTAROITERSTLNE
SMARTSTAXREXEAREAL
POW Mon 2/15/2021
HORAACIDCAMARO
OAHUROMAREELED
GRUBISAYERRAND
BUDDYCOPMOVIES
CAREFOES
BARNEYFIFEOMIT
USBTURNPLANON
SUPSBOTREEDATA
KAILUAACAIBAM
LEONMAJORSCALE
NOAMTADS
WHITEHOUSEDOGS
ROSARYSOLEEPIC
INLOVEELSAROKU
TEASESDOERSTEP
Tue 2/16/2021
BADASSALPOACT
EMILIAMOLDWAR
NIPINTHEBUDCPA
ZESTEROSAMOS
SOLIBROTH
STELLAMCCARTNEY
USTOURAUGUR
BEATSMERESORTS
THEPXOHOKAY
ONCEINABLUEMOON
NOIREOATS
RORYMAXIDOLT
ANCCORONACIGAR
MELOMENBEERME
PREBASECOMEBY

Four BEERs and a NOONER? Ms. Fenimore is clearly a BADASS party girl.

Wed 2/17/2021
PEPSIEDGEHIP
APRESECARDANA
RHEAPERLMANTBS
KEGAMANDAPEET
MAYRATIOTA
BEMOANHYENAS
FREUDMIMEOS
FADDIAPERSABU
IMCOOLHERES
MONKEYMIDDLE
OBOERBISET
BANANAPEELNWA
HMOONAPEDESTAL
IANVALORPOLYP
TSOAPESABYSS
Thu 2/18/2021
ECHOASKMEBEEF
LEONSKOALRARE
INTENTIONSITRY
STEREOSSALTS
SELESUIEACCRA
ARSEFINAMORAL
LSATSREMOTE
EMTTVSPOTSWEE
CARTERENIAC
CLEAVECHEALES
OTERIGTIINAWE
GNASHANTITAX
CHOICARTOONIST
BUDSUNCUTESTE
SESHMASSESHED

In the answers below the grid, we have arbitrarily used T for the Across answers and V for the Down ones.

POW Fri 2/19/2021
ALPHAFEMALEEMU
BAHAMAMAMASVAN
ICANTRESISTIDS
TUSKSRODSFLEW
ONESSINENROBE
FADLOLAREAMAP
LAYLOWSCENT
MAAMINKTANK
RANTOVOWELS
ENTHUSEABETOO
DIVERTORBHERB
SPEDRANDBENES
TENCEREALAISLE
ADODEMIGODDESS
RIMSTYLEGUIDES
Sat 2/20/2021
MUSTDOPAYGAP
CARHORNSSKEELO
USSENATEHOTTIP
SCUDWICCANACE
POLPROWCRAY
STARGATESCRONE
ORNOTELIOTS
ITSAYESFROMME
IGOTYAERASE
NUDESPRESEASON
AEONEAVEEPA
YSLOBLIGELAIN
ESIGNSCATWOMAN
ASSUMEENTIRETY
ROTTENSATIRE
Sun 2/21/2021 NY Times, Sun, Feb 21, 2021 KARAOKE BARS
APPEALTHEDOWETCETC
LIOTTAOEDIPALCHACHA
FLUTESFLYMETOTHEMOON
FRUITCUPSREWROTE
HESTEACARLAIOWA
ORODRAINSACIDEMU
LEMMASINGININTHERAIN
IDEALSRKOANDSOARCH
SWEARBYSPAPAMELA
PIUSGOATENTSOATEN
ANGJAILHOUSEROCKHAD
SCALELLOYDERRHERS
THRONERVSONTOPIC
IWONMOUSEPODWITHIT
MONEYMONEYMONEYASAMI
ERMTALCEVADEDMAN
MEATOTHERAAHPLY
CRANIALSTARPUPIL
DANCINGONMYOWNPELOSI
INARUTNOSEDINEVENED
TATAMIITSAGOROASTS
Mon 2/22/2021
CASTANONPETAL
OTTOLIPOAGONY
REARPOEMCOWER
GIMMEABREAKEWE
INPEACEMULL
NSAPEPPERED
EMOTEGOALGALA
RANONCUECSI
INTLHAUSMAKES
EXHIBITSLIL
EUROGASLOGS
KGBOUTOFPOCKET
YEARNAXLEANNA
INLETDEALPOOL
VALVEANTSSWAK
Tue 2/23/2021
ASAPCAFTANPBS
GAGASILENTHOC
EMIRIRONTHRONE
TAUODEONUP
DEADHEADWAIST
ARTISANFIANCEE
BEESSTEAMSSSR
ELTONJOHN
OKCSENDINACTS
CALGARYTINROOF
TRAITWATERLOO
OATSEGOTAB
POTTYMOUTHTERM
UKEEMINEMERIE
SERTANDEMSTOW
POW Wed 2/24/2021
SLAVWHALERAGA
IOWARELAXEXEC
STEPALERTVOLT
DEVILSDOZEN
POTRON
THEWHOLETRUTH
PHONEGARREWED
JAMDELTACOELO
STEWTEETHCEDE
DREADNOUGHT
ONEILLGEISHA
PASTAUFONATAL
TRIPARADOXOWL
ECGSISTINERKO
DONEDASNERMET
Thu 2/25/2021
ATHOSHADESJOG
TRACTEXALTUVA
TONTOALLIEKEG
SUGARFREEAYERS
INERTYOKO
ISNTIMSSTUDIO
MADCOUPSARONG
ALERORUBREUSE
GENEVARAGEBEE
ESTEEMTRYBLTS
FRATARGUE
IPASSREBOUNDED
FAQISUZUAGORA
FLUONERSREWON
YEANORAHDENSE

A simple RegEx will find plenty of DOUBLE DOWNs, but here's a more restricted search that looks at internal duplications, i.e., ones ignoring the first two and last two letters.

Fri 2/26/2021
TACTICIMPASTO
ERRATAGREENCAR
SKYPERLATENEWS
LIFEGIOSVEN
ANOCOMBSEXIST
RAHBAHCEO
SPACETELESCOPES
PUTAFACETOANAME
ARTISTICLICENSE
NEELOAAGO
KENDOENNIOREP
TONYODDCALI
MAINROOMBEAMUP
INONEDAYETRADE
DINEDATTABSET
Sat 2/27/2021
BALLISLIFEHAMM
IMEANTOSAYASEA
TEASERVICEICES
ELSSUEDEFLITS
MIENTTOPLEICA
EASYATRACIAUG
LITALACARTE
STOREDMRKITE
MOONBEAMDEM
ELYASTIRDADAS
TAPASALECTATA
GRIPEMASERNON
ACAIFINEDINING
LANAINONEPIECE
ARONBESTSELLER
Sun 2/28/2021 NY Times, Sun, Feb 28, 2021 CROSSWORD BUFF
TREBEKVALISESDEBONE
OHIOANIMALONEEPIPEN
LENTTOBARELYMANAGING
LASTSEESVAILWEE
OBSESSIVESLEET
BLAMEONMANYMOONSAGO
LADLESTHATTOONOTYET
ANDESROEGDRAGSLEI
DAISRAWRECRUITSWOKS
EINSTEINHADATFIRS
PENNOPINEETON
REINBERETSMIRNOFF
EASTCOMICSTRIPSILER
RICLEWISAINTINDIE
INABITLIVEMASENGINE
EXPOSURETIMECLOSETS
ECASHSOREPOINT
APEESTALUSTREAL
FULLYRECOVEREDICEAXE
ITALIAARISINGSEASON
TONINGRESTDAYTOKENS
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