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Puzzles for March, 2026
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Sun 3/1/2026 Going Down Fast
C	O	C	O	A		A	R	K			C	L	A	M	B	E	R
C	H	I	N	C		H	B	O		S	H	A	R	E	A	C	A	B
S	P	A	M	E	M	A	I	L		K	E	V	I	N	J	O	N	A	S
	L	A	U	R	A			A	L	A	S		S	O	A	N	D	S	O	S
	E	S	T		R	A	I	N	Y		S	E	E	R			O	M	N	I
C	A	S	E			S	M	U	R	F		S	N	A	R	F		A	S	P
U	S	E			C	A	P	T	A	I	N	P		H	A	U	N	T
P	E	T	S	C	A	N	S			N	O	N	A		I	L	O	I	L	O
			P	U	M	A		L	E	G	S		G	A	L	L	E	R	I	A
	A	D	F	E	E		S	A	V	E		T	I	N		B	L	I	P	S
A	L	I		S	L	I	P	P	E	R	Y	S	L	O	P	E		C	O	T
B	E	G	E	T		S	A	D		N	I	K	E		O	A	T	E	S
B	R	I	T	I	S	H	S		H	A	N	S		P	U	R	E
A	T	T	A	C	H		M	A	U	I			C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C
		A	S	K	O	F		T	E	L	E	P	O	R	T			T	I	A
O	W	L		S	W	A	M	I		S	L	I	N	G			P	E	R	M
P	O	D	S			D	O	T	E		B	O	N	E	C		H	E	P
S	E	A	W	A	T	E	R		L	U	A	U			N	E	I	L	L
	S	T	A	T	E	S	E	A	L	S		S	P	I	N	A	L	T	A	P
		A	G	O	N	I	S	T	I	C		L	E	D		C	L	I	N	G
			E	N	D	N	O	T	E			Y	A	K		H	Y	P	E	S

A recent Sunday puzzle used IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE to have answers fall off a cliff. Today's puzzle accomplishes a similar effect with a SLIPPERY SLOPE.

The color symbols (a green circle, a blue square, one black diamond and a pair of black diamonds) indicate to skiers how difficult the run is. Each HILL is successively steeper.

– puzzle by Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic

Mon 3/2/2026
D	I	T	C	H		S	C	A	N		C	L	A	M
I	D	A	H	O		L	I	N	E		R	E	P	O
F	O	R	E	S	H	A	D	O	W		A	T	O	P
			S	E	I	N	E			A	I	S	L	E
A	P	R	S		S	T	R	I	K	E	G	O	L	D
R	O	O	M	S				F	A	R		N	O	S
E	N	T	O	M	B		A	S	B	A	D
	G	I	V	E	A	S	H	O	U	T	O	U	T
			E	A	R	N	S		L	E	C	H	E	S
P	A	S		G	O	A				S	T	O	R	K
A	C	T	I	O	N	P	L	A	N		O	H	M	Y
R	U	R	A	L			A	R	E	A	R
A	T	O	M		T	I	M	B	E	R	W	O	L	F
D	E	N	S		H	O	B	O		C	H	A	I	R
E	R	G	O		U	S	S	R		H	O	K	E	Y

Umpires do yell STRIKE (25-Across). Starting this year, Major League Baseball will be using robo-umps to help make those calls. Should be interesting.

– puzzle by Leslie Benson

Tue 3/3/2026
M	A	S	A	L	A		E	L	M		A	C	R	I	D
E	S	P	I	E	S		S	O	U		S	H	E	R	A
S	T	I	R	T	H	E	P	O	T		S	I	T	A	R
A	R	T	S		I	A	N		A	M	I	R	I	T	E
S	O	S		G	E	T	U	P	T	O	S	P	E	E	D
		B	L	U	R			A	I	N	T
S	L	A	P	S			L	I	N	K			T	E	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	H	I	N	G	S	F	I	R	S	T
O	P	S			R	U	E	S			R	O	U	T	S
				S	A	S	S			P	O	N	E
S	T	R	E	T	C	H	L	I	M	O	S		C	B	D
T	O	O	L	A	T	E		H	O	T		O	R	E	O
U	N	D	E	R		S	H	O	W	E	R	G	I	F	T
N	I	E	C	E		U	M	P		N	O	R	M	I	E
S	C	O	T	S		P	O	E		T	W	E	E	T	S

STIR, GET UP, STRETCH, and then SHOWER. The day begins...

– puzzle by Drew Schmenner

Wed 3/4/2026
T	A	M	P	A		E	S	P		A	R	T	O	O
A	R	I	E	S		A	K	A		L	E	A	K	Y
R	I	S	E	S		S	I	P		T	A	K	I	S
T	A	S	K		H	Y	P	E	D		P	E	S	T
A	N	T		C	U	T	A	R	U	G		T	E	E
R	A	H		D	R	I	B	L	E	T		H	E	R
		E	T	S		G	E	E		O	R	E
S	U	M	O		C	E	A	S	E		E	C	O	N
E	S	A	I		A	R	T	S	Y		C	A	M	E
C	A	R	L	O	T				E	V	O	K	E	S
S	A	K	E	B	A	R		E	L	E	M	E	N	T
			T	I	L	E		D	E	E	M
P	U	L	L	S	O	M	E	S	T	R	I	N	G	S
M	A	Y	I		G	I	V	E	S		T	Y	P	O
S	E	E	D			T	E	L			S	C	A	B

The italicized clues look like what you see in Puns and Anagrams puzzles, but these are different. Each ___ indicates removing an item similar to others in the list.

"Pay for play" is tricky misdirection. It assumes you mistyped "pay" when you meant "play". To "cut a rug" is an expression from decades ago that means to dance. (My favorite old-time dance expression is to"scuff the parquet." Why did that ever go out of style?)

– puzzle by Wayne Bergman

Thu 3/5/2026
	S	L	O	M	O		M	A	M	A		B	A	H
S	H	A	P	E	R		O	N	U	S		E	G	O
H	O	M	E	E	C		J	E	D	I		S	R	A
O	V	E	R	T		R	O	W		D	R	I	E	R
R	E	S		S	E	E			P	E	A	L	E	D
E	L	A	L		S	C	A	L	A		M	E	T	E
			I	T	T		D	I	S	H		N	O	R
		E	V	E		P	R	E		E	N	T
A	L	I		N	A	T	E		I	R	E
V	I	N	S		T	A	P	I	N		S	T	A	R
I	N	S	O	L	E			A	G	S		A	L	E
A	E	T	N	A		C	O	N		T	A	B	L	E
T	U	E		D	A	R	K		H	O	R	S	E	S
E	P	I		L	I	A	R		O	N	E	E	Y	E
S	S	N		E	M	M	A		T	E	S	T	S

Sometimes you need to put, or at least imagine, something in the black squares.

In this case, you'll gradually discover that, to match the clues, you'll have to add a single letter into several "dark" squares. When you're done, you'll notice the added letters spell HORSES. Dark horses indeed!

How common is black-square insertion? Here are 33 other examples.

– puzzle by Hanh Huynh

Fri 3/6/2026
S	T	A	R	T	B	U	T	T	O	N		P	P	S
A	E	R	I	A	L	P	H	O	T	O		I	R	E
L	E	T	S	D	O	L	U	N	C	H		P	I	X
T	U	S	K		V	I	D	S		O	P	E	N	S
S	P	Y		F	I	N	D				R	O	T	H
			P	E	A	K	E	D		F	A	R	R	O
		G	E	S	T		D	A	T	I	N	G	U	P
	P	O	T	T	E	R		B	A	L	K	A	N
C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C		X	M	E	N
A	R	D	O	R		W	O	O	D	E	D
K	A	T	O				W	H	O	D		Y	E	P
E	V	E	R	S		S	L	E	D		C	E	D	E
P	I	E		L	I	V	I	N	G	L	A	R	G	E
A	D	T		I	C	E	C	R	E	A	M	B	A	R
N	A	H		P	I	N	K	Y	S	W	E	A	R	S

Nice first impression at 1-Across.

– puzzle by Adrian Johnson

Sat 3/7/2026
C	A	R	D	S	H	A	R	K		S	T	E	R	N
S	T	A	R	P	O	W	E	R		H	E	L	I	O
P	O	C	O	A	P	O	C	O		R	A	B	B	I
O	N	E	L		E	L	A	N		E	M	O	J	I
T	E	S	L	A	S		L	A	N	D		W	O	N
				C	O	W	L		O	S	I	R	I	S
F	I	N	A	L		A	S	A	P		T	O	N	I
A	M	I	N	U	T	S		M	E	R	L	O	T	S
C	A	G	Y		W	H	I	M		E	L	M	S	T
E	N	H	A	L	O		N	O	O	N
P	I	T		A	S	S	T		D	O	T	T	E	D
A	D	M	I	T		L	E	A	D		I	O	N	E
L	I	A	N	E		O	M	N	I	V	E	R	S	E
M	O	R	O	N		S	P	I	T	I	T	O	U	T
S	T	E	N	T		H	O	L	Y	M	O	S	E	S

Fritz Juhnke invented the Crossword Flow formula. He explains his thinking in this blog post.

This grid is an interesting example. Lots of open space in the corners pushes up the flow value, but the spiderweb around the DOTTED middle squares drags it down.

XWord Info has lots of stats, like flow, that can be calculated mathematically, such as word count, block count, open squares, Scrabble average, Freshness, and so on. I include them because I find them interesting, but it should go without saying that high or low values in any of those metrics don't correlate well with whether the puzzle is any good or not.

At 62-Across, IONE is central to electIONEering.

– puzzle by Fritz Juhnke

Sun 3/8/2026 Join Together
A	T	T	A	C	H		A	T	B	A	T						A	L	D	I	S
H	O	A	G	I	E		S	H	A	P	E	D				S	P	E	E	D	O
I	O	D	I	N	E		K	E	Y	G	R	I	P		S	W	E	A	T	E	R
			T	E	L	L		R	W	A	N	D	A		A	I	R	V	E	N	T
A	T	E	A	M		I	H	E	A	R		S	L	O	P	P	I	E	S	T
L	A	M		A	T	L	A	S	T		M	O	L	D		E	T	A	T
I	B	M		S	R	I	R	A	C	H	A		E	A	T	S	I	T
B	O	A	S		O	U	R		H	A	L	F	T	W	O		F	I	F	T	H
I	O	W	A		N	O	I	R		M	A	I		A	N	I		P	R	I	E
		A	D	O		K	E	E	N		L	E	G		I	C	I		I	N	D
I	N	T	E	R	N	A	T	I	O	N	A	L	W	O	M	E	N	S	D	A	Y
S	I	S		A	I	L		D	R	Y		D	E	C	O		A	H	A
S	N	O	G		N	A	W		M	O	C		N	O	R	A		A	K	I	N
A	A	N	D	M		N	O	H	A	N	D	S		N	R	C		W	A	D	E
			A	R	R	I	V	E		G	R	A	I	N	I	E	R		H	E	R
		L	Y	R	E		E	L	M	O		G	L	O	S	S	Y		L	A	V
	M	E	M	O	R	A	N	D	A		C	A	I	R	O		E	C	O	L	E
M	E	G	A	B	I	T		U	N	P	A	C	K		N	U	B	S
O	N	E	T	O	G	O		P	E	R	R	I	E	R		N	E	P	A	L	I
M	O	N	E	T	S				D	O	T	T	I	E		D	E	A	L	E	R
A	N	D	S	O						S	A	Y	T	O		O	R	N	A	T	E

Brava!

For you kids, CD-R is a Recordable Compact Disc. Data gets literally burned onto it with a laser.

– puzzle by Kelly Richardson

Mon 3/9/2026
U	R	S	A			S	T	E	A	M		A	W	W
N	A	T	O		C	O	U	L	D	A		P	R	E
F	I	E	L	D	H	O	C	K	E	Y		P	A	T
E	S	P		O	I	N	K			A	G	E	N	T
D	I	S	A	R	M		S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E
	N	O	S	I	E	R		U	P	S	E	L	L	S
		N	O	T		O	G	R	E			S	E	T
			F	O	S	T	E	R	D	O	G
A	B	C			T	I	M	E		B	U	S
L	E	A	D	S	O	N		T	B	O	N	E	S
B	E	R	R	Y	P	I	E		R	I	S	E	U	P
E	F	R	E	M			X	M	A	S		H	B	O
R	I	O		B	E	S	T	A	C	T	R	E	S	S
T	E	T		O	R	I	O	L	E		I	R	I	S
A	R	S		L	A	D	L	E			G	E	N	E

A tribute to Sally, Emma, Jodie, and Halle — all Best Actress Oscar winners.

– puzzle by Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels

Tue 3/10/2026
U	S	B		O	P	T			F	R	I	L	L	S
M	A	R	I	N	E	R			L	A	C	E	U	P
P	R	I	M	E	R	I	B		I	D	U	N	N	O
S	I	T	H			M	A	O	R	I		O	A	T
		I	O	T	A		B	A	T	O	N
F	A	S	T	B	R	E	A	K		D	A	N	A
A	S	H		S	I	N	G			J	T	I	L	E
D	A	R	T		A	D	H	O	C		E	C	O	N
S	N	A	R	F			A	F	A	R		K	E	Y
	A	J	A	R		E	N	T	R	Y	V	I	S	A
			M	E	T	R	O		B	E	A	M
A	D	O		S	H	R	U	B			M	I	S	O
M	U	R	P	H	Y		J	U	M	P	O	N	I	T
O	N	Z	O	O	M			S	E	A	S	A	L	T
S	K	O	P	J	E			T	N	T		J	L	O

In English, it's unusual for words to end with J. This grid has five Down answers that are phonetically J LO. That is, J is at the lowest (bottom) part of the answer.

– puzzle by Daniel Bodily

Wed 3/11/2026
C	O	M	M	A		C	S	P	A	N		A	S	K
A	H	E	A	D		O	P	E	R	A		T	I	N
P	O	S	T	I	T	N	O	T	E	S		O	N	O
		S	E	N	A	T	O	R			S	L	A	W
T	R	I			P	E	N	I	C	I	L	L	I	N
C	O	A	R	S	E				O	N	E
M	A	N	E	T		E	L	A	P	S	E	D
	M	I	C	R	O	W	A	V	E	O	V	E	N
		C	H	I	N	E	S	E		L	E	T	U	P
			A	P	U				B	E	S	E	T	S
S	I	L	L	Y	P	U	T	T	Y			C	S	I
O	V	A	L			N	E	A	R	E	S	T
L	O	T		S	E	R	E	N	D	I	P	I	T	Y
A	R	T		A	M	E	N	D		R	E	V	U	E
R	Y	E		T	O	P	S	Y		E	D	E	N	S

Four inventions that were discovered while their inventors were looking for something else. Read RECHALL as REC HALL.

As I was Going to St. Ives

– puzzle by John Guzzetta

Thu 3/12/2026
A	R	C	A	D	E		E	R	S		S	U	E	Z
M	A	H	L	E	R		C	O	T		A	F	R	O
B	R	A	I	N	A		H	A	R	D	C	O	R	E
L	E	N	T	O		L	O	S	A	E	S
E	R	G		T	A	O		T	N	T		F	U	R
		E	V	E	N	T	S		G	O	T	A	N	A
P	E	L	E		G	T	O		E	X	U	L	T	S
O	M	A	N		E	A	S	E	L		C	L	I	P
S	A	N	D	A	L		A	D	O		C	E	L	S
S	I	E	S	T	A		D	I	V	E	I	N
E	L	S		O	D	D		T	E	N		A	C	T
			S	N	A	R	E	S		C	A	N	O	E
P	U	R	E	E	V	I	L		M	O	R	G	U	E
U	N	I	X		I	N	S		O	R	I	E	N	T
B	O	D	Y		S	K	A		W	E	A	L	T	H

The theme is FALLEN ANGELS, and three Across answers follow an ANGEL falling down before completing the rest of the Across letters.

BR + ANGEL + INA = BRANGELINA
LOS + ANGEL + ES = LOS ANGELES
T + ANGEL + O = TANGELO

– puzzle by Joe Marquez

Fri 3/13/2026
B	U	S	L	O	A	D				C	O	R	G	I
I	N	T	E	R	N	E	T		P	A	R	E	R	S
S	L	A	P	B	A	S	S		E	N	A	M	E	L
H	A	Y	E	S		S	H	O	R	E	L	I	N	E
O	D	O	R		F	E	I	N	T	S		N	A	T
P	E	N		L	O	R	R	E			A	D	D	S
			B	E	N	T	T	H	E	K	N	E	E
		P	O	E	T	S	C	O	R	N	E	R
	J	A	C	K	S	P	A	R	R	O	W
P	A	R	K			O	N	S	E	T		S	I	T
A	V	E		P	H	O	N	E	D		H	E	M	I
C	A	N	Y	O	U	N	O	T		K	E	S	H	A
E	S	T	A	T	E		N	O	F	I	L	T	E	R
R	E	A	L	T	Y		S	W	I	N	G	E	R	A
S	A	L	L	Y				N	E	G	A	T	E	S

Top guns? Great clue.

– puzzle by James McCarron and Rachel Souza

Sat 3/14/2026
B	R	A	Y		W	H	I	G		R	E	C	U	R
L	O	C	A	L	H	E	R	O		A	G	A	P	E
T	W	O	H	E	A	D	E	D		G	O	T	T	A
	B	L	O	T	T	Y		F	S	U		H	U	D
T	O	Y	O	T	A		T	E	E		O	A	R	S
B	A	T	S		B	R	E	A	S	T	P	I	N
A	T	E		M	O	O	N	R	A	K	E	R
			P	A	U	L	S	I	M	O	N
		B	E	L	T	L	I	N	E	S		B	F	F
	P	O	L	L	I	W	O	G	S		S	O	U	R
T	R	O	T		S	I	N		T	U	N	D	R	A
W	O	K		E	M	T		A	R	R	A	Y	S
I	N	T	O	W		H	O	T	E	L	P	O	O	L
S	T	O	R	E		I	N	T	E	S	T	I	N	E
T	O	K	E	S		T	E	A	T		O	L	A	Y

Sun 3/15/2026 History Course
A	B	O	D	E			C	O	N	S	U	L		C	R	I	B	B	E	D
I	E	F	I	X	E		E	L	A	P	S	E		R	O	M	A	I	N	E
D	E	F	J	A	M		D	I	V	I	N	D		A	M	P	H	O	R	A
		C	O	M	A		I	V	E	R		G	O	Y	A			P	I	G
A	N	O	N		I	D	L	E			L	E	M	O	N	J	U	I	C	E
H	O	L	M		L	O	L	O		M	O	R	E	L		A	S	C	H
H	I	O	U	T		N	A	I	L	I	T		N	A	I	V	E
	A	R	S	E	N	E		L	I	D	S				G	A	R	L	I	C
			T	A	L	E	S		V	D	A	Y		G	A	S		E	C	O
	S	T	A	R	R		O	R	E	L		O	S	U			A	V	O	N
T	H	U	R		B	E	W	A	R	E	T	H	E	I	S		N	E	N	E
B	A	L	D			A	S	I		M	E	O	W		R	A	C	E	S
S	R	I		B	A	T		R	E	A	P		N	O	T	C	H
P	E	P	P	E	R				P	R	E	P		C	A	R	O	L	S
			L	A	M	B	S		I	C	E	A	G	E		E	V	I	T	A
	B	R	E	R		L	A	R	C	H		R	O	A	R		Y	A	R	D
B	R	E	A	D	C	U	B	E	S			M	O	N	O		P	R	I	S
R	I	S			T	E	E	D		P	L	E	B		A	M	A	L
E	D	I	T	O	R	S		A	T	E	A	S	E		R	E	S	I	S	T
E	G	G	Y	O	L	K		C	A	E	S	A	R		K	A	T	A	N	A
S	E	N	S	O	R	Y		T	O	K	E	N	S			D	E	R	I	D

March 15 falls on a Sunday this year. A great opportunity for this multi-layer theme. Use this puzzle to both learn some history and make a great salad.

– puzzle by Miranda Kany

Mon 3/16/2026
I	M	O	P	E	N		W	H	I	R		B	A	T
N	E	B	U	L	A		W	A	C	O		A	I	R
A	D	I	N	F	I	N	I	T	U	M		D	O	E
P	I	T	T		F	Y	I			A	M	P	L	E
T	A	P	S		S	U	I	G	E	N	E	R	I	S
		A	O	C				S	P	O	T
M	A	G	N	U	M	O	P	U	S		A	G	O	G
D	I	E		P	O	R	T	I	O	N		A	N	Y
S	D	S	U		P	O	S	T	M	O	R	T	E	M
			P	E	E	N				W	E	E
Q	U	I	D	P	R	O	Q	U	O		P	A	S	T
A	S	D	O	I			U	R	L		A	G	U	A
T	A	I		L	A	T	I	N	L	O	V	E	R	S
A	G	O		O	P	A	L		A	V	E	N	G	E
R	E	M		G	E	N	T		S	I	S	T	E	R

Tue 3/17/2026
S	O	F	A		C	O	L	A			S	T	O	I	C
A	N	I	L		O	T	I	S		R	H	O	N	D	A
G	I	R	L	S	C	O	U	T	C	O	O	K	I	E	S
A	T	S	T	A	K	E		R	U	B		Y	O	D	A
			H	S	T		M	A	D	I	S	O	N
	S	A	U	S	A	G	E	L	I	N	K		B	A	D
T	Y	V	M		I	A	N				I	M	A	G	E
A	R	A	B		L	S	D	T	A	B		O	G	R	E
D	U	N	S	T				O	I	L		V	E	E	R
A	P	T		H	I	G	H	P	R	O	F	I	L	E
		G	L	O	R	I	E	S		G	R	E
A	C	A	I		O	L	A		A	P	A	C	H	E	S
T	E	R	M	I	N	A	L	L	Y	O	N	L	I	N	E
O	D	D	I	T	Y		T	E	E	S		I	R	O	N
M	E	E	T	S			H	O	S	T		P	E	S	T

Wed 3/18/2026
N	Y	M	P	H		C	L	A	I	M			C	T	A
P	O	L	L	O		O	U	I	J	A		L	O	O	N
R	U	B	Y	T	U	E	S	D	A	Y		A	V	O	N
				P	A	N	T		M	A	G	N	E	T	O
	C	A	N	O	E			B	E	N	I	G	N	L	Y
C	A	R	E	T		A	N	O	S		M	U	S	E	S
A	S	I	A		B	L	E	W		E	M	O
T	H	A	T	D	B	E	W	O	N	D	E	R	F	U	L
			F	A	Q		T	U	T	U		O	A	K	S
Q	U	I	R	K		R	O	T	H		N	U	K	E	D
U	N	B	E	A	T	E	N			P	O	S	E	S
A	R	E	A	R	U	G		H	A	R	P
T	E	A	K		B	A	B	Y	F	O	R	M	U	L	A
R	A	M	S		E	L	O	P	E		O	A	R	E	D
E	D	S			R	E	N	E	W		B	I	N	G	O

If your BINGO card is missing something from the B column, you might give a shout when you hear the sounds hidden in these answers:

RUBY TUESDAY (B-2)
BENIGNLY (B-9)
THAT'D BE WONDERFUL (B-1)
UNBEATEN (B-10)
BABY FORMULA (B-4)

– puzzle by Adam Vincent

Thu 3/19/2026
T	A	X	D	O	D	G	E		D	N	A	L	A	B
A	L	B	A	N	I	A	N		E	U	R	O	P	A
F	O	O	D	L	E	S	S		I	N	S	O	N	G
T	E	X	A	S		H	U	G	S		E	K	E	S
			I	D	S		R	O	M	A	N	I	A
R	A	G	S		A	P	E	D		L	A	G
I	F	A	T	A	L	L		T	A	I	L	E	N	D
N	A	Y		N	E	E		I	R	K		T	E	D
G	R	A	N	D	M	A		E	M	E	R	I	T	A
		N	E	O		S	I	R	I		E	T	S	Y
	S	T	O	R	M	E	D		E	T	A
B	A	H	N		A	S	I	A		E	L	I	T	E
O	M	E	G	A	S		O	F	F	S	I	D	E	S
W	O	M	A	C	K		C	R	O	S	S	E	S	T
L	A	S	S	E	S		Y	O	G	A	M	A	T	S

Remove the first and last letters (the sides) from the theme answers to match the clues. The first (shaded) letters spell FRIES and the last (circled) letters spell SALAD — two common side dishes.

FOODLESS → OODLES
ROMANIA → OMANI
IF AT ALL → FATAL
EMERITA → MERIT
STORMED → TORME

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Fri 3/20/2026
A	S	A	P		H	A	S	A	N		S	H	O	D
G	A	M	E	R	E	F	U	G	E		H	O	P	I
G	L	U	T	E	N	F	R	E	E		O	M	E	N
I	T	S	A	S	N	A	P		D	I	N	E	R	O
E	Y	E		C	A	I	R	O		M	E	S	A	S
			B	U	S	R	I	D	E	S		A	C	A
	P	E	L	E			S	O	W		A	L	O	U
J	U	S	T	S	O	W	E	R	E	C	L	E	A	R
A	B	C	S		L	A	P			O	U	S	T
C	T	O		S	A	T	A	N	I	S	M
K	R	O	N	E		T	R	A	M	P		M	O	O
P	I	T	I	E	S		T	E	L	L	S	A	L	L
O	V	E	N		A	M	I	N	O	A	C	I	D	S
T	I	R	E		G	O	E	A	S	Y	O	N	M	E
S	A	S	S		A	S	S	E	T		T	E	E	N

Sat 3/21/2026
I	B	E	A	M	S			S	L	E	U	T	H	S
G	E	T	S	E	T		I	W	A	N	T	O	U	T
L	O	C	K	E	R		N	E	X	T	T	I	M	E
O	W	E		T	A	S	T	E		S	E	L	M	A
O	U	T	S		Y	E	E	T	S		R	E	E	K
S	L	E	E	T		C	R	A	P	S		T	D	S
	F	R	E	E	R	U	N	N	I	N	G
		A	R	M	O	R	E	D	C	A	R	S
			S	P	L	I	T	S	E	C	O	N	D
S	H	Y		S	E	T	T	O		K	O	O	N	S
T	I	E	D		S	Y	R	U	P		M	W	A	H
A	R	G	U	E		L	O	R	A	X		E	T	A
T	O	O	K	T	H	E	L		L	E	A	D	E	N
I	N	D	E	N	I	A	L		E	N	L	I	S	T
C	O	S	S	A	C	K			D	A	I	N	T	Y

From Wikipedia: Parkour is a training discipline focused on efficiently navigating obstacles in urban or natural environments by running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting. Originating from French military training, its goal is to move from point A to B as quickly and efficiently as possible using only the human body.

– puzzle by Boaz Moser

Sun 3/22/2026 Sound It Out
D	A	R	E		A	M	P	L	E		T	O	M	B	S			S	A	P
A	P	E	X		B	E	R	E	T		U	B	E	R	X		D	O	D	O
I	N	S	T	R	U	M	E	N	T		B	E	T	A	S		E	T	A	L
S	E	T	R	A	T	E	S		A	R	E	Y	O	U	W	I	T	H	M	E
Y	A	R	E	N		S	S	N		E	P	S	O	N		L	E	I	S
		A	M	I	D		K	O	A	L	A				M	I	S	S	A	L
Q	U	I	E	T	Q	U	I	T	T	I	N	G		C	U	E	T	I	P	S
U	R	N	S		E	S	T	A	T	E		E	N	D	E	D		S	P	A
A	D	E		E	D	U			A	F	F	A	I	R	S		S	I	L	T
D	U	D	E	D		R	A	D		S	O	R	T		L	O	T	T	E
			B	A	B	Y	B	I	B		B	E	E	L	I	N	E
	S	H	A	M	E		L	O	E	B		D	R	Y		I	M	S	E	T
S	T	U	N		S	E	E	D	L	E	T			I	T	T		O	A	R
A	R	M		T	E	R	R	E		S	E	M	A	N	A		F	U	S	E
T	E	A	S	E	T	S		S	I	T	T	I	N	G	P	R	E	T	T	Y
S	A	N	T	A	S				Q	B	E	R	T		S	E	T	H
	M	B	A	S		L	O	T	T	O		A	I	D		L	L	A	M	A
S	E	E	S	E	Y	E	T	O	E	Y	E		M	A	F	I	O	S	O	S
I	D	I	E		A	V	O	W	S		A	T	O	M	I	C	C	I	T	Y
Z	I	N	S		R	E	M	I	T		S	I	N	U	S		K	A	T	E
E	N	G			N	E	I	N	S		E	G	Y	P	T		S	N	O	T

Mon 3/23/2026
S	C	A	R		A	S	P	S		C	A	M	P
N	A	M	E		R	E	E	K		A	T	O	L	L
A	B	E	V	I	G	O	D	A		R	A	T	I	O
P	A	N		T	O	U	R		H	E	R	O	E	S
S	L	I	M	E		L	O	V	E	B	I	R	D	S
		T	E	M	P			I	R	E
P	A	I	R		I	H	O	P		A	R	I	A	S
E	X	E	C	U	T	I	V	E	B	R	A	N	C	H
R	E	S	I	N		N	A	R	Y		I	C	E	E
				S	A	D			E	A	S	E
M	O	V	I	E	B	U	F	F		G	E	N	T	S
O	P	E	R	A	S		L	A	T	E		T	I	P
S	T	R	U	T		W	E	I	R	D	V	I	B	E
S	I	D	L	E		A	C	R	E		E	V	I	L
	N	E	E	D		S	K	Y	E		T	E	A	L

The letters of VIBE are WEIRD (shuffled) in the four sets of circles.

– puzzle by Matthew Luter

Tue 3/24/2026
F	I	S	H		D	U	E	L	S		S	H	O	P
I	D	L	E		A	N	G	E	R		P	I	N	A
L	E	O	N	A	R	D	O	D	A	V	I	N	C	I
L	A	W		T	K	O	S			E	N	T	E	R
		D	R	A	W			I	T	S	Y
C	L	A	U	D	E	M	O	N	E	T		I	R	S
O	W	N	S		B	U	N	K	E	R		M	E	H
M	O	C	H	I		D	E	S		Y	U	C	C	A
M	R	E		M	Y	R	I	A	D		R	O	O	K
A	D	D		P	A	U	L	C	E	Z	A	N	N	E
			B	R	Y	N			S	E	L	F
P	A	T	I	O			A	N	T	S		U	S	E
S	T	A	R	V	I	N	G	A	R	T	I	S	T	S
S	T	U	D		P	I	A	N	O		R	E	A	P
T	A	T	S		S	T	R	A	Y		E	D	G	Y

Wed 3/25/2026
S	A	F	A	R	I			L	A	S	T	B	U	S
O	G	R	E	I	S	H		O	M	A	H	A	N	S
U	S	E	R	F	E	E		S	O	L	I	C	I	T
		D	O	T	E	R		T	R	A	N	K
O	C	D				E	M	I				I	L	K
R	A	Y	S		O	W	I	N	G		A	N	O	N
A	P	S	O		V	E	R	N	E		S	T	Y	E
T	O	R	N		A	G	R	E	E		S	H	O	E
O	N	E	S		L	O	E	W	S		T	E	L	L
R	E	V				A	N	Y				H	A	S
		E	W	I	N	G		O	B	A	M	A
A	M	N	E	S	I	A		R	E	L	A	B	E	L
N	E	G	R	O	N	I		K	A	T	N	I	S	S
S	L	E	E	K	E	N			T	A	S	T	E	D

Thu 3/26/2026
A	B	H	O	R		K	A	P	O	W		Y	E	A
M	O	A	N	A		E	N	O	K	I		O	M	S
P	O	L	E	G	R	E	T	I	S	T		H	I	E
S	P	F		T	O	N	I				K	O	N	A
			F	A	L	L	C	R	A	N	E	H	E	S
G	E	T	U	G	L	Y		E	C	O	N	O	M	Y
I	M	I	N				D	I	E	T
G	O	L	D	E	T	E	R	N	R	I	E	V	E	R
				T	H	I	S				C	O	L	A
S	P	A	R	T	A	N		E	M	A	I	L	M	E
M	A	R	H	A	W	K	L	B	E	R	G
A	R	C	O				E	A	S	T		O	U	I
R	I	A		F	L	I	P	T	H	E	B	I	R	D
T	A	D		R	E	N	E	E		R	I	N	G	O
S	H	E		Y	E	A	R	S		Y	O	K	E	L

Four birds in shaded squares need to be flipped (reversed) to match the clues.

– puzzle by Alex Murphy

Fri 3/27/2026
J	U	S	T	F	O	R	S	H	O	W		I	G	A
I	N	T	H	E	F	U	T	U	R	E		D	I	T
B	R	A	I	N	F	R	E	E	Z	E		O	R	A
J	O	B	S		S	A	N	Y	O		B	U	L	L
A	L	L	O	K		L	O	S		B	U	B	B	A
B	L	E	N	D	S				H	U	S	T	O	N
			E	R	O	T	I	C	A	R	T	I	S	T
T	M	I		A	B	I	T	O	D	D		T	S	A
H	A	M	O	M	E	L	E	T	T	E	S
A	R	M	B	A	R				O	N	A	T	I	P
T	R	E	E	S		M	A	C		S	M	O	R	E
A	I	R	Y		P	A	R	E	R		M	O	A	N
W	A	S		D	O	N	T	R	U	B	I	T	I	N
A	G	E		A	R	G	U	E	D	A	C	A	S	E
Y	E	S		N	E	A	R	S	I	G	H	T	E	D

Sat 3/28/2026
S	W	I	F	T		K	I	L	O	W	A	T	T
C	A	N	O	E		A	R	E	W	E	C	O	O	L
A	Z	U	R	E		M	E	D	I	A	H	Y	P	E
L	O	R	E	T	T	A		G	E	N		P	D	A
P	O	N	I	E	S		L	E	S		P	O	O	F
			G	R	A	T	E	R		D	R	O	L	L
P	I	O	N		P	O	O	L	N	O	O	D	L	E
A	N	O		C	R	O	N	I	E	S		L	A	T
I	T	L	L	B	E	F	I	N	E		H	E	R	S
S	H	O	E	S		A	D	E	S	T	E
L	E	N	D		E	R	S		O	R	A	C	L	E
E	N	G		M	P	G		S	N	O	R	L	A	X
Y	E	T	T	O	C	O	M	E		U	S	U	R	P
S	W	E	A	R	O	N	I	T		T	A	N	G	O
	S	A	U	N	T	E	R	S		S	Y	K	E	S

XWord Info happens to run on the cloud infrastructure called AZURE. ("Part of a blues collection?")

– puzzle by Katie Hoody

Sun 3/29/2026 Roundabouts
A	T	M	O	S	T		A	C	T		P	D	F		A	S	G	A	R	D
T	H	A	T	S	O		S	L	R		R	E	O		T	E	E	P	E	E
T	I	N	H	A	T		T	O	I	L	I	N	G		B	I	T	O	F	F
A	N	G	E	L	A		O	N	V	A	C	A	Y		A	L	T	L	I	T
	G	A	R	G	L	E		A	I	M	E	D		M	Y	F	O	O	T
				I		D	A	L	A	I	L	A	M	A		N
M	A	R	T		N	E	T		A	N	I		B	U	T		O	C	K	S
U	T	E		I		R	E	D	P	A	N	D	A	S		T		O	N	E
T	A	T		A	O	L		A	P	N	E	A		E	P	I		P	E	E
T	R	A	I	L	H	E	A	D		O		R	A	R	E	G	A	S	E	S
S	I	G	N	A	L		B	A	L		O	T	S		R	I	F	E	S	T
			C	R	O	N	U	S		L		H	A	N	K	E	R
A	L	C	A	T	R	A	Z		A	G	E		D	O	I	G	O	T	T	A
L	E	E			D	M	Z		C	O	D		A	D	E			E	E	L
M	A	R	I	L	Y	N		S	A	W	U	P		D	R	A	G	N	E	T
A	S	A	N	A		I		M	I	N	C	E		E		M	O	A	N	A
		M	I	C	H		L	O	B		A	R	M		G	N	A	C
W	H	I	T	E		E		R	E	C	T	O		A		E	D	I	T	S
I	O	S		S	I	L	V	E	R	L	I	N	I	N	G	S		O	O	H
N	O	T		U	C	L	A		R	I	O		R	I	O	T		U	F	O
E	T	S		P	E	E	N		Y	O	N		E	S	P	Y		S	U	E

I'll explain the first traffic circle. The rest work identically.

37-Across is Convenience Store, so MART.
For 48-Down, go back to MART and take the first exit to get MARTIAL ART
For 40-Across, go back to MART and take the second exit (picking up the I from exit 1) to get MARTINET
For 4-DOWN, go back to MART and go up the third exit (picking up the I and N) to get MARTINI GLASS

This gimmick will especially confuse solvers in countries where you drive on the left-hand side.

– puzzle by Michael and Oliver Schlossberg

Mon 3/30/2026
S	C	A	N		E	L	I		R	A	D	I	U	M
A	S	T	I		M	A	N		E	V	E	N	S	O
T	I	M	E	S	I	N	K		L	E	A	S	E	D
			C	I	R	C	U	L	A	R	F	I	L	E
B	I	D	E	N		E	P	I	C			D	E	S
O	R	E		E	E	L		D	E	E	P	E	S	T
B	E	A	U		G	O	T			L	A	S	S	O
		D	R	U	G	T	R	A	F	F	I	C
M	E	W	L	S			E	L	L		R	O	O	K
O	N	E	S	E	E	D		L	Y	E		O	W	E
M	C	I			D	R	I	B		R	E	P	L	Y
B	A	G	G	A	G	E	C	L	A	I	M
A	S	H	A	M	E		B	A	C	K	E	D	U	P
S	E	T	T	E	R		M	C	A		R	O	S	E
A	S	S	E	S	S		S	K	I		Y	E	A	R

The revealer is things that might be backed up: SINK, FILE, TRAFFIC, and CLAIM.

– puzzle by Gary Cee

Tue 3/31/2026
H	O	L	S	T		W	A	T	T	S		U	T	E
O	N	A	I	R		A	S	A	H	I		P	I	N
M	Y	S	T	I	C	R	I	V	E	R		T	A	E
E	X	E	S		R	E	F	E	R		N	O	R	M
			K	O	I			R	A	N	A	W	A	Y
M	A	G	I	C	M	O	U	N	T	A	I	N
A	L	A		D	E	A	N			W	A	G	E	R
L	O	S	S		A	R	I	A	L		D	I	R	E
T	O	G	A	S			O	M	E	N		R	I	M
		U	N	C	A	N	N	Y	V	A	L	L	E	Y
H	A	Z	Y	I	P	A			E	G	O
O	R	Z	O		P	E	E	V	E		L	M	A	O
K	E	L		F	A	N	T	A	S	Y	L	A	N	D
U	N	E		A	L	A	R	M		R	O	U	N	D
M	A	R		B	L	E	E	P		S	P	I	E	S

In Crossword Fiend comments, Evan Birnholz pointed out several differences between the online version of this puzzle (which I have reproduced here) and the print version. Presumably, the size constraints in print required tighter clues.

19A
PDF: ___ Bo (exercise regimen)
Online: ___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes)

39A
PDF: Basic typeface
Online: Typeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess

54A
PDF: Freudian topic
Online: Mediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology

2D:
PDF: Banded mineral
Online: Banded mineral seen at many a street fair

8D:
PDF: Taphouse
Online: Establishment where a D&D party might refuel and pick up new leads

– puzzle by Ryan Patrick Smith

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72 ms

C	O	C	O	A		A	R	K			C	L	A	M	B	E	R
C	H	I	N	C		H	B	O		S	H	A	R	E	A	C	A	B
S	P	A	M	E	M	A	I	L		K	E	V	I	N	J	O	N	A	S
	L	A	U	R	A			A	L	A	S		S	O	A	N	D	S	O	S
	E	S	T		R	A	I	N	Y		S	E	E	R			O	M	N	I
C	A	S	E			S	M	U	R	F		S	N	A	R	F		A	S	P
U	S	E			C	A	P	T	A	I	N	P		H	A	U	N	T
P	E	T	S	C	A	N	S			N	O	N	A		I	L	O	I	L	O
			P	U	M	A		L	E	G	S		G	A	L	L	E	R	I	A
	A	D	F	E	E		S	A	V	E		T	I	N		B	L	I	P	S
A	L	I		S	L	I	P	P	E	R	Y	S	L	O	P	E		C	O	T
B	E	G	E	T		S	A	D		N	I	K	E		O	A	T	E	S
B	R	I	T	I	S	H	S		H	A	N	S		P	U	R	E
A	T	T	A	C	H		M	A	U	I			C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C
		A	S	K	O	F		T	E	L	E	P	O	R	T			T	I	A
O	W	L		S	W	A	M	I		S	L	I	N	G			P	E	R	M
P	O	D	S			D	O	T	E		B	O	N	E	C		H	E	P
S	E	A	W	A	T	E	R		L	U	A	U			N	E	I	L	L
	S	T	A	T	E	S	E	A	L	S		S	P	I	N	A	L	T	A	P
		A	G	O	N	I	S	T	I	C		L	E	D		C	L	I	N	G
			E	N	D	N	O	T	E			Y	A	K		H	Y	P	E	S

D	I	T	C	H		S	C	A	N		C	L	A	M
I	D	A	H	O		L	I	N	E		R	E	P	O
F	O	R	E	S	H	A	D	O	W		A	T	O	P
			S	E	I	N	E			A	I	S	L	E
A	P	R	S		S	T	R	I	K	E	G	O	L	D
R	O	O	M	S				F	A	R		N	O	S
E	N	T	O	M	B		A	S	B	A	D
	G	I	V	E	A	S	H	O	U	T	O	U	T
			E	A	R	N	S		L	E	C	H	E	S
P	A	S		G	O	A				S	T	O	R	K
A	C	T	I	O	N	P	L	A	N		O	H	M	Y
R	U	R	A	L			A	R	E	A	R
A	T	O	M		T	I	M	B	E	R	W	O	L	F
D	E	N	S		H	O	B	O		C	H	A	I	R
E	R	G	O		U	S	S	R		H	O	K	E	Y

M	A	S	A	L	A		E	L	M		A	C	R	I	D
E	S	P	I	E	S		S	O	U		S	H	E	R	A
S	T	I	R	T	H	E	P	O	T		S	I	T	A	R
A	R	T	S		I	A	N		A	M	I	R	I	T	E
S	O	S		G	E	T	U	P	T	O	S	P	E	E	D
		B	L	U	R			A	I	N	T
S	L	A	P	S			L	I	N	K			T	E	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	H	I	N	G	S	F	I	R	S	T
O	P	S			R	U	E	S			R	O	U	T	S
				S	A	S	S			P	O	N	E
S	T	R	E	T	C	H	L	I	M	O	S		C	B	D
T	O	O	L	A	T	E		H	O	T		O	R	E	O
U	N	D	E	R		S	H	O	W	E	R	G	I	F	T
N	I	E	C	E		U	M	P		N	O	R	M	I	E
S	C	O	T	S		P	O	E		T	W	E	E	T	S

T	A	M	P	A		E	S	P		A	R	T	O	O
A	R	I	E	S		A	K	A		L	E	A	K	Y
R	I	S	E	S		S	I	P		T	A	K	I	S
T	A	S	K		H	Y	P	E	D		P	E	S	T
A	N	T		C	U	T	A	R	U	G		T	E	E
R	A	H		D	R	I	B	L	E	T		H	E	R
		E	T	S		G	E	E		O	R	E
S	U	M	O		C	E	A	S	E		E	C	O	N
E	S	A	I		A	R	T	S	Y		C	A	M	E
C	A	R	L	O	T				E	V	O	K	E	S
S	A	K	E	B	A	R		E	L	E	M	E	N	T
			T	I	L	E		D	E	E	M
P	U	L	L	S	O	M	E	S	T	R	I	N	G	S
M	A	Y	I		G	I	V	E	S		T	Y	P	O
S	E	E	D			T	E	L			S	C	A	B

	S	L	O	M	O		M	A	M	A		B	A	H
S	H	A	P	E	R		O	N	U	S		E	G	O
H	O	M	E	E	C		J	E	D	I		S	R	A
O	V	E	R	T		R	O	W		D	R	I	E	R
R	E	S		S	E	E			P	E	A	L	E	D
E	L	A	L		S	C	A	L	A		M	E	T	E
			I	T	T		D	I	S	H		N	O	R
		E	V	E		P	R	E		E	N	T
A	L	I		N	A	T	E		I	R	E
V	I	N	S		T	A	P	I	N		S	T	A	R
I	N	S	O	L	E			A	G	S		A	L	E
A	E	T	N	A		C	O	N		T	A	B	L	E
T	U	E		D	A	R	K		H	O	R	S	E	S
E	P	I		L	I	A	R		O	N	E	E	Y	E
S	S	N		E	M	M	A		T	E	S	T	S

S	T	A	R	T	B	U	T	T	O	N		P	P	S
A	E	R	I	A	L	P	H	O	T	O		I	R	E
L	E	T	S	D	O	L	U	N	C	H		P	I	X
T	U	S	K		V	I	D	S		O	P	E	N	S
S	P	Y		F	I	N	D				R	O	T	H
			P	E	A	K	E	D		F	A	R	R	O
		G	E	S	T		D	A	T	I	N	G	U	P
	P	O	T	T	E	R		B	A	L	K	A	N
C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C		X	M	E	N
A	R	D	O	R		W	O	O	D	E	D
K	A	T	O				W	H	O	D		Y	E	P
E	V	E	R	S		S	L	E	D		C	E	D	E
P	I	E		L	I	V	I	N	G	L	A	R	G	E
A	D	T		I	C	E	C	R	E	A	M	B	A	R
N	A	H		P	I	N	K	Y	S	W	E	A	R	S

C	A	R	D	S	H	A	R	K		S	T	E	R	N
S	T	A	R	P	O	W	E	R		H	E	L	I	O
P	O	C	O	A	P	O	C	O		R	A	B	B	I
O	N	E	L		E	L	A	N		E	M	O	J	I
T	E	S	L	A	S		L	A	N	D		W	O	N
				C	O	W	L		O	S	I	R	I	S
F	I	N	A	L		A	S	A	P		T	O	N	I
A	M	I	N	U	T	S		M	E	R	L	O	T	S
C	A	G	Y		W	H	I	M		E	L	M	S	T
E	N	H	A	L	O		N	O	O	N
P	I	T		A	S	S	T		D	O	T	T	E	D
A	D	M	I	T		L	E	A	D		I	O	N	E
L	I	A	N	E		O	M	N	I	V	E	R	S	E
M	O	R	O	N		S	P	I	T	I	T	O	U	T
S	T	E	N	T		H	O	L	Y	M	O	S	E	S

A	T	T	A	C	H		A	T	B	A	T						A	L	D	I	S
H	O	A	G	I	E		S	H	A	P	E	D				S	P	E	E	D	O
I	O	D	I	N	E		K	E	Y	G	R	I	P		S	W	E	A	T	E	R
			T	E	L	L		R	W	A	N	D	A		A	I	R	V	E	N	T
A	T	E	A	M		I	H	E	A	R		S	L	O	P	P	I	E	S	T
L	A	M		A	T	L	A	S	T		M	O	L	D		E	T	A	T
I	B	M		S	R	I	R	A	C	H	A		E	A	T	S	I	T
B	O	A	S		O	U	R		H	A	L	F	T	W	O		F	I	F	T	H
I	O	W	A		N	O	I	R		M	A	I		A	N	I		P	R	I	E
		A	D	O		K	E	E	N		L	E	G		I	C	I		I	N	D
I	N	T	E	R	N	A	T	I	O	N	A	L	W	O	M	E	N	S	D	A	Y
S	I	S		A	I	L		D	R	Y		D	E	C	O		A	H	A
S	N	O	G		N	A	W		M	O	C		N	O	R	A		A	K	I	N
A	A	N	D	M		N	O	H	A	N	D	S		N	R	C		W	A	D	E
			A	R	R	I	V	E		G	R	A	I	N	I	E	R		H	E	R
		L	Y	R	E		E	L	M	O		G	L	O	S	S	Y		L	A	V
	M	E	M	O	R	A	N	D	A		C	A	I	R	O		E	C	O	L	E
M	E	G	A	B	I	T		U	N	P	A	C	K		N	U	B	S
O	N	E	T	O	G	O		P	E	R	R	I	E	R		N	E	P	A	L	I
M	O	N	E	T	S				D	O	T	T	I	E		D	E	A	L	E	R
A	N	D	S	O						S	A	Y	T	O		O	R	N	A	T	E

U	R	S	A			S	T	E	A	M		A	W	W
N	A	T	O		C	O	U	L	D	A		P	R	E
F	I	E	L	D	H	O	C	K	E	Y		P	A	T
E	S	P		O	I	N	K			A	G	E	N	T
D	I	S	A	R	M		S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E
	N	O	S	I	E	R		U	P	S	E	L	L	S
		N	O	T		O	G	R	E			S	E	T
			F	O	S	T	E	R	D	O	G
A	B	C			T	I	M	E		B	U	S
L	E	A	D	S	O	N		T	B	O	N	E	S
B	E	R	R	Y	P	I	E		R	I	S	E	U	P
E	F	R	E	M			X	M	A	S		H	B	O
R	I	O		B	E	S	T	A	C	T	R	E	S	S
T	E	T		O	R	I	O	L	E		I	R	I	S
A	R	S		L	A	D	L	E			G	E	N	E

U	S	B		O	P	T			F	R	I	L	L	S
M	A	R	I	N	E	R			L	A	C	E	U	P
P	R	I	M	E	R	I	B		I	D	U	N	N	O
S	I	T	H			M	A	O	R	I		O	A	T
		I	O	T	A		B	A	T	O	N
F	A	S	T	B	R	E	A	K		D	A	N	A
A	S	H		S	I	N	G			J	T	I	L	E
D	A	R	T		A	D	H	O	C		E	C	O	N
S	N	A	R	F			A	F	A	R		K	E	Y
	A	J	A	R		E	N	T	R	Y	V	I	S	A
			M	E	T	R	O		B	E	A	M
A	D	O		S	H	R	U	B			M	I	S	O
M	U	R	P	H	Y		J	U	M	P	O	N	I	T
O	N	Z	O	O	M			S	E	A	S	A	L	T
S	K	O	P	J	E			T	N	T		J	L	O

C	O	C	O	A		A	R	K			C	L	A	M	B	E	R
C	H	I	N	C		H	B	O		S	H	A	R	E	A	C	A	B
S	P	A	M	E	M	A	I	L		K	E	V	I	N	J	O	N	A	S
	L	A	U	R	A			A	L	A	S		S	O	A	N	D	S	O	S
	E	S	T		R	A	I	N	Y		S	E	E	R			O	M	N	I
C	A	S	E			S	M	U	R	F		S	N	A	R	F		A	S	P
U	S	E			C	A	P	T	A	I	N	P		H	A	U	N	T
P	E	T	S	C	A	N	S			N	O	N	A		I	L	O	I	L	O
			P	U	M	A		L	E	G	S		G	A	L	L	E	R	I	A
	A	D	F	E	E		S	A	V	E		T	I	N		B	L	I	P	S
A	L	I		S	L	I	P	P	E	R	Y	S	L	O	P	E		C	O	T
B	E	G	E	T		S	A	D		N	I	K	E		O	A	T	E	S
B	R	I	T	I	S	H	S		H	A	N	S		P	U	R	E
A	T	T	A	C	H		M	A	U	I			C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C
		A	S	K	O	F		T	E	L	E	P	O	R	T			T	I	A
O	W	L		S	W	A	M	I		S	L	I	N	G			P	E	R	M
P	O	D	S			D	O	T	E		B	O	N	E	C		H	E	P
S	E	A	W	A	T	E	R		L	U	A	U			N	E	I	L	L
	S	T	A	T	E	S	E	A	L	S		S	P	I	N	A	L	T	A	P
		A	G	O	N	I	S	T	I	C		L	E	D		C	L	I	N	G
			E	N	D	N	O	T	E			Y	A	K		H	Y	P	E	S

D	I	T	C	H		S	C	A	N		C	L	A	M
I	D	A	H	O		L	I	N	E		R	E	P	O
F	O	R	E	S	H	A	D	O	W		A	T	O	P
			S	E	I	N	E			A	I	S	L	E
A	P	R	S		S	T	R	I	K	E	G	O	L	D
R	O	O	M	S				F	A	R		N	O	S
E	N	T	O	M	B		A	S	B	A	D
	G	I	V	E	A	S	H	O	U	T	O	U	T
			E	A	R	N	S		L	E	C	H	E	S
P	A	S		G	O	A				S	T	O	R	K
A	C	T	I	O	N	P	L	A	N		O	H	M	Y
R	U	R	A	L			A	R	E	A	R
A	T	O	M		T	I	M	B	E	R	W	O	L	F
D	E	N	S		H	O	B	O		C	H	A	I	R
E	R	G	O		U	S	S	R		H	O	K	E	Y

M	A	S	A	L	A		E	L	M		A	C	R	I	D
E	S	P	I	E	S		S	O	U		S	H	E	R	A
S	T	I	R	T	H	E	P	O	T		S	I	T	A	R
A	R	T	S		I	A	N		A	M	I	R	I	T	E
S	O	S		G	E	T	U	P	T	O	S	P	E	E	D
		B	L	U	R			A	I	N	T
S	L	A	P	S			L	I	N	K			T	E	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	H	I	N	G	S	F	I	R	S	T
O	P	S			R	U	E	S			R	O	U	T	S
				S	A	S	S			P	O	N	E
S	T	R	E	T	C	H	L	I	M	O	S		C	B	D
T	O	O	L	A	T	E		H	O	T		O	R	E	O
U	N	D	E	R		S	H	O	W	E	R	G	I	F	T
N	I	E	C	E		U	M	P		N	O	R	M	I	E
S	C	O	T	S		P	O	E		T	W	E	E	T	S

T	A	M	P	A		E	S	P		A	R	T	O	O
A	R	I	E	S		A	K	A		L	E	A	K	Y
R	I	S	E	S		S	I	P		T	A	K	I	S
T	A	S	K		H	Y	P	E	D		P	E	S	T
A	N	T		C	U	T	A	R	U	G		T	E	E
R	A	H		D	R	I	B	L	E	T		H	E	R
		E	T	S		G	E	E		O	R	E
S	U	M	O		C	E	A	S	E		E	C	O	N
E	S	A	I		A	R	T	S	Y		C	A	M	E
C	A	R	L	O	T				E	V	O	K	E	S
S	A	K	E	B	A	R		E	L	E	M	E	N	T
			T	I	L	E		D	E	E	M
P	U	L	L	S	O	M	E	S	T	R	I	N	G	S
M	A	Y	I		G	I	V	E	S		T	Y	P	O
S	E	E	D			T	E	L			S	C	A	B

	S	L	O	M	O		M	A	M	A		B	A	H
S	H	A	P	E	R		O	N	U	S		E	G	O
H	O	M	E	E	C		J	E	D	I		S	R	A
O	V	E	R	T		R	O	W		D	R	I	E	R
R	E	S		S	E	E			P	E	A	L	E	D
E	L	A	L		S	C	A	L	A		M	E	T	E
			I	T	T		D	I	S	H		N	O	R
		E	V	E		P	R	E		E	N	T
A	L	I		N	A	T	E		I	R	E
V	I	N	S		T	A	P	I	N		S	T	A	R
I	N	S	O	L	E			A	G	S		A	L	E
A	E	T	N	A		C	O	N		T	A	B	L	E
T	U	E		D	A	R	K		H	O	R	S	E	S
E	P	I		L	I	A	R		O	N	E	E	Y	E
S	S	N		E	M	M	A		T	E	S	T	S

S	T	A	R	T	B	U	T	T	O	N		P	P	S
A	E	R	I	A	L	P	H	O	T	O		I	R	E
L	E	T	S	D	O	L	U	N	C	H		P	I	X
T	U	S	K		V	I	D	S		O	P	E	N	S
S	P	Y		F	I	N	D				R	O	T	H
			P	E	A	K	E	D		F	A	R	R	O
		G	E	S	T		D	A	T	I	N	G	U	P
	P	O	T	T	E	R		B	A	L	K	A	N
C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C		X	M	E	N
A	R	D	O	R		W	O	O	D	E	D
K	A	T	O				W	H	O	D		Y	E	P
E	V	E	R	S		S	L	E	D		C	E	D	E
P	I	E		L	I	V	I	N	G	L	A	R	G	E
A	D	T		I	C	E	C	R	E	A	M	B	A	R
N	A	H		P	I	N	K	Y	S	W	E	A	R	S

C	A	R	D	S	H	A	R	K		S	T	E	R	N
S	T	A	R	P	O	W	E	R		H	E	L	I	O
P	O	C	O	A	P	O	C	O		R	A	B	B	I
O	N	E	L		E	L	A	N		E	M	O	J	I
T	E	S	L	A	S		L	A	N	D		W	O	N
				C	O	W	L		O	S	I	R	I	S
F	I	N	A	L		A	S	A	P		T	O	N	I
A	M	I	N	U	T	S		M	E	R	L	O	T	S
C	A	G	Y		W	H	I	M		E	L	M	S	T
E	N	H	A	L	O		N	O	O	N
P	I	T		A	S	S	T		D	O	T	T	E	D
A	D	M	I	T		L	E	A	D		I	O	N	E
L	I	A	N	E		O	M	N	I	V	E	R	S	E
M	O	R	O	N		S	P	I	T	I	T	O	U	T
S	T	E	N	T		H	O	L	Y	M	O	S	E	S

A	T	T	A	C	H		A	T	B	A	T						A	L	D	I	S
H	O	A	G	I	E		S	H	A	P	E	D				S	P	E	E	D	O
I	O	D	I	N	E		K	E	Y	G	R	I	P		S	W	E	A	T	E	R
			T	E	L	L		R	W	A	N	D	A		A	I	R	V	E	N	T
A	T	E	A	M		I	H	E	A	R		S	L	O	P	P	I	E	S	T
L	A	M		A	T	L	A	S	T		M	O	L	D		E	T	A	T
I	B	M		S	R	I	R	A	C	H	A		E	A	T	S	I	T
B	O	A	S		O	U	R		H	A	L	F	T	W	O		F	I	F	T	H
I	O	W	A		N	O	I	R		M	A	I		A	N	I		P	R	I	E
		A	D	O		K	E	E	N		L	E	G		I	C	I		I	N	D
I	N	T	E	R	N	A	T	I	O	N	A	L	W	O	M	E	N	S	D	A	Y
S	I	S		A	I	L		D	R	Y		D	E	C	O		A	H	A
S	N	O	G		N	A	W		M	O	C		N	O	R	A		A	K	I	N
A	A	N	D	M		N	O	H	A	N	D	S		N	R	C		W	A	D	E
			A	R	R	I	V	E		G	R	A	I	N	I	E	R		H	E	R
		L	Y	R	E		E	L	M	O		G	L	O	S	S	Y		L	A	V
	M	E	M	O	R	A	N	D	A		C	A	I	R	O		E	C	O	L	E
M	E	G	A	B	I	T		U	N	P	A	C	K		N	U	B	S
O	N	E	T	O	G	O		P	E	R	R	I	E	R		N	E	P	A	L	I
M	O	N	E	T	S				D	O	T	T	I	E		D	E	A	L	E	R
A	N	D	S	O						S	A	Y	T	O		O	R	N	A	T	E

U	R	S	A			S	T	E	A	M		A	W	W
N	A	T	O		C	O	U	L	D	A		P	R	E
F	I	E	L	D	H	O	C	K	E	Y		P	A	T
E	S	P		O	I	N	K			A	G	E	N	T
D	I	S	A	R	M		S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E
	N	O	S	I	E	R		U	P	S	E	L	L	S
		N	O	T		O	G	R	E			S	E	T
			F	O	S	T	E	R	D	O	G
A	B	C			T	I	M	E		B	U	S
L	E	A	D	S	O	N		T	B	O	N	E	S
B	E	R	R	Y	P	I	E		R	I	S	E	U	P
E	F	R	E	M			X	M	A	S		H	B	O
R	I	O		B	E	S	T	A	C	T	R	E	S	S
T	E	T		O	R	I	O	L	E		I	R	I	S
A	R	S		L	A	D	L	E			G	E	N	E

U	S	B		O	P	T			F	R	I	L	L	S
M	A	R	I	N	E	R			L	A	C	E	U	P
P	R	I	M	E	R	I	B		I	D	U	N	N	O
S	I	T	H			M	A	O	R	I		O	A	T
		I	O	T	A		B	A	T	O	N
F	A	S	T	B	R	E	A	K		D	A	N	A
A	S	H		S	I	N	G			J	T	I	L	E
D	A	R	T		A	D	H	O	C		E	C	O	N
S	N	A	R	F			A	F	A	R		K	E	Y
	A	J	A	R		E	N	T	R	Y	V	I	S	A
			M	E	T	R	O		B	E	A	M
A	D	O		S	H	R	U	B			M	I	S	O
M	U	R	P	H	Y		J	U	M	P	O	N	I	T
O	N	Z	O	O	M			S	E	A	S	A	L	T
S	K	O	P	J	E			T	N	T		J	L	O

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Puzzles for March, 2026 with Jim Horne comments

Puzzles for March, 2026
with Jim Horne comments

C	O	C	O	A		A	R	K			C	L	A	M	B	E	R
C	H	I	N	C		H	B	O		S	H	A	R	E	A	C	A	B
S	P	A	M	E	M	A	I	L		K	E	V	I	N	J	O	N	A	S
	L	A	U	R	A			A	L	A	S		S	O	A	N	D	S	O	S
	E	S	T		R	A	I	N	Y		S	E	E	R			O	M	N	I
C	A	S	E			S	M	U	R	F		S	N	A	R	F		A	S	P
U	S	E			C	A	P	T	A	I	N	P		H	A	U	N	T
P	E	T	S	C	A	N	S			N	O	N	A		I	L	O	I	L	O
			P	U	M	A		L	E	G	S		G	A	L	L	E	R	I	A
	A	D	F	E	E		S	A	V	E		T	I	N		B	L	I	P	S
A	L	I		S	L	I	P	P	E	R	Y	S	L	O	P	E		C	O	T
B	E	G	E	T		S	A	D		N	I	K	E		O	A	T	E	S
B	R	I	T	I	S	H	S		H	A	N	S		P	U	R	E
A	T	T	A	C	H		M	A	U	I			C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C
		A	S	K	O	F		T	E	L	E	P	O	R	T			T	I	A
O	W	L		S	W	A	M	I		S	L	I	N	G			P	E	R	M
P	O	D	S			D	O	T	E		B	O	N	E	C		H	E	P
S	E	A	W	A	T	E	R		L	U	A	U			N	E	I	L	L
	S	T	A	T	E	S	E	A	L	S		S	P	I	N	A	L	T	A	P
		A	G	O	N	I	S	T	I	C		L	E	D		C	L	I	N	G
			E	N	D	N	O	T	E			Y	A	K		H	Y	P	E	S

D	I	T	C	H		S	C	A	N		C	L	A	M
I	D	A	H	O		L	I	N	E		R	E	P	O
F	O	R	E	S	H	A	D	O	W		A	T	O	P
			S	E	I	N	E			A	I	S	L	E
A	P	R	S		S	T	R	I	K	E	G	O	L	D
R	O	O	M	S				F	A	R		N	O	S
E	N	T	O	M	B		A	S	B	A	D
	G	I	V	E	A	S	H	O	U	T	O	U	T
			E	A	R	N	S		L	E	C	H	E	S
P	A	S		G	O	A				S	T	O	R	K
A	C	T	I	O	N	P	L	A	N		O	H	M	Y
R	U	R	A	L			A	R	E	A	R
A	T	O	M		T	I	M	B	E	R	W	O	L	F
D	E	N	S		H	O	B	O		C	H	A	I	R
E	R	G	O		U	S	S	R		H	O	K	E	Y

M	A	S	A	L	A		E	L	M		A	C	R	I	D
E	S	P	I	E	S		S	O	U		S	H	E	R	A
S	T	I	R	T	H	E	P	O	T		S	I	T	A	R
A	R	T	S		I	A	N		A	M	I	R	I	T	E
S	O	S		G	E	T	U	P	T	O	S	P	E	E	D
		B	L	U	R			A	I	N	T
S	L	A	P	S			L	I	N	K			T	E	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	H	I	N	G	S	F	I	R	S	T
O	P	S			R	U	E	S			R	O	U	T	S
				S	A	S	S			P	O	N	E
S	T	R	E	T	C	H	L	I	M	O	S		C	B	D
T	O	O	L	A	T	E		H	O	T		O	R	E	O
U	N	D	E	R		S	H	O	W	E	R	G	I	F	T
N	I	E	C	E		U	M	P		N	O	R	M	I	E
S	C	O	T	S		P	O	E		T	W	E	E	T	S

T	A	M	P	A		E	S	P		A	R	T	O	O
A	R	I	E	S		A	K	A		L	E	A	K	Y
R	I	S	E	S		S	I	P		T	A	K	I	S
T	A	S	K		H	Y	P	E	D		P	E	S	T
A	N	T		C	U	T	A	R	U	G		T	E	E
R	A	H		D	R	I	B	L	E	T		H	E	R
		E	T	S		G	E	E		O	R	E
S	U	M	O		C	E	A	S	E		E	C	O	N
E	S	A	I		A	R	T	S	Y		C	A	M	E
C	A	R	L	O	T				E	V	O	K	E	S
S	A	K	E	B	A	R		E	L	E	M	E	N	T
			T	I	L	E		D	E	E	M
P	U	L	L	S	O	M	E	S	T	R	I	N	G	S
M	A	Y	I		G	I	V	E	S		T	Y	P	O
S	E	E	D			T	E	L			S	C	A	B

	S	L	O	M	O		M	A	M	A		B	A	H
S	H	A	P	E	R		O	N	U	S		E	G	O
H	O	M	E	E	C		J	E	D	I		S	R	A
O	V	E	R	T		R	O	W		D	R	I	E	R
R	E	S		S	E	E			P	E	A	L	E	D
E	L	A	L		S	C	A	L	A		M	E	T	E
			I	T	T		D	I	S	H		N	O	R
		E	V	E		P	R	E		E	N	T
A	L	I		N	A	T	E		I	R	E
V	I	N	S		T	A	P	I	N		S	T	A	R
I	N	S	O	L	E			A	G	S		A	L	E
A	E	T	N	A		C	O	N		T	A	B	L	E
T	U	E		D	A	R	K		H	O	R	S	E	S
E	P	I		L	I	A	R		O	N	E	E	Y	E
S	S	N		E	M	M	A		T	E	S	T	S

S	T	A	R	T	B	U	T	T	O	N		P	P	S
A	E	R	I	A	L	P	H	O	T	O		I	R	E
L	E	T	S	D	O	L	U	N	C	H		P	I	X
T	U	S	K		V	I	D	S		O	P	E	N	S
S	P	Y		F	I	N	D				R	O	T	H
			P	E	A	K	E	D		F	A	R	R	O
		G	E	S	T		D	A	T	I	N	G	U	P
	P	O	T	T	E	R		B	A	L	K	A	N
C	U	L	D	E	S	A	C		X	M	E	N
A	R	D	O	R		W	O	O	D	E	D
K	A	T	O				W	H	O	D		Y	E	P
E	V	E	R	S		S	L	E	D		C	E	D	E
P	I	E		L	I	V	I	N	G	L	A	R	G	E
A	D	T		I	C	E	C	R	E	A	M	B	A	R
N	A	H		P	I	N	K	Y	S	W	E	A	R	S

C	A	R	D	S	H	A	R	K		S	T	E	R	N
S	T	A	R	P	O	W	E	R		H	E	L	I	O
P	O	C	O	A	P	O	C	O		R	A	B	B	I
O	N	E	L		E	L	A	N		E	M	O	J	I
T	E	S	L	A	S		L	A	N	D		W	O	N
				C	O	W	L		O	S	I	R	I	S
F	I	N	A	L		A	S	A	P		T	O	N	I
A	M	I	N	U	T	S		M	E	R	L	O	T	S
C	A	G	Y		W	H	I	M		E	L	M	S	T
E	N	H	A	L	O		N	O	O	N
P	I	T		A	S	S	T		D	O	T	T	E	D
A	D	M	I	T		L	E	A	D		I	O	N	E
L	I	A	N	E		O	M	N	I	V	E	R	S	E
M	O	R	O	N		S	P	I	T	I	T	O	U	T
S	T	E	N	T		H	O	L	Y	M	O	S	E	S

A	T	T	A	C	H		A	T	B	A	T						A	L	D	I	S
H	O	A	G	I	E		S	H	A	P	E	D				S	P	E	E	D	O
I	O	D	I	N	E		K	E	Y	G	R	I	P		S	W	E	A	T	E	R
			T	E	L	L		R	W	A	N	D	A		A	I	R	V	E	N	T
A	T	E	A	M		I	H	E	A	R		S	L	O	P	P	I	E	S	T
L	A	M		A	T	L	A	S	T		M	O	L	D		E	T	A	T
I	B	M		S	R	I	R	A	C	H	A		E	A	T	S	I	T
B	O	A	S		O	U	R		H	A	L	F	T	W	O		F	I	F	T	H
I	O	W	A		N	O	I	R		M	A	I		A	N	I		P	R	I	E
		A	D	O		K	E	E	N		L	E	G		I	C	I		I	N	D
I	N	T	E	R	N	A	T	I	O	N	A	L	W	O	M	E	N	S	D	A	Y
S	I	S		A	I	L		D	R	Y		D	E	C	O		A	H	A
S	N	O	G		N	A	W		M	O	C		N	O	R	A		A	K	I	N
A	A	N	D	M		N	O	H	A	N	D	S		N	R	C		W	A	D	E
			A	R	R	I	V	E		G	R	A	I	N	I	E	R		H	E	R
		L	Y	R	E		E	L	M	O		G	L	O	S	S	Y		L	A	V
	M	E	M	O	R	A	N	D	A		C	A	I	R	O		E	C	O	L	E
M	E	G	A	B	I	T		U	N	P	A	C	K		N	U	B	S
O	N	E	T	O	G	O		P	E	R	R	I	E	R		N	E	P	A	L	I
M	O	N	E	T	S				D	O	T	T	I	E		D	E	A	L	E	R
A	N	D	S	O						S	A	Y	T	O		O	R	N	A	T	E

U	R	S	A			S	T	E	A	M		A	W	W
N	A	T	O		C	O	U	L	D	A		P	R	E
F	I	E	L	D	H	O	C	K	E	Y		P	A	T
E	S	P		O	I	N	K			A	G	E	N	T
D	I	S	A	R	M		S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E
	N	O	S	I	E	R		U	P	S	E	L	L	S
		N	O	T		O	G	R	E			S	E	T
			F	O	S	T	E	R	D	O	G
A	B	C			T	I	M	E		B	U	S
L	E	A	D	S	O	N		T	B	O	N	E	S
B	E	R	R	Y	P	I	E		R	I	S	E	U	P
E	F	R	E	M			X	M	A	S		H	B	O
R	I	O		B	E	S	T	A	C	T	R	E	S	S
T	E	T		O	R	I	O	L	E		I	R	I	S
A	R	S		L	A	D	L	E			G	E	N	E

U	S	B		O	P	T			F	R	I	L	L	S
M	A	R	I	N	E	R			L	A	C	E	U	P
P	R	I	M	E	R	I	B		I	D	U	N	N	O
S	I	T	H			M	A	O	R	I		O	A	T
		I	O	T	A		B	A	T	O	N
F	A	S	T	B	R	E	A	K		D	A	N	A
A	S	H		S	I	N	G			J	T	I	L	E
D	A	R	T		A	D	H	O	C		E	C	O	N
S	N	A	R	F			A	F	A	R		K	E	Y
	A	J	A	R		E	N	T	R	Y	V	I	S	A
			M	E	T	R	O		B	E	A	M
A	D	O		S	H	R	U	B			M	I	S	O
M	U	R	P	H	Y		J	U	M	P	O	N	I	T
O	N	Z	O	O	M			S	E	A	S	A	L	T
S	K	O	P	J	E			T	N	T		J	L	O