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Puzzles for March, 2023
with Jim Horne comments

Wed 3/1/2023
FAKEMATEVICHY
OPALOVENACHOO
PERSONALBANKING
LEMONLAWAKA
USBANTNORUNS
CHERRYPICKING
LINEMONEMT
ANZACPUPSAJAK
SROSAWCANE
DOUBLEPARKING
SUNDAEIRELES
INNMAILSLOT
BACKWARDLOOKING
IFEARNEONAMIE
DUSTYTANGYELL
Thu 3/2/2023
COLTATTAPLUCK
ODIEMAAMGOPRO
SOLARSYSSASTER
TRYCOLAEASE
PTAOKSVOLTA
BLAHRETHINKS
RIDERSRAISE
BUSLANEGHOSOJI
ASIDEORPHAN
ITSPTINGERRS
SNAPSETAARE
ESTEIVERAPU
RETROSTEMCELLS
BROODALUMGLUE
STOREPEPAGYMS
Fri 3/3/2023
RIBTICKLERCFOS
OCEANOLOGYLINE
BEERFRIDGEORCA
ESPRENEWSWEAT
TOREHIPNESS
CAPONSCINEMAS
ODISTBATHWATER
BIASCEDEDKETO
BONEHEADSCERTS
SOSORRYCAUSES
KATANASCARP
AMUSEPLANABAL
MINIBRAINCELLS
AGEDCARNEASADA
LORECYBERSQUAT
POW Sat 3/4/2023
ZETAGAPSUNCLE
ONESUNDOSARAN
NCAAFINALEGYPT
KACHINAOEDPER
ONHIRECARTITLE
UTEMAJORROLES
TORIBENTOBOX
SPITFIRES
CLASSISMTASK
PRESSENTERVAN
BAYSTATESORARE
AGORUTISSARAE
SONJAESSAYMILL
IDIOMRINGICEE
CACTISATENEED
Sun 3/5/2023 As Heard Around the Dinner Table
BUSPASSARCHERSTAME
IFORGETROSETEASUGAR
GOTOARESTAURANTARENA
PREPAIDITSVENTS
EOSNUKECOLABEETLE
DUCTTAPEPORECLEANSER
ATARIASTEROIDS
MORELLEIAPBSAHAB
FENDOURRADEMOTE
TODDYARDSALESBRAWLS
WRYBEFOREPICTUREDOE
IDCARDSOLITAIRERANT
NEATOPADDENTERG
ERTEMAEMESSACELA
MORTGAGESMAYAN
BAKEINTHESUNLAMPPOST
EVENSOETSYSARAUTE
SERGEIRSCOWERED
INNERMEATSUBSTITUTES
DUELSPANCAKEHANSOLO
EELSSLAMMERANATOMY
Mon 3/6/2023
BOWEDTAPASJAW
FRIAREBERTECO
FINGERLAKESSOW
EELOLSONSURE
INSEAMHEADWIND
STATUESSEATS
ASPTRIALPBS
FOOTHILLS
SAMSAMOASRO
CARATBUNGLER
PALMTREEDERIVE
ARTSOLLIEAPE
SKIHUMANNATURE
TENUPENDLIPID
AYENERDYASSET

Congratulations, Lynn Lempel, on hitting the NYT Crossword Century Mark. Quite an accomplishment!

Tue 3/7/2023
EARSKISLATCH
GLOWHARTSAGAME
OFFONALARKTOMEI
SALMONQUIETERR
BIGLITTLELIES
ERSRHOMAAM
SAUDAFROSRUPEE
OPPOSITESATTRACT
STENOSCOURALOT
ROUTNAHANA
LEFTRIGHTAWAY
ITOBALOOLLAMAS
THOSEOUTINFRONT
UNDUEBRACEDATA
POSERSLITNIX
Wed 3/8/2023
ECOGENIUSPSAT
EONALUMNIHAJI
LUIRIBALDALAN
SPOOLCILANTRO
ENRICHKENT
SCHEMEDODGE
LOCOERAOSMOND
AAHAVOCADOPAY
CHENEYASIMEWS
EUROSTWISTY
TOGOATONCE
JALAPENOMAUVE
ABITREGINAMIA
MEMEMULLETITS
SLEDSPEEDONAY
Thu 3/9/2023
LESSJPOPSLAWS
ACLULACETONAL
PRINTOUTSAGITA
DUMBOLETINMET
ARMTOOLBARS
CASTSONNEONS
ALEHOUSESEZINE
DOCEFLATAAA
STRATWINGBACKS
TECHSDEEPSET
HOTHEADSLAP
OLDYOUUPTRIBE
HOOKSFLIPSIDES
USOFAFLEESEEP
MERCYSYSTEASY
Fri 3/10/2023
TRAGICFLAWABIT
HOLYTOLEDOPOOH
UPANDLEAVEIOWA
DENTVENIBAKED
WITSCANTY
ANTMANLORDION
LOHANORALTUE
PREGNANCYPILLOW
HERAMOKAGENT
ALEBETSERASES
ATHENAGUS
ETHOSPOORJEEP
LIESMELLOYELLO
MORELEGOPERSON
ONEDSPAWEEKEND
POW Sat 3/11/2023
OHHELLABBACY
COOLIOBRIOCHE
TURINGCLAPTRAP
ESCGOWHOLEHOG
TERIHICDEBRA
DUNKTANKSRAIN
XRAYTECHSTNT
ELIASHOWE
BASENDEARING
FLAPGOTINTOIT
FOVEAWENSMOG
HANGONASECMOO
MANCAVESRETINA
IONIZERONACID
DEALERSTOKES
Sun 3/12/2023 This and That
REPELSWAPBOPJABAT
IRULEPOCOCUBAOLLIE
GIRLSCOUTLEADERSTORE
ICEEMINIANDSOHOOF
DABFOLDINGTHELAUNDRY
RAINSALIAERABAO
LEIFFINEBEEBAND
WEDDINGCRASHERATONCE
RODEORCASOPAHURKEL
ANODYNECREVASSE
PEGHEAVENONEARTHHOT
GETSEVENPAYHIKE
COCOAERINASSETAGRA
ABHORSBLACKFORESTHAM
BARNABSARODPEAS
AMYOILPESOIBARS
LASTPLACEFINISHESALI
CLOTSETINNEERAKON
TREKSTABLOIDMAGAZINE
MARYIISEEMUIRCUTER
ITSONTEDPSSTALERT
Mon 3/13/2023
PETETSCLOMPS
AAHYAKDANIEL
PRIMERIBSPARTA
ANNAGRADSTEAK
MOVETHENEEDLE
SPIRITSROSA
EENIEOERRSVP
ARTWHIZKIDPEE
MUSSOTSADAGE
COOSPELICAN
TAKENFORARIDE
EDENSNINEIBMS
CRITICMOCKTAIL
HERETOUTERCA
SPADESTSASEW

With this puzzle, Jeff Chen has Hit for the Cycle ten times over. In other words, he has at least ten NYT crosswords for each day of the week.

POW Tue 3/14/2023
FATFEMMEPAGES
ELOIRAILSWEET
ZIPNICKIAGONY
BRACKETOLOGY
GMAILELMO
RANGSADDINING
ALAICREEDSNIA
CINDERELLATEAMS
IGANEATLYAPBS
ENSUREASSRILE
PICAANGER
MARCHMADNESS
RICOHPLEATELM
ANISELENINYOU
TIDESEXTRAEGG
Wed 3/15/2023
MUTTPEARLBOOP
IDEAALGAEAURA
DONKEYKONGSTAR
INDEXGUSMOLE
SEASPILAF
SONICTHETETRIS
EBONMOATDIEGO
TATSTROPALF
UMASSSTYESCOT
PACMANHEDGEHOG
HOPESDIRE
TEALVALADIEU
RENDANGRYBIRDS
ONCEDEBRANONE
DYERARTSYGNAR
Thu 3/16/2023
MEMEGAMMAILSA
AXEDAROARFEUD
SPEWALKINGSAHL
SETINSNOBDWI
IDUNNOTANGLEEB
VIPEARAIRES
EASTHOWEMAST
WOULDEVER
ROILOSLOSTIR
SEERSSOBANA
TWDLEDUMMIDGUT
ARINASALATTE
YIPSTUMBLEWEED
UTAHERIESGARP
PELESPENDSMOG

Jeff and I sometimes disagree. You've seen tumbleweeds on TV, if not in person, and they maintain their inner structure as they roll (tumble) along, so you don't want "more randomness of the W placement."

Fri 3/17/2023
JUMPSCARESPLEB
PHARAOHANTDAVE
GOCOMMANDOAREA
SHEMISTAKEGNU
BICNEATEST
MEDICRIGTESTY
EARTHTONESACER
TRAMALFREWAVE
ALGABLUEWHALES
LYMPHANDARENT
PROSAICTRE
LITSNIFFEDHUB
ASHYAGORAPHOBE
TEEDPARASAILED
ERRSPRETENDERS
Sat 3/18/2023
LILTGAMSBINGO
OMARETALAMOUR
BIGIFTRUESMILE
ONSTEROIDSOSLO
ERICSERVES
LIMNCISMAAM
SPARHOTDOGBUN
DOYOUQUARRELSIR
DISGUSTEDEINE
CALISANSCAP
TOPICSMITE
MOMAKETTLEDRUM
BIERSCHEAPDATE
ALIKETRAPISNT
SENSESUMSEPEE

A special song just for Jeff:

Sun 3/19/2023 Give Me a Break!
LAREDOADSPACESOCCER
SCARABFEEDLOTAGLARE
DEPARTMENTALLYGLASER
SCREWYSOMEESPNU
TABYUTZINTROVERSION
OMANDASMEASLESMAWS
SPRITETHORORPHAN
SUPPOSITIONMGSITSME
ELIASZENKAYFREELY
SENTHOMEUPONHOTSAKE
KINESTHETIC
MOBSTERREALIDIOTTAX
PUREEDIRSODENORMA
GROPEBFSMALEFACTION
KIDNEYBARELEAPED
PLEAINOROUTGOBLUBE
CONTEXTUALLYOVUMPAR
CONOROLDSBLAMED
ASONIAINTERRELATIONS
RESEENKEEPMUMROOMBA
DRESSYERRANTSTONGAN
Mon 3/20/2023
TACTGATESFDA
UHOHSALAMILAP
BANANASPLITURL
TOFUSCRAMBLE
TWOSTEPROBIN
HANOIMESSTENT
EYECOHOSTEDGY
LEMONPEEL
TREEIMDOWNDAM
REPARTEEFWORD
ADOREOBOISTS
CINNAMONROLL
HAYDINEANDDASH
ELMUNTOLDEXPO
ASSPEONSREAP
Tue 3/21/2023
MECCAFLAGSPAM
ATALLLAPELRBI
TABOOBOOBOOOUR
LATERMEMBER
TREKTEPEEOSLO
BUCQATARTARTAR
SNAFUSWERVE
PERIODYESSIR
STENTSDOULA
DACHACHACHAPLY
ALOEALCOAMESS
PASSEDUMBER
PSILEMURMURMUR
EKGKNAVEGRAPE
RANSTEADSYNCS
Wed 3/22/2023
OKOKTILDAZEST
PEPEADORNINTO
SEERROBOTPSAT
PROFILEPICTURE
ASIFQUIETS
WATERFEATURE
OLINEBLEEDCAP
OBOECOINSMONO
FANBOOBSBIRDS
WALKIETALKIE
OFFENDALES
FLICKOFASWITCH
FAVAPINEDIRON
AMENENTERMEMO
LESTNEEDYEWES
POW Thu 3/23/2023
SIRESHERBHAD
TRACYCANOEELI
OOCOMMANDERRCA
DDEPARKSADMAN
ETALSTRIPE
WISDOMOFTHEOOO
ATEAMLAUD
STEMGROOTTATA
CODAARABS
THEEASTINDIAOO
SHERYLBOHO
PEDALNIOBERAE
ENGOOOSOURCING
ABESNEAKEASYA
RADEDDYDREAD
Fri 3/24/2023
SELTZERARLO
ELABORATEDETAIL
AMSTERDAMAVENUE
RISEKITE
CROSSOVERARTIST
HASTIMEABIE
LINEDANCERS
MOISTTOWELETTES
ASSESSMENTS
ISISSATHOME
NOTHINGPERSONAL
LOMOWARD
LOWTIREPRESSURE
BOOLEANOPERATOR
SPECMEADOWS

The twenty-one Across entries is indeed remarkably low. The record is seventeen in this amazing grid by Frank Longo.

Sat 3/25/2023
IDEALUNITYAP
NOPRESSUREOOZE
TWEEDLEDEEMUTE
ONEGATETRADER
METHBIONICS
CANISEESOMEID
UPONFINESWIT
BELTBOGUSTHAI
AXEDORMSWAGE
FLUXCAPACITOR
MATINEEOBIT
INTENDWIIGREM
SNUGSTANDASIDE
TIREEASTEREGGS
YENTOPSSWAYS
Sun 3/26/2023 I Do, I Do ... Do!
DOGSPASGSPOTEARGASM
INAPILEICONSGROUPIE
PIERCINGSHREKGRASPED
STAINTOTOFOES
GIGIOORIGINSTORES
TUGCONSLIDONTHRASH
UTAHBEATDEFIBASPCA
FIVEPILLARSOFSLAMTOP
TCELLSITUHUGMORE
ALIASBINGEROBERTS
PICKINGONESBRAN
PAPADAMSTINKANODE
EGADLASAGARFRODO
TENCERTIFICATEOFCLAM
EGIRLTODADGEARALMA
RANOUTDEVICELAHSSN
SPITTINGMAGEPILOT
CLOYDOITBAHAI
PANTHERTHIRDEYEBLIND
ERASERSEERIETREKKIE
IMPASSEEXECSVESSELS

RegEx can help you find words and phrases with exactly 3 inner I's, but that's just the first step. Finding good phrases that can be sensibly clued with the third I missing, even with help from a Python script, will be a mostly manual process.

Mon 3/27/2023
SASHMASSFESS
HYPEAUTODELTA
YEARINONEATEN
COUNTINGCROWS
CRESTSCENANSA
OARAASTUFT
SMASHINGSUSHI
TECHLLAMASLOT
SNEERPUMPKINS
DAMPMBADEM
BRACIAORIBEYE
ROLLINGSTONES
ALIENOTISAHEM
GOBAGDELIDOPE
ASIFAREASWAT
Tue 3/28/2023
OPSLAGSCHEATS
RAHORALRENTAL
BROWWIPEINCOME
STOICSEAMALPE
TNUTKNEESLAP
TREETOPCAVE
HUMSNIGHIDIOT
ABUEYEROLLNBA
TYPEAHEROATOI
VRBOSATCHEL
FACEPALMFATE
UDONDEADTUBES
RUSSIAFISTPUMP
LEMURSIAGOFIR
SLOPESALTOFLY
Wed 3/29/2023
AMUSEIMACSTAP
NOFUNNACHORUE
DOORLATCHESAGE
FARHEAPEDUP
DATACAPSPACERS
BRACELETIDOS
ARCEDRIDESCPA
COOSPOLISTHEN
KWHCITEDFRONT
OCHOROGUEONE
SOLVENTKNEELED
PADSEEEWALP
AREREDHOTCOALS
DERORDERASYET
EDSNSYNCNEEDY
Thu 3/30/2023
FACTMEHMICRO
AGUAEAUNARROW
RIBROASTCREASE
ELEGANTSOAPPAD
DESERTAHSESP
TSAPREBAHAI
EGGSLUMRETORT
ROOPOTHEADOKS
HITSATAVGETSY
UNCUTBISECT
GAHHERRUINED
YOUWHATTOSCALE
INGEARDROPKICK
PCHELPAIMEVIE
SETTODMSTEDS
Fri 3/31/2023
STREETMAPARGO
CHEVYNOVASLOOK
REPERTOIREGALE
UPONEDATAEDDY
BOSESLURRED
DMVTOYPIANO
DISCAJUNHACEK
INCCLUNGTOERE
ETHERSISALRAY
TORMENTSCDC
POOBAHSAIDA
IDEALANAINNES
LEDSEYECONTACT
LEESRIVERDANCE
SPRYTEDDYBEAR
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