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Puzzles for May, 2025
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Thu 5/1/2025
ARTLABBBCPACT
BERATEALIARES
STEVIABASELINE
ORSLUMENLEAST
RICOTTAKIMONOS
BAHASEPIAARE
LISPLEMME
CIRCLESBACK
SYRIACLEF
HADEPSOMAERO
AVENGERDUSTPAN
GENOAILEFTSIM
REVILINGFEMALE
INESKGBLEAKED
DORYESTELDERS

CIRCLES BACK at 37-Across means that the starred clues (the across answers with circles) need to be read first by skipping the circles, and then circling back to include them. Or more simply, move the CIRCLES to the BACK of the words.

  • BA(S)(E)LINE → BALINESE
  • RI(C)O(T)TA → RIOT ACT
  • (K)(I)MONOS → MONOSKI
  • (A)(V)ENG(E)R → ENGRAVE
  • (D)(U)ST(P)AN → STANDUP
  • (R)EVIL(I)(N)G → EVIL GRIN

Once again, we see that the words before and after transformation are all legitimate crossword entries. It's the modern crossword ANTE for gimmicks like this.

Fri 5/2/2025
SALEMTHENCRAB
TRAGICHEROLEVI
ONIONRINGSOPEN
PODIONSHONORS
AMOKCELERY
HOWCANIRESIST
ARIELTIMONCHI
LENDWOVENSAIL
FOBRAVENLURKS
YOUGETTHEIDEA
LAZIERMIST
PENANGSIPSAHI
IGORASEXPECTED
TASKPIGEONHOLE
ALESSTARSENDS
Sat 5/3/2025
ANIMALFARMPSAT
DONETOATEEUHUH
LETSFACEITNADA
ALESTAKISKIT
ISRZOOMIESSOS
BIERRIGHTO
SALEPRICEGLUON
PROAMASLHOKUM
ITSMELIKEICARE
TIESUPHONK
SSRPROLONGSPA
GAPSESAUSPUD
ANALHADNOCHILL
MAYOAGEDCHEESE
ELSEBENSTILLER
Sun 5/4/2025 Force Play
ADSMUCHMASKIBSEN
FOOARRIDPOSTSSEETO
GINSKNIFERIPATHEMAN
HENRITILDESTEDRITE
AVEENOLETTCEWRAPS
NETGDPAPEROLSCOOTS
IRSADITSANEMIAINNIE
GOESHARDBEGRDGING
SDSUDIRTRNSCYA
INKSACSTUARTETAS
MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU
AIDSREVOIRCLOAKS
ACLETEDRIPCOCO
BLOWPDOLLBEDCHECK
BARREPIANOSADNASEAM
ADDLEDCRANIASISFBI
VITRVIANMANDENIES
SPATGOTNONGMOWILTS
KUDZUDIGITSENSALITY
ICEESKNEESTAMMYNEO
TERRAAGESLEOSGRU

May the fourth (letter) be (crammed into a box) with U. Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate. The first letters of each rebus square spell STAR WARS.

Mon 5/5/2025
ANNOYMOTTOPAD
LAILAUSHERRBI
TIMEMACHINEORS
SLROHAREIMAC
SORERSTANDS
DENTISTSCHAIR
MOANASATON
ACAISTUMPLENS
BARNSDEERE
CREDITHISTORY
TAMARASOSAD
RICEUNCAPMET
ITOWEGOWAYBACK
OLDASADAACHOO
TEESTRAYHEARS

This is Eric's third crossword, all Mondays. Each has had at least four solid debut entries.

Tue 5/6/2025
CREEBOOBOOSHAG
REAPLAURENTIDE
APRICOTTARTOTOE
FALLACYIHOP
TYSONADSLOGANS
GILSCOTTHERON
RAPSSPACYOSAKA
IDOSUIMASDIP
CHUMPDAVIDPEAS
COTTAGECHEESE
ICYSTARESPEARS
LIESBEERMAT
MAINCOTTONCANDY
APPAALBEITGOAL
DESIPEDALSETRE

Read The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron.

COTTON CANDY is COTT on C and Y.

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