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Puzzles for January, 1978
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Sun 1/1/1978 AFTER THE BALL
LACESRECAPROTASADAPT
OSAGEALULAIMUSTMOXIE
COLONPISANTORSOINEPT
OFFTOWASHINGTONIWENT
IRONSNILEOSSASERA
AVESDUADKORBUTTEACUP
LITTLEIABIBETONLYRES
MARIONARENEARROWEUSE
ALECSLUNEBAYTACT
THISISWHATIHADTOSAY
CANSAPPTHELENAESTATE
OBOEROIIDOITSELLA
TRIPODCARMENFREIMEIR
SIRIFIWEREPRESIDENT
AFERADEPEONOCTET
HISIRAQARTLESSSCHIZO
EDWINPUTSOASTSCOOTER
FLANGEISAJOYAPIAROLY
TENNSAXEETALADLAI
IDABOLISHNEWYEARSDAY
BWANAATILTEVENSUTILE
BONGSBIOMEGENETBEVEL
SWISHACTORGESSOAREAL
Mon 1/2/1978
RASPAPBAMOK
ECHOELIACORNU
PEELLINTCRAIG
SALTOFTHEEARTH
URGESUNLESS
VIRTUEARTE
ARIESCAGEDDE
COASTORESPEAK
ANSBEADCRAZE
PIEDPAIRED
ABSENTAEONS
BREADANDBUTTER
CAPRIALOTIVAN
STILESENSNEMO
SAYSTRYERIN
Tue 1/3/1978
MASSSCALENASA
INCAPANESASPS
STARSANDSTRIPES
TENPRAYEVENT
TAELASCENDS
SERINSABHOR
ALITMINIMKOA
NATIONALEMBLEMS
ENENICEREPEE
BAKEDSWAINS
NONAGESSHOP
ATONEOMARCPA
THEGRANDOLDFLAG
TELLWROTERATE
ERSELARESODES
Wed 1/4/1978
SHELFSASSY
MEAGERESPIAL
NOSTONEUNTURNED
ESTEENTERKAY
ELISCHIRRDIVE
DENTRACYBONER
MACHONESARGS
HEADLANDS
FROSTLUIGINO
FREREBUTTEEAR
LIVESOLOSSUTE
ADOMARATORES
MAKEEVERYEFFORT
YESSIRPLAINS
DEANSELSAS
Thu 1/5/1978
ARABEDAMRATED
ROVENONEELAND
USERAREAMALTA
BARNUMANDBAILEY
ASTEROTERN
IRAODESSA
APNEABLOWTAAS
LAUGHCLOWNLAUGH
ORDOHEBEALLEY
TRENTEDIN
EELSNAPOLI
THREERINGCIRCUS
HOISTFAROEATA
ALONETRAMSLEW
DETERSKYESARI
Fri 1/6/1978
SCAPASALTEBON
TALOSATEELURE
ANENTNOVASLED
PARTANDPARCEL
LATERALNYEECH
ENSMOSTRETRO
TEETHAVION
SUMANDSUBSTANCE
ALANDTREEN
HUNKSMEOWORB
LSDUSEWEBSTER
ALPHAANDOMEGA
MAMAAGLIRELIT
OPUSKEENALLOT
TESTOREGSTONY
Sat 1/7/1978
SEEPPARSI
ALIGNEDRETITLE
DOMESTICANIMALS
OGPUVOIDSMUT
VOLSFINNSAPSE
ENECANTYARIES
EFFACERAMEND
RESTRICTING
MATEOVOLTAGE
DACESPANAYRMA
ORTSRENTSFOES
FLUMINCELURK
FOREIGNEXCHANGE
SWEARBYTRENDED
ESSAYINKS
Sun 1/8/1978 FIRST THE GOOD NEWS . . .
BLIMPCADISAGESOFAS
AURALUPONHOOPECOLE
GLOBALTENSIONWILLEASE
SUNSCALDHAVENAVALON
ATERAGEAMAN
ATBOTHTHEPOLARREGIONS
ROUSEUSESDETRESOP
INRISOMEONEACTI
AIRPOLLUTIONWILLABATE
SOONIPSRUINGINURED
WIDEITTGONG
MALICEWASTECONEPTS
ASENERGYSHORTAGESGROW
GATEONTRIOTRAKE
IDOCLONEFAIRCODED
CONGRESSWILLTOILASONE
RITESALENAT
SMOOTHPOLIOUNDERFED
TOVOTEITSELFAPAYRAISE
OLIVESALTMEATELENA
WADERMHOSERSEREFER
Mon 1/9/1978
TATAPANICSCAP
IRANREATACOCO
FILIBUSTERONTO
FLAMEDORIENTAL
ATEOBRER
SOFTENSSENSATE
MIRETSETSEBUY
ALASESERATE
LETLITTERONER
TREPANSPARADES
RAIDSTOD
CONTRITETASTES
OLIOCONCERTINA
NAZITUDORERIN
EXESSTOWSRODE
Tue 1/10/1978
RAGSETHELSWAM
OGLESHEREORLE
THERESURRECTION
LANGUAGEJOTTED
EPISECTO
ROMANSFLOETIE
ATONECRIBDRAM
WHATAGOODBOYAMI
LENSONCEREGAL
YRSBACKCOSINE
BOTHALIT
LOSERSTRADUCED
ITHINKTHEREFORE
ETUNIRATEFLIC
DONGNATESSACK
Wed 1/11/1978
JUDOSOLARIRON
AKINTRINECANE
NESTRINGSENCE
AONEDETESTED
HAPPYASALARK
APPLMNTEAR
MARCOAPSETEST
ACORNKOPGETME
NEVAREARARRAS
ESTEAMBACT
HAPPYGOLUCKY
WOODPULPDENT
ANTILARGECITE
CCIVSTEERLOAN
EASEESSENENID
Thu 1/12/1978
BATSBARAOASIS
ERICARALFRATS
NOTANAILTIROS
WOLFJFLYWHEEL
PROAEELED
HAEASTRIDE
ALDENINGASIS
HUGOZHACKENBUSH
AMENODEEERIE
GOODBAREND
BOARDRIVA
RUFUSTFIREFLY
LATINOLDSTEEM
AVERTRIGAEDAM
XERESOPECRARE
Fri 1/13/1978
LEFTSTOASFOIL
OARSTORSKELSE
DREADOFTHIRTEEN
ENTREATSRAISED
CTSAMID
CABLESRUINOPS
ODEONPENSOBOE
THIRTEENTHGUEST
TOGAXRAYATSEA
ACEVIOLASSERT
BOSNULT
OCCULTUNLOADED
THIRTEENHUNDRED
TENNNAIADDART
OWESTASTEAMOS
Sat 1/14/1978
ELAFACTOMOB
PASARROWSIEVE
SUPERBOWLSUNDAY
ORENINNPANELS
MANDATEWAVE
ORESIDEWALK
CONFERENCEOLAN
ANETOLAKARTIE
ETAHFIRSTPLACE
NOTEBOOKHIE
RESTREGALED
ATBATSSANNEMO
NFLCHAMPIONSHIP
TRIESPASSEALE
ESPSTEEDRED
Sun 1/15/1978 WEATHER REPORTS
RASPLAMBBONEDARM
ANTIPIPEUPVICEROYPEA
WEREHAVINGAHEATWAVERAP
IMARETNESTORSSTEMMERS
SITFISCCPTCEES
HAILTOTHECHIEFPHONEMES
ESSAMAYSIDIOTOAT
BATSBLASPLEDGEDIDO
ABELFAIRHARVARDOLIO
SEMIETEMEETILUSREED
REPEALARDDESKPAD
ATESINGININTHERAINEIS
SEAPORTOUIISOLDE
ETTAERICUSNRBINRULE
RIISPHILEASFOGGIGET
RANTTAMESTULANEERO
ORAOKADALETIOMAN
RATTIGANWHITECHRISTMAS
EIDEETCEENYAST
GRANITASALTHEASIOLITE
LAPOHWHATABEAUTIFULDAY
OROMERESESSCREWYBERN
WATRYDERHARASNEE
Mon 1/16/1978
DOGSDANCEPALE
EPICAMAINELIA
LANAMAUDEADAMS
ALANKINGRASPY
DOTHATIN
CABALATHEATER
OCALADYERSVEE
LENSHAMANTEND
ERASALADHARTE
BLATHERSALTEN
ROSSITIM
ALOONEVAGABOR
MOVIEACTORDURA
PLEDLOTTEGLEN
HANSBRAESELLA
Tue 1/17/1978
SCARPRAFTVOCE
COCOAOSLOALAR
TITANSOUTHLAND
LANDMARKUINTA
OILEBBS
MARKTIMELEEWAY
EDIEINTERIKE
NAGTIMEOUTDIA
ANOAGIRLCENT
TOREROOUTLANDS
FIRSAID
GOOFFLANDSEND
ENDOFTIMESNARE
NEERAGONOCHER
EASTROSEMEADE
Wed 1/18/1978
CHARADESHEADER
RELEVANTORIOLE
ANISETTEMISLED
CLOTEERIELOGO
KENNESSEMIL
SYSTITONIZE
APSETIGHTEN
ENDUREDIGEST
SARTORSPEST
CRETWASSAPS
ARALFLAGTOT
LAMEROSESOTOE
ATEASETAILPIPE
TERSERENDEARED
ESSENESTEELERS

Error in 23-Across clue — should be "Rosewall"; left as in the original.

Thu 1/19/1978
GATEDSODABAR
AFUSEJURALALA
FORTYNINERBACKS
FUNAMBLESKYS
ELSABRASSISLE
ODAICEADE
RUNSBACKPLEASE
ESEINESAITOM
VESTRYBACKEDUP
BADCAVEER
SEARPACASLIMA
ARCSANKLEVON
TAKINGABACKSEAT
USOREDASAORTA
PENADAYNISSE
Fri 1/20/1978
THERMICPOLARIS
REROUTEELAMITE
AMASSEDEARACHE
MOTHERANDFATHER
ROE
ALGSANTEERIVER
BENHEUSDOREMI
AMORISTSWOONED
NUMEROSWITURE
GREATPLAINSSYS
EIN
MUDDERANDFODDER
ENRAGEDLARAINE
ETAMINEEMANATE
ROBESONRANKLED
Sat 1/21/1978
LOPEERLEOWED
EVILLOONYHOPE
WILLIAMFAULKNER
DDEDIETLOADER
RENOREDYE
OBESEMILORWE
ICONATORLEA
SCOTTFITZGERALD
AUKERNEENTS
NRANINODANDY
GOOGSGALE
SIENNASARAASK
ERNESTHEMINGWAY
CATAEERIEIRAN
TESTMANNEYRE
Sun 1/22/1978 MUSIC BOX
JESTCROPSIDASES
IDEAHORAETSILINKS
BEATGENERATIONENDEAR
ENTEREDPOPLARGULLS
AROMASPARADEREST
ARIASISEULTCARET
WILDPITCHSEEDEROSH
LOLASERENEIREINCA
MALTOSESPASMOKER
TONERLETINANENT
ADOSTAFFSERGEANTYES
CIRCELEONAMITTS
EXTORTOWNDEFENSE
RIISIERHAMLETROSA
BELGRASSOBARHARBOR
LEBENQUIVERSAINT
MEASURESUPIDEALS
GIFTSSOAPEDCOASTAL
RELATEPROMISSORYNOTE
RATERPERUHORNAGON
TERAYSTEDNAGAMS
Mon 1/23/1978
ORALSEDANDORM
BASEALONEELEE
INSTALMENTPLANS
ANDOVERRAFTS
ONERCLOY
KNOWERWHIPMAI
EARNSHINEINN
ICESKATINGRINKS
TRAIGETANILE
HEDSEREBASSET
AMENLISP
EAGLESETTING
SCOTTISHTERRIER
PERECHAIRESAU
YSERHYMNSDIRT
Tue 1/24/1978
MASCSCALDSEER
OAHUTUTTIMALI
PREFERREDSTOCKS
SELFMADETOTHEE
LIPSKITE
AVAILSGATERAW
MAGNIDARCAONE
BROKERAGEHOUSES
LAOSEVENUTILE
ENDEGISSTONER
ENIDFLAG
ALONZOORIGINAL
DOWJONESAVERAGE
IDEOANIMEOMAN
TINYLASERSERT
Wed 1/25/1978
ASPIBIDBIOG
CHASMUTEENDED
TALCPLANEDILE
IMMOVABLETINTS
VESTALISOLA
CLARAMENDED
TITHEANTILAGO
ONESLICITOLAV
ADAYODOROVINE
DORMERNERVE
PANICHECATE
PATHSDETONATOR
SNOOTIRIDLIDO
STONEOTOELOAD
SKYRMOSSNYE
Thu 1/26/1978
BEASTYOURTABU
ANGIOPATEABES
JOHNWILKESBOOTH
ASAETASCESARE
SLITWATSUR
JOYCECAROLOATES
ALOUDIRENE
WENDFUSEDRABI
OZONEEATEN
AMOSALONZOSTAGG
LIUIDSONCE
ENTIREHUIAASP
PEPPERMINTPATTY
PIUSONEDELMER
OSTELOSSELOPE

In 53-Across clue, "Former bird" would be more accurate, since the bird became extinct in 1907; left as in the original.

Fri 1/27/1978
AGAPEHAHARHEA
GOLANAGERHEMP
AGORASILTOPEN
HERMOPOLISHEE
HEWSEELARA
IMPALEUNRIPE
PIESDALICOSMO
SERIFPNSELTON
ENSUEHATEYULE
ESTERSLAPSES
PAPILOSIGH
ASHDODECANESE
STOAPIPEAMISS
TINEETONTUTTE
ARESRESTESSEX
Sat 1/28/1978
ALASICHORQUIZ
GALASHALEUNTO
EMPHASIZEDIDEO
PHILABEGSTEMS
BUFODEER
MAHMEUSURALS
EMITQUALIFIED
SEGOFUNNYENTO
ABHORRENTWETS
ALLEEYEPSDOE
IHADALOG
ARGOLWATERLOO
OAHUACCENTUATE
NUTSSTARTETON
ELSESUDSYSHED
Sun 1/29/1978 HELLENIC
DADEAPTPAVEDNIPPOT
ALANCUIBETIDEECOTYPE
LECTERNSELECTRACOMPLEX
ACCRUEDRAVESOUTSKENT
ISAACIRANIAGLAIA
PLATONICAFFAIRROAST
PASSIMUKEBAITSLINGUA
ARMDARTSGENRECOSINES
SAOEINEMIDGEBLOTTERS
TROJANSNORERATOSSE
EATENGOATSSPINETS
THEGLORYTHATWASGREECE
PEONIESCRACKLEHUA
ACTOVENSENTSAILING
DREAMERSHADESROMADIN
DANCERSAEGISNEVINECU
EVENTSSCARESUBSLIDES
DETERSOCRATICMETHOD
YELLEDNIECEGESSO
PACALEONOATENAVIATED
ACHILLESTENDONTRACTILE
THEDEEPEXTENTRUNELMO
SEWANYDOONEAPESEAN

Possible error in 52-Across clue — Atalante does not seem to be an arm of the Aegean Sea, though the Atalante basin may be a "very salty 'lake' at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea," according to Wikipedia.

Mon 1/30/1978
JACKSHEAMANN
AGRIHATSONION
MOONLIGHTSONATA
ODORSEENGAP
LINEARRESTATE
OVERINSHIRER
TYRMINIMILADY
MOONSTONE
PELIONERNESPA
ACORNHIESKEW
NOTABLEMENIAL
ATIEERLIMEN
MOONANDSIXPENCE
ANNAMETREZERO
ESTSDEARERIS
Tue 1/31/1978
BOSSSWISSPALM
ADITLATHEEDIE
ROLEASCOTNANA
DROPINTHEBUCKET
DOGEARI
FELONYFACELESS
AVOWSBALKYVAC
TORNLAKESBABA
EKETILESHADON
DESERVEDLACETS
TEESILK
ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
SARAOARINWARE
IRONWRITEARIA
FETENAGELYELL
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