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Puzzles for January, 2015
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Thu 1/1/2015
ASTUDENTPICKUP
CARPARTSIRAISE
THETWOHASLANDED
LYONSTENON
HEROEEGS
THEONEMANYAW
POOLPARTYHABLA
AULAITDELEON
STYNEWATERPARK
TETBYEBYEONE
EDENEARS
RANATIMAGO
PARFORTHECOURSE
GROTTOOVERRULE
ATRAINPEEKABOO
POW Fri 1/2/2015
TEACHJETLIPAR
ADULTMOVIESODE
HISEMINENCETAW
ITSALLINTHEGAME
NOIRATAD
IREPINCUSHIONS
MINORPLANET
TATTLETALES
REDHOTPOKER
MINESWEEPERTEK
OPEDDYNE
DEMOCRATICPARTY
ENELEGERDEMAIN
LENINEXISTENCE
ARTPORTSESTES
Sat 1/3/2015
BOTCHSEVENIRON
RHODAALANADALE
AINTIFULLTIMER
IFYKEELSOBIT
NODOUBTBACONS
GRAYBYTHEBY
AGNESBOOTYLES
MOZZARELLASTICK
ETAPILEDSAVOY
SOFTTOPRELY
BOGARTNEMEROV
ORLYGHANAAGO
TOYSTORESREDID
HUPMOBILETRASK
ATHEISTICSERTA
Sun 1/4/2015 THE DESCENT OF MAN
JANFBIPALMOFFISH
ANATURNATEAMPOUNCE
COMEONINXWORDEARTHY
OMENSNEGROIMONLYHU
BILDUNGSROBLASEEMI
SAYSROSEMARYCROWBAR
BEAUAGENDAPRANK
ASFARTHENOWARRAIGNS
NORRISELAPBRELS
OHOTERRAPUREEDTINA
DOYOUWANTTOBUILDASNOW
ETONSEAEARNAMIBATM
ECUNSCACSTALISA
CRASHPADKISHKACARON
AIMEEDOOLEYLAIN
SCATTEDTERMITESDOLL
SEZVESTSMORGANFREE
WONDERWOVENALSODOM
LINEARAMBITMACARENA
SNARFSPARERPSAMAIN
DESOTONOSYSSNLAS
Mon 1/5/2015
SORERPEAFAQS
ENEROVIEWEMUS
LEGALEAGLELEAN
DWIELLAINT
OAFSOLDBUZZARD
MYTHSIRESTBAM
APUATEELIZ
SPRINGCHICKEN
AHATHOUTAN
LONTITLENIKES
BUDGETHAWKTIRE
TENDEATMAD
MOMASILLYGOOSE
OUISOPALINNER
ITCHPOXFOODS
Tue 1/6/2015
BOTTLEAMPSGYM
OHIOANMEATOOO
ONTOURYOGAOWN
POSTDOCWEDIDIT
HELLODISNEY
ATBARALPALA
BARNARDORATAD
IPADMINTYNUDE
TENNSCALEDRAW
DABEVEENEMY
GENIUSYALTA
REALTORFERTILE
ARMTRODGAINON
PIEETONIDOTOO
HESDATATENONS

Back in 2002, Elizabeth Gorski had a different twist on the famous double helix.

Wed 1/7/2015
SOBPDAASTHMA
THESEUSTHREAD
INTEARSSHOULDA
ROSAAARPUTLEY
LABYRINTH
ISHCLERKSSCI
TWEETEDYAMMERS
SOAMIMARIEL
ARRIVALARTISTE
TDSNEWBIEMET
KINGMINOS
APRONODDSOOPS
LOADERSJETBLUE
ESCAPEARIADNE
SEEKTONSCSTP

This is an important myth for crossword solvers. We get our word "clue" from the "clew" (ball of thread or yarn) that Ariadne gave Theseus to help him find his way out of the labyrinth.

Thu 1/8/2015
IMREMRTOADCAW
SOARFIANCEADO
LIVINGPPERSROW
ARETEWOKCHORE
SANREMOVEILED
ERABLANC
COMAHAROLDCCER
ARCTAHINISILL
REGGERATEDPDFS
INITSLUI
KARATSCYCLOPS
EXAMSEEOLEVEL
SISHALFMEASURE
HOPOYSTERULEE
AMYWRESTSPEST
POW Fri 1/9/2015
FLOTSAMCHEOPS
RARAAVISHELDIN
INEXPERTELMORE
SKIESRAHALMAE
KEDSGOTATBENZ
SRAPERILBATHE
BALMOFGILEAD
SPACEINVADERS
STARTERHOMES
TONESROLESNIL
ARIDFOULSCAPE
NYCCURSEALPHA
ZABARSEYECOLOR
ARARATSEANPENN
SCREWYDRESSES
Sat 1/10/2015
CTEAMSTHEMRS
ARABIANCHEROOT
SARONGSREYNOSA
UNTOETHANSNIT
ASHCHAITEALEI
LASHERDERSITO
TCCHENVAUGHN
ITISSWEDETHEM
EIEIOAMITETRA
SONARDUDASSIN
ONTEPIIVSOVA
FDICINICEONEG
WASHINGTONSTATE
ATTENTIONGETTER
RESTSONONESOARS

Grid-spanning triple-triple stacks are not that uncommon any more but this is the first time they've intersected. All previous examples laid them out horizontally.

Sun 1/11/2015 PERSONAL STATEMENTS
JAFAROLORDPRISMBAT
EPOCHMASAILOTTOIDI
SHARONSTONEASSINZAG
SIMONESLOGANPROTEGE
EDSDASENOSSLAUGHTER
BATHESHOOTPAR
ESAUEAVESENGMEWLS
BOBBYSHERMANTOYSHOP
BARBETEOSPAARHOPE
SPALLLOCKAOLMECLED
SYLVESTERSTALLONE
PEISEALEUHURANOMAD
AMOSANODLISENTIRE
PENCILSBEVERLYSILLS
ARSONAFRARNIEOKOK
RAPSHEETASLAN
MYLESSTANDISHPITROO
COLDWARLATTERFLOORS
IGAELENALORETTASWIT
NIMAMAINELOPESHANE
GSATSKEDDENSETANGO

It's interesting to see how the name choices differed in a similar theme 32 years earlier.

Mon 1/12/2015
PITHONTIMEAND
SOHORAIDERLEI
STEMTOSTERNPGA
TASERHALTHEN
CRADLETOGRAVE
WARYOUETUI
AGESGSANAPS
SEATOSHININGSEA
EMMAMOMEYES
ASAPTILCPA
STARTTOFINISH
HAZYHOELEONI
APUTOPTOBOTTOM
PERAMECHETISH
EREREDHOTOCHO
Tue 1/13/2015
MISOOCEANCLOT
ARIASUSIEHASH
MONTICELLOINTO
ANGDATOLDER
AMERICANBISON
TAPASPATIO
ABOUTRELEASED
NERDATIMEECRU
GLEECLUBAIRED
TABOONOISE
EPLURIBUSUNUM
QUILLASAMAD
URGENICKELBACK
ASHEFRIARAGIN
LETSLEANSHEDY
Wed 1/14/2015
BOMBSQUASHPRE
AWOLKETTLERUG
LEMONADEMIXIPA
INANESPAWNED
DEGASICES
MAXEDOUTBAKE
INXSOLEIBISES
LOXIVDRUGSSEA
ENRAGEELMIDOL
AMORONASTICK
JUTESACHA
CHINESEALCOA
RUNXLTEESHIRTS
ERGPOTATOCARA
WASOPERASSWAP
Thu 1/15/2015
CULTSEASTTSAR
ATEAMUGLYOLGA
NIMBICHOPMEET
ICOULDHAVEBEDS
TANEERESTOP
LOVEDNEWYORK
UNPINALTOVEE
HAILMARYSPEND
USEDORYSORTS
HADINOTLOVED
PLANTKIACAM
BAILBALTI-MORE
REPSOTOHDINGY
AREAOUSEONCUE
GORYTMENOTHER
Fri 1/16/2015
INTERROBANGLES
SEEYOULATERAGA
SWEETPOTATOPOI
OTSTARESTIRIN
FEUDFATTEST
AWHIRLSOLOISTS
DIALSPINESMID
ANNEJILTSPICA
MEDTUSKSVEDAY
ACCLAIMSSIGILS
NORELCOMOBS
DOABLEDYERSAP
ELFOBSERVANTLY
VETNATURETRAIL
ERSERYTHROCYTE

Mr. Wiesenberg's first three NYT puzzles have an identical grid shape.

Sat 1/17/2015
BUFFSUPSIDEBAR
APRIORIUPCCODE
SHOGUNSBACKSUP
KELLSASADAPLO
ERIESNITBOOTS
DECAMPROKBRET
FORCEMAJEURE
BBSLIONIZESYD
RICHTERSCALE
AGRORIOKLATCH
SMACKANKHTALE
SOBMUNGONEPAL
HUBBARDJAINISM
ATLARGEACCURSE
THEATERKEEPSAT
POW Sun 1/18/2015 CHANGELINGS
BOSSSTEAMCHOPADREP
OATHTURBOLULUDEANE
THAIANTEDOLINUPFOR
HUGELUGELUGSLOGSLOTS
LOBOLIEEATS
MAIDSAIDSANDSANKSINK
ISLCLEATSANTITOUR
SCOTCHCEEVANONE
CANALSANRIBALDASIF
PALEPALSPASSLASSLESS
ERASRTESCAM
KIDSKISSMISSMOSSMOST
ODIEDYNAMOANOONION
NEDADOLYEBADDIE
GASPALFANONAMEELS
LOUDLOUTLOSTLASTCAST
LUAUETACIAO
WILTWILLFILLFULLFUEL
HANOISEATTEASEFOXY
ONCUECAMIOAKENIMAM
PEATSKHANSNERTNOME
Mon 1/19/2015
NEWTALCAPRES
AAHSUSSRPLAZA
GRINSKUANOTER
ATTACHEBREWSKI
THEIRWEBCAM
BLEWPASASHE
ZOOSYBILANNEX
ANATOUSLESOMG
HERBSNOSESWII
NADAINDGUAC
NOTYETMCATS
RANKLESOPENPIT
OUIJAUMPSEPEE
TENOFICESSEGA
SLABSTARTDSL
POW Tue 1/20/2015
PEROLDHATCMAJ
AXEROWENALANE
JOTCAESARSALAD
ADOSMESPHIAL
MURPHYBEDEMMYS
ASTROODDUZI
AGEENEETES
CRYSTALGEYSER
BAASCUDMOC
EMSCHEYARDS
LEHARROCKOPERA
ROBOTRANEVIL
COMICRELIEFEVA
HOODIRONERREM
ANNESANELYELI
Wed 1/21/2015
JUTSWATERFAQS
ANONABIDEAGUE
WIKILOGICRUIN
STEPKAHLOLAPD
PASTTENSE
AFTEROFTEN
BLATANTINUTILE
OASPEIMOLMEW
MRTAWNPUFENE
BEECHESAROUSAL
FORMATION
TITLEIDIDUTCH
ORRATSEAROO
LEADETHNBATEAM
ENCORESTAXRATE
TAKEINBESTIR
Thu 1/22/2015
JOSSAPPWAFT
UNTOCIAALOOF
PEELMESACARPI
ITEVERSUSNERF
TILDECAGESPAT
EMEEREDENHATH
RERUNBOASEWE
TEARNEAP
ATEDOGSMAGIC
BURRLSATBRUNO
OREOINGAEDSEL
ROANBARBERTRU
ORSONNULLMARM
NAOMILEMAVON
ENYAESSYERS
Fri 1/23/2015
ESKIMODOGZILCH
ELIMINATEIDAHO
KALAMAZOOMINER
STOLEEECBODED
HORNSAGAMORE
PRESSONCOBS
LORENOSHOWROM
EXTRAICIEFILE
XYZNOSINGANEW
SAVEGERITOL
FACEPALMTERI
AGILEEISDINGE
LOAFSVALVESTEM
DROITEMAILLIST
OASESLIGAMENTS
Sat 1/24/2015
BYGOSHAWEANTS
LEANTOLETSDOIT
UNICUMALHAMBRA
STUDDEDDEFILER
HASIMEDLEXEME
LOAVESFAA
LOSTONESSHIRT
DETECTIVEWORK
KIDSTHESEDAYS
EVASONANT
NESTLENUTSUTA
TITHINGPINESOL
INREVOLTVELURE
STATELAWECLAIR
HOYAADOSKYLIT
Sun 1/25/2015 TWIST ENDING
UPSWEEPSUBROSAFTDIX
NICEONEORIENTSTRUCE
ICANNOTTELLALEICIDER
TORTSTHUSMEETSREPS
ETESEERCOALCIERA
DOTARDYOUVEGOTMALI
BAYLORATASTEARSENAL
ENCOREDWWIREWCCL
LGARAISINGTHEBRAHEY
AISLESEATNEONSRA
YETIMUTEATEMROTC
DPSNEARIREMEMBER
EMSAQUARTERTOTOWTMI
LAMSURCUESLIPUPS
OPENSEAPLASMAANISES
ILLEGALALINEBURGLE
ELSOLMANEIBNLAST
STATSPENDARODSANER
ARRIDANNIEGETYOURGNU
KEANUCREEPINEDMEESE
SETGOSARDINEDOODLED
Mon 1/26/2015
GOERSRAPSKIP
AGREEAIDEELMO
FLIPWILSONNIPS
FEESALEPINES
ESCSMARTCOOKIE
APISHRUER
MONACOPERTPLUS
LOADAOKREST
BOLDTEXTBOOMED
YORECOSMO
FORWARDPASSNPR
ILIADLUCSTYE
SLAGFRESHSTART
TITOROBEPARER
SEANODEANTSY
Tue 1/27/2015
FORMALDUMBCHI
AVIATEOVALHON
KILIMANJAROOWL
EDENROONOISE
DENISDIDEROT
MERITSEMER
ELISACLIPBCE
SUCHSWEETSORROW
ALEOLAYLEAVE
SPEESETTER
CENSUSBUREAU
ALIENSURRASH
BINJAMESMONROE
LOTAGARONEILL
ETHBEDSNODDED
Wed 1/28/2015
IVEGOTELKALL
RAHRAHROOMRIO
INLATERUNALONG
SEEPJUSTTHEWAY
ERESILO
IWANTTOTAKEKAI
ROGUESHAIRCOMB
AWETYOUODAS
TENSPOTSINNATE
EDTUNDERMYSKIN
IREIPSO
NEEDISLOVELSAT
IMPOSTERAPIECE
TIETEALCONTRA
AREPRYHIGHER
POW Thu 1/29/2015
ESASHAIGMACAW
SACKLUNCHALOHA
CUTOUTTHEROMAN
ADORNSRAIN
PINTAPEKINGMAN
ESETEATIMEALA
HITMANGTOS
THEICECOMETH
HELPMANANA
ERAALABAMAASS
MANFRIDAYRANCH
AGUAMODELA
MANDYMIDDLEMAN
EXCELEMAILLIST
GEODESARIEASY
Fri 1/30/2015
SHREWDCASBAH
HOTWIREBEDELIA
EPEEISTREAGENT
DESSCHOOLSOUT
PHARAOHS
CARTOONEDMOW
AWHIRLLANDLINE
FAINTLYXEROXED
FINESSESFUMING
ETEALLEMANDE
OFFHOURS
SACRAMENTOMEG
PANTERAGILMORE
ENTERINSTORAGE
PASTESISITOK
Sat 1/31/2015
CARLSJRHEARTHS
AREOLAEORDERUP
NUTCAKEONADIME
AGEMELIKEYSOL
DULYIBMSCTRL
ALLESNEEBLAME
ASSADGUYLINER
BYOBPROP
OHBOOHOOSKOAL
NORSKDPTEFLAT
ETESBYESFOTO
MIACATCHOWHET
ITSEASYIMAWARE
LETSRIPRECROOM
EMSPACETROYENS
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