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Puzzles for January, 2016
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Fri 1/1/2016
BASSSWERVEMRS
RITEHALOEDYEW
ORDERAROUNDWVA
WHENIMSIXTYFOUR
NONAMECRED
IRISFAREWELLS
ENSLAMINATED
RICEPILAF
LOVEBEADSBRA
POLEDANCEDRIP
SOULNLEAST
PERSONALOPINION
ETETOMATOPASTE
LIEORISONLETS
LCDHASHEDIDOS
Sat 1/2/2016
SPRAYAVALANCHE
KOALANINEHOLES
IWILLNBAFINALS
NESSESESTARIE
TRIPHASTJMAXX
IGNITEDRUSE
GRECOACERBMSN
HATERSGONNAHATE
TBSQUESTCARET
RUNSETHICAL
POSIESSROREDO
ACHEHSTWILLIS
STASHAWAYNILES
TAKEADIVEINUSE
ADENYEMENTESTS

Oops. The clue for 34 Down has what programmers call a sign error. Marcus Claudius MARCELLUS captured Syracuse in 211 B.C.E, not A.D. 211.

Sun 1/3/2016 RECORD OF THE YEAR
TROJSLIFLOODADONIS
HANGERAMRADIOMINIMT
AMELIEDAIKONSPESTER
TAKENUPCLERKEDTESTS
ENDUSERSOBIT
CAISIANGCHATCAL
HINTATSOTOMORLIBIDO
OCTANEPASHTOCARLJG
SORDIDVALLEYSONRICE
ETATSWELCOMESINRATS
EPEEBAYS
BANJSTRUCTURALASTIC
AMOEBASLAHTERASHORE
DISPELONHANDSHOWER
ASASETFATNESSPARENT
THYREEFSICIALES
MSRPRAWSCORE
IDBETANGELICTAPEDKS
PEEREDCASANASTOKENS
ACACIAALAMEDAEDGIER
DORINEATWORSTESTES
Mon 1/4/2016
HOPTAMALEROAR
ANISPINALEDGE
HUNPARTYFAVORS
ASKSTEESBERET
FIDOCURSES
PILLOWFIGHTS
SNOOTAFROEPOS
ICYHEROICSEWE
SADAMOLEOCTET
POUNDFOOLISH
REARMSUNIT
ARSONAUNTPFFT
POPPINFRESHOAR
IDEOBADGERUZI
DENSCRUSTSREP
Tue 1/5/2016
BLISSAGARSPA
AARONSCORETEL
TMOBILEHOMEIKE
HENPINEDDONOR
LEASTHICKET
TSQUAREROOTS
ROUSTEGOSCAM
OMITSABOTCODA
YETNILELASER
TBALLBEARING
MISNAMEITSY
EMITSGAMUTBIO
LOLTTOPBILLING
TUTAIRTOEIGER
STYRAYSGLAZE
Wed 1/6/2016
POSTCHADPJS
ENEROHIDECHOU
ZEROEDINONHOED
AUDIDRYREDS
TAGIMBUEPOBOY
ECLIPSELINEN
AEIOUGULAG
CROSSREFERENCES
ROTORONICE
TSKEDORNETTE
BRONXIDIOTYON
RILEAMOBOIL
OTOERADIOEDITS
COEDIGORDENSE
ANDDESKSEAT

Solving crosswords is such a personal experience. Your own background hugely affects your enjoyment of each one. For this long-time audio guy, TEAC is a great entry. Oh, and Broca's Brain is a fascinating book.

Thu 1/7/2016
TRUEDATPREDEM
WINSOMEOERUTA
IASSUMEPOOLBOY
NAHBANTUSOLID
ATTNOPTGILA
ROVESHUSHMONEY
OPEDDOCTORS
DENWITHOUTCHE
BORDERSBOOT
ANDREGIDEBRAND
LORIEGOSEAT
IVINSGNAWSTKO
BENGALIRITEAID
ILKGETASININE
SSSANYTHEOLDS

Here's a nice touch; each entry that extends beyond the grid is also a legitimate crossword answer in its truncated form.

Fri 1/8/2016
DREAMGIRLSPOSH
DOGGIEDOORASTO
ANOINTINGSSCAM
YANNIDDSSTARE
COSMOSHORTO
PHONEYPSIWSW
LIEUABSORPTION
ALARMEECSOLVE
COTTONSWABODER
ETEVETHUSKER
RENNETCOSTA
ARGOSPANUSEME
TRIMLETTERTRAY
EONSBREAKDANCE
DREGJERSEYBOYS
Sat 1/9/2016
THESISSTATEMENT
ROSIETHERIVETER
UPPERPALATINATE
SPANISHOMELETTE
TINASIRSILT
SNOCHESSASEA
GLAREATNOMSG
NEXTOFKIN
EAPOEMAITAIS
NSAKGBBAABEA
SORBRADYELL
INTIMATEAPPAREL
LAIDITONTHELINE
ENTERINTODETAIL
STATEASSISTANCE
POW Sun 1/10/2016 POLITICAL PROMISES
BOARDSABASESHELSEW
UNCORKDRILLTEAMSADO
FORMEIFIAMELECTEDINK
FROABANWINTERRNAS
IMUSSCOOTIMIT
JUSTMOREOFTHEOLDONES
BONDETOSMUSTILT
OSSOAAMILNEBSSACEY
WHENOPPONENTSATTACKME
TUNEUPSDECALDDT
OATGLOWSEMBERSSN
PHIHULASONADATE
DONATETOMYCAMPAIGNNOW
ANEWDAYECLAIRSADOT
LYONSLOSIMPLEGS
EXPECTCUTSINMEDICARE
HEIRAPNEAADAB
JOYSARAMISCRIPSPA
ANTIVEGOTALOTTOLEARN
ICEHEATSENSORMERGED
LESSLRSSETHSSTRAYS
Mon 1/11/2016
GIFSEBBEDOPEL
OREOSAUNAKANE
BOULDERDAMOPTS
INDIESMACKERS
DADSETAREO
ASKROCKLOBSTER
WINGSPANSIR
ECOLERICAFAIR
WOOFORATIME
PEBBLEBEACHLOX
ELYERETHOR
LONESOMERAISE
OPALDUSTJACKET
SEMIESTERKENT
IDESDEANSSADE
POW Tue 1/12/2016
LONGBAREDEBAY
OBOEEMOTESLIRA
FARMANIMALSSTIR
AMTLEDAATETAD
TAEBOSNOWANGELS
OMITPARLOR
MUSCATPEROEDS
INTERIORDESIGNER
REELSESTOLDYA
ALSACERUNE
RADIORANGEIDSAY
AMYSYRISLAAAA
DOJOANKLEINJURY
ARODNOODLEATOM
REBSDIALSGENE
Wed 1/13/2016
SARISSKAGUCCI
CHINASHOPOSRIC
ROCKYHOARABATE
AMISAWSOWZIT
PENNAMESNOSY
CLERICALHEIR
TABOODUIHYDE
ICUTHREERSELI
EMMAOATOGDEN
REARVIEWMERE
SKISOUTCLASS
POMETASHETCU
ADOLFSHEERTEAR
TOKYOISUREWILL
SNEERATMRANDY
Thu 1/14/2016
LAPPABBESSRCA
AMESTELLTOAHI
TARTTRAYDIPPER
ERSWARNTAPES
PAPERRACKBITER
ANIMALOSERS
STRUTBEER
SHESHEAVINGLOAM
ATONAINTI
ORBACHMELTS
LEIGHSHOVESYOU
ADDERAVERORS
THEBEATLESANNE
MAYESCORTICER
STESHUNTSDEYS
Fri 1/15/2016
PAWNSTEALTHIER
EPEEWALLAWALLA
RENOINMEMORIAM
UNCLOGSRATS
NEAPZIPCODE
SISTERSINLAW
ONLINEPOKERMEW
DEANNINJARONA
ASSLADIESFIRST
HOMESTEADACT
PRETERMVETO
ARALSEASONS
WINESELLERORCA
OZONELAYERFIEF
LENSCOVERSFADE
Sat 1/16/2016
PHOTOBOMBSTAID
ROBREINERLITRE
OOLONGTEAALTOS
MTAPOATLPLANK
PETECRUELGIS
TRESLIPSERVICE
GOOSNEERAT
ISSUESSPELLS
THINNEDECO
CINDERELLASLOT
AVGSCOOPTUBA
NESTSLAPFATTY
TROUPADINITIUM
BENDYRENERUSSO
EDGESERGOMETER

Jeff apparently skips over the theatre section of his newspaper. Julie TAYMOR was in the news for months over the "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" debacle. She co-wrote the book and began as the director, only to end up suing her producers and eventually settling out of court.

Sun 1/17/2016 TWISTING ONE'S WORDS
DEBIOHSNAPBCCMERE
ALASTATERSLARPANEL
WINTERSPORTELEMENTAL
NTHSATANSHEMDRIES
SEMISHUACOPSESFRO
SINBELTOLSENTEENA
GELMETROATVSDIN
GOTORUINAIDAHEATING
LOANINGBOOEDERRING
OZSETHELLCDSSSN
BEEBTHEMIKADOYALL
ADDSAPSMSNBCMOO
PETARDREFISHEALERS
BOTTLERYGORAAABONDS
BLYEDAMFRETSNON
CAMRYMUSICRIDSESC
ROMTATTLEOAKISAID
BLITZTOEDINNERTRU
NEONDEIONMALFEASANCE
SAGASONEOVULESTALL
ARYLNYSDISUSEEVES
Mon 1/18/2016
PITACZARCANDO
ATOMHOBOADIEU
RENEGADESDANES
MINORITYREPORT
AGAANT
PYROTECHNICAKA
ROADSEASEMENT
OUZOSHAPEASEA
OVERSEERKNOLL
FEDPARTYPEOPLE
SAMEON
POETRYINMOTION
SAVORMAELSTROM
STENOPINECEDE
THREWSLIDHOST
Tue 1/19/2016
GEARRACKBETCHA
UTNEICEEAVALON
LCDSCARPEDABOUT
PERCHEDATOPURI
STEAMSINRAGS
CANOEISTSPIECE
EMIRTENANT
FLOUNDEREDAROUND
DELVESGASX
RODEOSALTDOMES
MANUALOROMEO
ECOSKATEDALONG
GONEFISHINGAPAL
ONEPINANNEROTE
SKYINGDYESSPED
Wed 1/20/2016
STEEPSPAARPAP
PEARLEANNEOUI
EXTRAVIRGINPTA
ETSYENTLAMMO
DEAFRIVERMOUTH
ORTONVERSUS
RADIATEAINT
DIAPERSERVICE
HINTTAKESIN
IODIZEPEACH
DRYMARTINISTLO
ACEDREADERAW
AMAOLIVERTWIST
JARRAKEITISSO
ASSAVERSANKAS
Thu 1/21/2016
SPLICEAMSATM
NOUGATCUPSLOA
AWNUTSTRIMOTOR
CEDEFIREOPALS
KRISHNAALOE
SMELLYTRACT
DOHSIDESHALLI
IPADLOTTOSOAK
VENIALBARSTMI
ENGELSETTLE
TTOPEARLESS
STRETCHERNAPA
AAARATEDANIMAL
NCRBERGSENECA
DOETEELOOSED
Fri 1/22/2016
ASTRIDGETSAT
SWEEPEACLARICE
CASTOFTHOUSANDS
OTSDERALTEKEL
THENNOISEISLA
SERASITONSICS
DANTESINFERNO
EVAREA
POTATOPEELERS
SENTTRADELATE
KNEEONTAPITAL
ITOFRACTALEND
BACKINTHESADDLE
INATREESTRIPER
BETSEYADAGES
POW Sat 1/23/2016
AHBLISSNET
EARACHESFORE
GUIDERAILGASES
ILSREAGANOMICS
SITZKINDASORTA
NOOKREISSUES
LENTENCASE
SEARGAMA
PALLETREMO
BELLEVUEROBB
SARDINECANSTEM
MRFANTASTICRAY
EKINGLOSEATURN
LEDANICEIDEA
TRYTENNERS
Sun 1/24/2016 INITIAL TURN
PARAMUSCARTEALRICH
OLEMISSABAACLUESAI
SDIANDNANCYBOOMALLY
EENSYNODEALTBACOLA
DNASAVAGECENATTYS
INALLASTHOUGHAHI
SOWNNIECPUOFNOODLES
CPAGUNSCHIPPERLUTES
ATLNATALIESEEPSOTO
MELFISUESSHAH
PDAOFPAPERRBITICKLER
RYANHEFTHUEVO
ANETHELMALFONSOTIC
MONEYMYOPIASGTOMILK
BTUSERIOUSLYSARETSY
IANLEANNESSTIERI
SCALPSTUBYOWONDER
TMICOOKEDITORAHORA
MAAMSLOTBYUONCREDIT
ANTETERNANNCLARICE
NYESSEGAREDRETREAD
Mon 1/25/2016
LEFTALSOABCS
IRISNOKIATOOL
MASKEDBALLTONE
ASHARESTAINED
STRESSALLEYS
MATESKARMA
AVIDTHENBAFOE
MICCHEWTOYUVA
ASKHERESYONES
DINERNANNY
SHRINESAFETY
LEONARDNEWBOB
EAVEVELVETROPE
EVEREMAILONUS
PESOOWLSWEST
POW Tue 1/26/2016
YUKSITONSILKS
ABITPACECHAIN
NELLORCAHENNA
GROUNDOUTSACDC
CONTROLFREAK
LADIDAYAY
AURANEWTDAVID
MTATOTASTEELK
BOWIEANKANEIN
MAOBLURAY
MAJORPROBLEM
IDEDTOMFOOLERY
NOLIECALIOBOE
DPLUSCHADCAMO
STOMPOATSKNEW
Wed 1/27/2016
SMITEFEDITEMS
MANIATREAWARD
OTTERLIEMITES
OCHSSEEPAST
THETIMESRATIO
MOMAIMMENSE
APOASHESRDAS
LAMTHEYAREIGO
IDESREOILGES
TUNASUBCIAO
ATNOSACHANGIN
CIAGATETILT
EMITSONETHREE
LARUEADAMELDS
ITSMETEMIMSET
Thu 1/28/2016
SNAPTOCOOPAMP
TELLONHNCELOX
ROLEOSRETRACTS
ICHATEDSEETH
PORTTRAITAMBI
SNEERITETRIAL
DUPLEHOISTS
RHABALLOONTHA
ONCALLINNES
ANICEREPSHAMS
RADOPEROTICON
HLIUMTUNAHRO
DEADSPOTNOTFAR
OKDTITHINSOLE
WESOLEOSOURED
Fri 1/29/2016
IMUPBLIGECAST
NANOOUTERACHY
SUNTANNINGKCAL
ONEPLEASEPEEVE
LARIATDRPEPPER
ELVESBEARCATS
NOESMACLEAN
TADDENIZENPTA
CELADONBARR
LEAVENEDROREM
WELLREADSERVER
UNITYBLONDEALE
RATETOYPOODLES
SPECBASEROUST
TESHSTONEMESS
Sat 1/30/2016
MAMABEARDOUBLE
ALACARTEAUKLET
WORNDOWNWREATH
SPEEDDATINGCHA
EERBRACKEN
OBAMASPIANOS
BABELVISIGOTHS
INSTWIPEDPOOL
SATIRIZESTENOR
AMIDSTSHREDS
SPIEGELONE
IONVEALMARSALA
CREPEYONPATROL
ETRADESIPPYCUP
MOSSADSAYYESTO
Sun 1/31/2016 MESSAGE TO BUYERS
FACETHATSSUBICSEAT
LEOVIAMATPRADAAXLE
ASSEMBLYREQUIREDLALA
NOTREALSMUTRADEMUS
KPSONEAINTELINSIDE
CUDSTATICEARNER
CABOTBSEDKEYSMEETS
AMOSREINASLAPPPRO
CONTAINSSMALLPARTS
HUMANSTEAMOSTOWSAD
EROSIONSNOWSSTILLER
DSTTTOPCAPERELAINE
BATTERYNOTINCLUDED
SPAOCTASITOUTDIAG
MARNEHENSNETSDENSE
ABODESGOATEERED
NOMONEYDOWNRHEAGEM
STOLTERSTARELDERLY
MATESTOREINADRYPLACE
AGERATSEATINOASTIR
NEROTOSIRELANNEEDS
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