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Puzzles for November, 2010
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Mon 11/1/2010
STOICPINUPKFC
SWIRLANDREERE
WALKINGCANEYIN
SQUEAKPABST
SPROUTSSHEIKS
THAMESFAVORS
ALIEARPELCOG
LOSCOCAINEAGO
LXIORANGBYRD
NIMITZBORNEO
RAGTAGDOPIEST
EXCONSTONES
ALACITIZENKANE
PEIHAUTEELDER
SSNENDONRYDER
Tue 11/2/2010
BBSIBMPCATOM
ELORATIOMAKO
DUDERANCHBROW
ETONKODIAKS
WHITERUSSIAN
SKISTANTES
ARICEESCIAO
PARDONMYFRENCH
OBOEENDOOHO
PENPALCINQ
JULIUSCAESAR
ALATEENIAGO
KIWIDRESSINGS
IDEETEVYEDIE
NODSOPARTYES
Wed 11/3/2010
BOTHFITNEVADA
INNOTIMEUNISEX
NETPROFSCOSINE
OERTELTATS
TENNESSEETANS
PALTLCLIE
ABETLAMASTRO
NOVISORSALLOWED
ERECTNCOTOGO
AIGTWPAIR
LEARNERSPERMS
BARBJOEIRA
EUROPECUTITOUT
ERODESUNCLELEO
PARENTRAHRAYS
Thu 11/4/2010
HPUNCHPENDAAA
CASTLEIGORCSI
AYESIRNOMATTER
RETPOTHSPOSTH
DROPPERSFERN
DESIORNATE
RADARPROXYIRA
AMISLOOPHOVER
TBASIDEAKNEEH
HINONEQUIZ
AXONSUPREMES
PARERNIELSRYE
IRONEDONATTLEE
AMSRISKNINEHS
FHSSPYHDETEST

This was part one of a two-day puzzle contest. See the next day's crossword for details.

Fri 11/5/2010
GAPINGCLARABOW
ONEPERNOSEDIVE
OTTAWATAKESTEA
DISSDIODESERR
GETSUNWEDBODE
ATOBAKEDMANOR
MARKETERFEB
EMERGEDPLAYSON
OEDMAINMENU
FAINTRIVETABC
ONMESONESSHUL
RAPINCURSCOTE
OKEYDOKEOPORTO
NINEIRONLAWSON
ENDTOENDOLSENS

The previous day's puzzle, also by Mike Nothnagel, shows the locations of the holes. On today's grid, they spell out G O R L U F O N D which can be rearranged to form GOLF ROUND.

Sat 11/6/2010
BIGMACSADSONGS
OGLALAOUTTHERE
DOAJIGFTSUMTER
YTDTENTONITTI
COSTSETHSCLEF
AROARLOATHELS
SIMIANPROAM
TOELOOPPOLEMIC
SUMACDOSIDO
ORSLAPAZSALEM
NATLNAPESSLAB
SCRAMBIDETPLO
TEACAKESTOTOIV
AMNESIACBRONZE
REDSCAREYONDER
Sun 11/7/2010 LEADING ARTICLES
SAVALASJAMJARPLEBE
IGIVEUPAMOEBAREEVES
RESISTINGARESTARDENT
STORETAROTMEANIE
DIERIPSYELLSATINS
UNDERATACKDUETTON
ADEXECLUNGTOILINGAT
DYNAMICMOOTNEUBADE
MANESXOUTSATATOP
MERIGLOODREWURSINE
ODEONLOVEAFAIRAERIE
EITHERNUTSKNEADESS
STUDDEDMONOKALEL
HEREPEPNEAPPOWERPC
ADNAUSEAMWHIMHAVASU
ARMPROFUPONARIVAL
ANDPISTOLSEROSITT
DERMISICEAXOUTER
OMEARACHECKINGACOUNT
LESLEYLECHERATOMMAN
FASTSEDESSATENPAST
Mon 11/8/2010
ARCALAMOJEANS
RIORESINOWLET
ATLSEIZETHEDAY
BADGESEDANAPE
WANTGUST
GRABABITETOEAT
OERLACENATAL
SLEWREAPSMAMA
HIRESSEALLPN
CAPTURETHEFLAG
TATELAIC
SPASEDERDROVE
CATCHPHRASESIX
AGREEOSKARTAP
MEALSTEENSSLO
Tue 11/9/2010
HEPSIMPTERPS
AMIGEMMAIDIOT
DIESELOILPICKY
JRRTOLKIENSTHE
ILSAEYE
MALLTYCHODRED
STETHOLANDELI
NOTSOHOWEGEST
BOGSEWNBRAVOS
CLOPBYEARRELY
YARTEEM
LORDOFTHERINGS
PURIMAMAZONANT
DANTEVANESDAY
QUEENANDSAWE
Wed 11/10/2010
POPSLEASTSOLI
EVANAMNIOTMEN
EECUMMINGSREBS
PREFABHHMUNRO
FUDGESONION
JJABRAMSBBKING
LEROYACCTS
ONYXSTRAWRAJA
BISONNIGER
LLBEANWWJACOBS
LEILAPSEUDO
AAMILNEMITTEN
MRISCCSABATHIA
ANNIIAMSOAARP
STIRSNAPSSWEE
Thu 11/11/2010
ABBESPOLKTSPS
MARCHOLIOWHET
ATARINYESOOZY
NHZUHOZUOZHU
DEOTWIGVORTEX
ASSIZEAGARONE
TURNTURNTURN
TAISOENATYA
SNOISSIWNOOW
OKDHORARUSTED
SHIRAZYANGHMO
ZOHZCZOHZOOZ
ERICLASTTORTE
WINKELIETOPER
EDGYDISCOMERS

This grid must be rotated 90° left or right, or turned upside down, to make sense of five of the answers.

Fri 11/12/2010
SURFERGIRLOCTS
OREOCOOKIEHOWE
SAFETYBELTMAIN
ALTCUTESTTNT
CRESTDASHER
SLASHTEXARKANA
TOLTECSINGING
EVEOARICEGIN
EXISTEDETHENE
SPARTACUSEARED
CONTACSTADT
YTDTOMTOMREF
TIERMYPLEASURE
HORABRAINCHILD
ENIDSANDSTONES
Sat 11/13/2010
CLAPPUSHUPSWAH
OUTERPLANETITO
STONECIRCLERES
MENDSPALTRIEST
ODESBOLOENSUE
SANDALAPPL
PRAYERSKIPROPE
HIBACHISNOOKER
OVERTONEDOWERS
NERDPAYPAL
ERREDPEASBOBS
TRADELAWSCAROL
IANMINISTORAGE
CFCOPINIONATED
STYSOCKMONKEYS
Sun 11/14/2010 DOUBLEHEADERS
BETASACREPSHAWSCBS
OVERPASSEDROADEOOAT
BEDROCKANDBEDROLLMBA
AONEAIRABCOMAN
FIREWATERFIREHAZARD
LARGELADORESBAN
INUNDATEBRAGARDEN
MOIBUCKNAKEDBUCKEYE
ANTIWAROARSRANKEDS
ASSNATOMUDBRIT
BIGWHEELOFBIGCHEESE
REDODNASIXHULL
IREACTIMOREENMASSE
DEADWOODDEADDUCKHEX
SALAAMRAPSKYSCAPE
GISVIEDAMPPORTS
TRASHCANWETRASHTALK
ROSYALTWAYOHNO
AXLBLUECRABBLUEGRASS
MIAAVENUELEONALEWIS
PEWTESTEDESTDERECT
Mon 11/15/2010
ARFARFASSINRE
BURGERELOCOOL
ASIAGORODEROS
STETSROTOCAKE
ESSEKASHMIR
STENOSRETRO
ROORAILSOARED
OILPANSMANMADE
INLOVEDELIYOS
SKATEDETACH
ALARMEDABLE
MEATDIORCLEAR
ALTOOFTNOVATO
SLOERTEFRANKS
HAMSESSLESSEE
Tue 11/16/2010
INFERSCOFFOWE
ROUSEMOVIEPOM
MENTALIMAGETOM
ALDOORALDAILY
NICKSPOBOYS
GOFISHLINEN
ONEALSPINPSU
TURNEDTHETABLES
HSTDAISGEARS
IDTAGBREYER
SALARYPILAF
PRIMODINOSAGA
ADZOCEANBOTTOM
DOEPLANEDENTE
ERRSENORSWOON
Wed 11/17/2010
CRIBELPASOALA
AARELARDERSIR
BROADSMILESSOC
ENDOAXISTUNA
ABASEDBADOMEN
PIGSECTWALESA
UTESSAABLEDS
HAIRBRAID
SPASBLEWOYEZ
UNUSEDEWOKESO
POPTARTLEGATO
SRTAIRAENERO
ITEHEARTHSTONE
DENOSCARSUNIS
EDTSTYLETPEAT
Thu 11/18/2010
AJAXMERITASFAT
LUXEIVANAQUICK
EMIRFEVERAGGRO
XBOXFRIZZBASED
ONEGAJAR
SUSTAINSIAM
JFKAQUASBINGED
QUADRUPLEPANGRAM
ARMADATEACHADZ
YAZWHOAWHOA
ZEKETVPG
JELLSYWCASCHEW
EQUIPKOOKYLARA
SUNNYIRVINUSMC
TIEGSDEEMSBESS

Here's a construction feat I never thought I'd see — a quadruple pangram. Every letter of the alphabet is used at least 4 times. Purists may note that with the grid stretching to 16 columns, there are more squares available to fit in those extra Scrabbly letters. True, but the central theme answer at 43 Across nicely justifies the extra width.

Update: Raymond C. Young managed this feat in a 15x15 grid in 2013.

Fri 11/19/2010
STOPSFOTONOL
TANYAIBARBEBE
ALERTROLELOST
LEARSELKSANOS
ASCHDAISSCALP
GETITONTOOKTEA
CHETOUTEATS
STOVESSTYLES
CAPITOLATEE
ATECAKEREDDEER
LENTSAPERSUMO
DRNOUVEATURIN
ITERGERMASONE
NOSYLIMALAPEL
GTSINSPENEMY
Sat 11/20/2010
ABLETHERASCALS
LYESHADASHOTAT
AGTSIRANCONTRA
NOHOSAMTHESHAM
ANAIREEMP
REVERSESIDE
KEENANCALIFS
IRIDIUMEDITOUT
NATSTABONNER
ASPHALTTILE
UPCULAAPE
SEEDPEARLSTNUT
ITSASECRETUSMA
NATHANHALEREPR
GLASSYEYEDFAST
Sun 11/21/2010 HAVING ASPIRATIONS
BIASCIVICHAASTWAS
ORGYONEALILSACHILL
HAULKANGAGOTOHANOI
REALMENDONTHEATQUICHE
AIDEGALSOUREAR
LETBEECOLIMACH
ITHINKTHEREFOREIHAM
NAENASAEOEDYNAST
GLEASONSASOWLDREA
REBDELTAHAIRLINES
ADORABLEPACSPOUTERS
SEVENYEARHITCHPVT
AMESOREDENRESORTS
PORTALMDSONEIIOU
SETONESTEETHONHEDGE
REGOPANELUVEAS
STULOUSECTETNA
HERRINGONTHERIGHTSIDE
ARGUEALEEBONGOIMAX
FREERTEARBATESOHME
TESSSODSERODENOES
Mon 11/22/2010
MATSMESASAGES
ATRAALERTROTE
SEANDEWARLISA
CANADIANBACON
OSCARSSNLGAT
TEENOSHGADFLY
MONTEREYJACK
COMAERAERSE
ITALIANBREAD
TIMINGSERFSPF
ESANICNASCAR
BOSTONLETTUCE
RUEDARIESELKS
ATADTOLETALEC
HERSOTEROKYRA
Tue 11/23/2010
INCABARDEFLAT
NOELISAYJOYCE
FULLHOUSEEUROS
OSTEOPITCREWS
GWENNOTA
THREEKINGSCHUM
ROOLENOSMEARY
ASSTSOWSASIGN
PEEWEEAWAYKEA
PASOROYALFLUSH
PAINBEAU
ITSADEALITISI
RAPIDPOKERHAND
EXERTALEXEGAL
DIDSORANTROPE
Wed 11/24/2010
INCHEDBOWLGTO
TAHINIUVEAIRK
ENACTSCOLUMBIA
MCLICUSCRABBY
SILICONCHEZ
ELEVATELEEZA
SINISEICESNOL
WAGERUBENTTOP
AGEPYREDARETO
BORGEGREENER
IDLECATSPAW
BANZAIMOVERUE
ATLANTISONSIDE
NORTHORUNUSED
EMBSOUPRAVENS
Thu 11/25/2010
DIOSWITGOTOIT
ANGELINAETHYNE
MALCOLMXTOREAT
ANITLACSOZMA
GENOATONALOON
ERGVEEONLYYOU
KERSUCCEEDS
GENERATIONZ
FERGUSONEOS
TEASETSSNLSSR
MLSQUAILJETTA
ESPOSTIRLRON
AKIMBOSPECIALK
DINNERMUSCATEL
ENGINEEPPSONE
Fri 11/26/2010
WRITHEDPOULTS
HARVARDPERDIEM
ICESTATIONZEBRA
SINESNONORNS
KNITMADLYLEAH
SECTUBESBETTE
BOSOXBOATER
MARKOFZORRO
GRITTYIOWAN
RELEEANNEXPHD
ISISNIGERBOAR
PETDIKECLINE
PRISONEROFZENDA
EVASIONCOASTER
RESETSTERSELY
Sat 11/27/2010
ARFARFFASTDRAW
WELTERIDLERICH
ECARTEROULETTE
TARESNEEZOE
SENIORITISBENZ
ETONADOSGOSEE
PCTPNINSEZ
THEBIGGESTLOSER
ATETEEDALE
ENDITSORESLIT
JAILBOBBLEHEAD
EVAARALJERI
CALAMARIANITAS
THERAVENWINERY
SODAJERKSEEMED
Sun 11/28/2010 A SHINING MOMENT
GETSANAIDAHOSTRINGS
ACHEFORSEVERTOOSOON
BLEATEDALLOREDINCARGO
SAWENOLAMHOERIKWOW
TEARDROPOIOVISCERAL
DRTSOFTCOLORFEY
SUNCHIPSOEIROASSESSAS
NNEAFRAIDGRETELPGA
ABSENCEOAUCTIOALLERGY
KODAKPMSKOAEBBETUIS
ELAPSEOTHEBUTTOGRACES
STYGECKOSATOMICESO
BIGORIBCAGEOSET
RAJIVMGMLASSHANACHO
EMOTIOALCONANIMOTOYOU
MELNANUYAYMERISENUS
OBLOGSTOYTOITOEIROIST
PAYSPESTOIBEAMACES
WARDHUETZUSMUT
STRIFESENTEREDLETITBE
THETREELIGHTINGCEREMONY
AAMCOLOCNOEEVESEGER
GISHSUEOSSTSPRAGE

Who says crossword construction isn't a risky business? Despite 3 Down and 5 Down and many years of a Wednesday tradition, the Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2010 was held on a Tuesday.

Mon 11/29/2010
IDLEBOSHNOAH
READEXPOGENRE
ALBSLEAPEWERS
QUEENANNESLACE
WILLIISPGOSS
ASEKISSOFDEATH
REDSDOHANTSY
HEADBAND
FOCALSOYACCT
TRAFFICCONEHAI
DARTSOUREALM
CREAMOFTHECROP
SLEDSPFUIAGRA
HERBSELBEREIN
OSAYREEDDREI

Unusual for a Monday, many people had trouble parsing this theme. The central theme answer is HEAD BAND. The HEAD (that is the front or the first word) of each long answer is the name of a BAND: Queen, Kiss, Traffic, and Cream.

Tue 11/30/2010
CALFARODBEGIN
ORALNICEAMAZE
ALMAYVESROTOR
TOPSTHELISTODD
KYOTOTAD
DOCPOSTNOBILLS
INUSESEMPEAS
STOPOFFOPTSOUT
KAMARURHONDA
SPOTREMOVEREER
SADSINUS
JAGPOTSOFMONEY
EQUIPSILOCORE
SUAVEANILAVOW
TAMERRINDLASS
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