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Puzzles for November, 2017
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POW Wed 11/1/2017
LONRAGAGASSI
IHOPENOTMOLTEN
MCGREGORILLASK
BOOEDESTDCAP
MAPSAVOYFEMA
PERSIMMONKEYED
HOENAIRBRR
INADAZEBRANAGH
ONECOIFSAM
STELEPHANTASMS
PONEPOUTYJAM
LOTLAIRROYAL
ANIMALCRACKERS
SITARSHAMMERAT
HEYDAYPOPSYS
Thu 11/2/2017
ISLASPITCHEER
STAGENAMEHYDRA
URSAMINORIMGAY
PIEOPIUMSNESS
PROJECTAAA
BIDSENGLISH
KNEEAVERMOO
NEWYORKMARATHON
OREPAPAAONE
BOROUGHRAES
USEDODGERS
OWNSSTOCKYALF
LOOTSWIKIPEDIA
ARIELIDONTMIND
FERRYTONSTOGS
Fri 11/3/2017
SPAREMEARTICLE
ALLOWINTOENAIL
NUTMEATAMASSED
DSOSTERNERSIE
DOOMABIEMIDS
ANNESBANKVAULT
BEATADEADHORSE
EREALL
GOOGLEHANGOUTS
ROBREINERAWGEE
AGESCATTELSE
BRRALADDINYTD
BELUGASETONCAP
LEISURECATERTO
ENNEADSONEEYED
Sat 11/4/2017
MOJOCADRECARP
ARESAMOURRHEA
OPELRANTSEMTS
THROUGHTHEYEARS
AAAPOLAELDER
INTWORCPTTAU
ANTIGUAJETS
BUTTERNUTSQUASH
ANETEKESOUT
STNSXSWISLAM
SIEVEISLEONO
STRETCHTHETRUTH
OLINAAHEDUCLA
LEFTLIMBOPHEW
ODESCLEANPERK
Sun 11/5/2017 LANE CHANGES
MSNSUCROSEBIGTALK
OHOUPAHEADMEDIABIAS
WAYNESWORLDALLABOARD
SHOOESSTINGLYAURAS
USFLSEEYAARN
GODHELPUSDRAGANDDROP
ICIERIHOPFRISKSAGE
LTDSELFMANSOPHTIRE
DENILLEROSSOONER
ATTACKADSELSAPWNS
THEROADNOTTAKEN
JAWANYETUPHOLSTER
LABATTPROBWCSHUE
AFARHASPYAHWEHBELT
WACREHEATFUELTUBER
DRIVEINARUNBELOWZERO
ACRNONOSLAZE
OUTIESPLASHOCDEGOT
BRENDALEEPATHFINDERS
IAMLEGENDIDAHOESEEK
LAYDOWNNERISSASOS
Mon 11/6/2017
COPESTENAGE
COULDIELIMER
RATTAILNOTHING
ALTTSETIRADE
SLABONKPORATE
PIGEONTOESELIE
STEEPPIGGYBACK
SIPTAR
SNAKEEYESRAINS
TENNPARTANIMAL
PUGETNARCNATO
REEBOKUTENUT
FORSALEDOGEARS
INELIEENGAGE
LSDLOSLEONE

Benjamin Lauring is the latest addition to our Teenage Constructors list.

Tue 11/7/2017
INAJAMBRAGKEW
MANANAUSDAISM
ADDINGSTAYNED
MILLENNIUMBUG
SAOUIEAHMAD
DUMPSTERFIRE
CPASTISNIA
BAILOUTPLUTOED
EVAREGTOSS
SINGULARTHEY
SLOOPINOZSA
WORDOFTHEYEAR
ALIOEUFOTELLO
PERACREHOLDUP
POEROSYONLATE

We have no idea who the little guy over Mr. Poulos's shoulder is. Jeff thinks it might be one of Philip Pullman's dæmons. There's a new book in that series.

POW Wed 11/8/2017
BADTANGYPERE
ERAAMOREALLAN
LCDXENONPOINT
MARKINGSCOPCAR
ODONRAZORSIMO
NICEDAYSITATOP
TAKEICLEARSKY
PASSPORTS
LPGATOURENDOR
EARDRUMYESORNO
AREISOGONVIES
DONTBEHUSBANDS
OLDIEKABULKOS
FEELSINERTEWE
FELLMATESRNA
Thu 11/9/2017
JOYSINGRAMPSY
ALSOCICERORYE
WELLBETHGIRIRA
AORTADUMAS
SHIRTITAKETAHT
PONCHODECAL
IONABANANAUBS
THERESNOGNINRUT
EARMEDLEYEGGO
BLISSGOWELL
GUESSSOHWNISEI
IPADSAHEAD
STUANDDONTEMOC
TOTRIVOLIAVER
SPYYARNEDSPRY
Fri 11/10/2017
RIDESHALFMAST
INERTDELARENTA
OSCAROLDMASTER
TULSACLEANSOUT
ALAWETBARJIBE
CARPLOONMANES
TREASURYDECENT
REDSGEEK
HECKLESOFTENUP
APRILNILETITO
DIONPANFRYCUT
ATAGLANCEEBERT
CATLITTERALONE
OPIONEERSTUNER
WHATELSESEEDY
Sat 11/11/2017
SPEARSCHAIQBS
HORRORFLICKURI
TIREBALANCEEOS
ERASEUPTOSEA
TONRMNUGANDA
LTDTAKEANUMBER
SSRNOTABENE
VETERANSDAY
INAPANICFAS
PESTCONTROLAWS
STEAKSARCSET
ILLTWITAMICO
UZIDRAFTANIMAL
FENPUSSYGALORE
ONEIMHOELEVEN
Sun 11/12/2017 "S-Q'S ME!"
GIFFORDACLUANIMISTS
INERRORWRENDINEDOUT
SQUANDERLUSTALANALDA
MASSEORIENTVON
IMSETSQUEALERDEALER
TOQUESRANDDELLA
SOUPHASBRORELYNSFW
MRITAMPAOATPIQUE
EERSQUINTERSTALEUMA
MTASTEADIESEASIER
AMHERSTPIGIMPASSE
LOONIEMAILEDINOOH
VALSQUIRRELYBIRDLEA
INERTRETNITESIMP
NASAMINIFLOSSYTSOS
GROGSTOODSCOTTO
SQUARESTHEBEEFAPSES
BTUTALESEWASNT
ERECTILESQUAWKATHONS
TAUTENEDKURDELBARTO
SPENDERSYENSSKETCHY
Mon 11/13/2017
ABCSALSOMAJA
FLAKELAWSONUS
EAREDICALLEDIT
WHATWEVEGOTICE
CITESTEER
DAPHNEGENUS
AGOOLDFLAMES
HEREISFAILURETO
LETSSLIDETRU
PARTSSTREEP
DUBYATIRE
OSOCOMMUNICATE
REFASHIONCOCOA
INFOOTOEKILOS
COOLHANDLUKE
Tue 11/14/2017
GROWNACNELARS
MARIODRATAVOW
SWEETTOOTHNEMO
LEIWOODDEER
GOODDEEDSIGNON
WMDSUSCEROS
BIOSIRORCA
TRIPLEDOUBLE
NOOKDOTOUR
ACCTACLOGRE
ATRIALHEELLOOP
FEEDDOORLED
LATEBOOKKEEPER
ASINOZMACLOVE
CENTSEENHIDEF
Wed 11/15/2017
ROYSSNSBARBS
EWEICONSTARTS
FLATRATEATTIRE
AIMSATACTII
TALCPOKERCHIPS
ENOKIMAKES
NNWSLOPPYTHAW
TICMACBOOKILE
HEADCESSNASIN
REPELNOMAD
BOBBYSOCKSPSST
ENDORTOATEE
STIRINSHOPLIFT
SHEATHELMOCUE
ETHELCOPSEND
Thu 11/16/2017
FACTGABSSPACE
ICONABUTARLES
TAUTOLOGYFOILS
SINPEALBABBLE
THERECURSION
GROANEDOMIT
PONIEDZODCIS
AWILDGOOSECHASE
SETEMOARABLE
NEONSLIMIER
AMBIGUITYSSN
BARBETERICBAM
ORALSTAUTOLOGY
RIVETAMPSAYES
TOOTSNOSYPSST
Fri 11/17/2017
CITIBIKESLOGIC
ASIFICAREDOONE
DONOTIRONSHOED
SKOREASTOGEE
GIRTHAROLD
FELONSTOPAHEAD
FRETATIMANPRU
LATTRIBECALIV
ASSRACEETRADE
TESLACARSASYET
REOPENHUBS
SMEWWARTFIFE
CANESANALGESIA
ATOLLINNEREARS
NEWLYTOKYODOME
POW Sat 11/18/2017
OTTERPUPSCOTCH
PUHLEASEHAHAHA
UBERPOOLARMBAR
SAMOALENDUSE
PIEDADSALE
LABORPARTYDAUB
EVEMITESPARTI
GOTTACATCHEMALL
ICAHNTAROTSEE
TATABYGONEDAYS
DEWLAPWEAR
DOSLIESCUBIT
OPTIONYEAHDUDE
TIEDYEMSDEGREE
STRADSSCOREPAD
Sun 11/19/2017 COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
STATSHOPINSNLSLAP
ARDORWASHOETEATATE
MIDNIGHTHOUREVITABLE
ELMOLOHANDIVERSGOAL
LEAFEDEISNERPERSE
VIENOIRMOMAEER
OCEANTARTAREONMARS
VOTINGAGEINAMERICA
EVALORSONNODEGRADE
RELNLEOKRARIPLEY
TRIBADLUCKSYMBOLILE
IMAFANAPESOWLBUS
PEELEHISSTULSAIAGO
ARGONSATOMICNUMBER
RANSOMTROUPESBLADE
DERVETOUCSDCEO
ELISEMORITACARVER
REALLOOKERNADALIDES
MANALIVEANSWERLENGTH
ISNTLINTOARMSTIARA
SEASYESEMMYSSTROM
POW Mon 11/20/2017
ANAPESTMRIDDS
RUBELLAEATSOUT
GENTLEMANJOHNNY
OVERWELLROSE
EGOSLOSTARTS
ALUMNIPOP
ACTPHOTOFINISH
CHIPOVENLEVEE
DIVOTARCHLOGE
CAESARSALADRAP
SRITETCHY
MARIACHIVETS
ARABOOHSIONE
KELLYANNECONWAY
ONLEAVEMOLIERE
SAYKEYSTEERED
Tue 11/21/2017
STABMARHARPS
HUGOCOMEAVAIL
ADINONMERASPY
POLEINTOFIRST
EREMITEVITALS
AIRSMEEFIT
RUSSIANPASTAKA
UPCSOILFRET
NORFINNISHLINE
GNUAMOSLEI
SENORADEEPSEA
CZECHEREDFLAG
OCHOAASAPLOVE
PAINSZANYOMEN
TWEETYUKPOST
Wed 11/22/2017
POLEFACESTARS
ODINABOXNISEI
REQDZESTAMEND
TAUBITERREADE
ICANCERES
CEDINGMEDULLA
ONDVDSHIPPAYS
ANIEQUATORSCI
SUETUGLYINTRA
TITANIAAPPIAN
CAPRICORN
BANTUSTERNLAW
ALOISNINOCITI
NTILEANOSANON
KOREAPAWSBEND
Thu 11/23/2017
WRAPMOVIEJIVE
HEROEBERTORAL
ISTORANATDECK
THIRTYMINUTES
EOSALAACIDY
NOTOKSIXAMIGOS
STEREOSENNHL
RICHARDIX
APBTEASMILED
THREEOAKSASAMI
EDITSOMGWAN
THEJACKSONONE
INCAACRIDAMAS
MOONBRUNODATA
ONMESEEDSANET
Fri 11/24/2017
SASHIMIINKSACS
OTTOMANGANACHE
FLIPPINGONESLID
TANSNOOTLHASA
TNGSWATATSET
ATEQATARISLE
CARGUYTIP
ONSITEVOTER
REENACTSAXE
PAPAZORROJIM
AGOCENTERMTA
LATCHPOETSALS
ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
CHEERIOENPLANE
EARWIGSRIDDLER

This is the 29th asymmetric grid of the Shortz Era. Here are the rest.

Sat 11/25/2017
LEFTLANESBAAL
AMERICANASACRA
SPEAKEASYOTTER
CALDERCUPMAINE
ANSESPILLBLOOD
LEASHTEARINTO
ALFIOPEALE
SENTRASOREAT
COMMEOCCAM
TABLETPCSOCKO
ELMARIACHITREN
SHORESLAMPOETS
LIVIACASHAUDIT
ARIALANTICRIME
STETTEATASTER

See this page for notes from Will Shortz on how he edited the clues in a previous Kevin Der puzzle.

Sun 11/26/2017 INSIDE OUT
APIECEDIEMFLAPGPS
GRAVLAXODAYAONEROT
ROYALTASTERSCANTLOSE
OMENMETATHEFAREAST
KARPOVTEMPAPPINNES
ABETDABTEALDECO
DRIVETRAINSHENIERUN
RALLYCARSALBLASTS
OSLOHUTICKYYIN
SHIVAMOONROOFASADA
SANBRAINSURGEONSEPA
DIPSOSEESTARSAGAPE
IOUGATSVCSOREO
ADDERSBAMIAMWOMAN
RUEBERETMINDREADERS
SLEDDESICHOSAKS
ECRUSMTVSETHREPOTS
NIXONTAPESACEDONIT
ANISEOILTHROWINGRICE
LENEDNAYOYOBRITCOM
SAGROSYETALSASSES
Mon 11/27/2017
CONAIRODEDJOB
ASSISIHULAURL
THELOSTBOYSSKI
SACENOASTIN
DIRTYDANCING
EPSOMUNION
LETGOADENRCAS
SERFRAMBOPACA
EREIENVYFISTS
EGGEDLOESS
LETHALWEAPON
ACCTSSLRPHI
TORPULPFICTION
CLEETSYSPILLS
HIDDADSMULLET

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POW Tue 11/28/2017
ASPICCAMPNAPS
SLASHACERORAL
HORSELILITAPA
EMIEVIDENCEBAG
NOSTRAETAL
MOOSHUAFLAME
CLEANETUDEDIX
LETTFURRULE
OARASTRALILAC
GROMITNLEAST
ADAMSPEECH
TRADEROUTESROE
RIPATOROIMAMS
ATOMOSLONINES
PEPENESTGOTYE
Wed 11/29/2017
ACROSSFASTOREO
SLEEPYALMAREAP
SUPREMECOURTCASE
TBSABATESRAMEN
SKORHAY
MILALALATOTALS
ANIMECONTOURKIT
INBOXHOJOTAIKO
MIRACLEMOPSURER
STASESSUSSMANY
RUBPAPA
SCOOPINSIDETAU
TEMPTATIONISLAND
ICEEVENDSTEREO
RENDASEAMOTOWN
Thu 11/30/2017
MAMBAJAMSALBA
IBSENODIEBOOR
CONANTHEXXZOOM
KEANUSUSHI
LBJXXXXXPIGEON
IRULEBRACOG
LIKESOROOMBA
TEENPTXXXANNE
BASTESYAWNED
EEOPINCLOWN
XXXSANDWICHNSA
HOHUMINUIT
UTESBATTLESHIP
MIRAANTEVOICE
ECONTTYLESTER
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