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Puzzles for February, 1985
with David Steinberg comments

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Fri 2/1/1985
SITECANEMBLIP
ESOXOLIVARANA
ABUTMIDASTOUCH
MACRAMESOAKERS
HELENINRE
ETAMINEVISITED
DINETTEECONOMY
NEDUCA
AUGMENTSPRUCED
SPOONERTRASHES
DOREAIMED
INDICIAIMPLODE
TOUCHSTONEEWER
UNAUSEDERSNUG
PALMADARSSSTS
Sat 2/2/1985
SLOPSAGEDTISH
PEPYSBRIEONTO
INANEBARRISTER
TALCLOVESHEAN
HAITIALARME
DECODETAXEMES
ALONEPYRITES
DIMPOSTSTOM
PASTUREOPERA
CANTATAGUIDED
MANTISIRATE
ILIACSNIPRAMA
DOORKNOBSARIEL
ARNEALOELONGA
SESSTOWSATTAR
Sun 2/3/1985 TEE OFF ON THE BIGGIES!
CALEBSARAHCAMIHAD
ADOBEAGAVEDONANINE
ROUBLEMAKERANDROGYNE
FRAMESANDINGROOM
URBANARCSTOIDA
SPEISSOSLEROISON
ARIETTASRAESASANOSE
LOGSPARGEICEDCSA
TONGAISSUEPAPERSKEP
STOOGESWPMIOTAPETS
FOESCATARRHPAIX
AMESTSARNOGSELECTS
BAREAPEMEASUREADHOC
ARRSTUNUGANDAATA
SLOSHEDPRELSTAMINAL
HORTAMAORISINGLE
OKAARPEARTREES
BREWERSYEASPODIA
NEVERSEENHARVARDBEES
ADARINSTAMEERORATE
IONSSATMASSERATER
Mon 2/4/1985
CHARTARLOSKAT
OATERNOONDIDO
ARENAGOODSNIT
LINENDUSTERGEE
CASTCAECUM
LAWMENESKIMO
ANOATORESETTO
SNORTERALERTED
HALVELILYGOLD
LENTENIRENES
TAYLORDUNE
HUBRACINGSILKS
ORESCHADIDEAS
SIAMEINEGLINT
ECRUSPARNESTS
Tue 2/5/1985
ATPARWAGECLEW
BRICEIMANAIRY
OILEDNOSHSAME
MELCATSPAJAMAS
BROCADESNUB
WIPERCLAWED
MATTSIRREEETA
OKAYSZOEPOTTY
NILAGENTSMBAS
ANKARAREGAL
RAZEINANAME
FEATHERBEDSNAM
LADETRAVBAKIE
USERTELEALENE
EENYEDERGATER
Wed 2/6/1985
SAPSMALASHEAR
ORALATICHARRY
PERUSHEAIRATE
HARRYHOUDINI
POEMENSCCS
ACHDREAMSOHIO
THANELIULIGN
HAROLDMACMILLAN
EPOSEATCADRE
NILECRECHEEST
ANDMOMAYNS
HAROLDPINTER
BRIERSIGHOHNE
AUDITELEERAID
STORYTARNENDS
Thu 2/7/1985
MOWSICHORDOGS
AREAMOUTHOMOO
GILDMOTHERWELL
MOLDAUSETASIDE
ANILINEROVE
NEREUSRESNIK
ANGRYSOLIDEVA
VATSCOLICSEAL
ETONOLANMARNE
CONCURREGARD
AIRERANGOFF
OVERTURNGNAWER
WELLSPRINGSETA
LALOTONALSLIT
SUESSLATEOLDS
Fri 2/8/1985
HALOTAMESGRAY
ANILABIDEUELE
STAYTRAILSPAM
PERMAIMEESEME
PERSIANMELON
ROSINSDIET
ALIASPLATAESP
SPANISHOMELETTE
HEMLOOPSINNER
PEPSSEDATE
DANISHPASTRY
EPICIHATEMAST
BASKSORELINCA
TREETRONAOSAR
STIRSENORNANA
Sat 2/9/1985
VALERIVALERA
SALADINALIMENT
PLEDGESLINPIAO
LEGELEMENTNTS
IRANSCARELEOS
TIREDTRICARLE
SESTETCARESSED
TLACNARC
TROLLERSSTARRS
ROLEOETOSLEEP
EMYDOVALSACTA
PAMASATACKOID
INPARISFERULAE
DOILIESINAWORD
VALEREVALERY
Sun 2/10/1985 BUMPER STICKERS
QUILLGHOULTOMBS
BURSAERENTAALEUTS
GRINANDBAREITPENGUIN
LIZREGANSCIPIOYARE
ADZEENIDATORSORRA
SLEDSRETROUPSCUTER
SEDGERSEASIDEHORSES
ICANWINECARK
SAVETHEMALESBANDIETS
TSARSGAMREPAIDDRAW
ATLLAGERTESTYAXE
FOULATONEDASIACTED
FREESMOGHONKIFAGOOSE
TEARMARUFUEL
HAMMERVANILLADOODAD
ALIENJARCLAPSFROME
TALCMORALARIASSTL
EMEUAGATESINGLEARA
DOTTINGHAVEAGOODYDAY
SUISSEOVERTNANOOK
SNEERNENESENAMS
Mon 2/11/1985
BOSOMAPSOARAL
ALIBIIRONPOCO
RELICDELICIOUS
BOOREESEHASTE
LORDSGARTER
THROWNUNIFY
RIATAIRANIMPH
ARMVETERANIOO
YESERICAGETUP
MOSSOADDERS
REMOVEORRIS
ADORESKITSLOS
DETONATEDHOIST
INESLOREERASE
ISLELASSSTRAP
Tue 2/12/1985
ALONEALSOCHEW
DEALTSITSHOLA
MAKEHASTESLOWLY
ICISERAAREAS
THEWASTELAND
RONNESTER
SPAINLOANURI
WASTENOTWANTNOT
ARTANTEERASE
TRICKYSRO
HASTYPUDDING
CLOUTROLENIL
HASTEMAKESWASTE
OGLEIDEASTERN
WOODGELTPATON
Wed 2/13/1985
SNAPSSPOUTESQ
TONICLARGOSOU
ANDTOMORROWPIE
BEYFATSALLS
OFTHINGSPAST
PERUSESOATEN
EROSAGRAABE
WAITINGFORGODOT
SSSFOALBELA
TONALARRESTS
THETIMESTHEY
HEROITONAIM
EXOPERSISTENCE
FEUALTARAGNES
TDSLISLELOESS
Thu 2/14/1985
IRSOSMANPEACE
LEWWHOLEALLAY
SEELOVEFORLOVE
ADESRICREEFER
TASTESCENTS
WALRUSSHH
AVIANALAISCBC
DAPHNISANDCHLOE
ESSANITAAHEAD
TAESNOOZE
SHARONACTUP
SPIRITPGARACE
TAKETOHEARTTOM
IRENEALICEROM
RESTSGENETAKA
Fri 2/15/1985
IRASMIRVEASE
BETHHANOIXRAY
NATOOTTOSHOSE
MURDEROFCROWS
TOROAR
CADETSLENGTHEN
ASANAWILTERA
KINDLEOFKITTENS
EDTVOTERELIT
DEEDLESSHUSSEY
RONACT
SLEUTHOFBEARS
OTISFAROEBOLT
PASSUNDERLAIR
TRAYLAOSEMMA
Sat 2/16/1985
PARISBASIE
TOBOOTAMANDA
NOWYOURETALKING
ANESTANTSSTAR
DIRSMILLSILI
ITESETAEBLOOD
REDEEMERSLINGS
ELONGATES
BETELSERISTICS
EDIESSMARTVOL
LISSTEWSCOLA
ASSTOONAAARON
YOURENOTKIDDING
NEURALADORES
SEARSNOSES
Sun 2/17/1985 THE ASSET TEST
HONORACARISTOASAAR
ALAMOMANUSSCOURPISMO
LEGALTENDERPARTNERSHIP
SLANDERCOLICMISERY
LARAUDOSALOEHOOEY
ONOSTEROVERDRAFTSSRO
UNYOKEDDRAWSARMEPTAS
DEALERFIATSIMMERSIONS
LIPPASTAAMISCACTI
ACTOTICKERTAPECONK
BOYSCOUTSORESBAROQUE
ARPARTOCRUELCOPEUGH
BRASSIELAICARTERIOLE
YETIONTHEBLOCKSTIR
AIMERFOIEURIAHCSA
PREPOSSESSBREAKROUTES
IONSCENEPIERSRECEIPT
ANTGREENBACKSPEPOOHO
PRINSAREADIRESNAP
ATRIUMTARASRELEASE
GRACEPERIODBUFFALOBILL
RIVALCARNEADEEDLUCIE
AMESTESSTERRSAMISS
Mon 2/18/1985
GRABOPERAGLUM
RUBYFINESLIRA
IDOLFUDDYDUDDY
DEVISESERIOUS
ENTRAPTEE
ABBEYRAWARENT
BOOSMAYHEMVIA
AGABABBITTEEN
SEROPIATEANCY
HYDROACEATSEA
UGHKNIGHT
FISSIONNEWEST
ONTHELEVELAVER
AGEEEXILERENE
MEWSSTILTTNTS
Tue 2/19/1985
BAMBISTANASHE
OCEANPAGESHOW
WHENSORROWSCOME
LETPLYSCORER
LEEREBATERS
THEYCOMENOT
HEARTARTYESSE
RAREARIASLAIR
URNSMINIAORTA
SINGLESPIES
AMERICASRTE
MALAGAADOPAU
BUTINBATTALIONS
IDOLLIKEALONE
TENSEROSTALES
Wed 2/20/1985
HASHASSAMPSS
ALLAHMALTARIA
MOOLAAMAINAMT
SPELLNOTMYTYPE
OFTVEEUELE
WASABROADOLDEN
AREAUERRNS
SPANKERBEHAVES
EEREASEATE
SWORDINATRANCE
ARGOANSSTE
FILLINGINOROSE
ETEKOALAEINER
TERESTERSATAN
YRSSEEDYLORE
Thu 2/21/1985
SHASTAEATAMA
HELPERENCHASES
OBLATENEHEMIAH
WEANARGTREATY
INSOLEERNS
AMUSECINESI
PASHASSTACHEW
OLEOABHORAIDA
DORMGAMPANDER
EREBUSSCEND
SOLOAFLCIO
APNEASFYIFLAB
PASTRAMIREFINE
THESEVENCLEATS
SITDEWELEMIS
Fri 2/22/1985
OSCARSAMELIA
CARLOTAONALINE
THEBOYSOFSUMMER
IMETEXPELERA
ODORCABALWATT
HINTISONSADIE
SCABVOWBEREA
FEINQUAM
SPALLPUNSTEW
RALLYPLANPRAY
ELULLEARYRUSE
TIMAUDITMIST
REBECCADEWINTER
ONEGIRLRANGERS
STRODERESENT
Sat 2/23/1985
MARISTHALOES
ANSATEOCONNOR
BRENNANWEDANCE
USMFORDIIEKE
RHOSFREONAMES
GANEFSHYWHITE
ELEMISNORIA
RLSLACQUERBOP
BAYOUTELLUS
CAPERHISRIATA
RPOSPASTAECCL
IOWPANTEDKLM
STEVENSFATIMAS
POLETIEANIMUS
FLEECYNOMANS
Sun 2/24/1985 'BYE-LINES
SAMBAPERUCATESLOPE
ADIEUEDENANUTWOVEN
RACERDUMBFATHACETO
IRENEACERETONNINES
VALEDICTORIES
GAMBOLSIDIOMCROONER
ITALICMALARIAENGINE
BONERMALEICBMGHOTI
ENNAMANDOUEOSABED
DEARJOHNSSMALLTIMERS
APOCEASEDIN
HAPPYENDINGCHECKMATE
OBIEDIUTENORKEWES
RECTSACTHEROSPRANK
STORESTHRIVEDPLISSE
ESTATESRATESWEATHER
BACHELORPARTY
ALOHAREALMIREBILLY
BORICANTIIRISADIOS
CRANKWRENNEUTLEAVE
DENTSLINGDSMSLASER
Mon 2/25/1985
SLABSSCARCOST
HAVOCOAHUOLEO
OBEAHGLENMILL
TERRORMANIFOLD
DOORDIDO
PATELLASNORMAL
LOADLIANGTALE
ARCINLAWOLD
ITISNYASAPRIG
DATINGDATELINE
LESSLENA
PRIVATESRITUAL
RAVEOPALGESTE
OMARNOVAMASTS
MANYEYEDAURAE

Regarding the 53-Across clue, the draft was abolished more than a decade before this puzzle was published.

Tue 2/26/1985
ANTITHINGTRIP
LOINYODELWACO
ALEFCRETEOVEN
NOSECONEEATERY
SHOEAFRO
BITTENBLUENOSE
AMOSSPOILERIC
DAMOREGEL
EGERBLINDSAGA
NOSEGAYSRENNET
GARPGARO
HORRORPUGNOSED
AGEEELLENPORE
IRISTEASEETAL
LENSTRYSTDOLL
Wed 2/27/1985
SPARSERGSAUL
SOLEPRUNEPURA
SUDATORIUMADIT
FASHIONPARISH
SELLDOCET
FACETPARASOLS
ARARATONITRIP
DEFTHOKKUSITE
ENEPELEMATURE
SATIATEDNAMED
OTARYBRER
TARARAPRATTLE
ANILMORATORIUM
ETUIPRICEETRE
LAMABEERKEEN

Clue for 49-Across appears to have an acute accent over the "e" in "Re"; left it as in the original.

Thu 2/28/1985
LOOPSPLATLAMP
ALCOPROBEALAR
HITSTHEBULLSEYE
ROORESETASSAY
MARTIDI
THEEYEOFANEEDLE
REAMSIRONEIR
ALTOADORNTUNA
WINTOURSECTS
LOOKONEINTHEEYE
ITEERIN
EARTHALLINIST
CLOSEONESEYESTO
ROTCTENORVIEW
UTAHBRANSESPY
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