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Puzzles for February, 2010
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Mon 2/1/2010
RAMISSTEELKAT
ALACKNOWAYWOE
PICKYEATERSINN
INAYEARSMOCKED
DEWSEWALOE
SSTHUROMSK
JAVANRICKILAKE
AVILAENLACRED
WIKIPEDIAMATES
SAKEMSNFAT
INREGROMRE
LECTERNEXCLAIM
ERAMICKEYMOUSE
AIRETAILOGDEN
HERTARTSNOEND
Tue 2/2/2010
LISAHEARAPART
ONCEELLETYLER
SAURLIESTRACE
SPLITDECISION
EELERNHLACE
STYEARSHALLOW
BASICSADZE
DIVIDEDHIGHWAYS
EGADSMORES
COGENTONONPOR
IRAOEDNIOBE
BROKENHEARTED
STOASRAILWAYS
TENSEMEGSISEE
EDDASASHENHRA
Wed 2/3/2010
BATESENOSCARB
OZARKLOVEALOU
BUGGYIDEEGIST
BRUSHYOURTEETH
YEPOATHHWY
AOLDREBEA
PICKUPYOURTOYS
COLTOARRACK
DOYOURHOMEWORK
SPASELDIN
INQJAYZAIR
BECAUSEISAIDSO
WEREITALROWEL
HAIRTYNEDWARF
YUKSEXEDSAREE
Thu 2/4/2010
SEASALTATLASES
ABRIDGEBRIGADE
GRIEVEDDIVERGE
SOAVESAUCEGYM
ERRPLEBS
MAWBABESAYEST
ODESTAXIINTWO
THICKENKITCHEN
HOGANSHEDHYDE
SCHLEPTALCLED
DEALTYAP
SECBLIPSFLOAT
PROTEANPATERNO
ANDANTEATANEND
MEANDERRENAMED
Fri 2/5/2010
TEATROSWEDIDIT
ONCEINALIFETIME
STREETMUSICIANS
SEOULOPELSLOT
INSPAVOTEASTI
NTSADANORUNIN
GETTHEREBORING
CHAMPSBRYANT
GOESATLOOKSEES
ORBEDSAYTOORI
ODORRETCHINES
DIRROLEOANEST
MADEAMENTALNOTE
ELEPHANTTRAINER
NERISSASCREEDS
Sat 2/6/2010
HARSHNONCE
ARETEPRERECORD
BAGELRUSTEATEN
IMIMPRESSEDUVA
BESTWISHESCPAS
HANSENTOTS
AVENGEDMIROS
NATTERFANNIE
ICIERBASKETS
MADDLUTHER
BANEMOTHERSDAY
ATTCENTERSTAGE
DILLINGERDOREN
GOODDEEDSARENT
ENTREMESTA
Sun 2/7/2010 THE FOOTBALL FAN
LOWAMMANCDSCARDDADA
OROCUOMOLEAOBEYANAT
FIRSTDOWNINNSUPERBOWL
TEMPDRAFTPICKSODERDA
SNERDYAWSTEEPSVIALS
TAICHITILINTHEPOCKET
LATECALLTALONEDELI
UTESILIEWANEDSEVERAL
CENTERPLUNDERCOVERAGE
SOSINBEDNADERTOM
SUBSTITUTIONJUDDSPIRO
ASIALENITYMERRIEJOAN
HASNTAPSESCREENPASSES
IBMADREMBUCKYGIN
BLOCKINGALLOYEDCAJOLE
SELLERSSNAFUVERAENOW
AAATEACARTYARDLINE
QUARTERBACKTADEPILOG
UPPEROSSIANLIDNINJA
ABAISTONSIDEKICKERAS
RECEPTIONTOETOUCHDOWN
KAHNANNEABEADLAILEE
STETTIEDREDTELLSLDR
Mon 2/8/2010
MBASMEGASEXY
EUROASOFSACRO
STOLENCARCLOAK
ATWORKDICELYE
NILCONFESS
BOILINGWATER
AGREEDTOYIELDS
GROGHOTSUCK
SENATEDELICACY
TABASCOSAUCE
PALOMARSNL
LUIAYESDEARME
ADVILTHIRDRAIL
NIECEHIKENICK
BODYAPESONES
Tue 2/9/2010
PSATCAVAUPSET
HEMIODESPLAYA
IMAMROTOTAXED
LISBONBONBON
ESSENCEAPEMAN
ROOGETAELO
SOBERBERBERDEM
THADTOAIOTA
ABSINCANCANCAN
HOICAHNHUT
LYCEESSATIATE
BOTTOMTOMTOM
LTGOVUNITATOM
ASONEBYTETALE
SATYRAXELERST
Wed 2/10/2010
FEZSPARESDOJO
AXEPODUNKUNUM
TILFIRSTINLINE
ALDASITMOLTEN
HEARTOFSTONE
GYNTAVERAGE
SWOONUNESAD
CENTEROFGRAVITY
AILONOLASES
DRYHEATABEL
ENDOFMESSAGE
OCELOTSPAERIQ
LOVELETTERSGNU
AMENSHOREDUZI
YALETYPERSSAP
Thu 2/11/2010
ATMOLEARYDEBS
CBERARTOOAQUA
DERNGETTYSBURG
CACAOSRIOTALE
MYTHIANPET
EMANCIPATION
HRSEMTEUROPA
OUTVOTEAPLENTY
SHOOINSLSSOS
PROCLAMATION
DERIRANASH
ASUUSNAITCHES
REPUBLICANHOLE
MATSAMEBAOGLE
SLOEWANESSION
Fri 2/12/2010
GEOMETRICSERIES
ACTIVEINTERESTS
THEDESCENTOFMAN
STAINLESSSTEELS
TARFIR
RAJAHSLARCOWS
OZONEEASETRAP
YOUKNOWTHEDRILL
ALLAPOKYAIOLI
LEEJAKECYGNET
JARFOB
ESSENTIALORGANS
TELLSITLIKEITIS
REALESTATEAGENT
EDMONTONESKIMOS
Sat 2/13/2010
ZORBAICCCHAUD
AWILLTRYLASSO
RADIOJOURNALIST
FRESHVOCABULARY
ASASINAS
OASOVOOFME
SETADATEALLIED
CROSSWORDSOLVER
AERATEBELPAESE
ROMPCANGED
COALURDU
MOBILELIBRARIES
OPENINGSENTENCE
STEINOTTEWERS
TORTENSALUAUS
Sun 2/14/2010 THAT'S AMORE
NEHIAETNABLINDHAJI
OPENRERANSODOMOLIN
WHATISLOVESCIFIOILS
TUNETAMSKOANKALE
FRIENDSHIPSETTOMUSIC
MEATPIEOCATREPEAT
KEYSTONEROWANASSN
TDSELMSNOLOAD
THEBEAUTYOFTHESOUL
PUTOUTMILELAICORZO
CHANGESLUNTSTHEREIN
BORERUHROOHSORELSE
SHARINGYOURPOPCORN
TEAPOTOPAHGYM
VEGAREMUSSIGNORAS
PAMELARINGLEERING
AMANYSPLENDOREDTHING
NONETRODEMILDRED
DOURHITITALLYOUNEED
ASEAMOTTSALIENTREO
SELLAROSEMEESESSGT
Mon 2/15/2010
DORMDADAENDOW
EDIEOPALMIAMI
MINDINTHEGUTTER
INDIRALSUWANE
COLDSKI
HANDINTHETILL
SCARYROUENCIA
ELSESERFSGINS
LETDECAFTREKS
FOOTINTHEDOOR
ODDTOWS
CAMPOATTESTEE
HEADINTHECLOUDS
ARDORMAYOUNIT
DODGESTEMTATA
Tue 2/16/2010
GRANBASSSAPPY
RIMEOCTACURED
IDIGLAOSIDEAS
METAMORPHOSIS
MAYTAGSACSINA
EINSHOTDOG
EOSMATEFORLIFE
ALPEEXECOEN
TEAMCAPTAINSET
AORTASRTES
TSKBELASEARCH
PROCESSEDMEAT
FOLIONCAAPANE
LOUTSDONSADOS
OHGEESTAYNYET
Wed 2/17/2010
SPAREBOASTFTD
TALONADLIBARE
AGOODDELTANEV
LONDONBROILTAI
ADZRELUNLOADS
GAOTOUTISLA
CUTONDANIEL
BAKEDALASKA
NEAREDMONKS
ECHOBINGTOW
ALAMODEGILONA
TIMROASTTURKEY
EPIARTOONOLAN
NSAMILANAPACE
SENACERSRESTS
Thu 2/18/2010
ACTIARETESPAN
SHIFTGEARSOGLE
SENIORITISATIT
TWOPINUPSHAW
ESCAPEARTIST
EMPTYMOOR
BEATAMORALTIM
RETURNOFTHEJEDI
OTBEZPASSEENS
ESAIORNOT
CONTROLFREAK
EMAJDOESTAOK
NATODONTTELLME
SHAHOPTIONPLAY
EARNCASESSIRS
Fri 2/19/2010
OFFICEBOYTBARS
HARTCRANEELIEL
BROWNEYESCARGO
AMWAYSANACRIS
BENSOSHKOSH
YRSWAGSSALUTE
BASTEAGATES
JOETHEPLUMBER
RUPAULISLAS
EDESSAATTNHMS
RINSINGFOAL
ACLUDICEHILDA
TIARALADIESDAY
EATENDRIVETIME
SLEDSSPEEDSTER

This is probably my most memorable Times puzzle to date, as it came out on Friday of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I'd no idea it was slated for that date, so it was a pleasant surprise when I saw it online at 10 p.m. the night before in the hotel. Next day, what a great feeling it was to have avid puzzlers coming up to me for hours saying, "I hate you!"

This puzzle was submitted under letter to Will dated Oct. 22, 2008. My note to him read, in full, "I call this one 'Joe.' Hope you like it." Apparently he did. The puzzle was built around JOE THE PLUMBER, which had not been in a puzzle when I submitted it. Joe showed up, though, in two Monday puzzles, as a theme entry, before mine was published. See the 12/29/2008 LA Times puzzle by David Kahn & the 4/27/2009 NYT puzzle by Joe Krozel. Easy come, easy go.

Sat 2/20/2010
BIGMACMISSTEP
ADRATEPARTTIME
NEARERONEARMED
KAZMATSUICOBRA
ELIOTKILODAIL
RIOTSOLARCELLS
STSFOALIOU
YOURFLYISOPEN
NETFROSPEI
ROADTORUINLIEN
ACMENEINGELDS
STARAUSAINBOLT
HANDGUNSBORGIA
ENDORSEEAMOUNT
SEAGODSRENEGE
Sun 2/21/2010 WORDS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
PALSPLITUBOATSSARA
OVAHAITINOSPINASIS
SACAIREATAILLOREUTAH
ENIGMALOTTOLEANNA
ATNOBOYLEEODDITIES
SIGNSONBADDOGCERES
YULEHISSSAYASKRENT
ASLPALEOTETTAE
PEACESANDALWEDLOCK
UNCORKRIOTCHAIUAE
DUMBESTCHEFHERSSINN
UNENAESSLATTEJANO
PATDOWNSPARTASALES
OBIUKRAETNASLO
JUNKWINSSEEADDHUMS
USEASENISLEOMELETS
LAWRENCENIEALEASHE
LASORDADRABRUSHEE
OLEOHAIRIESTROOMHAWN
WEAKONETONRANUPREA
LIFEWERENTAMASSPBS
Mon 2/22/2010
ALECFARSIAMPS
MAYOOLEOSNOAH
OVENOLDHICKORY
NEWCALEDONIA
GREETSTROVE
SNARETSERADIO
TERNGHETTODAN
SOMETHING
ASSRAMONEESAI
PAPUAENOSMELL
EGYPTDISMAL
BORROWEDTIME
BLUERIBBONONEG
ROSAPILOTNADA
ABETASALEELAL
Tue 2/23/2010
APERTURESSABOT
VALENTINECLIME
ILLATEASEALFIE
SPAMUPDRAFTS
VASEYIN
ETALIAEEENMAT
MESSCALLSGLACE
MPAASEATSERIN
YENTACHAPLAINS
SEANOTTEENAGE
GNUCEDE
ALOUETTEMUIR
LEOIXALLUDESTO
AMPLELIONESSES
SASESLANDFORMS
Wed 2/24/2010
RIVETARIBCALI
AVILATABUAMEN
NAVELOVERNOOK
KNICKSNIXNICKS
SADTACOOTE
LOSELOUSLOOS
SAKIINTOHRE
TRIPLESESKIMOS
ENLILESNYSE
METEMEETMEAT
VIMRATSTIM
WRITERIGHTRITE
WIENNEAPRANAT
OPECTATIACELA
PEKESPEELYSOL
Thu 2/25/2010
STGERGRATIMAC
AGAMEUELECASH
ILIADIMASERIE
LETITSNOWOUTGS
LAKEUNPINS
DOGPEASANT
UGLIERASSORTED
CRETRINTTURSA
TENACITYTSMITH
FTDODGEGAL
DISTCTOLLA
ROCKSOLDYELLER
AWOLSLIDCLARA
KALEIDLETYTIM
ENDSTEARGEEKS
Fri 2/26/2010
THEWHOSCHWAB
PEELOUTPHRASE
SANSKRITORELSE
CLOSERSCRIKEG
HERESYCHESHIRE
ITSFOETANTE
STAGEMANAGER
MEXICANSTANDOFF
BOYMEETSGIRL
CRIBSANDLAU
HISSYFITHOOFIT
UPISILCABRIDE
ROTATECLUELESS
NUMBERHANSOLO
STEAMYINTEND
Sat 2/27/2010
MADPROPSPATINA
IVEHADITOHSNAP
LANDMINELEADUP
ALISUNROOMETE
NOESMENDSMIA
ONDVDDUOTBALL
ERAMRPEANUT
CATLIKESOANDSO
BRATPACKICK
ARIESLESHESSE
TELPATENRUIN
TSOEATCROWREC
ETRADEHEREWEGO
RETINAUNSEATED
YEOMANPEEPHOLE
Sun 2/28/2010 EASE-E DOES IT
NEARDRUMAPSENAFTA
ANNEIAGODRAGARRET
NOTFORTHEWEEKOFHEART
USERFEEASSISINCIS
AFCSILTSLOCKERS
AROMATICTEEFREDALLEN
TOMEIMOSSSEEDILY
OVAREPROROADIEMANX
PENHPEEKSEASONMYLAR
AMENDCENTSZADORA
STYMIEDBALDSBASEPAY
PROBESALLESALICE
RERUNFLEECOLLARRANI
YSERBOGARTOBIESLON
GARRETSSOUSHTEST
CAMELEERSATIMETOHEEL
IVORIESSTIESORE
GERMEASTONARTFORM
REELMENDONTEATQUICHE
SLEETTAKETHOURTES
ESTOSSKEDCAMEMOOS
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