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Puzzles for February, 2017
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Wed 2/1/2017
ARMORSLOBRAH
SOAMIPAPASOLO
STRAPAMENMOTT
HAROLDANDKUMAR
SEEBAEBIO
PRAETORIANGUARD
BIBLECRASH
JOELSWISSHOOP
EATENSUNUP
FOUNDINGFATHERS
EMSALTLIP
LENDMEYOUREARS
OLAYTATITRAIL
NEVETRODELIZA
STYODESROLEX

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" is the first line of a speech by Mark Antony in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act III, scene II.

POW Thu 2/2/2017
STEPMOANERIC
TAXIUNJAMVEGA
ADENCOATIACLU
BACKTOFRONTOOL
ESUFNAEROK
GNIYASDEOMED
EENERFORWARDHO
RIGLEWISEON
INREVERSESDAOT
ERITNEETALFO
MEDNATSPIV
ECILEFTTORIGHT
TOESROWANNOIR
ULNASPIKYCAKE
PITTSTEMIDES
Fri 2/3/2017
DRUNKDIALSIDED
RENERUSSOIVORY
YAHOOMAILZEVON
EMICABSPESETA
ROTSSEABEDBIS
SUCKSLIEDTACT
THEEUDEATHRAY
WETSFLOE
FACEPALMSORTA
ATADHEAPTOWIT
JONPAWNEENERO
IMAMANKENSEVA
TASERBIKELANES
ANTESINAMOMENT
STAKEPITYPARTY
Sat 2/4/2017
DISPLAYCASES
MOMMIEDEAREST
COMPANIONPIECE
VENIALSNAPAT
IRONCLADDIPS
RECUTROSEANNE
GALSLESABRE
OLEMINIVACDAM
FARADAYBETA
CLOSESONXENON
MOORSTETSONS
OBAMASSETTEE
DANISHPASTRIES
ELECTIONEERED
STRAINEDPEAS
Sun 2/5/2017 FIRST LADIES
POINTSTRAINEDSTAND
ACMESTHISLIFECHLOE
DOETHRADIOERARAINS
DNAIREEASTONITSOK
INNEREARNEONSPCT
NONETAKENITHELP
GROKDENOTETESSERAE
DIDIWINSUPRSVP
LEANINPOCONOS
GUMBYOSALATISHMOO
BREAKTHEGLASSCEILING
TONIAGREEHIENADER
TREERATSEXILE
SPAYDENFOGGIER
COLORIZEYOYOMAABLE
IMBUESPOSTERIOR
RIGWINCEFLEXAGON
SLIDEISEULTEREEKE
LOGINDEGREASEROLOS
ADHOCTEEINGUPTROUT
BETTYHAVEASAYSAWTO
Mon 2/6/2017
MEEKTODOLUNAR
APSEUVEAATONE
RICERAFTMTWTF
ICANONLYHOPE
ASPICSCORNEL
ENSUECHOLERA
BERGPRISONYARD
EXOIDIROE
SPUTNIKONEBERN
TETHERSYAYAS
SLEEVETESTER
HIDDENCAMERA
MORELASEAAXIS
DRILLMARKTINT
TROPENUDEITSA
POW Tue 2/7/2017
PAPAACTPRIMER
EVERNOWBUREAU
LIARCHESSBOARD
TACOHEROANTSY
NEWYORKCITY
HARECOOJLO
WHEELFEWBOOR
RUPAULSDRAGRACE
AMIDAIRAUDIO
PECHICEARN
ROCKANDROLL
TWEETOLAFMAIN
HALLOFFAMEATVS
URBANEROEREEF
STAYEDMRSSXSW
Wed 2/8/2017
TALCSNAPETAS
SIGHSTABSRANT
PRAIRIEOYSNITE
MAXIMSLECHE
UMPEDGIMMESHEL
PEORIAONTIME
STRAIGHTSHOO
YAKOSAKATMI
PORTRAITPAIN
SONOMARULING
TRAINSPOTNOLIE
ROSSIRAIDED
AMSOLETTERDROP
WEANAXELSEURO
SOUSNYSEDEBT
Thu 2/9/2017
OHMQUAAFLERS
MIAULNABREXIT
ARTEASTEIGHTY
NEHRUALITERATE
ISSUERAHSOU
DIVINEDPSAT
BIKINITARETCH
OWNGOVIRALEMU
BOARLACKIDDED
ONCESLOVENE
KFCICIICARE
DEERHIDESNOBEL
ETRAINATUGANO
ATEMPONANUSTP
RUDESTSOPESE
Fri 2/10/2017
FLAPJAMASWAB
LENIECOLIMALE
EMITSMALLWORLD
EMMYSETLOGGER
TOUPEESFDRAYE
ONSALEBARDMCS
RBIOVIMEAT
DATASCIENTIST
TINYEATKIN
RADUNDOTRENDS
UPSPBSJOECOOL
SECEDEBETRIGA
TREVORNOAHADEN
MENAGONNAFEAT
EDENWESTTARS
Sat 2/11/2017
LASERTAGSQUIBS
USEDTOBESUNDAE
SPIKELEERATEDA
TINOLAWSDOCKS
ERECTTHAWSLAO
REDHATILADARN
YOWZAHORME
HAWKEYEMOPHEAD
ACHECARIOU
VTENASASPASMS
EANDREWSSTOIC
ALTHOLEHITODO
COHOSTGETSATAN
ONELAPGEEKCHIC
WENDYSSTAYHERE
Sun 2/12/2017 DO THE SPLITS
LIBIDOMILEAGESOFAR
PHONICSORANGESAZURE
GOOFFONATANGENTROMAN
APSENASHDINERONALD
RANKSPENDLINEN
GNUPOETRYREADINGCPA
LANKERELSOASTHRU
AFFIXELMORAWRECRUIT
STUDBRAINWAVESHOMER
SANDBLASTEVELCLOUDY
DIETSABECOOPS
CHEERSMALEGOOSESTEP
LADLELABORPARTYHATE
ADMITTANCEORGYFICHE
MEATAPENUBSIPHON
SSNJUSTICEFORALLESS
DIANEGATSATOMS
PEANUTDEBTSNAGABBA
EATENFATALATTRACTION
AVERTEVILEYEINFERNO
TESTYDATASETSODDEN
Mon 2/13/2017
OLAVOFARTSHAH
SOLONIMESCOSA
HALLOFFAMEANTI
ATFGOTTOCLERK
HELLOHOWAREYOU
MOETBUD
OPALSTRUMREP
HILLSTREETBLUES
ONETHIEFELLA
AAAPANE
HOLLYWOODACTOR
AREASVIOLAFIR
SIRSHULLABALOO
TOOKSLEETBAJA
ENYATERSESWAN
Tue 2/14/2017
AIDSPLUSITEMS
ROUERAPTNASAL
TWEEHOUSESUPRA
SALSAREAMGRIT
SWATMACHINE
OAKLEYRUTTED
WHISKEYMOVE
LANDEOEBARS
WOWEDMOUTHS
SAMSONAWGOON
QUACKOFDAWN
USNAREADEMCEE
ASTRAELMERFUDD
SIRENLAIRABIG
HEADYSINESATE
Wed 2/15/2017
MEDICAHABRATS
ACURASARAAGUA
CHERRYPITSTONI
SOLPEISENEGAL
HEARDHAD
BUTTERFINGERS
CARESSALTOLIP
AMIDPGADIOR
SITSNAGSCOTTY
HEADOFLETTUCE
ALLDIETS
JARRETTENOPTA
AVOWEARSOFCORN
ZITIACAIFELON
ZAHNMOWNSEEYA

We count this as Mr. Blindauer's 63rd puzzle because we include his eight Variety puzzles. (Click his photo to see thumbnails of all his work.) Seven of his Varieties are Diagramless, but the eighth, called Out of Order, is clever and original and highly recommended. Try it before you jump to the answers.

Across Lite (Be sure to read the Notepad!) and Solution.

Thu 2/16/2017
BBOARDAUSBSEA
BAMBOOMPHHANS
ELICITPRIVATES
ALTLEVONETIME
ROTCEMOTEAIR
TERMINATORTET
DOTCOMSES
ASYMMETRY
BCATOTHERS
MALAESTHETICS
ARAINTHEBARAB
INSIDERRKOUSE
LAKEERIEELAPSE
EGADGPAYELLER
DENYETSOLED
POW Fri 2/17/2017
RACKOFLAMBPISH
ELAINECHAOONTO
BUTTERDISHODIN
AMOSGTHOTLICK
WAIVECREAKY
INHALENOHONYT
NEILLSATINFRO
BODECUBICCOIN
ANDFOILSSHOCK
DYEANTESHADES
TENHUTSTPAT
ALMANACRIPTRE
SLIDCHAINEMAIL
TOKETEXTALERTS
EWESSTEELYGAZE
Sat 2/18/2017
BORDEREDSCROD
INARREARSALEVE
LETUSPRAYSINEW
LIEGETINENTRY
ODDSDONOTKATE
WAXFREEDVDCOY
DREADGIJANE
ONATEARSUTURED
FOLSOMBAITS
FBINOCANDOSAD
SLEDNUDGEMICE
TENORRNAMAXIM
AMAZEDERRINGDO
GATEDSWEATSUIT
ENEROSENTENCE
Sun 2/19/2017 UH-OH!
JABBACEDEHULASTWOS
ALARMRAULINEPTRAPT
NOTECRACKERSUITEIKEA
KNEWAWHECKEVOKING
YESOCDSTONEDSILENCE
ANKAIVOTEDGAS
CARTEDHACKERSMUSE
NOGOATSNOGLORYNEOPET
ICEUPONIONTIPS
CONNARTILYPARTIOWE
HOTDOGBONEDIXIECOPES
ENSDOINGGIZMOSHILT
FIRSBOOZEDWADE
ATHENABREADANDBOATER
TOADLOURDESEERIER
ATVDWAYNEPSST
PHONEANDGAMESETADIX
RELEASEIMMUNOLURE
IMINHOMINGBIRDFEEDER
CANEENOCHELSESTENO
EXESSEOULREADCODEX
Mon 2/20/2017
DAWNSTANALOFT
AGROARIARAZOR
ROOSEVELTAMORE
INTERIMORGANDY
NYEROOTHOSE
HARRISONHOP
COMETSMASWORE
OBAMADOGTYLER
PICSJOTERNEST
ETABUCHANAN
DARNYELLPRE
STATIONNIELSEN
HAMIDCLEVELAND
EFILEATIECLEO
STATSADDNSMEW
Tue 2/21/2017
AGAVESSPAALLA
IOMOTHEDUTEAR
DRYICEAFROPICK
APPLEPIEARRAYS
OATLESSEE
IVECELLOLSATS
DOHAASSTSETUP
ELLIOTKENOBI
STERNPTUITMEN
TARPSRUSTSIDS
IPHONEOTC
DCAREAARTPAPER
ALPACINOOSCINE
FOOTKOIGUILDS
TYPEURLAPTEST
Wed 2/22/2017
GINABARBBALE
ADOREOVERUNIX
SLIMTONONESTEP
PERISHNEXTIDO
EYEDGIRLS
MARSNOTETOSELF
AGETRIOPUPIL
TIPSYNAPSETMI
CLOCKSETSIBN
HERETOSTAYSCOT
TOSCAKLUM
RECKELPEDICTS
ADAMAMENTOTHAT
ZERONODENEATO
ENDSSNITSPEW
Thu 2/23/2017
JETTMBASFPD
OAHUGUAVAPOUR
GRIDOILERERSE
PROTRICKNTH
TRIMINDY
SKYTENPINSWAG
ARRIDYETCAINE
HOODASTERINNS
INCLINEMEERKAT
BAKERYRASSLE
HEWNPUTT
IOWAAIDANRBIS
TWENTYQUESTIONS
ZELDAAKAAKRON
ANDSOBENTEENS

Very clever, Mr. Chen. Very clever.

Fri 2/24/2017
LASTCRAWADMIT
GREATDANEREADE
BRITISHINVASION
TONALDIGIN
QWERTYKEYBOARDS
SOILENROOT
OLDMASTERSNUDE
BORATEVESATON
ERISORANGEZEST
SAVEASTENN
EXERCISESCIENCE
TACETOMARR
EDITORIALWRITER
SEMISFREESTATE
QWESTFEEDSLED
POW Sat 2/25/2017
SWIPELEFTSCRAP
ARMADILLOARENA
TOMRIPLEYHADNT
ATEITEXCALIBUR
NERTSRIALSOLO
ITSYABORIGINAL
COEBIENMINERS
CARELOSS
SCORNSBENTAPR
CAPECODBAYCLUE
APEDFAQSCAMPS
MINIATUREORATE
MSNBCBIOBURDEN
ECOLEEBULLIENT
DEWEDDSTUDENTS
Sun 2/26/2017 MIXED FEELINGS
MAMASAWABBOTCADS
OVENVALELAURAMARAT
ROADBIKESSTRUTWORTHY
TINYAXEATTACKONEILL
ADDDEBTACHETOOTSIE
REEFNOODGEPALTAD
DRIPMRISMEDICS
CURBYOURSUNATHEISM
DOSAGEPOURSEARTHY
OROPUTSMCRIBRISES
TALESOFOWEHAVENOFARE
CLINTOPERAYETIGIL
OLDDOGFRITONODOFF
MYSIRELOVESCOMPANY
TENURETHORSECT
SUBTIMCOMMITSHED
ANIMALSHOOPJOESAAA
IMGAMEUPRISERSPARTY
DOWNERWOMANWAITFORIT
SOILSWHOLEANTSNEMO
ORGYWORSTPSYEDEN
Mon 2/27/2017
CANDOLIMAEPPS
BLEAKAPOPALOE
STARESDOWNTAPE
ATTENDSEASIER
SFOFADNYE
ARPFUDGEAMPED
PEACETIMEMAA
EXPOSEALSUPON
ELITIMEPIECE
RERANELENARTE
EXPSADSIM
DOLAPSSEENOTE
STAGDOWNSTAIRS
EINEOVIDENEMY
ACESIAMSRADAR
Tue 2/28/2017
JEANCHILIWHEY
AXLETONALHALE
VASTABBIEOWNS
AMONGBANDBAIM
ERREDURSINE
BORGIASEDITION
ONHANDAMIGA
BOOTINDIANADA
INCASBODIES
LATVIANALLURES
ASWELLSLEEP
SPAELVESOGDEN
TINAEATATURGE
ERGOFLICKYOGA
DESKTENETSPOT

Update: Reader Jordan Cahn caught an error in my previous remarks in this section. HAWAII is, yes, the southernmost state. Alaska is the northernmost. Alaska also stretches out over the 180th Meridian, making it the westernmost and the easternmost state as well. Thanks, Jordan!

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