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Puzzles for January, 2004
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Thu 1/1/2004
BETAMAINEARAB
ONERARDORDEMO
SYMBOLFORSULFUR
CAPONREESE
ERABESTIRRED
FARERAGEE
ERATOHOTNUMBER
ACTUPNEEDY
THEMESONGSTAIN
ARIAHAUTE
REFASTENSOPT
ALINERHINE
CONTRACTIONOFIS
EPEEHOARDRUNS
SESSAGREESLOE

Every single clue starts with the same letter you see in the center: S.

Fri 1/2/2004
DIRGESECSLCDS
INEEDETUIELAL
STANDGUARDNOME
CELLARSLETSSEE
HREASSISIENV
ANSELMACTEBEE
RATSOGLUETULL
GLACIEREPISTLE
ERTEVALSCANIS
PEEDANETHROES
AVAOLDSAWCMD
PEGASUSMILKIER
ENESALLATINGLE
RUNETAOSSAABS
SETAEMTSARRAS
Sat 1/3/2004
WINSSIGMASPAM
ASEAPLEADMAXI
LOWTSRINGSAGED
TUTORIALARE
ROUTEDDONTTER
TARDALIBEE
POLSWANESARN
ABEJOHNDOECID
REFAMITYEKES
ESTPETESYN
RETLANEUTAHAN
TONOPERAHAT
THOUNOCTEDNOSE
AMOSONTAPCOTE
DOZEDEALSETYM

This minder bender (literally) is considered one of the toughest puzzles of the Will Shortz era. To read the answers correctly you have to follow the instructions and turn where indicated. So, for example, 4 Down is SATURN'S RINGS and 17 Across is LOW TURNOUTS.

Sun 1/4/2004 ALTERNATE JOB TITLES
WISPTRASHYSCARFEWE
ASTAVIRTUEKOREAVOL
ITICSPOKESPERSONEOS
FOLKPEAOWNBONDI
LABORREPRESENTATIVE
GRABATMAAMRIPSONE
IOTASMAORITSEGNP
FLIGHTATTENDANTASEA
SETRULEDAMOYCUTER
SLIDODORBOGART
WHITECOLLARWORKER
IMHOMEAGEDPIER
SUAVEUSEDNAFTAINT
ALTETHEATERDIRECTOR
WEDCHIHOGANROSIE
TOEHOLDXENOPALTRY
PRIVATEINVESTIGATOR
OAKENSEINITRIDE
KINCIRCUITJUDGESCAN
ENOERRORNATIONIKID
SSWLASSOTREATSNYSE
Mon 1/5/2004
SPAMACMESCHMO
TOGABAILAREAR
ALECORMELAMPS
PENELOPECRUZ
LADIKETOTEBAG
EXACTTWICEALA
AHAOOOCLAM
SHAKEDOWNCRUISE
KOBEAREOER
APEEGADSLEARY
TITANICIIILEA
GROUNDSCREWS
MARGOLONEAXIS
AVAILAVERMERE
JEWELRAYEPIER
Tue 1/6/2004
ADORESHHTROOP
MOTELMIAEARLE
FLIPFLOPSANDALS
MESAORPHANNIT
SCREEHINGES
RAPTORSASSY
EURWIDTHSEDGE
FREEBEEASHTRAY
SAYSOMETOOEER
PYLONMEDDLE
STROBECEASE
ARIONCALLLPGA
BEDROOMSLIPPERS
LEGITDEACHEEK
EDENSRDSSINGS
Wed 1/7/2004
OCULIHARPADDS
WATERAGHANOOK
LLANOVEERTONY
CHANGESATTIRE
BANTACK
MIATASEDITEST
ANGEREXAMVETO
TURNSONTHEVIPER
TIESPOOLAVERT
ETAYELLBLARES
TOONEAU
ADJUSTSTHEMIR
AREALATHDORIS
SLAYOREOADAGE
POLSTOPSTENSE
Thu 1/8/2004
KIEVASSNMKTG
INLETNENEAERO
ADORETREEDYER
SLEEVEDESSE
TAKEKRAZYKAT
ERRSEINEABOUT
MRIMOOTODENSE
PASTEURONATEAR
ONPOSTAPERKBS
STYROSPEDCOLE
KINGKONGOPER
OKRALISTENS
TEEMOTTOASAMI
REMOVOLEGETIN
ONESEWESTENK
Fri 1/9/2004
ASOLDASTHEHILLS
WORDONTHESTREET
INALLDIRECTIONS
NATLYNEEPS
GREGGAPHAAS
ISRDRAMBLT
GIFTCERTIFICATE
IVEGOTAHEADACHE
GASOLINESTATION
ONTDEANESE
TASSTEARAGA
TADELKEMOS
DAVIDANDGOLIATH
ONCEINALIFETIME
HERBALMEDICINES
Sat 1/10/2004
CNBCTRYSTED
HEARSTSEEALONE
ONSALEHASWORDS
YESWEREOPENROI
SOLEMNVOWSIRS
PINEYMIDST
CNOTESRANEES
BRAVESPERUSE
IRIDESMODEST
MIMERMORNS
PAIRCANTONESE
ANNMETROSEXUAL
LEADINTOESTATE
ENLISTEESTOVES
ROSEOILLENS
Sun 1/11/2004 THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
SAHLSCRIPJOLLAGTOS
ALOEELIDEUNIONRANT
APPTRATINCREASEEPEE
REDSHIRTORONOMIAMIS
ILONATBIRDPISTE
STAIRSFUSEMACADAMS
TAMPAHATCRIMESNASAL
ABOSEENTONARCNUKE
MONASANITARYCODRIP
PODIATRYREBSABSENT
DUHSABIDEGMAN
POMADEARIEHEADACHE
OCARUBGOLDBERGPRAM
LADDRIOTOILMENYUM
ILIUMINNAMONLYAMITY
SANDALEDAMESAMINES
CRUELALISTSTUNG
REHASHFRONDSTORESUP
ITINICECREAMCONOHSO
BANCGORENYOUVELANE
SHAHHONDASIDEDAMAT
Mon 1/12/2004
NESTSBOSSEGAD
ONTAPALTONODE
ADELAYEASSLOT
HOTCROSSBUNDRE
SROSEEDIER
NEBONUSMAIL
AREWARMWELCOME
RODEAIRECON
COOLMILLIONKAY
FLANETTESTA
CANASTATWA
AMACOLDCOMFORT
RUINNORAAIMEE
OSLOENOSTRANS
BESTSEPTHERDS
Tue 1/13/2004
DRUMBAGACURA
ANNEODEAMOTEL
MALCOLMMCDOWELL
ACEDMOARIO
STANLEYKUBRICK
TLCOYLEBRO
OOHSGETABIES
BEETHOVENSNINTH
ESSAYNAHNEHI
SPATNEASON
ANTHONYBURGESS
CIOESEWERE
CLOCKWORKORANGE
RETRONEROSCOT
ASSTSTADEEOC
Wed 1/14/2004
PLUMPSTEWDIVA
GATESTODOOLIN
AMITYERGOZING
BLACKEYEDPEACE
HOPSANDER
JESTERSKYE
EBAYADINAMPED
DOWNONONESNIECE
INNERSUETLOON
ICESEVENLY
STERNONAE
MYDOGHASFLEECE
ALDOEVILJIHAD
REINROTEARISE
TREEEWERYENTL
Thu 1/15/2004
SAWSIPSOMASSE
ARIELOAMALTOS
NENELORENOISE
CANYOUFINDTEN
TWEAKSSURKOS
UARAIDEBADBET
MYSPOILTAURA
THINGSWRONG
LIEUSEEINGPI
SWATCHSENTGUN
DOMAAAGOCART
WITHTHISPUZLE
SHODATARIPEON
LOREHALEDIBIS
ANKAAROSEDONE

The experience here is not quite the same as the print version so it's best to print this out and solve it on paper. Here are the errors:

  1. unsymmetrical grid
  2. two-letter answers
  3. LORE in grid twice
  4. ACROSS heading instead of DOWN
  5. PUZLE misspelled (56A)
  6. 50A clue out of order
  7. two 13D clues
  8. phony 37D clue
  9. 47D repeats answer as clue
  10. Will "Shorts"?
Fri 1/16/2004
SNAPSATWINEBAR
LIMEADEHOUDINI
ICECUBEOWNUPTO
MERKINSMANLOT
JOINZIPPYHANA
INCUSDOSGENIC
MEATHOOKFIREAT
TITLEROLE
STEREONEXTTIME
AOLERPFCSILEX
ROMEBROODCODA
OSUQUERIESVIC
NONJURYLETSEAT
GODLIKEERUDITE
SNOOZEDDEBITED
Sat 1/17/2004
SWEETGUMPADDLE
MALEALTOOTHMAR
OVERSEENPRAVDA
RECITESSCAR
ESTEECPOMACS
STASHINGAWAY
MANTELPIECEAID
OLESPENSERSRO
MICTHENORMSHOW
MAKESADENTIN
ASSNBEDNARCS
DEERGRAPHIC
RESULTDIETSODA
AGASSIUNLEADED
HOMEECDAYSTARS
Sun 1/18/2004 GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
DUKECHARMMARCABLE
ONEAHOSTACURIOPREY
OVERCOMPENSATIONPEAR
DEPLORESEWNUPVOLARE
LIPQUITDIVADEREK
ELALSCARFALLINGSTAR
DECAFERECTSAXESHBO
DEMOSIPORIISBRIO
BRIEFOUTLINEWOOLS
LASCLEFPRIDEMINUET
ATHLETEGLOBECOLOGNE
BLOOPSSIEVECOWLHER
CURBSCENTERSPREAD
ONTOSELATASDRIBS
ACCAUDIFLYINGDARLA
THIRDDEGREELORDZOIC
REEDSORTSWIREUVA
ARCANEADROITDITCHED
SOULNOTHINGTODECLARE
TAILLIMASHOVERAHEM
ARTYYLEMSPARSMADE
Mon 1/19/2004
STRATAZAPCLIP
THESISIMAAONE
REDINKPBSRICE
AMODESTPROPOSAL
FREEWOOALL
ESSIDOSAYASH
SSRAIRLANES
PRIORENGAGEMENT
MONTAGUEUSA
SEAESTWESPJS
SOLCOWALAI
AMERICANWEDDING
HONEUSEDOMAIN
ALSOLENEVINCE
BEESLSDNETTED
Tue 1/20/2004
AWLLESSKARATS
SHHABUTAMENRA
HEATWAVERASTAS
EASILYVIATICS
STALEBEATBACK
SCINEAR
BOATSHOWBATONS
EWERALENEENNE
DESILUBOLTDOWN
LIFTSTR
BOLDFACEEFLAT
CALIEGOEATERY
ORMOLUCOLDSNAP
IRONEROPIEABE
FESSESATADSYS
Wed 1/21/2004
DWEEBAJARCFOS
OHAREREDOSENT
LARGEBIRDOFPREY
EMSGOOKMEANIE
EELSOMAN
TWOBELOWPARTOM
IAMBSEATWIFE
TREEEAGLEHEFT
LENDGLOBAUER
ESSFOOTBALLPRO
FAMEAGEE
SHEILAENOSNBA
TOPRANKINGSCOUT
USESIONEEARLE
BEETAPEDDRAKE
Thu 1/22/2004
RAPSLAYSSTEIN
ACETOSEAIGLOO
LTRACTASLIKUD
SUITYOURSELF
TASKSDOERSCNN
OTHOREFRYZHOU
NEABENTBOAST
BARSTHEDOOR
AALTOERINLAW
KIEVSOMNIPELE
ARSSODOIAIMEE
BUSINESSCARD
ATARISKEINGTO
DIGINTELLANEU
ZEROGSYSOPEDT
Fri 1/23/2004
SANTAFEARTSHOW
URGESONDAYTONA
CLASSICLINEMEN
KEITELGATELEG
SNOREWRITAMAT
UNTIEIRATE
ICONOCLASTSKIN
RELNHLTEAMEVE
ALDTRADESECRET
NEGEVAISLE
IBEXFONTLAMPS
RECEIVEMASALA
GAZELLEPURITAN
ATELIERATANEND
TERSESTLETGOBY
Sat 1/24/2004
FRUSTRATING
SEASIDERESORT
STEVENSPIELBERG
TULESUSNAGAR
ADINWELTYVOCE
BINSALSAPAREE
LOGKALEDAMIEN
EROTICAPENPALS
DENIESCANSNEA
OMENSNUTSYCML
OASTGOSEESHEA
RKOBATTSTAND
SEATOFYOURPANTS
STUFFEDSHIRTS
SAFETYCONES
Sun 1/25/2004 Chicken Little
CISCOTAILCROWMEARA
ONTAPATNOLOCHAXLES
HRYMANCINIEATINKITCH
EXPLOITSCAMREELED
FISTPLANSLASE
ENGINENEARSFELDSPAR
LORREPIANOVIDEOALE
ISEEARCHEMIESLILT
TIEELIENIHOPENER
ERNESTOHARDLYRODINO
WATEREERIEUNPIN
SLIVERMASSEDREENTRY
CATERSETOOARSHIE
ATHSWHPIGSFLYDELA
LEVMAULSCRAMSMOCKS
DRYWALLSTEASELOCKET
ONBYSEINETINT
SUEDESHANDTYCOONS
AIRFRESHERSTEPHCRANE
HAGUEECRUOHNOLATIN
SMELLSEEPNODSELOPE
Mon 1/26/2004
CLASPICONFLAB
HAITIROMALULL
IDTAGAMATURGE
LSDPHILCAN
SEDATELAVISHED
TRICYCLEEMT
ANATAUTOBALDS
MINIFIELDLORN
PEATSSCARAROO
EAROVERGROW
NUTSHELLGAMELY
ENELUAUSRI
ALANBUMPETTAS
RISEERNESEWER
STETNASATSARS
Tue 1/27/2004
MAIMALTOABACI
ALDALEAPBASIC
NEONOGLEELITE
CLOSESCRUTINY
REVAPT
PATWERECIGARS
ELIARANKNADIA
CONSTANTNAGGING
KHAKITEENSOSA
SASSESREADSEN
OROCOO
CONNIPTIONFIT
JODIETORNFLED
ORONOEGADESAU
BARONDONARARE
Wed 1/28/2004
MAKEALOOFIHOP
AVIVMELBANUDE
GARAGESALESMOG
MIOSISORATORS
ALVINIGNITER
VOLTAGESPIKE
APSEELMESSAY
ALPMILITIATRE
REESEEATSSTS
PACKAGESTORE
TENANTSARISE
ANALYSTEZINES
MITTMIDDLEAGES
OTOEERROLLODE
KERRNESTSSTYX
Thu 1/29/2004
HIRABLEWASI
SORENSENOFAN
THEBEHAVIOROF
EROSANYAAPOP
AAHCTRLAMARR
TWOPEOPLELEUMI
ILKORALLOM
JOCKEYINGFORONE
IVOBOREIVE
HESSEARMRESTIN
ARTISTEERONO
DRUMALITSLUG
AMOVIETHEATER
TENSDAYTRADE
ESSOALLEGRO
Fri 1/30/2004
HACKPOGOCOPED
ODIEIWONALAMO
HATETOEATANDRUN
OPENANDSHUTCASE
STROKEKELSO
NEEDYDEIGNS
BOBROOTENDOW
ALECSLURSSAGA
REALMERIEYON
NOMAAMMOATS
PROMOCHEATS
TOOTTOOTTOOTSIE
SORRYTOHEARTHAT
ANEARREMSEBRO
RAMPSERATRYAN
Sat 1/31/2004
UMMQASRPATINAS
TROUNCEABILENE
AHEADOFRANLATE
HYSTERIASTYPED
ADHERENCETAL
NEARSERRSSITE
NOIREABODES
SAVANTSTWOFERS
AVERSESHALT
VERYMUTESEGUE
EMSPOSITRONS
TAIGASPACESOUT
IRONAGERERINSE
MINARETGAUDIER
EASTERSEXPENDS
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