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Puzzles for June, 2014
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Sun 6/1/2014 ALADDIN
ASFARSANROTCPULLER
NAOMICLERICALUNIATE
CHANGEOFPALACESOMUCH
HALETRIAGETANSIDEA
ORESANELEWINEYNETS
RADIIIDEALSOFMARCH
AGAINONENOEL
CIRCUSTALENTLAOSHEE
ACEANDEANSMATTERING
BYGONEMOPYMAUPTO
AFAREWELLTOALARMS
SELFVINYUPLUSTER
PRESELECTSRIBBONELL
YESCONKCANALOFWORMS
PONTPUNTOTAL
SPRINGFALLINGYEAST
CLANPUPALYALTAANEW
RANKALLYSAMUELNOVA
INDIANOFMALICEANDMEN
PARENTMONTANANBEING
TRYSTSBROSESSCRESS
Mon 6/2/2014
JIFFIMPELOHMS
USERWAHOODOIT
SHEERAGONYOSLO
DONOTQUEER
ATMSNOOZEALARM
NOIDEAOATS
INNOSOSAATT
SYDNEYAUSTRALIA
ESSPERMSTAB
HELISUPERB
SAMUELADAMSRAY
EXAMSETUDE
ALMASMARTALECK
TEENSPLITMANE
SSTSESSAYSUNG
Tue 6/3/2014
NCRTRANSSCREW
AHAVIXENHYENA
PABSTBLUERIBBON
EMBERREINE
SPINALCORDRHOS
YEASERPENT
ABESLOBULKY
LUNATICFRINGE
PERCYTUEKAY
EXPRESSJIB
EASYALPINELACE
POBOYEVIAN
ALLTHETRIMMINGS
RUSESHENCEGEO
KIDDOSSTARERR
Wed 6/4/2014
THEEICBMJACKO
SAWSROOMORGAN
KEEPHOUSETRITE
SCRABBLEATA
ROODCHOICES
ROTTABOOGALA
REMOPERRANTLY
USEHANGMANDEO
STANDPATSPORK
EUROPROBEAMY
SPANGLYANAT
SHYANAGRAMS
APOLOSHAMEONME
VADISRENONEVA
ADEPTOMARSWIM
Thu 6/5/2014
SHOAFLAMEGLEN
AOLCOOGANLIDO
BRIGHAOUNGOVEN
RAVEKEYSBERE
ICEDTEABERLE
NEOEATSTRAYED
ASIDESPEROT
LITTLEWOMEN
RHEASWIREUP
RAFTERSOEDUNE
SPAYSSLEPTIN
VIEJOMITORCA
PARKMENERATION
ERIEALTAIRNRC
DYESSTOLAFONE
Fri 6/6/2014
RISKFIVEKACS
ARCADEFIRESNAP
MARTINAMISPIPE
STURMCHAITEA
EMIABSATTACK
NARUTOTAHOE
JAVASCRIPTLIRA
ANAHEINIESLAS
CAPSDAKARRALLY
OBITSLETSON
BIDINGREETSK
ZONEOUTONEAL
USERTYLERPERRY
MISSSPECIESISM
ASSYOYOSTATE

The "London Trilogy" at 16-Across begins with Money: A Suicide Note, an excellent introduction to MARTIN AMIS if you're not already a fan.

Sat 6/7/2014
SPAMBOTWALKOFF
MANCAVEASARULE
IRAQWARBERATES
LACLLAMADUCAT
EDITSWISHTOBE
SENORASHOTMAR
RENTSMAXENE
FEARNOTDEBASED
OUTEATXEROX
OPTLEGOSRIFTS
SHEASEXESSARI
BOSCOTORCHKIN
ARTEMISTHEBEST
LITINTOEMERITA
LAOTIANROLODEX

A WALK-OFF HOMER is a home run hit by the home team in the bottom of the ninth or later inning that gives them the lead. The home team gets to walk off the field without finishing the inning. The visiting team walks off in shame and disappointment. Everyone gets to walk off except the batter who still has to run around the bases, probably doffing his hat to the adoring home-town fans who now get to walk off to their homes.

POW Sun 6/8/2014 STRIKE ONE
MOPIDIOTICMAAMABCS
AHAVAMPIREOSLOSLIT
SMILEYFACESTILTIOTA
KYRABILTHEARTOFWAR
BEENMPAAIOUODE
ARTOODETOOLESSERAPES
RERUNSERIKLEESBELA
AGARSMAGNESIACANST
RUMSBEAUTYCONTEST
ALPLACESITALIENS
TALCANTMRIDONS
REHIREDRJFORTLOO
EVERGREENTREERICO
EBONYLOPEAREDDEMON
MLLESHOOZIONMODINE
BODYDOUBLEFOOFIGHTER
OCTARMGASPINGE
SKIPTOMYLOUALAACME
SAMEREMODESSERTTRAY
EDENARCSEMITTEDUKE
DERNLSATNUDISTSXED
POW Mon 6/9/2014
STOAMELTSPEED
CRUDARIAPOLAR
OATHJINXLOFTY
WIDERECEIVER
SNORESEENASH
EXTENDEDSTAY
ACTYEAPIERRE
PROMOLOWDEIGN
POWELLMARPEA
LONGDIVISION
ENSSANCRUMBS
STRETCHEDOUT
ITALYCOOTGOYA
MORALKALEEDIT
PEEVESTARDYNE
Tue 6/10/2014
SCOTLAKESBELT
ISLEENUREAREA
SIDESADDLETRAM
MONROENOMORE
EMSLIEDARNS
NEWTONWENTON
DRAWSROARSST
OCTOPLANBOAHU
WISMOATADMAN
EDISONISDONE
AVAILONSAER
PASSINGNOTES
ALANCLOSETOYOU
RUDEAUDENDAMS
TEARATESTAPSE
Wed 6/11/2014
DEFERARABSWAN
ALOOFDELEARGO
FLUNKMAPLELEAF
FIRNILFIESTA
YEAHMANBADTET
LARDASEC
STARSANDSTRIPES
HEREEEEROLE
HAMMERANDSICKLE
SPARHOLE
LABSISMINERVA
AMAZONDIPRIG
RISINGSUNCROON
KNITOPECECOLE
SONSDATELAMAS

I'm not sure who celebrates Flag Day other than constructors but it has inspired some awesome puzzles. The year before Francis Heaney made us construct our own flags, Alex Boisvert had us color R words red and circles blue with this result.

Thu 6/12/2014
SUEDLARAAPB
FENNELOPERABLE
INCOMEMEGILLAH
BALLOFWAXSLATE
UTETINSEIZES
LONGESTDESSERT
ARCEDDOE
SHOOTINGMATCH
RDAVIRUS
MALARIAPRESUME
ELITESSEESIR
NONOSENCHILADA
THEWHOLEACIDIC
HANNIBALBESETS
ESSPILLSPRY
Fri 6/13/2014
MADEMANNETWORK
CHOCOLATECOOKIE
ISHOTTHESHERIFF
CLOSETODELI
ADRIENMISER
BRODYONESIE
ZANESKINNERBOX
UNCCOALGASLED
GOOGOLPLEXPASO
RADIALBANTU
ROGETRACKET
ODOMSIENESE
SOULJABOYTELLEM
AUDIOVISUALAIDS
SLANTEDKRYPTON
Sat 6/14/2014
JOANBAEZPACKON
INNUENDOENHALO
LETSDOWNNEATER
TILSTAKINGMAT
EDERERODEGASH
DARESDUIMONTE
POINTOFORDER
SCHERZOSOJOURN
CRANBERRYBOG
HOSTSTONSUERS
ANTSTOSCAELEC
EKEDENARIIIVO
FINIALLASTEXIT
ETERNEISLAMIST
REDSOXEYESORES

The cycle in only eight! Congrats.

Sun 6/15/2014 ENRICH
PBANDJSCHULTZTYPEAB
AURORAARAPAHOAMENRA
PREPARATIONHENKARRAS
AGNEWHIMEASEFARE
YEOLEAVENINGLASVEGAS
ARTSNBAAGOGFAWCETT
TATSAABHEIST
LETERRIPENYESMTVAD
ALERTWOWSTADTBEALE
TENNISONGUIDOPENNIB
INDCANIBEFRANKENUNO
FORALLERNIEINREPAIR
ARIDEEDITSTSEAETNA
HELMSMUGRAMENTOUGH
IMHIPDOINAHN
LEANSINAUNTAMPYOYO
ENSIGNOFTHEZODIACNAH
IDASBRAERIMLITHE
CANTOOCOENORDINATION
ASTERNEURASIATREMOR
SHEREESTAMENSHERESY
Mon 6/16/2014
BULBASAPBABAS
IGORBABEULTRA
BLUEBEARDGEEKY
SITARBIRDBRAIN
KIMMOUEMNO
BARBELLMAB
AMORBANKBRANCH
RILEHENCIAO
BELABARTOKKNEE
DUGBIGBAND
ADDSAPSALI
BEEFBROTHITSON
IGLOOBEERBELLY
DAIRYOVIDRAGE
ESSESXERSSWAT
Tue 6/17/2014
SAPPREZPSYCHO
CFOREDOIHEARD
HOWEMIRLOATHE
WRECKITRALPH
AEROMOMAJAM
PLANEPROPOSE
EELLENSMEHTA
DJANGOUNCHAINED
GENOALOANGRE
ACTRESSALITO
RTSPASTEONS
KNIGHTANDDAY
AMBIENARNOMIR
BOOTIERENOALI
SILENTKEENNSA
Wed 6/18/2014
TOMSVESTSCANS
OBITAREAHOBOS
WORDFREAKRHETT
NEOAISLEIOTAS
ANETSEER
JUJITSUTSKTSKS
OPERAGETSIRA
ATTSSPENDPOET
DOTATOMPLUME
SPAZZESXEROXED
OATSAMID
SPOOLIONICLAP
EATMEBLANKTILE
ATRIALIDOAMER
MEANSYOURMOST
POW Thu 6/19/2014
OPECTHEOCSEMI
POLOTIARAPROS
TWENTYQUESTIONS
SEPTALHOTTEA
RHOSGMCGAIT
ALARTRIOSNCIS
PINTHADUPDAZE
ENTICINGLYPREX
RESOUNDEDPOTSY
NEAPSAOL
MELISSADELIRIA
ONESTARORISONS
TOOTIREDTOTHINK
ERNCANITBELAS
TMIKITTIESETO
SEASLSESTDEF
Fri 6/20/2014
CLEARONESTHROAT
RESTORETOHEALTH
ATSOMEOTHERTIME
STEPSONONESTOES
SSNTREHES
AWGEEJED
RAINHATDAYELM
AMATEURINBOXES
JONNSANIALONG
HISSNERD
CAMSTECAB
ORANGEMARMALADE
WISDOMOFSOLOMON
ASCENTOFEVEREST
REALESTATESALES
Sat 6/21/2014
CABOOSESHASTA
ASSUREDCHEROOT
SKITEAMPINENUT
TADLINCOLNAGRA
SNEADBLUESCDC
NAIADSKAYAK
SHEDRISSANCTA
TOLEDANNETTLED
AVERYSMARHESS
LEASEREDFIR
IRRDIONECADIZ
NONISOURCECODE
EVINCEDIODIZES
RENDERSTAUTEST
ARGYLEEXPERTS
Sun 6/22/2014 DIME STORE
TSLOTGOOPRIPENDAFT
APISHEBROADANOERLE
CENTENNIALVICENTEFOX
LEGNORELATIONUPSET
DERIVEHOTPLATE
TRALASNAILCENTRIST
IRIDESCENTIMLATETEA
SANSSMEWSELKSSRS
MPGMALIIOWESIDEBET
RANINTARSITULANE
RECENTPASTCENTIPEDES
ENRAGERHETTPOSES
PROPOSEIRAEAMIDSLO
EONSAMELURIESTIR
ABOHARASSPERCENTAGE
TENCENTSTESTSYOUTH
SMOOTHENJETSET
INAWEHEALTHFOODDEI
DECENTMEALIMINNOCENT
LEDAWEAVENONENAPES
EDERADDERASKSENTRY

Elizabeth Gorski's comments are always great and if you sign up at Crossword Nation you get her puzzles and her stories every week. Ravishly recently interviewed Ms. Gorski in their Ladies we Love section. And yes we do!

Mon 6/23/2014
MAJORFADYWCA
AMINOERRFOALS
SOFTCZOOLULUS
OKDUPMYKEN
EGYPTIANDIETS
LOOHANDINCH
MAYBEETCGRETA
STOICWHOTUDOR
TARAEMIROUT
ORSAYWASANGRY
FRIDECOAPE
LOCALIRKEPSOM
ANKLEALIZAPPA
POSTODDELATE
Tue 6/24/2014
AHABRASHFJORD
RIBEAPOELABOR
ENOSTANDBYMODE
ADMITSADOSEED
SUBCONTRACT
EWERAUSTIN
STEMSICKBOOZE
COVERTOPERATION
ADELESANAOLDE
MORTARAMCS
MULTIPLAYER
EUROHAYEEYORE
DRIVERSSIDELAD
GAMERTORUSKSU
ELENASNAPESEX
POW Wed 6/25/2014
LUNGAMFMBSIDE
OPERBOARUNDER
FLUELETSSABER
TIRELESSWORKERS
STOKEOHBOY
MOTHOSUABE
EBAYHAMCTSCAN
LISTLESSFEELING
MASHEDGINADDS
OSTGUNTERP
SODOIESTEE
RUTHLESSTACTICS
OCHOAASIFIPOS
ALIENLUNACINE
RANDDTEARKNOX
Thu 6/26/2014
AMBSHASISABEL
LALOAHISTURDY
BROACHEDSERUMS
SCREAMEDRISE
TAKENBRANCHED
ALERTERUSELESS
PADSDORMSEDEL
GUEST
ABBYINBEDABOO
PAROLEDTABULAR
BROKEREDIRATE
NOONRECKLESS
RAMONABALLOTED
ERENOWIKELEER
ADDONSTEEEDDY
Fri 6/27/2014
ONBASEBUMSDRS
MOOREDAGENCIES
IRONEDRANALONG
TAKEMYWORDFORIT
RTSANTEUP
MEETGIMELPSAT
ALTETTUPETRA
DOUBLEENTENDRES
ARRAYCROCINT
TONSITHASOKAY
SAMOANONE
HOTASBLUEBLAZES
APPLAUDSIMPORT
NAKEDEYEBEANIE
SHEASANSCREEN
Sat 6/28/2014
APRICOTJAMEXAM
GUITARSOLOTRIO
AZERBAIJANCART
SONYANOMEHYPO
NAGOYSVAR
BADSANTAELVISH
FREETABDOESSO
LETGOOCTPRIAM
AYEAYETEEDOGE
TORREYVACCINES
MUMZEDMOD
ASIFMEOWCHILI
JUNEALLOSAURUS
ORESSTARTSMALL
REDSKAFKAESQUE
Sun 6/29/2014 DOWNRIGHT TRICKY!
CHINICECUBESCALESIP
OAHUMOSHPITEAGERPRO
BRAMONPITCHANEGGIKE
BEDECKSVIKEHOTPOCKET
SARIFAMERONEAREDS
HOGCALLERBLINDBID
EMUNOMARMILUSAGE
MANCAVEYEARLYPHYSICAL
ITCHESTIVATERUESELL
LEHRERHSIAABSCISSA
IVEMADEADECISION
PASSEDONEROSNODOGS
FRATILKSAMSNEADAFRO
FILMINDUSTRIESBEARFUR
TATASPUPIDLERBBB
MSPACMANPADDEDBRA
ALIIROARMIMESYALE
WINNDIXIESCARINSTALL
FBIASINKNAZIERAINCA
URNRENEEBRITCOMNCIS
LAGANGRYCONDONEGEDS
Mon 6/30/2014
ELALENDSMITTS
MOMALIRAACHOO
BOBBYFLAYPERPS
ANISEWHYISP
LIESPANISHFLEA
MENTENLULLED
SSTSLIMPROADS
TSETSEFLY
OSSIEASTADUCT
BELFRYARKSOI
TRAFFICFLOWERS
RENPROAFROS
UNDIDYUPPIEFLU
DEEMSPRIXDELE
ERROLTSPSSEAS
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