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Puzzles for March, 2017
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Wed 3/1/2017
TEAMUPSCAGPBJ
EXCEEDALDOARE
STUDYABROADPAT
LOTUSMIAMIENS
ARESRISKAVERSE
STRAFEASCOT
CESSNAPUNS
TICKETAGENT
GIRDSAYSOK
AMIESNEIGHS
LEADASTRAYPROW
PANLOYALCHORE
ANGSNIFFAROUND
LILAINTPENSEE
STESAGSTWEETS
Thu 3/2/2017
SPAESTODEBRA
HUTSSHIAIDLES
OSTEOPATHSKUNK
WHATFAMOUSPOET
NYCUNALUC
HASANAMETHATS
THERECOPERUE
AIDETAROTLGBT
TNTTAXISAYAH
ADOUBLEDACTYL
NILRAEEVA
EMILYDICKINSON
HAITIUSAINBOLT
ESSESMEDEACTS
MESSIPEERKAY

Trivia question: Besides Benjamin Harrison, name two other former White House denizens whose names are double dactyls. You'll know them when you get them.

Fri 3/3/2017
WEBABASESROB
ALEMEDUSADEVO
MARRIEDMANEDEN
PINOTMUDCARE
UNICYCLESAILED
MEEKHERRSMEAR
MADTEAPARTY
ASTEROIDBELTS
QUEENOFMEAN
ATLASFEATHOST
TOECAPBLEWINTO
ARCHEELAVERY
RATESAUSAGEDOG
ICESCREOLEABU
SEEINSTIRYEN
Sat 3/4/2017
SGTSTREVISTUB
PIAFHERONARTI
ANYONELISTENING
YULEPEEHEAPED
SPORCLELEGAL
RICOPECSEPI
ITSNOTFAIRAWOL
HACKTANGOLOOS
OCHSHIGHSIERRA
PHINITSSPUD
LEACHTHATSIT
INLUCKSEASCSI
SHIRLEYCHISHOLM
ARNONEUERARIE
TAGSSATESREPS
POW Sun 3/5/2017 IT'S ELEMENTARY
POWSSPACEBARMATZO
ETHOSPARANOIABABOON
WEATHERBALLOONENCORE
ERRREALBLOATTRU
EIFFELTOWERINTHESHOP
ADSONUSTEPID
PEEKSMOODSTABILIZERS
OGLEBALDHAVOCCECIL
UGLIEDSELKEGTHRACE
ROADSIDEDINERSEEYEW
SORENLAOCAPRI
ILLNUNDAGUERREOTYPE
DOESNTWEBTNOTESOLD
EMPTYSOUNDVCRSCLOG
AEROBICEXERCISEGOODY
ECOLIRIPETAO
LUCKYDOGSBASEBALLBAT
ASHUNITSGASPOWE
SEATACNUCLEARREACTOR
SOURCESMOOTHERLOCKS
INNIEUPTODATEWHEE
POW Mon 3/6/2017
FDACASKCLIOS
ARCARIAGLANCE
TARCITYSLICKER
COOKSHOPLAB
BUBBLEWRAPFINI
BLASEHUGSONIA
SATEFOGBROGAN
SUGARCOAT
CRISPSALTRIBS
DAMESGTOPARES
RIASDUSTJACKET
ANGBALPRESS
CHEVYBLAZEROWL
KARATSSEGOMAO
STYLEPESTEXT
Tue 3/7/2017
MEDALSACKAMOS
IMONITMAEKEPI
CANTERBURYTALES
RITZASPCAERA
ALSTHATSASTEAL
PSATSKA
CLEANSLATEUSTA
SPAYSALEONTAP
TSKSGOINGSTALE
SSRASSN
NIKOLATESLADEA
UZIADORNTBAR
LASTBUTNOTLEAST
LASEAHSNIECES
SKYELETTINKLY
Wed 3/8/2017
NASTGRADMEDIA
SHOELEIAIRONS
WHATSUPDCLAIRS
PROMAWLNEA
SKOALHOPPINGMD
LAPDCOLOMBO
ONEINHDABATE
TYRANNOSAURUSRX
HEARDOAKSWAX
TORTUREDECO
ZIPYOURLPRISEN
ONORBIGASP
OSRICCHEWTHECD
MENSAKALEEASE
STOUTSHINSKIN
Thu 3/9/2017
PSASMAVJAMS
CIARAAVEOPALS
HEFTYGIGGETIT
ACESMIDASDECO
REFNICNHLFEM
TOOREALPHOTOOP
FRETALIWORF
WWWWMIZLLLL
PEZ
BBCNEWSASYOUDO
AROUSECURSED
WORKLIFEBALANCE
LONEGOGOLLAOS
EKEDHUGMEBVDS
DEASLOBSYEA
Fri 3/10/2017
SETOFPIPESLEHI
ITALIANICEACAN
COPERNICUSBOBS
KIPSIGNSEENAT
OLEOCOITNOONE
SERIFCOSTUMER
DUMPSTERFIRE
STETOREEECOO
VITRUVIANMAN
ETHEREALTIDES
TRIBEMALLLOTT
LACASAROUTLEA
ATITGAMETHEORY
NOSEAREWEALONE
ARTSSIDESWIPED
Sat 3/11/2017
ALTPOPBLOKE
GLORIASTEINEM
WHITEPRIVILEGE
WOOKIEESSNOTS
ELSEMOESOTT
EFTSAVANTSOAR
SHRINEMANNA
HOTTAKEDRAMEDY
APHIDFIGURE
JEERHOMEECSAD
INNPARSSPRY
WEIRDOLDFLAME
VIRTUALREALITY
ADVENTURETIME
SEEMEGYRATE
Sun 3/12/2017 TAKING THE FIFTH
STERNANAUGHTSALTIMA
EILEENINSTORETEHRAN
TABLETENNESSEETIERED
BROODROOTAMPAPEST
YAWNANNYGOATEEISTH
DODOEENSYAFFAIRE
TOLDTOADEERAINSON
INOTLEUSANAATROT
DEOOFFTHEMARQUEEIMP
YAKOVFOESTUNAMBER
SCALEORGSALAIWALDO
UTTERRAILALOALEUT
MSTHOTCROSSBUNNYULE
HEEDEATATNSAMILA
UPATREEWINGSCREAM
POTHERSMAINEDALI
TIMETHEBIGCHILIDUH
ITERTEENATISCHITA
GISELEATTILATHEHONEY
HESAIDTHEWIRERECORD
TRILLSHEROISMASKSIN
POW Mon 3/13/2017
ATTYJAGBLISS
PROOFERAROGUE
BERMUDATRIANGLE
KEATONGPSYUK
MIGBLAIR
FINALSALEZAPPA
ENEELLATETRAS
MARKEARTHSANK
UNDEADNOIDDIM
REYESTENNISACE
PITHYAAH
OCTAWEDILUTE
POINTOFNORETURN
ENNUIEATRUBIO
NSYNCDYEPACT
Tue 3/14/2017
MOMDATAMACAU
ANIEWERSOBOES
NECNGAIOTBIRD
SIDCAESARANO
MORALELEEJCOBB
ATOMIZEPAYPAL
NAPECOOEDSTY
ORSONBEAN
AMCVENTIAAHS
GOOIERTANKTOP
TOMGREENPAELLA
CPUSALADDAYS
SHOEDAMATINAT
PERSESENORTRI
ARTSYSEWSAKC
Wed 3/15/2017
EVERYAASCHIMPS
KATIERBICETERA
ELTONJOHNRETAIN
SEATEMORIDNOD
STARREDENTRY
AVERSESUREDO
BEGINSDARWEBB
BRAYISINARIZ
ANNACDTCHINTZ
DNALABLATEST
ALPHABETICAL
GARSIRJUSALEC
OBIWANNOTSOMUCH
RESOLESUIHENCE
ALMOSTAXEORDER
Thu 3/16/2017
HOOKAHSTATICKY
THRICEPINECONE
MISSMERESTAREA
LOOSELEANDER
ESSAYISTS
DJEDSETHROGEN
ACLUSTRIAELEE
DOLPHIFETUNA
ALEELICITHEIR
SENSATIONEYES
CRYINGOUT
ASSOTEDPRESS
FOOTRACEELUDES
ALLINFUNTITIAN
REDACTEDOTHERS
Fri 3/17/2017
HAHARAMPSGAME
ETASATARIAMIS
LTRSMADETOLAST
LEDSILLYVITAE
ONTHESLYJULEPS
DOINCOMEUP
BASESALARYERRS
ANTEMPTYFOR
MCALLISTERSOPS
ERIERAPTOR
ASBESTOSPARTII
SHOSAPPYLABAN
KEANTRIOSONATA
MEREAANDPGLEN
ETDSSHEAFELSE

This is only the third NYT crossword with up-down mirror symmetry. Here are the first two.

Sat 3/18/2017
SAMEDAYECSEGAR
EXANIMOCOURAGE
ALDORAYLUCIFER
CRATEOZARKFLA
ROMEIDESTQEII
ASETRIBSTURNS
BESTEVERSOISEE
WHATAJOKE
DARIENFINETUNE
USONEDIVANPAM
OUSEMISERHAZE
TSENIGHTPANIN
OUTTAKEAWARDED
NATIVESLECTURE
ELITISTKNEEPAD
Sun 3/19/2017 111-ACROSS!
CHAINSASHYSMSBALI
POOLCUEFLOENAILEDIT
SOYLENTGREENARGONAUT
ALDERTRODSPENCE
TIERSHESLUKESFATHER
SONGLEGSISINOLEAU
ERATSHRIMPERDANG
PLANETOFTHEAPESBOD
SASSYNAYYETUNHAP
YUKFERRULESPYHOLE
CREATEROSEBUDISONTO
HYDRANTBOBHOPECAP
ONAIRALAARUNIHIL
FATKILLSDUMBLEDORE
BOTSHELIACALLOTR
AXEVOASKIDFINIRAE
NORMANBATESBOSESIVA
ADORNSPOOHSEDER
MASTEREDSPOILERALERT
INNEREARURNSREDBUSH
IDLYEKEMODESCRAPE
POW Mon 3/20/2017
SPAYASAPAMBER
MULEITSALAURA
IMONRUBYLOGAN
LITTLEDIPPER
ECOLIGASGIANT
DEFBEGLIEFOE
FRAMEBARN
STARCLUSTER
FOODKNEAD
OWLTAIOWNHOP
REDDWARFGOODS
HEAVENLYBODY
ALGAEITOOAVEC
DOUBTNAPSMESH
ZUNISGLEEASTO
Tue 3/21/2017
ETCHTSARBASIN
AIRSINREEVITA
STATUEOFLIBERTY
ELMPROMON
DESKTOPCOMPUTER
IUDHUEERGO
STARRSITARORA
CABINETMINISTER
AMASCENEVESTS
BICSZEESIE
SLIPPERYWHENWET
HUMHAREPA
PUREMATHEMATICS
USURPWIREBLOT
GENESOPEDALTE
Wed 3/22/2017
BRACECLAWMINER
RERUNRIPESTAVE
ODETSOVALERROR
CYCLECYCLECYCLE
SHOOEDESLOVA
LIURUMPLAPSED
UNISOUTHERE
RANTRANTRANTRANT
AEROSOLKNOW
PASTASTEAKALI
ANOOILDEACON
GONGONGONGONGON
EMAILAVERKINGS
RINSEVERAELDER
SETTOEDDYNEARS
Thu 3/23/2017
TBSTIPHRSPEU
ALAMODEAUTEURS
CARIOLEKIRSTIE
THINKERENACTED
THRICEYAO
CLOSENUMBPART
RAMACTIIFEVER
URNROOSTEROLE
EVICTSIONETIN
LASHMENUEJECT
CABAERATE
RAINOUTISRAELI
EXECUTESHINDIG
PINETARTEASING
OSTSHYSNLTOY
Fri 3/24/2017
ASTERISKSBULBS
CLIPONTIEATEIT
RELAYRACEBUGGY
EELASKSFORIT
SKYHIGHBONSAI
USSTRONLLC
PLEBSSWAMSAKE
HEYBATTERBATTER
IVEYWAREVEERS
AISPERKDIE
LATHERPEANUTS
TRIPPEDUPNHL
THATSTAPEDELAY
RAIMICRINOLINE
INNESHELDWATER
Sat 3/25/2017
LIFEOFPABLOPAN
ICECREAMBARERA
BATTERYACIDTIN
NCOACTDELUGE
ASHCLUEARENOT
SEEPYTURNGILT
PESACHROEVWADE
CLIPOGLE
JACKEDUPGOALIE
UBERENIDGRANT
MONACOZEDSYEA
BUTTONAVABOX
LTRHORRORMOVIE
EMUAMERICANELM
DEMNOBODYCARES
Sun 3/26/2017 MIXED RESULTS
WASPTANKUPLOLCHOP
OSTERSNOOTYODEHALL
WHITEPANTHERSHOWOSLO
SECEDEEELATARIWHIT
SKYCAMRAMENSEDGES
ALOEAMIEDER
ASKEDBADBADLEROYRED
LEONIREINROUSSEAU
EMAILALLDECANTNTH
SINGLETTEARATAMUSES
MALLCOPSTOPGAP
ABBACYLIEGESTENDBAR
PALSPADERUSADIRGE
BRUISERSERIEAKIRA
REDPEOPLEEATERREGAL
HOELUTZSARI
PSEUDOCANSOJUNTAS
AHABKEANURCADRYICE
PARTACLOCKWORKYELLOW
ANTIPOMHEINIEDEERE
WESTINSSATNAVRYES

Elizabeth Gorski had an interesting color mixing puzzle back in 2013.

Mon 3/27/2017
XRAYSCAWLETUPS
MIXERAMOUTOPIA
ALLSIKNOWCHOSEN
SEEMNONTKOS
ALONGWAYSOFF
STRAITANYOLAF
TRUMPARGONAIL
EONSTAKEOUTGLO
MISOOARSOBOES
SKIDPHOTRENDS
ANDTHENISAYS
SEEDHOGTREE
HAVANAHOWSABOUT
IMPROVAPEGUARD
MISERYLEDTYROS

I love this puzzle. Language Log has a nice post about it.

POW Tue 3/28/2017
SWAPCROCDRAMA
HEIROATHEULER
ALDONITEADELE
GLENNCLOSELY
TEETAMEAP
HOWARDSTERNLY
PSALEOINTER
EARNSGNUNAIVE
STRIPONOTEX
TAYLORSWIFTLY
ONSRIPFAA
JAMESBLUNTLY
URGEDCHAIDREI
SAUDIKILNREAP
CYNICSAKEYENS
Wed 3/29/2017
ITCHYBLOCIDLE
RELEERANIMEAD
ELECTRICENGINES
FLAKODEENTIRE
USNTAGARAATL
LOSTONESMARBLES
NEINAIMESS
MIDDLEAGE
OBEEOSMCML
ADIRONDACKCHAIR
POSPOORASCEO
ERESTUSENGASP
MACHINEWASHABLE
ANTECLAMERROR
NTSBESPYSPEWS
Thu 3/30/2017
MRIOTROLAPPE
BENBRANMICRON
ALKALINEUPHOLD
BALSAMICLISTEN
ABITSNAREDEMO
NENETRODGAIT
ELGRECOBEYONCE
OLDEEN
SCRIMPSFREEDOM
KOEDLIMOGERI
IMAZABARSINDC
MICKEYIMPORTED
OCTANELIARLIAR
FATTERECCESLO
FLOORRAYSTSP
Fri 3/31/2017
EPICPOEMBROWSE
DEMOTAPESHREWS
KEPTATITCYCLIC
ODETSSHUSALMA
CENABOOZESIMP
HEDPUDDINGNEA
SIZESQUOTED
JACUZZIQUIXOTE
ALONZOGUIDO
NAVAFFAIREBFF
IKEAFUZZYWYLE
TAROSREBCAGES
OZARKSTOMATOES
RAGTOPTWOPENCE
SMEARYELMTREES
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