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Puzzles for February, 2019
with Jim Horne comments

Fri 2/1/2019
BITESHORTSTRAW
ADOSLIVEREMOTE
TEMPICEBOXCAKE
HATREDRAPTDIP
HEYDATEBINS
HOUSERULEALES
ARMSDEALIRA
LABOREDCATCHOW
BODKAMIKAZE
HEAPSWISSMISS
SOARLOANTIL
OTSCORNPERMIT
UPTHEWAZOORACE
POLICERAIDORES
STATESEALSRYES
POW Sat 2/2/2019
ACMILANSCHMUCK
CHICAGOOHITSON
CINEMAXPARABLE
EMIBIZARREPDA
NECKNEWATMOOD
TRAILMENBORNE
SAMBUCAOERSTED
BBSMOC
APPLEIDTOWARDS
PRIESASHSTORM
PENSSTIEGOAHU
APESEASALTDOD
RANCHESBEARHUG
ERUDITECATPOSE
LETSNOTSNAGGED

Congratulations to David Steinberg, the new editor of Universal Crosswords.

Sun 2/3/2019 EJECTION LETTERS
STELMOCLICKSBUSTS
SHEBEARAIROUTINTRO
BEANBALLFLAGRANTFOUL
REPOSCOMFYNOTERICE
AMENMONAEBASICICES
ILLEGALSLIDETACKLE
NYYAIMINAFEWONEL
LYNXENOABRIDGE
ONEALSOFTGEARGTE
CENSEMARIEHELMETHIT
TWASCALYXFURLSRUTH
AHCOMPLEXCILIABONGO
LITOATCAJUNAUTOS
RECUSALOBIGENT
EDITOHWAITARTARM
THETWILLSETYOUFREE
ROSYDARNSLEAPSACTS
OTOHALITFANTAATHOS
POFADMISSIONARMCHILI
EMILESEAREDREAREND
DIALSASTERSSEBERG

Fun puzzle. I like this one.

Mon 2/4/2019
PAIRSILOSWASP
ULNAKNAVEAUTO
TINFOILHATTROD
ATBATREINS
SOPOUTINFORCE
WRITEMEEASY
ANNAIRISAGO
YOUREINFORITNOW
STPACESHIDE
STARSPIESON
BRAINFOODSETS
PLAINAVILA
RINDINSIDEINFO
INKSTRIEDMILD
MISOTASTYSPUD
POW Tue 2/5/2019
HAMMYSPFLUBE
APBIOCHERAPOP
READYWHENYOUARE
JONIBUNGEE
LIUBLURICA
DANNYAINGEHISS
ATSEASEAMNIT
MITPRECEDESMU
UNISOARSITON
PANSBREATHMINT
CHAIWWIATE
OBTAINALEC
SOUNDSLIKEAPLAN
LOADOGRECREME
ONLYNAEHOIST
Wed 2/6/2019
SUNFIREMOTHER
ORIURALADWARE
LIBRETTODEALIN
BEGAPARTLED
HELLOTELESCOPE
OREEASTROAR
LARGESTECRU
ASSORTOPERAS
TEENENGLISH
CITYARSENCO
INEEDANAPNIGHT
USAIVANAOCT
DIPDYEKNOCKOUT
ADORERLOCHSPA
DETERSELSESIX

I'm so impressed with this puzzle, because of its bilingual novelty, and its relative smoothness despite significant constraints.

Thu 2/7/2019
JEEPLOTSPRAMS
ACDCDAWNREGAL
BOILTRIOOMANI
TAKESTWOTOTAN
ZOMBIESYNEEGG
IRENTSMISSES
ODNIGHTIRENE
NOUNECUWIND
CARMENSANDIE
LFGAMETAXATE
ERLMASCTEARED
GOOVERTHEEDGE
ATBATAIDEESAU
THANESCANSAWS
OSLERHAMSAYES
Fri 2/8/2019
BFFSABEMIRTH
SOULSREADYROOM
ANNANMATHLETES
WHETSARISEN
IAMBEDITSECTS
IMPRIMATURLAO
LODESPITFALL
SMOKERCHOICE
KEYEDINTHERM
ESELOVELETTER
WADISTINYHONE
DUNCANLEFTY
CHAIRYOGAAWARE
EAROFCORNRIMES
STEMSLATKNEE
Sat 2/9/2019
IDBRACELETEDIT
BOOKREVIEWNINE
ARTOODETOODADA
NRAMENTOOTIE
KINDACMONRAG
STYEBAYONETING
SCULPTEDABS
DESSERTCASE
TORCHRELAYS
WHATALOSEREROS
HEFLESSBLAST
INAREAFLYTWA
FIVEGOLDENBEAR
FLOEUDONNOODLE
SERFESPYAWARDS
Sun 2/10/2019 THAT'S A MOUTHFUL
ARCSTIERCAKECHAMP
NOAHBALTOADARPETAL
THREEFREETHROWSARTIE
EPSILONCUTRATELISA
ERASEDLEESVOICES
STREETREALRAREWHALE
CUESSCRAMSKENNY
ANACTHEWSDAISESHOP
BADHABITSSUBRUFOUS
EJECTOWLISHPINTS
SAFESHOESECTIONVEST
PLUSHINSIDEMAUVE
ESTEEMTEEHERMITAGE
COZLOOTERTAOSCIVIL
SPREEBARNESMONA
UNIQUENEWYORKMCEWAN
PINUPSTIESSITARS
DADAOVERACTCARAFES
ACERSIRISHWRISTWATCH
TIBETSENTABETSSTAR
ENTRYEDGYSIRETAMS

Jeff is better at tongue twisters than I am. I can't say SHOE SECTION even twice fast.

Two twisters here debuted in a 1997 puzzle with a similar theme by Brendan Emmett Quigley.

Mon 2/11/2019
SHUTSNASALBYOB
HADATOVINEIOWA
IHOPETILDEGREY
VANILLASKYUBERS
OMITETTA
CHOCOLATETHUNDER
LEIALINARGYLE
IALCALMDOWNLAN
PREFABEELMANE
STRAWBERRYBLONDE
REALMOAN
SOSADNEAPOLITAN
AVOWMIAMIAKITA
TADAANTICLEDON
SLAYPOSESARENA
POW Tue 2/12/2019
MOPSCHAIPASS
EPICFORTRICES
WASHROOMSOGRES
LLAMATEMPTEIN
ENDDEBRIEFS
NEWAGERSUNNI
ACERJULYDISCO
AHLVAMOOSEHAD
NOCHEPOGOTORO
LOONSARBITER
COMEDIANTOM
ICEELSESZIPPY
GAMUTCANOODLES
STARTATITLITE
ETNAPOPSYEAR
Wed 2/13/2019
SPANONITDOLLS
ALAIGESUNDHEIT
NARCROOTYTOOTY
NOOVENUSENEE
MENLOTITTLES
ITBANDSSUE
MAUSRAGEMESAS
ERRHEARTHSELI
SYRIABETABAIT
ALTATLARGE
CONTACTIRONS
BASMARSUPIUM
INANUPROARSTEP
TAKESATURNTENS
SLATSETASASTI
Thu 2/14/2019
WIGASCOTSPBS
IPAGLIACCIVIAL
DONOTENTERALBA
EDGEGOALINOUT
SPEEDLIMIT
LETOCOLLAR
BOXONEIDALIPO
OUTOFORDERSIGNS
AIRYTROWELHEY
TEASERESTA
STEEPGRADE
CAMELELANNASH
OMARROADCLOSED
GELSINCOHERENT
SNLBYENOWATV
Fri 2/15/2019
CATFISHESWHARF
ONIONTARTOILER
OOPSSORRYORATE
SAKESTHERIO
SPLINESWOODMEN
PEELEDJUNO
ADVILMASKWATT
CRAZYRICHASIANS
YOREALOUANNUL
BYOBGLADTO
ALLPROSMOSTEST
WEARONMETAL
OWNITMELODIZES
KIDDOGWENIFILL
ESSEXSLEEPEASY
Sat 2/16/2019
THEAMISHSHAPE
HOTLANTASCALAR
ANOINTEDTALONS
WONSERGOBOTS
SRSCANCELSTEW
MAROONEDOXO
SCOOPSMINOTAUR
YANNICEEMESAS
BRIANENOPICKLE
IPOGROUPONS
LANGATTILAAFT
CREASESETBOA
ICICLESTARWARS
LINKEDPIXIECUT
LOGOSFLEXTIME
Sun 2/17/2019 TRIVIAL MATTERS
MADESODAPARMJARS
IBETCHRISTENDOMAMAT
ALWAYSHASFOLIAGEPIMA
TAIPEIPOMESULYANOV
AZTECEVERALLINONE
SETCIVILVANOPERAS
OHMANAPINGWES
MOCKHENSTATESEA
ENOLASOWSELMVSOP
TRUANTSLEDAIAMITLL
HIGHSCHOOLSECRETCODE
OCHOMOILACEERITREA
DEEMOLECOLSMOIST
DANPRETTYINRATS
SOBUMASSNOISY
ARMOURMATRELETWKS
CHOOSEUPBOWLAGAIN
CORNEASTIMONINESSE
EDGEDELAWARENICKNAME
SEARSTAYINALIVEUBER
SSNSOPENTYPESITS

The Will Shortz era at the NYT started with a memorable color rebus crossword. We have a list of the other color rebus puzzles here.

Mr. Kwong gave a popular TED Talk in 2014 that had an amazing tie-in to this crossword. Does today's have some connection to his current NY show?

POW Mon 2/18/2019
TAROTAWEDROPE
UNIONMATAOBEY
NIGHTNIGHTANNE
EMUODEALMOND
REPOSTSESSEX
WHITEWEDDING
PASEOPETOIL
ELUDEUSSSAUCE
RONCFOIBSEN
MUSHROOMBALL
COOPSATTESTS
PARODYSNOTOE
AGEDCAPANDGOWN
TREEALANNAMES
HANDTINAAPPLE
Tue 2/19/2019
CAPEDCALLBRAT
OVINEOMITREDO
COLDSOBBEROHOK
AWESUREAWARE
DIETARYFIBBER
MRSOLDE
ADAPTGOYAADAY
TOBEORNOTTOBE
MISCRATSTITAN
USEDMEN
CHINESECABAGE
REMIXAMATLAP
ALSOWEWASROBED
BLEUOWESALOOF
SOTSWEDSYAWNS
Wed 2/20/2019
ITSALIENOIR
BROWNANDSERVE
DUKEANDDUCHESS
PERTUESORS
TAGTEAMSCLUTCH
ALLWETBADELI
STEERTHANBIAS
RICEANDBEANS
DRAKEANDJOSH
EONSMOJOTABLE
PLYAPRCAVEAT
PETALSAMARETTO
HEPEDOMTIN
SMITHANDWESSON
PENNANDTELLER
ALGAGOODSON
Thu 2/21/2019
RAGSWWIHEHE
ALEUTIANPORES
PATRICKSTEWART
IMSEKEONESEED
DEWARSDASIRA
ODICJUDIDENCH
ATTUNEDERR
HUGOWEAVING
AGRTHEBEAN
WILLSMITHSMOG
ECOAREHATETO
TECHBROJONRAP
CHARACTERACTOR
ATREEITALIANO
PEERXESAGES

Sam Trabucco is right. Chicago's Cloud Gate, commonly called The Bean, is oddly compelling. It's fun to watch people walk around and stare at it.

Fri 2/22/2019
BAHAMAMAMACASE
ALOHATOWERHDTV
IDLETHREATIDEA
TADAWESTBLEED
DEANPEDDLE
ASSPROMDRESS
STOPITOVERTURE
PALESPADPAGER
SNAPOPENFORALL
REDDRAGONRYE
DEFLEAARGO
ROLESPLIEHALE
ASAPDIETARYLAW
MIREINNERPEACE
ANEWNEARMISSES
Sat 2/23/2019
TMZLIVEROSARY
WWIIVETBADIDEA
OAKLANDRIOTACT
AHANISSANROGUE
MAVSHIDNETS
HIESMODEM
AARPCARDLACTIC
BHUTANISALIENT
CASABABAYTREES
SCRUMACNE
MASSOARADDS
ORPHANBLACKRAH
MIRANDASANTANA
MEERKATIRONMAN
ALEPHSSEXTAPE
Sun 2/24/2019 EVERYTHING EVENS OUT IN THE END
CHEWBACCACLUBLIDS
DEVIATIONRIFECELIE
SMALLTOWNSALONWHILST
LSUSOLDSEPIAULT
PASSANTYULERPIMOL
IMPMEWLREINDEERRIDE
GEARDOITDARTSONG
SCREWPLUMBGAOLLAIR
THEFARMTEAMAGRIETNA
YESSIRSWINGINGSIGN
SANGTOVOYAGE
ISNOTTOOINTOONIONS
NAANETREPROTESTPOET
KITSDODOSYRIASOLAR
LIESFIFAGASPDATA
FOOTNOTEFONTSERTLEN
URNAVELEADLEEWARD
MMARENEWSTAYCRO
BOLGERWHATARETHEODDS
LOTUSEASELOSESLEEP
ENVYSPUDAWKWAFINA
POW Mon 2/25/2019
STLASPCHARM
HOODUNTODALEY
ADNAUSEAMSWIPE
GOINGSWIMMINGLY
ALTREINNYE
WETYESLAGS
OPALEKELISZT
RECYCLINGCENTER
METRODUOSURE
ELBASEABOX
SOSDUSKQUI
OUTOFTHERUNNING
USAGETRIATHLON
STYLEORALDIVA
ASSETNILEAT

You might not remember Peter and Gordon, but I bet you can recall this song.

Tue 2/26/2019
ELBEDANKASAHI
LIONEMILBOXUP
MEWSMATEOMEGA
ONEHOURPALM
EIRETRIESTE
SISALTROISTIL
KNUTETASHOULD
INCHJOINTACTE
MAKEMETAOKCAR
PTLICHATCLOTS
SEEINTOUTNE
DOSTRUNATAB
KNELLWRITVANE
GREETAPSEEVAC
BALSARITESILK
Wed 2/27/2019
PROBEHAHASCAM
ROUENEGADCUBA
OOZEDRANSCARED
FOREWORDAMBLE
NAANPERP
AUGURYDICTION
SPOTSBACHSCAP
APTSPINKOPUMA
PETSERTSSELIG
DICTATESCRIBE
OATHSOAK
EARLYMATURELY
GLASSWAREADAMS
GOGOORCABUICK
STUNOKOKSPRAY

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a strange and wonderful book.

Thu 2/28/2019
HORDECURRENCY
ABEAMSTREAMBED
JASMINEANDJEANS
DANGERDARTS
TINRABBIGEOS
BADGERSANDBEARS
AHSORHEAMSN
ICEANDINK
PSIALSOAUDI
COMEDYANDCRIMES
TWIXPECOSPMS
STATSUNVOTE
PEACEANDPEPPERS
BATTERIESEIEIO
AREAMAPSDENTS
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