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Puzzles for April, 2016
with Guest comments

POW Fri 4/1/2016
ORALBSOFTMOAT
DOPERCLOISONNE
DUETOBUDGETCUTS
SEDUCEDGRASSES
PALYAY
USSDOGSCASABA
THENEWYORKTIMES
IONARAETARP
CROSSWORDPUZZLE
AERATESOUPEEN
ABCRRS
ANOSMIARIOTACT
WILLENDTOMORROW
OCEANARIATAEBO
LESTREAMSWABS
Sat 4/2/2016
GAPTOOTHEDUPCS
ETHANFROMEMOAT
WHOLEFOODSPORE
GENESOREATHOP
ANISEPANDAPLO
WACDASHENJOIN
BUSHSRLEONI
HIBACHIEPITHET
OHARAPEDANT
GETSTOMLLESOP
WAHEMCEESPACY
ARMDEARTHEVEL
RYANGUITARSOLO
TOTOALTERATION
SUSSSKIRESORTS
Sun 4/3/2016 JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS
CHIRACISMWADESCAR
HAMSADONAIALONETIME
INONEEARANDGENTLEMAN
AGNUSFEYEPAMAIZE
TABSWHEREIGHTTOKNOW
LIBSCHEWLASERONS
EGOFRAYBEEPDUBS
IHAVEEMYKEYSCLAUSE
ATTLEEANNETAKEIVER
ADDSITSCOOLSNEER
RAIDSAYTOABOILTAPS
AUDISWASNTMEGAIL
CRYMEISKOILYTHESIS
YALIESCANIMAKEOUND
RDASCATOCUEDMBA
BCSATILTBANSAMOK
YOULLCOMEEQUESTIBEX
RUBIORPIUSATERZA
ORANGEMENOUTTHEOTHER
TIRESWINGTAIWANSIRE
ECUSENDSELTOROTOS
Mon 4/4/2016
GOPADMITSHIM
ONAONASSISACE
TETWAYNEKNIGHT
TRAILISWEAR
CLEARSIGNINTO
SURFTASSEL
PISTOLHEATLAMP
AGOREFCNNNOR
NINEBALLGASTRO
BEFAIRHIED
TODOPLAYBILLS
OHIOANNUOVA
BACKCOUNTRYBAD
ERECARPETSODE
YESTHIRDSROW
Tue 4/5/2016
PAIDEYEMEDAL
DRNOCOXDAREME
FENGSHUIRUSSET
SHORTWINTERS
AUDIOEPARIN
WHITEHOPELETGO
EFSACEONPOT
CRYSTALBALL
CURIEBIOAID
ONEALROCKCANDY
MEDLAAUNTIE
PAIROFJOKERS
OTTAWAWENTWILD
SEEGERNEVEDGE
ENDEDSPYROAN
Wed 4/6/2016
BATSOHYESGIST
EUROPAULAALPO
STEPHENKINGBOOK
TOERINGTKOVIE
ATLSEINFELD
IRONSIDENEAP
DOYOUNEEDBANS
IDSPENTADSROI
GETSSOMETHING
EATSINSEASON
PARTYHATSRI
ARCPUPMEERKAT
PERSONALPRONOUN
ESAUTREATECRU
ROBESTOASTHAT
Thu 4/7/2016
SARAHPINOHSNAP
OVEREASYPOMINO
REGATTASSLICES
ERSIBETILENE
ALAEINSERTS
SAYHELLOTOMY
EIEIONUNSOP
PLSSPIESONNEP
STPANAEMCEE
LITTLEFRIEND
LADANSERAFT
OBEYSLAICLSU
RAPBUMBEERTENT
ELMOREAPPACHIA
SLAYEDSAMSMITH
Fri 4/8/2016
BADDAYLAPCAT
OTOOLETEAROSE
NAUSEAFUNHOUSE
ANGERSARABRUT
MEHTAPINKETCH
INNSWATSONSHE
DUNCANHINES
TALKINGHEAD
GOESONADIET
AIRASHMANDARK
SPEAKMOLDSDIE
KHANPARSHOBBY
FORTERIEFIREUP
ONEIRONARCANA
REDCAPXRATED
Sat 4/9/2016
MOFFATCHANNELS
ECLAIRSCOPYEDIT
RAYKROCCUTABOVE
GLEECLUBNTHPEA
EARALFREDOGERM
TRIFOLDNORM
OSBORNMOOONION
THEBIGBANGTHEORY
CELIEANGHARDEE
LIARSCARERS
BLTSPIETISMSML
AGTDINEVIDENCE
TALLONESEROTICA
OMELETTESENATOR
REDCROSSNELSON
POW Sun 4/10/2016 SOMETHING IN THE WATER
CHEERUPALAMOPASTRY
LATRINEJUDAEAELAINE
AVENGERATLANTICOCEAN
SERIOSINOUBOAT
SANERUNESCOANNUSB
IGARAFTALERONTAP
COLORADORIVERGONDOLA
LEVERETGRANDCANAL
GEESENASSTEELMILL
ORSOROOSTSMITENAE
HICSROBCATASSBEIT
IDAWACOASPENSASKS
OILTANKERHANVERSA
ARABIANSEATRAWLER
NOTASTECHESAPEAKEBAY
SNORTSTEPPARDOBE
SRSBAIMAITRECROSS
FERRYRUTHHOTEL
NEWYORKHARBOREVELINE
AVATARAGEONEREELECT
HARDLYNOWAYEXPOSES
Mon 4/11/2016
CARGOEPSPANTS
ABHORNEOACURA
SLOPECRURODIN
KEMOCHORERIPE
BOWLINGLANE
FOULRAPS
TSPREALALEPTA
ATOLLDIPSWIRL
MOOEDATEUNTIL
PALACESSKIBAGS
THURATAB
BRAPOCKETSRAT
LABSIRISHLENO
UGLYCANTIOATS
RUEDAWGEEODES
Tue 4/12/2016
ATHOLSASASLAN
SHAMUTUTCHAMP
FRYERERACRYER
OEREFRONREAR
REINDEERSAWBIT
MADELOAMYDECK
EMERILSANDTAO
DOFFIDID
STPCLUBROOTLE
SHAMALAMOWHAM
WRYESTHAMONRYE
OHNODRYEREER
SWEAROATFEATS
PIECENIAENDTO
ANDESANGOLSEN
Wed 4/13/2016
BTWETHNOLASSO
AHANATCHAPNEA
TELEVISIONCRUET
HOSNISHOECDS
SCHERZORISK
MOUNTAINDUET
UGLYNEOSTIPSY
NAEGIORGIOOPP
LEAVEFRANENNE
VANITYFERRET
INFODENSELY
ANNUGGSAERIE
MAGAZINERACQUET
PLOTZAGENTCGI
MANLYWANDSTES
POW Thu 4/14/2016
LACEDOSESCHEW
IMUPOPERAOATH
NASHLATINNICO
ERTECHICKENR
ANOMIEAEOLUS
LAMESBBCGROAN
RITEAIDSEL
WATERSLIDES
CIADREIDEL
APNEAADABOOST
DONNYBMINNOW
ANNARBORMERE
VIBEROOMYUSER
IDEABAYOUSILK
ESTDSNOOKKEYS
Fri 4/15/2016
FALSIESBARTABS
ISAIDNOEXURBAN
GUYCODELOSESTO
TSELOVEINSORR
RUTHREYESBLOT
EATATREBTAUPE
ELEVENDESISTED
ENIDRIMS
CHANDLERRESEAL
HALOSRAHDARLA
EMITTRIOSXRAY
WBACHILLAXAMO
TOSPAREDUBSTEP
ONEOVERECOCIDE
YESISEEMEXICAN
Sat 4/16/2016
BAMBOOSHOOTMSG
IMEANREALLYCEO
BARRELCHAIRCAN
RIMEANNOTATE
FBICASESAFAR
RAENSAADEXECS
ASSESRANOUT
GETTHEWRONGIDEA
HOLISTEPOXY
PERIWIGCNNLIE
ALECCHEEZITS
GLASSJARALIT
AIDHOMOERECTUS
NOMINTAKEVALVE
STEMYSTERYMEAT
Sun 4/17/2016 EXPANDED WORLDVIEW
NACHOOLSENBLOBSHAQ
ETHERNOOSELOVELGBT
ANIMALHOUSEONESEATER
TINLIAISEWERENT
ENUFONEASYSTREETMBA
REARENDSOHOANSWERS
ALEATWORSTESAI
STUMBLINGBLOCKFIGHTS
HOSEABARIHAIRDO
ARESDESIRESBELTOUT
GMOSEXANDTHECITYUNE
SENSATESEABASSPICA
CRESTSMOLEAUJUS
RENOIRCOMMUNISTSTATE
IDIOIMAMESSRIS
SUNBURNPDABREACHED
ECOREDSOXNATIONHEXA
TAPEUPDIGITSDIP
TIMELAPSEGOOGLEEARTH
APEXSTIRFUGUEGREEN
JOLTTHEASTANDAANDE

RING ANNOUNCER notes:

IN THE RED CORNER: the new American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Champion, Howard Barkin! After recently pulling a stunning upset of the six-time defending champion, Dan Feyer, he's accepted our challenge: to go head to head, mano a mano, against a competitor looking to fry his neurons, to jolt his synapses, to short-circuit his wiring.

The fearsome challenger sits IN THE BLUE CORNER, epic electric energy emitting in a bluster of boastful braggadocio. It's Dr. Fill, the crossword solving computer, birthed by Matt Ginsberg. Not only has the good doctor challenged the reigning champion of the world ... but he's challenged him on A PUZZLE HOWARD HIMSELF WROTE. Talk about throwing down the gauntlet!

The competitors face off, and the bell rings! Howard is off like a shot, quickly filling in the northwest corner, aided by his knowledge of the first theme answer. He heads into the next section ... and the Doctor is done. The final results: Dr. Fill: no wrong letters, finishing well under a minute, even with time alloted to check his answers. Howard: Ah. Huh.

Well, Howard is a better conversationalist. So there.

Mon 4/18/2016
GLIBCRIMEFOUR
ROMAAESOPANNA
ONANSEABISCUIT
KICKBACKPASTE
RUBECHAD
ZADORAGOODEGG
EXALTBELLEOER
SILLBREADMANE
TOESEUSSMETRE
MYSPACEWEASEL
LAKENAST
OASISCAPSLOCK
STUDMUFFINOPEN
HOMEGROVEAERO
AMORHOSERFLAX
Tue 4/19/2016
SPARDRENESTS
OUTEREARMINTED
PROVIDERAPRONS
PELOSIAESOP
YELLCARDSBOSS
TIARASHERTZ
ATTSTEWMIDDIE
PAWHEADSUPELL
PHOBOSEARPREL
TOBATSAIDOK
SEALTULLEELIS
GLARERENATA
FIGAROECONOMIC
ICEDINSANDBANK
BURSAEVEIRAS
Wed 4/20/2016
TWOSWACOGHOSTS
AEROAFROOILCUP
GRANDSLAMODDONE
GETCHOMPEDERIC
IWOJIMAHATTRICK
NORAETATOIASS
GLINTROUGES
FOURTEENPOINTS
SEENATNORAD
ARCEAROOFWILE
FOULSHOTNONSELF
RATAONEPARTDOE
AREYOUTOUCHDOWN
MISERSROTERUES
ENTREEARODETRE
Thu 4/21/2016
LIENISHMOPPED
ANNOTATEUPROOT
MASSAGERDROWNS
BLUEGRASSDATE
SLEDELHIHERBS
UTEELKGEEK
WOODYPLEASEDAY
ARIPALNYEORE
FALSEDARTWINDY
ETTEDYEGNC
REYESETTUEBBS
CHILDRENSDORY
TBOONEINSTORES
YEOMENETHERNET
RENEWSSOYMEDS
POW Fri 4/22/2016
SMARTYPANTSGPA
MADEYOULOOKRAM
ORDERONLINEESP
TITLEEDGINESS
ENOSRARENENE
CONGAPEDI
BIRTHDAYDRAGON
OVARIESNAILGUN
ZYDECOSOLOISTS
OLINWILES
EACHANOSPUMA
CATHOLICFINER
AGOLIVEALITTLE
FUREMERGENCIES
EESSPREADSHEET
Sat 4/23/2016
RAGEQUITGYMRAT
OHIDUNNOSORELY
SENDAWAYTUMBLR
SAGDECORHESSE
IDESDATASET
ROTNAFTARUM
OHARASSTARGAZE
ROLEXESSTDENIS
EYELEVELSMERSH
MASVEGASESA
RAREBITEMMA
TOGASLATHEPAS
ARABIAMARSBARS
LAZBOYBROMANCE
ELAINEASBESTOS
Sun 4/24/2016 "TEE" TIME
LARDAOKSASHSPLASH
OVERRIPEAMINOORALLY
CASUALTYFRIDAYRANSOM
ATONCESLIDPATTYDOWN
TALKERSALGAHES
EREOEDSENAMORJOIN
PANTYHANDLERREPRO
HALERHAILSADHATPIN
ICETEADELLRISOTTOS
RENTALSSOARCOVEYS
EDGYBATTYMOBILELIZA
TRAUMASETIORBITER
CHOWMEINRAMPSANEST
PIECESPEAROLOBESTS
BANKSREALTYNUMBER
JOSSWEIRDOTSARCAM
DABARCHRIPTIDE
BUSTYFAREPILEGUANOS
ANYONESAFETYCRACKERS
SINKERTRADEREDEEMER
EXCESSUNDOUSERADS
Mon 4/25/2016
ABANGKITEITIN
LEROIADINBONO
LANTZBOTTOMROW
STEAMROLLERERA
ELSOEOERROBI
TESSMMLISPIT
CSIESTREET
MRINBETWEEN
FOUNDEREDY
CLUBHYPEASHE
OURAMOOZSTOG
LMNPALMREADING
AMFMRADIORILED
DOURMENUANTSY
AXLESRISHASTE
Tue 4/26/2016
SERFSFLUDOLT
ALERTSAIRCOVER
GAPEATDELEGATE
ELONGATEALLOK
EEGSEASE
GRIMMAPPLEGATE
RUNYONOILSWIM
IRTMUSICALARM
EARLDENHOCKEY
FLOODGATESHEDS
WRENTATA
ICARETAILGATE
NAVIGATEWORDUP
CROSSFITAVIATE
HAWKTEEENSUE
Wed 4/27/2016
CHASMOATCAVED
HAIKUMLIALIVE
ELLISBELLMINIM
NOSLAGOVENETO
ISAKDINESEN
BEDIMSWEE
ARIDEASEACHES
ROBERTGALBRAITH
ESSAYASTARENO
ESPRIPSAW
GEORGEELIOT
REBORNANNAYES
ANIMAANDYSTACK
SITESICECIRRI
PESOSREXANNUM
Thu 4/28/2016
TNARGROPEPES
CIRUASENATADE
ABBAJTHESAURUS
SABUTAVATAR
CIMONOGREITALO
STEGOROVALSCH
IOLENANAS
DNETSEWEASTMAN
STFISAIRY
BBEOTTOSARDIS
EUQIPTURNSTILE
STUOPSTOLLS
ELASETIHWOOMPH
TETREVESPUPAE
SRESWEYETHYL
Fri 4/29/2016
FIVEAMJETBLACK
ACADIAINREASON
BYLINEGOODTIME
SUETSUPIDEA
STEIDTAGSNERD
HAMSTERWHEEL
ORELLESTROVE
PENALTYHEAVING
SUMMAFORERGO
PASSIONFRUIT
TABOOUNDERSNO
ALOESNLEASE
SORTDATATERCET
THERAVENSTMARK
EASYREADEVENSO
Sat 4/30/2016
FACEPLANTANKHS
STATIONERRENEW
HEGOTGAMEOXEYE
AMENHOTEPSTELE
RPINOSALEHOP
PONCEMENUJOVE
ANTISGAOLER
SHOPVACMASHERS
LAURYNKAREN
ASTIGANGAQABA
PTSGOBANGSAN
JOCKOAVERAGING
AROARSETABLAZE
CURVEEROSIONAL
KNEADDYSPEPSIA
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