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Puzzles for April, 2019
with Jim Horne comments

Mon 4/1/2019
LAPELTALCSTAR
OBAMAOLGAOHIO
FINISMOBSRENO
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
SAOFLUSH
EARWORMLITIDA
GRAINPANANON
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
OUISIRAARIEL
SENUNAENMASSE
GASSYBAE
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
LOUDULEEAEIOU
ACLURUSTLANDS
HALLGETSLUGES
Tue 4/2/2019
CASCAAMYBLIP
TREATWEEPRADO
REALMMTAROVES
ALLFLASHNOCASH
MEINIFC
SATEENNOTFORME
ICHDOORELIAS
THATCANTBERIGHT
BONZOURSAIRE
YOGAPOSETRADER
TOORUED
JAZZUPTHEPLACE
IQUITOOHIGAVE
LUCKSMBAEIDER
TIKIBOBFOSSE

How Natasha Lyonne Created a Times Crossword Puzzle — nice NYT article about her experience.

Wed 4/3/2019
ERRCABOSEDAN
GOESALLINTUXEDO
GIFTGUIDEICESIN
RABIESVACCINE
IMOUTEIRE
NORTHWESTPASSAGE
TOWASAPSAMOA
ASHEURANUSGALS
CHAROONITZEE
TUTANKHAMENSTOMB
SOULEENSY
SEARCHRESULTS
PARCELREMASTERS
AVIANSTENNESSEE
TEASESMOGPOX
POW Thu 4/4/2019
BOASBYOBHERA
ARNESAUNAONEG
YCANTTAKEITWITH
CARASALAGIA
TWOTERMBJAMES
KANELOTTNAST
OLDYESWECAN
DASISAYNOTASI
ONSILENTNAP
KOPFCATECAGE
NMEANSSHOOKON
BENALVAEAVE
BACKTOSQUAREONE
ERIEGOURDRIGA
DALYSPANSLOT
Fri 4/5/2019
GAGLAWLIKESO
OKEEFERANAMOK
SETTLEBADSPORT
TESSAKEGSOPAH
ALACANTISWORE
GATSLEANINPEN
HIPSTERCRED
PIERCEARROW
TRIALJUDGES
SAOTAPEUPGRIN
ALPHAPANTSECO
YIPEHISSECLAT
SNOWCONESENORA
NESTEGGAYESIR
OREOOSCATTOY
Sat 4/6/2019
NOTABADIDEA
BUTWILLITWORK
WINSOMELOSESOME
UGHSSNNYEUAR
SOOTDINBASRA
SNOWFETESLETS
EDITORSCHASSE
NUTSABOUT
SNAPTOHOTMESS
NADASTINTEWES
ABACKATENOTI
ROMNAMSPFOUR
FRAFILIPPOLIPPI
SNUFFLEUPAGUS
TREASUREMAP
Sun 4/7/2019 HELP!
PASSRUSHDSHARPZIPPO
AUTOMATAINAWAYETHAN
SCANNERSSAMEOLDSTORY
TRYUNFURLEATTEX
LITPUTTOSLEEPMALONE
POOABTPESTERSANTS
GNULEEKSCONMAN
ASTORDAMCSPARMESAN
SPAONLOANOKAYSURE
MILEYUSEDTOSEZLIE
SHONERADICCHIOACTED
NEWASSSHORTICLASS
BALLASTSTONSILEON
CRYABOUTENEOSTYSER
NONFATANARTONE
SOCKFTBRAGGLESFRO
PRAYEDEASTERWEEKSOS
ADSBATTENORSAWL
SAILONSAILORIMBECILE
MINEOAVENUETAUTENED
SNOOKRESETSENGORGED
Mon 4/8/2019
ZINGTAUZAPS
ACREGOTHSEXIT
GUACINOUTSEXY
KEVINHART
MOROSEGAYBAR
IMOPANPIPERUE
NEWTHOOHAWINS
AGAROTTERHATE
JANEDOEATFIRST
BETSRYAN
MALEWEBB
DIVERSEHINDLEG
ALEXEDADOOAR
VARYINGDAVINCI
INTENSEAHEADOF
DOSAGESTORMENT
POW Tue 4/9/2019
BATMAPSSCAM
ATADARALTOILE
RIMEGILASPOTS
EDISONOPRAH
DELIVERSERIF
RATERASSET
DEKESPOOLTRAP
AVEUSCARE
SEGASTEEDSLOP
RECAPNAIVE
LAGERNAMETAG
DECALLAMINA
SETINDUALSNAP
SPRATABLEOGRE
STUNREEDETS

Alex was curious about how this stacks up (down?) to other puzzles with low average word lengths. It just makes the top 10.

I quickly put together a thumbnail view sorted by word length. It's a little hard to see, but you can get the idea.

Wed 4/10/2019
REBUSAQABAICE
AROSEMUNISNOG
WONONPOINTSALE
BINTACTMOUNDS
ACESTOODARNHOT
RATEDROPTIONS
QUOTASVUE
DOUBLEHEADERS
OVOSADDER
AGEISTSWESSON
FORACHANGEETNA
FOCSLEFUELERG
IDOATELIKEAPIG
REASORESTWICE
MRTSPAREOWNED
Thu 4/11/2019
BOSSYDIORHAM
YAHOOIRAECASE
ETHYLDAHLAVIA
BAROQUEBREAD
ARDENTALPINE
PARADEFORRAIN
AMANAIWONTSIC
REFSMENUSHTML
TNTPERESHOOHA
COLLIDEBARROW
ASHPITONSETS
THOREAUSHADE
LEIAWOKEOCHER
ARCHAFEWFAUVE
SEEYAWNFREED
Fri 4/12/2019
OBSESSESBASING
RAPSHEETYOOHOO
CHIPOTLEORNATE
ANTWASPSTOTES
OPTMCCAFE
MESSIBOHOATMS
ATTHEMOMENTOOH
CURACAOMIASARA
ADEEXTRACRISPY
WEEPILESANKHS
THAMESRNS
FIFEDGODOTLAS
ROONEYROGUEONE
OTOOLETHELORAX
MADMENSATANIST
Sat 4/13/2019
BADGEALLURBAN
OPERASEABREEZE
OGLESKOREANAIR
SATEENIVANUZO
TRANSYLVANIA
GITABUSHWA
ADDONDREAMTEAM
HERBALONGARIA
EVILQUEENPROFS
MOBIUSUGLI
NOTORIOUSRBG
IRKRENOONBAIL
MEASUREUPGONZO
DELIMEATSERTES
BLESSLEISNOTS
Sun 4/14/2019 LEFT/RIGHT SYMMETRY
GASPMEDAYCHAIMECIG
ODIEOXIDEBUTNODANO
TATALANDSSMEARABIT
OPUSACESSOFAMOTO
PTASSTSADSFUSSTIP
LETPSASPECSNSACAR
EDIFIESPINUPKEYNOTE
STOATSWINSBIGSIEVES
SONJADANGANNADEEDS
ITSODDDADBOD
SCATTESLAARTIETKOS
KATANASYUMMYONPOINT
ODEANTINIAISISSTU
SEABEDNETIZENGIBSON
HTMLINCASEXCONRYES
ANNALSARNICA
SPACYPETSSMEESCOWS
TANKUPMAWTIMAIKMAN
ASTIOBESEONENDIAGO
THISGENIEKENYASHOO
EACHONTAPESTESHAND
Mon 4/15/2019
CAMMAGADHERES
OREAGELEADERS
NRAGANGESRIVER
TENNISRACKET
RATESEPEASE
ARTEMISMIDDLEC
SODAHIRELEO
ASIRECALL
ZIPONYXTACK
ALDENTEGRAPHIC
PLAYRAEEINE
EASTERISLAND
DOLLARSIGNSNEA
ROBERTALETTAR
SHOTPARERSIRS
Tue 4/16/2019
ANTETBSTRIBES
DEALIOURACEME
DUPECOMMUNIQUE
RICONAILCULT
TOOTHDECAYLEAH
INCOMEGESTE
TSARREVISETED
SOBRIQUET
ANGDYNASTVATS
GOONSROSTRA
ESSOMURRAYTHEK
GISTOSAYSUES
AREYOUOKAYDITS
PETERSENEISLE
SETTEESSWOMEN
Wed 4/17/2019
ROTHMOSSYJAWS
ACREANIMESAVOW
STALECEREALMAKE
CADETSARIATEA
AGENTBURNTTOAST
LOOAEONSORTS
NFLLAMBPEP
FIXBREAKFAST
BRATGIFYUP
APNEAETTUNAP
MEALYAPPLESLATE
IRESLURHEIFER
GUNNSPOILEDMILK
ASAPOINKERISLE
SEERLEEDSTHAD
Thu 4/18/2019
CABBAGEGASBAG
OVOIDALOFNOTE
PANDEMICSTABLE
INTONEASPER
ETONBUTTERFLY
SINCOSELLOED
PAYERSTENOS
UBERSSPARIGHT
GATEAUICEIN
GNCSALAAMDJS
CHRYSALISFRAT
HATHAECLAIR
ARGYLEREDEAGLE
ROOMIEPINKOES
SEAEELINTENDS

There's a technical reason why Will Shortz would choose not to shade the central CATERPILLAR as Mr. Eaton-Salners wanted, at least for digital distribution, and it has to do with software limitations.

Shaded squares aren't supported by Across Lite at all. When the NYT uses them, circles are encoded in the grid, and publishers get notified that those circles should be interpreted as shades. That breaks down when grids have both circles and shaded squares.

XWord Info has no such limitation, so we added the shaded squares here to realize the constructor's intention.

Fri 4/19/2019
MWAHAHAHASACOW
AEROSOLONELOVE
RIMSHOTTATTLER
GRITTETRISDRE
IDERHOSARCO
NOSEBLEEDSNOOP
GEODESICDOME
MERGERCARMEN
ICECREAMCONE
CLAUSLIONTAMER
HELPSETHAMO
ACTSUREOFBLOB
ETICKETRANLATE
LIMEADETRAILER
SCENTEDSEEPAST
POW Sat 4/20/2019
BOYSCLUBAPATHY
ATEALIVEDECREE
ROLLOVERATTICS
BOLIVIANSTICKS
ELEVENTIVOLI
DERANGEDREALER
MEGASTORE
CROCSACETERSE
RONREAGAN
ASPIREYEARSAGO
NEATERROADER
KARINADOGTIRED
SNOCATIDEALIZE
UNLADESENTOVER
PEELEDCATERERS
Sun 4/21/2019 THE INSIDE STORY
SNORTPBANDJPRADOCDS
IEVERVOLAREHONORREP
THELITTLEMETERMAIDALI
ARRIBATSESLAPDENYIT
RUSSMADSIKESMARCO
THEPROSMINICARSONS
AHAWETWIPEANISETET
BOTHERINGRATGATSHAGS
CLEANSENONETSAKECUP
SADRSPOTROMECORTES
PICTUREINPICTURE
ASPISHPAIDHMOSIFAT
CHESTERNIHAOATLARGE
MOTTOUPSGETSCREAMOUT
EPIIBEAMISAIDNONAE
STARTEDWARSSTOPSAT
EPEESSNITSYMABLAB
MIRIAMSLOPMAPSTRINE
ESPDOCTORSWALLETRANGE
ALAUNPEGAORTASIDEST
DENPERPSWETONEPESTS
Mon 4/22/2019
AVERTBILLILKS
PIXARISEENEON
POPSINGLESSARA
SLOPAAANEVER
GIMMEABREAK
BANALLYLSAT
ALICEAMICHUG
CONTEMPTOFCOURT
KEENOILLINGO
AMOSSPONGES
WHATARACKET
HAMUPAIDOHMY
IBARFALLINLOVE
NINAITLLADOPT
ETALBESSPEPSI
Tue 4/23/2019
ECHOTWIXFIONA
THARHIKEALVIN
HOMEOWNERCLEAT
ALSORANSMEAR
NETCROCUPSHOT
ORESTWOOFAKIND
LARASROTITES
TATTOOINK
ICKSWANTOOTH
THISSIDEUPACRO
TINTINTSAROIL
GONERESIGNED
ONTOEPETSOUNDS
DRUGSGRABSOTO
DATESSEXYTRON
Wed 4/24/2019
DECLARESWIPES
EMAILINGTERESA
FORBIDDENPLANET
ATARIREACT
METASHESTHEMAN
ESSOUIERA
MASTEROMITS
WESTSIDESTORY
IWISHTOMATO
LINIMOMAY
KISSMEKATETIRE
AESOPDISCS
SHAKESPEAREPLAY
TALESESTAMPEDE
UNISEXMYSIDES
POW Thu 4/25/2019
BAHLEPERSTORE
RDAOBAMATITHE
AMPCOLONHYPHEN
VIPROOMEXJETS
ENYAKAPPAARTY
FTDSILVER
ONAIRAYESEMI
COCOAENMSUMAC
DREWHOAEMORY
SNORTSNAT
JIBERESINMIFF
ADORESTOPICAL
PARENTHESISOXO
AHANDERICANEO
NOTESMANETSSR
Fri 4/26/2019
SHAKEITOFFESPY
POKERTABLEMAIA
OLIVEBREADBUCK
TONIUEYSDESK
NERDHARDASS
SIPHONACMEGAL
OCEANSPRAYJEDI
SEARSORRSODOM
PICTGRADSCHOOL
ACEPITYHANGRY
DETAINSWEND
BONEAPIAOVER
GAWKCLINTONERA
ABELPUNCHINGIN
PYREATTHELEAST
Sat 4/27/2019
PLUSGMANBRAND
EARTHRISEMATEO
ESSAYEXAMWIKIS
LEAFPEEPERSILT
FENSAIRING
DJSSTIRBONSAI
IOWAATADLEDIN
THELUXURYOFTIME
KNELTPENNSEAR
ACTINGDARTTNT
LOSEITMEAD
SENTTULIPMANIA
KEIRAGOTOPRESS
ISOUTOVERSLEEP
TENETNESTADES
Sun 4/28/2019 WORDS OF INTRODUCTION
ALIASESTHRIVEABCB
NOTMUCHCHEATEDSHERA
KOHINOORDIAMONDLOYAL
AKINSWORSTIAMAROCK
RENONCAAOATSIVANKA
ARKHEARTANDSOULDEN
PASSKEYVANSYEARS
PLATTEEMIREASEL
SHIRESEMAILASWELLAS
HIKERSLAYSINFERDIA
ALESBELIEFINGODMOOT
MIACUEINENTERJOULE
UPSTARTSFETORFORBID
OOMPHORDOSLANTS
CARNERIDETOUCANS
AMERUNOUTOFTOWNTWO
TATTOOUNDOFIRSCRAB
ETHERNETFEELSWOOLS
REUELSETAFINEEXAMPLE
TUMMYPRETENDSORTIES
ORBSNONFEEEXPECTS
Mon 4/29/2019
PATCHOLAFACME
SNORENANOGAEA
ADAIRASTUDENTS
LOSTICHIROYET
MRTTMISPOOL
SRIRODINOAURA
ANDYSEALY
GETCRACKING
COCOALEIF
TOGOSECADALAD
SHAREDOCLIE
KIMKIMCHIKENT
TOBLERONELATTE
SALEAMERENTER
KNEENATEDEEDS
Tue 4/30/2019
ALOHASERFSMOG
CONESIDEAPAPI
CHEAPTRICKLYES
RANDREESEAINT
ANDSOONDISC
LAYSZECHUAN
GOTATCHEEKTMI
UTEPGROUPLION
ATEQUITSWONKA
CONSULTSFAN
VIALROYGBIV
LOOMIMEANJUDE
IAGOBODYDOUBLE
STUNLOGOUMBER
THEEEDENIPADS
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