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Puzzles for July, 2011
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Fri 7/1/2011
EPITAPHJEWELER
THRILLAUNITIVE
HIALEAHSTROBES
ELIRNATOEELO
LISPCHEFDARIA
SPEARANONRANK
RAYGRACKLES
ATDETLMTRAI
EGGSHELLLES
LALASAIDDABLL
BRENTTTOPSLOE
OBIWVURIPOSA
WARRIORENROOTS
EGOISTEMOONPIE
DENOTESINFESTS
Sat 7/2/2011
PAPERBAGTHEGAP
ITALIANOMODELA
PORTLANDAVATAR
ENROLUSONEANI
ICONRAGULIRAS
NETLOLITASOLI
SESFDRSODA
STICKITTOTHEMAN
OHNONATIII
PENTSHORESMPH
HOUSEOWARFORE
INELIEONBEREA
SINBADMCHAMMER
TODATEEHARMONY
SNOPESNONSENSE
Sun 7/3/2011 MY TREAT
MEATABCDETCGEENA
OKRASDRLAOMAHUNSER
BERLEREATABROWNCOWS
SELTZERWATERCANITBE
DOAGAINSAYSOSNEIN
PURLPADMATOILKOREA
ITSANLOINSDAMNYSL
SDSISAIDETAIL
EGGSACSFLAVOREDSYRUP
ANEKAUAIMDVIRHEIMS
RASHLARRYSETTOSOBA
ORTEGATEEDNEONSJET
FLEXIBLESTRAWNECTARS
ALLORINCANSAW
MRSLENIORRINBOSSA
RUNESGEMSEELEDSKIN
ILEXASSAILVOICING
SEATRIPICECREAMSODA
COKEFLOATTRENDPORTS
ANENDORRSEEYASPORK
NERDSNEEELANSWAY

The circled letters can be arranged to spell DINER.

Mon 7/4/2011
OBAMAYAWNSFLO
PETALELATELEI
SEARCHLIGHTYIN
TOUPEEFLICK
THRIVESARENAS
ROONEYBADEGG
ANAISALBEEHED
MERSGLOBEBOLO
PSIDUEBYTORME
NOOSESCHASER
YOGURTCARTERS
MULTIPOORER
CSITORCHBEARER
ATOORATEACUTE
SSNSIMONMETAL
Tue 7/5/2011
SCOWLGLOBWASH
OHSAYHILLASTI
FULLSPEEDOAHEAD
AMONATVOPIATE
UNITSPIN
DIRTYROTTENEGGO
EXISTOURSONS
NINTOWNSGAT
YOGAEWESPORE
SNOWBALLINHELLO
ALMSBAHN
KRAKOWHISAIDE
NOLEGOTOSTANDON
OPENROLEOCEAN
XERSKEYSLEASE
Wed 7/6/2011
PHDSEZRAINEPT
EEROSOARSEXES
KNOWATOYOTAWONK
ONSETUEYS
EASTTOWESTCASH
ONLINETABLE
AIRLLDSASHES
SPOTPALELAPTOPS
PATOISASIRTE
ENOLABRANDS
RAREWESTTOEAST
ROOFUNITE
REMARKALAKRAMER
ELITELIVETANS
VIDEOLEANETTE
Thu 7/7/2011
SOARLAGELNINO
ATTESTTOBYENOW
CONCERTOBRURON
SHOURASKITERS
LICERICA
FEEDONBASILICA
ONMENOUMPSHAM
ADORESTETBONE
LOTGESURNEPIS
SWEARSINISLETS
REPADALL
CHAOSNHLOCTAD
NEBUSEEARMURVE
BALLERIMNOFOOL
CREASETEAFINE

Each time an answer goes through one of the six U's in the grid, it takes a right-angle turn. (That's a turn at the U, not a literal 180° U-turn.) So, for example, 18-Across, "Disagreeably direct" is BRUTAL, and 10 Down, "Transmitter, of sorts" is NEURON.

It's a nice companion to this puzzle from a couple of months earlier. See all the nonlinear puzzles here.

Fri 7/8/2011
PANARABJAMTART
ARCSINEAMASSES
NEWAGERMAKESDO
JAYSAGUAROYIN
AMERRETIEDRAG
BATHSNICLEILA
IPHONELATEPASS
MOMSNAIL
JIMBROWNICESAW
ISOUTECOATARI
LANSLAICSELOI
LIABARSTOWSUM
IDCARDSOLOROSO
ONADIETPOKEDAT
NONZEROINSCALE
Sat 7/9/2011
OPALHELDSHEA
RIPESEXPISTOLS
IZODBRASSTACKS
OZSHARMRIPKEN
NATTERGULL
DRUMROLLPLEASE
BOONOPIATENPR
RUPEEPADRUNIN
UGHCOUNTSROCS
THELONGGOODBYE
ATENITSAGO
EPHRONPASSNIX
SEAANEMONEACRE
CRIMESCENERELY
EKGSSQMIESSE
Sun 7/10/2011 BODY ENHANCEMENT
HOLLOWCLODATTAINED
EROICAFRODOMOISTURE
COUNTSNOISESANTIETAM
SEAHORSEUTILSCSI
COINLIMPSERVICEFRET
RUNSTOISEEDORA
ENGRABBITPEARSPACES
ECUIDEASEASEKEA
PEPSCHICKENFLINGERS
WORKSHONESDEARIE
SOMEDAYDIVOTGENUSES
EVADEDSALICLEADS
TAKESONTHECHAINSFPD
ATESNEEGRETAROE
TESLABROWNBEATENERI
GINABEAUASSETS
IDOLFACETPOWDEREAST
ROOALLOYYEARLONG
INDICATEPSALMREADERS
SHOWEREDAUNTSSHINES
HONORERSLETSSUNTAN
Mon 7/11/2011
LEGSBLURBASIL
ALOEEASEAANDE
SAFEHAVENCHAOS
STEPONDORKRLS
OERUPIWORSE
FROZENTUNDRA
TIDELOPBORAT
OBIEEDSELOUZO
MARDIOLETMEN
BRIEFSUMMARY
GROANONEDOH
UZIROOTOCTOPI
SOBIGDOWNSOUTH
POLLOOREMASIA
SMELTSADEDENT
Tue 7/12/2011
DAILYOMGGHOST
OLDIEFORRECUR
ULEESTOIENTRE
BEANIECLEAROFF
LYLEATHLETE
ESSEGREENLIGHT
SALADADIEU
PROFEYMAWSEX
ICHATMESNE
EASTERLILYRABE
TROUNCEOCAT
DSTUDENTTATTLE
ITINAGTERISER
FAKEREELACORN
FRISKDAYMANSE
Wed 7/13/2011
HTTPTETRABRAS
AREAEXECSHALT
JOESIXPACKABBA
JUNTAROSINBAG
MUDSLINGING
YAMSLOUANN
EXITRAMPEPSOM
GENUINETIEINTO
GLINTBONDGIRL
USUALSSPOT
JAVAAPPLETS
IDECLAREHAZES
FONTCOFFEETALK
FRAUEAUDEONME
YELPDRLAOMEOW
Thu 7/14/2011
SPORTSBOILUP
TAPEUPINSULAR
ONEIDAPALMTREE
MANNERSHIPQTS
ACAICLOPQUIP
CHINSTRAPQUERY
HERCRIPQUOTES
PROPQUAD
BADRAPQUIKOCD
ADREPQUITESURE
BOOPQUESETON
ARPQUIPSANDQS
RECITALSOUIOUI
SADISTSTELNET
PAPISTSLEETY

This seems to be a homage to one of my favorite crosswords by the great Manny Nosowsky. Mr. Quigley and Mr. Livengood do the master one better by including the parallel Ps to the left of the diagonal.

Fri 7/15/2011
BEDISRESPECTFUL
AMANCALLEDHORSE
RINGAROUNDAROSY
STERLINGSILVERS
EENEEKA
LAMSTIEDLIST
ALATHARSUDOKU
ZIGHIJACKSNIX
ABIDEDQUITIRE
RICOHNIBACTS
RIFERRR
SCARLETTANAGERS
POLITICALASYLUM
ALOTONONESPLATE
DOESNTMAKESENSE
Sat 7/16/2011
PEDALSPOWERPC
IRONONPARASAIL
GINKGOOVALTINE
SEALABLINKEDTO
TENHANGERSON
SLEDHINGED
HOLECARDTODATE
ONLEAVEBRUISER
PEOPLEFLETCHER
INLOVETESS
SHIPBOARDLAV
MINORITEMOTIFS
UPGRADESAPOLLO
SPOTTESTMERLIN
HOTSEATASSETS
Sun 7/17/2011 THE END IS IN SIGHT
JABOPALSOLDAGEADDLE
USENORAHCOOLITLAUER
NILPLACESTOGOPEOPLETO
GALPALSPEAKSUPGHETTO
POTOKHUDCLAY
THEPRINCESSANDTHEFLU
HIPPOOARSKAUAIMARAT
ARPELWMDWITHRELATIVE
WEEDTHAZENFADESIN
SSRSHOCKERMAEKRAKEN
THEWHITESOFTHEIR
JAGUARODAHARVARDTAN
INATREEIONOSSSAGO
BESTOFLUCKTOPIKATPAR
ESSENISAACTELENADIA
STYHEALTHYWEALTHYAND
BOILSEPLIEIN
MOTOWNDITSIESTNUNCIO
WHERETHEWILDTHINGSERR
ANNANAMINORODILERAY
HOSTSGINKGOWEBERSEX
Mon 7/18/2011
LIMOGABLEMCAT
ARABONEALOHIO
COTTONCLUBBEDS
ENSUREDERIVES
STRAFEELY
PUCESIDMECCA
ABASLAVPASHAS
NORCAPECODAMP
GASBAGCOTESEE
STORMMCSAEON
NIPASTRAL
SUCTIONESKIMO
ALIICOCOCHANEL
ANTSTRALALOAD
BAYHASTEPINNS
Tue 7/19/2011
HAITIANAPEMEN
AGNOSTICRELATE
LADYOFTHEKNIGHT
EROSRANCOMET
UPIDIETARY
KNITPICKER
RETOSSHASBEENS
ISSUEJAROLDIE
STARTREKASIANS
KNICKNAMES
RUCTIONLAS
ALLINEGOTGIF
KNOTFOREVERYONE
EAGLETLEVERAGE
DESERTSEDATED
Wed 7/20/2011
ROYALAGESHAIR
ARENASAMEARMA
BBGUNAFARJEAN
BIGTENFLAPJACK
ITSADELPHI
BIDEHISSAT
ORGANISMSEGO
THEAFRICANQUEEN
IERSIGOURNEY
COMBATERIN
ASHANTIBAL
ALANKINGAIRACE
JUNKROAMSENNA
ACTISUITOATES
REINTKOSFLUSH
Thu 7/21/2011
JASPERFGSSTUD
OPIATEOATTUNA
GORGONZOLAERIN
ENDITRHEBOK
VEERSPROVOLONE
EXESOPULENT
RUNGLOBECOROT
SLICEDCHEESE
ATEATABOVOCAL
TOPLESSCUKE
LIMBURGERLORAX
INCITEFIBER
ENGRMASCARPONE
TEEDEMUROSTER
ORESDIPBIEBER
Fri 7/22/2011
SHASTAMGMGRAND
LIQUORAROMATIC
IGUESSJOBTITLE
CHADSMOWSSELL
ECCESORTFINAL
AHAMUNCHKIN
BADSANTAREECHO
LIEWITHLASTLAP
ERSATZPINTSIZE
PAULANKAPAN
TAMMIONUSDORM
INREDOTSLYNDA
LIFELIKEPOSTIT
EMOTICONANOINT
SEXSCENERENEGE
Sat 7/23/2011
JETSTREAMOHGOD
ELEPHANTSNORSE
TAXRETURNERASE
EMTWIFISASSED
GINARMRESTS
EMBARGOOATHS
REEVEWHOSHOTJR
SIDESLOTHCAPO
TRANSPIRESKIES
ZONESREVENGE
GAZPACHONEY
OILERSROLLTAT
ARIALTIKITORCH
PENCEMORSECODE
EDGEDINATRANCE
Sun 7/24/2011 NINE OF DIAMONDS
ACEASCAPCORALNOAHS
MRXSMARTARETEOPRAH
BOXSCORESNISEITETRA
LOOPHOLERASCALONEAL
ENNECALLEDOUTATFIRST
WAHINANEATTYS
STEPCAPEROPE
FAIRBALLWALKEDINARUN
ELMSMAOSLENDERLUKE
ZEEPINONICECOBRA
SWINGFORTHEFENCES
SPLATSETLILACINK
ODORENFIELDEINSTAG
BATTINGORDERFOULTIPS
DOORYESTIONA
NOSERASTORCEO
BOTTOMOFTHEFIFTHPLEA
REORGBELIEFREALTORS
AVOIRADARNFULLCOUNT
GILDAMISTSAILEDTIE
GLEEMANTSYSTATSSER
Mon 7/25/2011
ATOMSACADSASH
ROSIETULIPFOE
ORANGESLICEFRA
DOGCARTATELIER
SEEIAMSDOLL
PICKLEDONION
ASPINESSOASA
SPREADWRITER
ALIOHMSEMERY
PIMENTOOLIVE
TROIOPUSARF
LEONARDRAINHAT
INSCELERYSTICK
DDEINUREMINEO
OSSNOMADSTETS
Tue 7/26/2011
JAMBPONTEMUST
OMARODORSSTEW
SPEEDLIMITNOVA
MAKEABETPEN
FADERDEERXING
OPENENDAMASS
RECDIETSODA
EXITKEITHSTOP
EVEPLUMBEPA
STAREBYAHAIR
HOSPITALBAKER
ORTLONESTAR
AQUAMENWORKING
LUTEEATATEZRA
SEERIRONSDEAD
Wed 7/27/2011
BAMAFEDORARAY
OVIDEDUCESALA
WEDDINGCHAPTOR
SCIENCEELISION
NAEREROOFS
PANDISCUSSION
ALERIFTNESTS
TEAKNOELSYORK
SCRAGRIISUIE
THROWINTHETOW
OOHLALASAL
THEOMENABRAHAM
TATMODTRAINSET
EROALARICDION
RAPRESEEKSANS
Thu 7/28/2011
BARBSHALTSWAN
ODERSILASAHSO
GOUINSMOKETOPU
GRATESONTOIL
SEPTAMEASUREDU
LTRLETINON
BRAEASTOECOLE
LUCSITUFORTOR
INUSEESTOTERP
PATINASHBO
STANDSUTOOPERA
BUSHITSATRAP
UDOSCOMEUSHORT
HAVEALEROIDEE
WYESNAXOSSEED

In this UP rebus with a twist, Down answers that include UP must be read upwards. For example, 3 Down, "Prince's partner," is PAUPER.

Fri 7/29/2011
CLEOLIMBSNTSB
AUDIONRYEOREO
TAILGATEPARTIES
SUBSIDEONEACRE
LEGRAPMLK
ASEADEBUTOONA
TOULOUSELAUTREC
LENARTARMTRA
AUDITORSREPORTS
WRENCARDSPEST
REFTIEBEA
COWRITEMOUNTER
CHERRYCHAPSTICK
CHAOPAINTONTO
LIRROPEDSEGOS
Sat 7/30/2011
SHIPBISCUITFTC
AUTOANTENNALOO
SMALLMINDEDOWN
HELICOPTERPANE
DOSESTRETCH
SCENTBIGAPPLE
STONYSARAHLEA
TARTCASESCARD
EYEVALIDMONKS
PASTILLEVALES
SWAHILIBARI
OHMYREMINISCES
NIPSOMETIMEAGO
ILLPLATTSBURGH
TEEFLEASHAMPOO
Sun 7/31/2011 SEPARATE CHECKS
WINDOWNSADAPTCSIS
ANASAWAITVOTRERANK
RUINTESSAORTONALOU
DIVIDEDHIGHWAYPACER
STEVEGEESMIRKS
EVILBEADSINPERIL
FALLENAPARTLASSDOLL
LIELATINSROMESWORD
ARMBONESSEVERLIMES
BEARPITACUMENION
SNOTORNASUNDERDST
KEYHARASSRETOTAL
HIDERGOTONEMPOWERS
ISINGIDOLTORIESASA
GARPEGALBANANASPLIT
HOTROLLEBOLAETUI
BORGIAOAKPCLAB
TIMERFRACTUREDSKULL
WIKIEATATODETOENDE
AVESCURIEMOTTORNAS
YOREOFALLENDERSSS
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