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Puzzles for September, 2008
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Mon 9/1/2008
NAPSPSISALIVE
ODICETTUMINEO
SILENCEISGOLDEN
ADANOTSHIRT
LATENTINAMIA
ESECAMPALPERT
NORUSHELSE
MUMSTHEWORD
MAIDTARIFF
TVSETSWOLFSRO
SATRODLISTEN
CITRUSCLOVE
MYLIPSARESEALED
GOTTOIGGYBERG
MUSEDNEARSNEE

My oldest friend is named David Golden. I think one of his daughters used SILENCEISGOLDEN as her email address. Ever since this puzzle, for the past five years, whenever I have a puzzle published, he writes "liked it but couldn't find the word GOLDEN". I was lucky once again that there were three phrases with such close meanings and that the numbers matched up.

Tue 9/2/2008
RCMPSHOEABCTV
ELALCURBDELHI
MANAGINGEDITORS
AROSEARIDCEO
PERMANENTMARKER
ARODESE
PEATRACINASA
TENCOMMANDMENTS
ALTOSTOREYUK
MOPNANU
REFERENCEMANUAL
AXEETONCANTO
MIDDLELOWGERMAN
PLODSATOPMERE
SENSENEWSSTIR
Wed 9/3/2008
STOWESEATBINS
TACOSPILEUNIT
ACERSEGERTCBY
ITALBEHEMOTH
RINDEDTSHEENA
CORNDOGSORDER
EELOATFUSE
MICHAELPHELPS
HEROMEDELY
SNOREEMBOSSES
TUNDRAEURTROD
STATEDLYROLE
ELOIELALSODOI
BAUMISLESKEET
BYTENESTTEDDY
Thu 9/4/2008
THORNITINADDE
RELEEDECISION
AUDIOLEISURELY
PRESCIENCEHULA
PERSONALITY
UNCAGEOMEGA
DUKEHREIDEALS
ONESECONDCUE
ZIPPEDSRSSHEA
EXTRATUKTUK
INFINITIVES
AHEMANDALUSIAN
ROYALTIESRUNTO
THECHECKNICER
SODDARKSSTENT
Fri 9/5/2008
SHARICCUPTARA
TOTEMAUTOPILOT
IMOFFCREDULOUS
REMESTASTEHEE
MIMETICMTDANA
LOCALEAMOI
IVANIWOODNYMPH
DIGINTONIGERIA
SEEAGHOSTTAWNY
LUSTNOSHES
TALMUDILOSTIT
ISAACGMAILPRO
STRIKEOUTEXPEL
CRAZYTALKEELED
HOSEODIEPRESS
Sat 9/6/2008
WHIZKIDMAJESTY
HOMEICEARAPAHO
INDEXERGEMINIS
RKOXRAYLABTSE
LANGSNAILHAIM
STERNGREQUASI
OOHEDDARNIT
QUACKEDCUTRATE
UNVEILALMAY
AZERAOVIRUFFS
AIRYPOEMSPLOW
LPSTOCCATAEME
UPEARLYXEROXED
DETROITEVILONE
EDOMITEDESERTS
Sun 9/7/2008 PUN-DITRY
AIRSMONGOLSOLIVES
TRUCKSSKILLETDESILU
IMMUNERELIABLESAUCES
TAPSINPELTKODTVA
SIGHSFAZETHENATION
PATHOUSEAMESOMN
ALETREEASTERIST
SMALLARMTHENOOSEHOUR
TAKEIIBSENLATENED
ANYPEELRAGAOYS
THEOHREALLYFACTOR
APUHOOPFOURSWF
MONSOONSIENAOMNIS
BEATTHEPRESSMISDEALT
ATOOATHSELEAVIE
HENELMOASSAYYEW
SUNDAYMOANINGASSES
AMIREAOILSOHDEAR
WASHINGTONWEAKNOSALE
ENLISTONEACRESWELLS
DEEDEENOTNEEDLSAT
Mon 9/8/2008
BASHGALSVALLI
OJAIEPEEAZTEC
ZANYWAVENUDGE
ORGANGRINDER
EATUSERID
KOWTOWLAMSENE
ALIENGERMANSUB
NENERATTYCHIA
SANDWEDGEBAITS
ATOAHSOELAPSE
SEWAGESLO
ROMANTICHERO
EGGONHOAXALIA
SUEMEANTIZEST
SMEARBEERYVES
Tue 9/9/2008
SPAMABITRSVPS
SOHOLOREATEAT
TOMDICKANDHARRY
SHEESHQUIRATE
LOEBRENT
NEATMALETURKEY
ALTPYROSTEELE
AGAVEDRJSKEIN
CARATSNATONET
PRIVATEEYESELL
ALOUZEBU
BEAVIRSNONEED
ANNOYCONSTANTLY
MINORPOPSEASE
ADAMSEBAYRTES
Wed 9/10/2008
POPUPSPICEPJS
AROSETENORIOU
PAPERBACKWRITER
ALESARKBATTLE
OTCVENT
CHURCHILLDOWNS
BRANCHCALYOU
YESESTEDINAWE
OPTSHUAVATAR
BEAMMEUPSCOTTY
EONSHUR
EVOLVEMATSPED
CENTIGRADESCALE
HICNAIVERAISE
OLEGLOSSINNER
Thu 9/11/2008
GREWANAISLABS
LARANOSCHEBON
ANILESTEEADUE
RACKETEERSDOLE
ETHOSMER
FAMRAPLIV
CHEFIRENEONAN
COLALOSTSSARS
SLAMATESTALDA
LIENEAOWN
AYNAGATE
TWEEVAMPIREBAT
TOMAEDUCTLASH
HOARRESTSETTA
EDYSANDSOSEEN
Fri 9/12/2008
PASODOBLEGRUB
ISTHISLOVEAHSO
CHOCOHOLICZEES
TYPOKOALABEARS
MOODDRUB
AMENSGOTLOOSE
SWOOSHREELPES
HAUNTCARHBEAM
ORRROOMPOODLE
DENTISTSAROSE
SKITSING
QUAKEROATSAPSE
TNUTINLALALAND
IDESSTEVEDORED
PORKOKEYDOKEY
Sat 9/13/2008
JUICEBARALLOYS
ANNERICELOOKMA
REDLIGHTSTALAG
FAILEDUFONASA
USESPREPSHUM
LESEBONYPROMO
ISLETALOMAR
QUANTUMOFSOLACE
USURERRAISE
ESTEEBERTHCAN
EMOMCRAEMEMO
NABSAOLCOUSIN
MIAOWSIPODNANO
UNHOOKTIREIRON
MENTOSYEARZERO
Sun 9/14/2008 YEAR-ROUND
STUARTROSIEOMEGA
PASTORERASECAROLER
YOKOONOLIFANAUGMENT
ETEBAJOBEYSMTYCOB
ATTSAWAITPOORATMO
SEEINGREDGUTSYTRIO
TRADOMMISSIONSRAOCK
ADAYTOITGATO
CADRESWANNBENEFITS
OTOAUSTINGIANTITOO
MANERBOARDANCIENTMAN
BRAYOATESLIKESOBIG
SINEWAVEFELTSBAERS
DATENIKIMOLD
DECOSADRENALINEJKIE
IMHOABRAMBONESCANS
SUERHACKDWELTTROT
CLEJOSHARATJESARE
MASCARAFRAHTEPISODE
ATEAWAYACHOOPERUKE
NESTSMOTORSEEDER
Mon 9/15/2008
ASAPATADPURRS
LOCONOVAAMAHL
BUCKNAKEDSAMOA
ARTIEENACTCNN
EWINGSACHET
COBRASELISHA
APUGLAREIRAN
VALJEANATINGLE
ELLEEPSONEAR
MEANTOUSERID
STAPLEPORTS
TORLEASHETAIL
ASKEWSTAGPARTY
GEESETARATALE
EATATARESELLS
Tue 9/16/2008
VALETDROOLESS
ARENAVANNAVOL
STEAMEDCRABIFI
TERMUSEUPATTN
EERSADSACK
GRILLEDSHRIMP
ROCSKEEGUESS
ALESABNERDRIP
DEBTSSNITOTO
ROASTEDPEANUT
INERTIAEEL
ROAMEXPOSDELE
ILKFRIEDTURKEY
STEIRENESIEGE
HERRADARANDOR
Wed 9/17/2008
MALESVIDLIMBO
IWILLASEOLDEN
MOVIEGOAVIVRE
IKEWOULDBEKING
CEDELEETIDE
ANWARROWWAN
DOGTOYDESOLATE
OTARULIEMOSES
SHIELDEDREUNES
EENDONCANIT
ANDIRONSTEP
FELLTOEARTHHAL
AVOIDNOTOMEGA
LANAICUESIREN
ANISEELSEXERT
Thu 9/18/2008
DEBRAFARSIOAF
AREEDICEINDRJ
WINDOWSHADEETO
GQTYPEELEVATOR
ETDSBEGOOD
LAXESQRARE
ILIVEUSERNOSE
ATNOLAPPSDAWN
REGTOTRADARIN
IPOSINNSTE
SLOVAKROAM
SINEWAVEALCOVE
TECSTOCKMARKET
ABUAMTOOBAIRN
RYETEENSSEEYA
Fri 9/19/2008
PANDORASBOXSON
IMOUTOFHEREANE
CREDITLINESYEP
NIXESVIMCOCA
ITISAPETTONAL
CATUTEROOHARE
ONEAMOPERAS
TALKLIKEAPIRATE
ONABETTRACE
ATTYSSILLSSOC
SEEMSHMOSABBA
TAPEJABSTARR
ETALAKEONTARIO
RESOVERABARREL
SRSGASSTATIONS
Sat 9/20/2008
JIBEDGLINDA
EMOTERSPEEDERS
BETCHAHIMALAYA
BASHININSPIRES
UNWISEPATENTS
STANCEIFORGOT
HINGEANON
TASSELREDANT
NICEEPEES
SCEPTERIMPURE
TANLINESARTRE
NARRATEDANORAK
ARTICLEIADVICE
PRICIESTKEENER
SYNODSDROSS

This was my first effort with this puzzle genre. I had seen how solvers had complained about artificial-looking fill with similar puzzles ... particular if they contained RE- or -ER. Plus, I noticed how these sorts of words tended to muscle themselves into puzzles almost automatically, so I downgraded all such entries in my word list to varying degrees before starting.

As the puzzle progressed, I was happy to see some lively fill enter the puzzle: ARTICLE I, JEB BUSH, I FORGOT, BETCHA, GEM STONE, TAN LINE, JIBED, GLINDA. Since this was rather rare for the genre at the time, I tolerated a few entries ending in -ER ... but limited myself to only ones that sounded natural in conversation: SPEEDERS, SCEPTER, KEENER and to a lesser extent EMOTER and SEEKERS.

In the end, I still received a certain amount of criticism over the latter, as if it weren't balanced out by all the good stuff. So, my advice to fellow constructors is to downgrade those less-than-Scrabbly prefixes and suffixes before getting started. (And that would include the -EST, -ESS, and -EE endings).

Sun 9/21/2008 IT'S A MYSTERY
CHINTZWOODLOTCHEQUE
MADERAONATEARAUBURN
DREWUNIVERSITYSTRESS
HEINEGESTEOEIL
CDRATESFISHSTORYNNE
HUEVOSSANESTEAMER
OBIEDEBUTSRIALTO
MAGNUMOPUSPAARLITRE
PINPARTEZINECASHIN
MISSUSELKHOTSEAT
POSEHAMMERTHROWURLS
APPARELENOSAMPLE
LEANEDBALSAGEEDMSS
ENDITRARAFELLASLEEP
EERIERINTRAYEDER
ARCSINEBEANSAFIRE
REAMASONJARSLACTASE
MUSEHELIOAGNEW
OBISPOLEADDETECTIVES
RENTALACDELCOTENSES
SNOOZESESSIONANGOLA
Mon 9/22/2008
MANICOMAHATHE
ENOLACANONROM
MOTETCRAMSORA
ONACRUISEALONG
SAHARAPROPS
ARARATSOAR
REBELINORECON
EELLUGNUTSAVA
ALECNOELNAMES
AMURCOVERT
APRESTROWEL
ILLBEAROUNDARR
NEATBONEARTIE
ERNULNARYIELD
ZOOPEALSSORES
Tue 9/23/2008
SPAMGLENSGAZE
ALSORELAYRIOT
LAWBREAKERAREA
INAACRESEDW
VERSIONCREASE
ADMANTEALEAVES
RESNRAEXT
DIRTYDISHES
SCIREAHOI
SPAGHETTIWRING
WALLOPDINEDON
TIPASIDOOVA
MOODINHOTWATER
ANNEANITALOLL
JEERNOMSGPOSY
Wed 9/24/2008
BIMBOALAMOHOW
AMOURNAVALODE
HUMMINGBIRDLID
SAMOASAMRYES
ELMSROBOT
ITSREALLYTIMEHE
MRISTOEBARED
PARHEADSRAG
EDGARPALFORE
LEARNEDTHEWORDS
LIANALEER
JOADDYEVESTA
OOHGEORGEBURNS
WPAMANIAIRATE
LSDTREKSTEPEE
Thu 9/25/2008
PUTTRIPPOLISH
ESAIIDAOPENTO
RECEIPTSSTEFAN
GREASEILENE
TOGAEGETSCARDS
ALUMNUSHEASST
CAREERHEEL
ONUSSTIRSABBE
LUISARTERY
SACALESWATTER
PULLSAGUNIRATE
UBOATSPARTA
RUSHINSKETCHES
GRETNAEEGTIVO
ENSIGNTDSSPED
Fri 9/26/2008
ATAVISMITSOPEN
NOBELPEACEPRIZE
CIAHEADQUARTERS
ELBEWIIPEERAT
MENAHAAG
BAKERSWARDANCE
ASONESERTOHS
STATIONARYORBIT
TILVARYWAIVE
ENABLERSGENDER
RARETADS
HEROICSINHEED
AMANCALLEDHORSE
PIZZAMARGHERITA
STEELEDSIXTEEN
Sat 9/27/2008
SPARTACUSOJAYS
HOLEINONEPOBOY
ALONGSIDETICKS
NOFEENESINSET
ESTERBROACH
CLOGUPACED
DONQUIXOTENAZI
IVTUBEMUDPIE
KIWIGARDENSPOT
EDTVELAINE
EASERSASSAM
CHORDKITRAISA
LOOFASTOUTNESS
ABZUGEARLHINES
DOYLEINTESTATE
Sun 9/28/2008 'TWAS PUZZLING
CHOPSAMISMATTESLAP
ROXIETESHAGORANALA
THETWITCHINGHOUROMIT
ONTOPICRENALNEWBIE
NORARUESDIPS
BLTSDESSERTTWINELOD
REWETSIDOSANGELINA
ACETOMSNCROSSOVER
THETWEAKERSEXDIOR
DONATEAPSISSKINNY
ASKIDEEJOTTHEOGEL
STIPESTIARAAUGUST
ARLOTHESOULOFTWIT
COLORFASTABAARISE
ADELAIDEILESEXALTS
TERFLIPONESTWIGPLOT
STENITATINGA
PRIESTPLENAGLORYBE
HAREYOUCANTTWINEMALL
IZODPILAREVANACRID
LENSEDENSSAMESAKES
Mon 9/29/2008
OREOIONICSTAT
PICKSPELTHOLE
TORISEWERSEWER
STUNGUNSOPIUM
ALEETYRANTS
DRAWERDRAWER
ROMANHICDATA
ATESCHOLARVAC
GENEEONEMOTE
SHOWERSHOWER
MALTESEETAL
AMEERICEBERGS
TOWERTOWERSOOT
TRIMABIDETONE
SESSMINEOSKEW
Tue 9/30/2008
AMAHLFUELPACT
MEDEAANTIOMAR
IRVINLITEWARY
GEIGERCOUNTER
ASCHIONAREAS
STETSONEMUTHO
EARIRATTOP
JOHNWILKESBOOTH
PAYSTOEOIL
ETDCAWUNDERGO
GHENTANIREAD
PERIODICTABLE
CZARMMESENOLS
HERDPILEACRES
INKSSTAXKENYA
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