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Puzzles for September, 2012
with Jim Horne comments

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Sat 9/1/2012
SMOOTHJAZZGMAC
HERESTOYOURABE
INTRAMURALATIT
VUERLSURBANA
EDGESTESSAHIC
ROADOSLOSPATE
KANEUPHORIA
ALLOVERCREATION
PEACEOUTPDA
ONTHENETSTANA
SAENOTDONOBEL
TORPORWEEREB
ALMAACCESSCODE
TIASNEARATHAND
ENNAGETSUSEDTO
Sun 9/2/2012 PARDON ZE INTERRUPTION
AJAXAJARMIRCOLBERT
FOXXHEROADOAZALEAS
CHOOSYTOYHOLDSSWAYZE
ENLHELMATLASSMOOT
ANOASIANFLOOZIEERRS
SITSSEAONEOUTESE
TELECOMWDSWET
TINASEIZETHEDAISY
HEAVENLYMETROSUMMA
MORTICIASPROUTSSPOT
OPECAPITALONESIEARE
DESKREDEYESTAGSALES
ESTASDOESTMOUNTIES
MOUNTAINDOOZYCUED
TELNIEEPEEIST
CIAMARACAORBDRAW
ROUTNOSYMANSLANDODE
ALGAEDECOROTOENEE
YAHTZEECLUBSCRUBJAYZ
ONTARIOENOAKINAGEE
NISSANSSTRPSASMESS
Mon 9/3/2012
BALEADDSPERMS
ELULNOWSAVAIL
BOXSCORESRIFLE
OHORIALSALTED
PARKINGLOTS
ISTGOOTAE
FSTOPWORKLOADS
UTESTEPEETRIP
JUNKHEAPSPHONY
INSINVRUE
BEERBARRELS
DEFEATORTSLEE
ISAACQUITEAFEW
BATCHETALLICE
SUSHIDENYINHD
Tue 9/4/2012
ANNOANGLOTAP
POURSFERALADA
PERFECTCUBEKIN
SLEETYCFOMEET
MOONSOFURANUS
JABNIHREL
OLEACOALVALUE
WORLDSERIESWINS
LEGGYSEGAIFIT
ONTHRHETE
HEBREWLETTERS
YALEOERHIHATS
EGOTWENTYSEVEN
NEOSADIESTELA
ARMKYSERTREX
Wed 9/5/2012
AMEXMASTSIDLE
DEMIALLOWPUMA
LAINBEIGEPAINT
INNMAAMDAD
BIEBERFEVEREMU
STMARKONASSIS
NLEASTUTNE
BUYERSREMORSE
HORAAIDING
BONNARDRHEUMY
OKSBEAUBRIDGES
SESRIOSASH
BOOTLICKERARMA
AFROSHEREUTEP
STEPTILEDSERE
Thu 9/6/2012
ACTEDVEGREAMS
HIRESALIEABBIE
AVANTPIZZAJOINT
BIDROTARY
LEISUREARANTXA
BUNTSAPES
ENSUESSOSIBM
LIENOAHUBARI
LOCKTEENAMEN
ANTPORDABSAT
AHSOBEAKS
EGOTRIPGOESMAD
SPLITSECONDPAW
HAIRSADANO
SAENSKNEEMARCO
ESSAYESTINTEL
Fri 9/7/2012
ALECSDIETPLATE
TOQUEAREACODES
STUTZCOLDSWEAT
ETASDENSCASE
ASLOPEABODES
NAMENAMES
INEEDAVOLUNTEER
LEASTRESISTANCE
LETTHEREBELIGHT
EASTSIDER
FAKEITBYLUCK
AMATDOZYIRAN
CATHERINEONICE
EZIOPINZALECHE
TEENANGELASHES
Sat 9/8/2012
GABYSTOODINFOR
OMOOKEPTADIARY
TONGOREOCOOKIE
CREAMRINSEBEES
HERMITPENNE
ASSADPARDOATE
TWEEZERSMAD
ORBINSTANTELS
MILVICECOPS
ECUEDICTAPERS
LEEDSBILLET
ECHOPHOTODIODE
THEORIOLESTILE
TENNESSEANUSED
EXSENATORSPEGS
Sun 9/9/2012 CIRCLING THE JOB LISTINGS
SIDEBORINGSNEWTON
OBERONGALILEEELROPO
BASEBALLPLAYERODORED
ARIFLOEPYLONNINA
GULAGARCHAEOLOGIST
FUNNYJULIUSPAH
RIFTRARESTCOSMICRAY
ONLINEMARKETERPOLICE
STALINLOYINCAANNA
HAWLOBSMETALWORKER
CLIOLIARSBACK
LIBRARYPAGECALCOER
EDIESUMOCRYNUANCE
TONSILCARDIACSURGEON
OLDSCORESARMLETHOLD
EVASTREETCAFES
PIRATECAPTAINSALSA
OMARKERRISUPEKAA
RBIMANCONCERTPIANIST
TUNETOSAGETEAAVANTI
SESTETMYLADYENDIT
Mon 9/10/2012
FARCEAPESSAM
ALTERNATIVEANO
QUEENOFMEANFIR
SISTRESOBAMA
ACTERURAL
HEARNOEVILMILE
ALITOANEW
SOMETHINGWICKED
ERIENAOMI
ALECSIDVICIOUS
FORUMEDEN
GNOMEEARLQBS
HETDONTBECRUEL
ALIINDISREPAIR
NYCCOSTOMITS
Tue 9/11/2012
ASSTSCAREMAGI
LOCOCODESIDES
EDAMHULASCITE
CAPESRITAREAR
BEIRUTBAYROUTE
ZAGONESUD
ETODOESHOSEA
KHARTOUMCARTOMB
ESTERSULUNIB
SISEDSNNE
TRIPOLITRIPLEE
BONOAROOAETNA
OVENVERSEVICS
NERDINUITEZEK
ESTSCENSELESS
Wed 9/12/2012
LIARSTASHJETE
ONMEALITOAVER
THUMBSCREWLIMA
OLIOSBELSLPS
DUETORAPCRETE
ESTBUGSPRAYER
NESSMANROVER
TOKEPELE
MEADESOLDOUT
GINGERSNAPRTE
ENDERAITSADIE
NEONITECRUEL
ERRSCOMICSTRIP
VASEBRAUNOUZO
ALEXMINDYSPED
Thu 9/13/2012
PAPWHYADLIBS
AREAREALIEGES
YONRESTFRENCH
DUNKSBOCARIAA
ISAYOUZOSATUP
REMOUNTMALTESE
TSETSECECERED
OMELETTES
EATAGIOSPASMS
ARRAIGNCASHCOW
SMALLEROSIONE
TOILIDOLOBOTE
MINORSOOZEPAT
ARETHAFRAUEGO
NEESONSPFDEN
Fri 9/14/2012
JOHNDENVERCOG
EPISODEONEPURE
DECAPITATEITGO
INKIFSVASSAR
HEYSMELTING
RIPERRIOMONDE
INONLOSTBALLOT
NTSBEATLESINO
GETMARRIEDSNOW
ORMERANYSTERN
FLATRATEGEL
FISHESRODSTE
INTOCOCONUTOIL
REEDAPPLECORES
ERRPAULREVERE

In this rare themed Friday, you can find the four BEATLES in the corners.

Sat 9/15/2012
UPINARMSMASSES
DOMINICAOCTOPI
DRAGONETONENIL
ETCHDWYANEWADE
RIOTSARSSTUN
APIANITTIIRT
CNNCRIMINAL
STPETERANOMALY
CHATROOMENA
HEYANNASICBM
ELISINPUTEEL
DONTJINXITFETA
URGEONCRUDITES
LAURENAEROFLOT
EXPELSTANGIERS
Sun 9/16/2012 A GIANT CROSSWORD
ILIAYEGGPEPOFFDAY
BOSSALAIJAVALOUISE
ISMSPIZZAOVENDOMAIN
STEADSEMCEEAFTBLAT
CLUEFROCKAMOILINA
ALLEWISRIASAMIENS
BUTTSINHADNTMEAT
ISHLIPODARARMHOLE
BEEFYTACTEASTBEFIT
BEEPERHERITTBANA
TELEPORTEEOSHEBANGS
ATOBPEILLBKETTLE
BOOLASISIELEMULNAS
UNDERGOLOAALOEGLO
ACLUONTAPUNROLLS
DETOURTSARSTDENIS
BARTECUSTISCHDESE
ARNEPENKUALAHARHAR
SEEMSOCHARLOTTEAMSO
ITSPATLARKSHAMTAOS
LOTTOSELLHEEPENNE
Mon 9/17/2012
METAPASSEMAMA
AAHSAREASRTES
TRESREELSPETS
ASPARTAMEMEARA
LIELEMMEATEM
SCALESURN
SOYSYNODSUGLI
THERESNOIINTEAM
SORETENACETWA
DIEAARONS
CHECKMATELAV
LORREMINCEMEAT
ANNOCALLAARTI
ROISONEALDION
ARESBASILATME
Tue 9/18/2012
PAGEAMONGDIN
ELUTEFOLIOELI
ALIASTEDKOPPEL
LETITPASSDEPTS
VALORADZ
SIRPOVALEJIG
PASAWINBYANOSE
ATOLLTENLOHAN
DELTAWAVESGNAR
EDOSHERITBCE
UTOTACOS
ATBAYDEBUTANTE
NORWEGIANACHES
TAIALETASTART
STEROSSIIMNO
Wed 9/19/2012
ROSTOVFATCAT
ONPAPERORIOLE
LEONTIEFORNATE
ACKNEOLETSON
IRAQIFORMATOP
DONUTSLEERENO
SPEECHMNOTRAP
SHAMEONME
ATITMOTCERISE
DATMEOWEARWAX
WPATONICNAOMI
OILMENCABJOG
MOIETYELECTIVE
ACCTNOFREEMAN
NASSAUGOCART
Thu 9/20/2012
FATWILLLINEOFF
ALIENEEISEENOW
LANDSATSANREMO
AMYTRIESTEPER
RETARTSOSWANK
MDIVFBOMBHITS
AMEBAEEATERS
RURCHE
PSALMSSKYLAB
RANGSPITFIMAC
ARIESOREONRYE
PAPAMUSERSALA
IMPETUSPOMADES
DUEDATEETALIAE
FSTONESRINGOFF
Fri 9/21/2012
AMCSFLAWIONIA
BAINAUDISAUDI
NOVADRUGCARTEL
ERIKEELGRASSES
RICEDALEC
PRELATESJEEZ
PRISONERSOGLE
DRIVINGOILHOLE
RODEGOGODANCE
EWERBROMANCE
BAASDUNCE
ITSALLGOODSTOA
CANTALOUPEARTS
EXITSATIECITE
TITUSTHEMKCAL
Sat 9/22/2012
FESTIVUSAFFIRM
OVERRIDEVIEFOR
GETAROOMERASES
GRAVELINNER
EGADOUTPDA
DMVSISTERHOOD
REEFSSASQUATCH
ENLAIECOCRAKE
SACKLUNCHKITER
SCREENDOORODE
YEONGOTWIT
STOWSAROMAS
BASTEDPUNKROCK
ITGIRLUNDERWAY
TVTRAYDEADENDS
Sun 9/23/2012 BREATH-TAKING
WOLFISHMESASBADDEST
ENOUNCEBLUSHALIENEE
BONSOIRAIRLINETRAVEL
GENOMEELIZAROIL
HAINIGHTOWLSREMITS
ITSSOTRAINAMBLE
SALADSETRESNOOKEDU
STATEOFTHEARTAYEAYES
NISEIIPASSBEAN
MADESUREASLANCABLE
IDSARMTOTHETEETHREW
ADORNOBIESTRAITORS
SLUEDINEDSTRAW
MENTIONSEVENYEARITCH
ADDMORSEILYARUNWAY
JULEPPEAKSPAESE
WATUSIOLDSCHOOLEER
ATONTHOSEVALDEZ
FORESTOFARDENPOETESS
ENTAILSTBONEESCARPS
RESUMESSYNODRAILSAT
Mon 9/24/2012
CASINOESPYEPI
ARENASSHEANED
PICKUPSTEAMDST
SATGRUELIOTA
THEVELVETFOG
POLITYAVES
ANONTIARATAM
GETOFFOFMYCLOUD
EAUIRESTORES
SODAARGYLE
STEPONTHEGAS
HEATABEAMWAS
EMTVAPORTRAILS
APEPRIMHORNET
FORSERBADAGES
Tue 9/25/2012
N
BLOBASAPVIBE
AIDASEXEDETRE
BEERCAIROCHAR
SURGEONSPHOTO
RATSCOUT
STPATTISERGOT
IHOPPESETAHRE
LOCHNESSMONSTER
ARKINTUITISAS
SPENTYESCNOTE
ETATSDOC
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
BLOCAGLOWALOE
MEMOSIGNSIDYL
WEBSFAKEREAL

The monstrous NESSIE pops her head out the top of this grid, joining PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL and the infamous HANGING CHAD as breakout answers. The PDF with slightly different grid numbering looks like this.

Wed 9/26/2012
MEALSPFCGRAS
APNEAAILSLIMY
FINALWVAOASES
ICONONERADENO
ASUTHEKICKISUP
NOENDNASA
ENCINOXEDTHAI
FIELDEXTGOALS
TARPPAXCORSET
ASSTSLASH
ANDITISGOODMOP
PORNODOLTPANE
PLATAITITERSE
LIMESRADURKEL
YEARTBSGUSTS

The circles trace a football shape with laces tied up in the middle.

Thu 9/27/2012
JOBISLACHROMA
UNANOELAMORAL
GPSFROFFTONICE
ASPOTARYORA
ERSEOUTIESLOS
GOONOFFATANGENT
ALLAHCHORAL
LEONIDSPASMS
COATEDACCRA
ONYEARELECTIOFF
COONEBULAETRE
TOYIOSNORSE
ONOFFSWITCHMEW
PAMELAVIESAZO
INAWAYEERONEW

Peter Abide used this same clever theme 11 years ago, even including FROFFTONICE. His other theme entries were OFFSIDEKICKON and one I especially liked, "A Star is Born" co-star KRISTONERSOFF. Elizabeth C. Gorski had a related notion in a 2006 puzzle called Light Thinking.

Fri 9/28/2012
ALVAMISSSAIGON
SEESAREWEALONE
CANTPENETRATED
ESTRUSSATEICI
TENONDOTESTAC
ITOFAIRYSTORK
CORDUROYROUNDS
INPROTEST
ALBANSVUVUZELA
BELLYCENSEMAV
SCAMSIREMIATA
OLDDEALRENNET
REDREDROSEAURA
BREAKADATEWEAR
SCREENIDOLELLS
Sat 9/29/2012
STARTRACTCPAS
TONEHAGERHIVE
ORANGESODAINEZ
POTENTGENTLER
SNOWCAPQUITIT
ATMSKEPTROALD
TOYGIRLIEGIRLS
JUNKEMAIL
STRANGEBIRDGIB
OWENSDENTSOSA
TOSSINGHETTOS
POTTAGESERAPE
MALEREQUIRESOF
RIVEYOUNGWADE
TRENASIANNYSE
Sun 9/30/2012 CAR TALK
BARACKTHEGAPACEPOS
ADESTEHOMAGELACTOSE
CRUISECONTROLERRATIC
KIPLAMESREARBUMPER
PAPMSGBAGITEIRE
ANEMOENOTESDEMAREST
YODUDEIBAREDEL
DEVGIZMOSNINER
HEADLIGHTLEOSSALAD
ENTTOTSELENATEVYE
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION
TRIBETEHEESCOORNS
HERODASIACRANKCASE
DELISADWAREINA
CUBAELEECARPET
INSPIRITBIDENSCLIPS
NAPEGAYERECKLIE
TURNSIGNALEDGARIST
ASININEHOODORNAMENTS
CENSORSONAGERGOOGLE
TAGNETOGRESSSENSES
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