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Sun 12/8/2019 "LOOKIN' GOOD!"
J	A	R			A	S	C	A	P		A	B	B	O	T		U	T	E	S
A	F	E	W		K	E	L	S	O		T	R	U	L	Y		F	E	T	A
B	R	E	E	Z	I	N	E	S	S		R	E	C	A	P		F	A	H	D
B	A	L	I	I	N	D	O	N	E	S	I	A			E	D	I	T	E	D
E	M	E	R	G	E	S				H	A	D	T	O		E	Z	I	N	E
R	E	D	D		T	I	R	A	D	E		B	O	Y	Z	I	I	M	E	N
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I	N	A	S	E	C		S	H	O	R	I	N	G		M	Y	B
N	A	D	I	A		G	E	E	Z	E	R		U	S	B		E	C	K	O
K	R	I	S	T	E	N	W	I	I	G		N	E	H	I		L	O	L	Z
E	N	D		O	D	O		S	E	E	T	O		I	A	M		N	E	Z
R	I	A	L		I	M	A	M		N	I	N	T	E	N	D	O	W	I	I
S	A	S	E		F	E	M		S	T	R	E	W	S		P	L	A	N	E
			X	V	I		A	B	U	S	I	V	E		W	H	Y	Y	E	S
O	P	S		W	E	E	Z	E	R		N	E	R	V	E	D
J	A	C	O	B	R	I	I	S		A	G	R	E	E	R		S	P	C	A
I	L	U	V	U		S	N	I	P	S				N	E	S	T	E	R	S
B	E	L	U	G	A			E	A	S	Y	O	N	T	H	E	E	Y	E	S
W	A	L	L		L	U	N	G	S		O	V	E	R	E	X	P	O	S	E
A	L	E	E		A	M	I	E	S		D	I	N	A	R		A	T	T	N
S	E	R	S		S	P	A	D	E		A	D	E	L	E			E	S	T

Emily Carroll, of New York City, is a 2016 medical school graduate who just finished her residency. She is applying for fellowships and expects to get news (fingers crossed!) around the time this crossword is published. The genesis of the puzzle was 41-Across, with its unusual letter pattern. Part of that pattern led her to think of 110-Across, which became the puzzle's "revealer" entry.

This is Emily's 10^th crossword for The Times and her second Sunday.

– puzzle by Emily Carroll

Sun 12/1/2019 ACTUALLY ...
E	M	U		G	O	R	K	I		B	A	B	E		S	N	A	P	T	O
D	I	P		U	C	O	N	N		A	S	O	N		R	E	P	E	A	L
I	N	S	P	I	T	E	O	F		R	H	O	D	E	I	S	L	A	N	D
T	I	E	O	N			R	E	P	O		L	U	V		T	E	N	T	H
	S	T	P	E	T	E	R	S	S	Q	U	A	R	E		L	A	U	R	A
			C	A	R	A		T	A	U	T		E	N	D	E		T	A	T
U	P	T	O	P	A	R		S	T	E	E	L			E	S	S
T	E	A	R	I	N	T	O				R	I	V	A	L		E	V	E	R
A	P	I	N	G		H	O	L	Y	R	O	M	A	N	E	M	P	I	R	E
H	A	L			L	A	H	O	R	E		E	X	I	T	S	I	G	N	S
		S	O	L	E			A	S	L	A	P			E	G	A	N
A	T	P	R	E	S	E	N	T		I	R	I	S	E	S			E	B	B
C	H	I	N	E	S	E	C	H	E	C	K	E	R	S		R	A	T	I	O
K	E	N	O		F	L	O	E	S				A	T	T	E	S	T	T	O
			T	B	A			S	T	A	I	D		E	A	S	I	E	S	T
L	O	C		O	T	T	O		A	R	T	Y		E	M	T	S
I	P	A	D	S		A	R	A	B	I	C	N	U	M	E	R	A	L	S
K	I	T	E	S		C	P	R		A	H	A	S			O	I	L	E	D
E	N	G	L	I	S	H	H	O	R	N		M	E	T	R	O	D	O	M	E
N	E	U	T	E	R		A	M	E	N		I	B	E	A	M		Y	I	N
S	S	T	A	R	S		N	A	P	A		C	Y	A	N	S		D	S	T

Patrick Merrell, of Vero Beach, Fla., is a freelance cartoonist, writer, graphic designer, photographer and puzzlemaker — "all in about equal measure," he says. For 40 years he's been drawing cartoons for books, magazines (including Mad) and other publications. Mice are a recurring theme. [The drawing here] is the illustration he added to the manuscript for this puzzle just for fun.

This is Pat's 91^st crossword for The Times.

– puzzle by Patrick Merrell

Sun 11/24/2019 OPEN WIDE!
D	A	N	I	E	L	C	R	A	I	G		T	A	K	E	S	H	A	P	E
U	S	E	D	V	E	H	I	C	L	E		U	N	E	N	T	E	R	E	D
C	O	L	L	E	G	E	P	R	E	P		T	I	E	D	Y	E	I	N	G
A	F	L	Y			E	L	I	S	H	A		S	P	I	L	L	A	N	E
				I	R	K	E	D		A	M	A	T	I	V	E
J	E	A	L	O	U	S	Y		P	R	I	S	O	N	E	S	C	A	P	E
O	U	T	I	N	G			C	A	D	G	I	N	G			O	D	O	R
A	B	A	C	I		S	H	O	R	T	O	F			E	T	C	H	I	N
D	I	R	E	C	T	L	I	N	E				S	I	L	I	C	O	N	E
S	E	I		B	R	A	N	D	N	A	M	E	P	R	O	D	U	C	T	S
			T	O	O	K	T	O	T	H	E	S	L	O	P	E	S
S	E	V	E	N	Y	E	A	R	S	I	N	T	I	B	E	T		V	A	T
W	E	I	R	D	E	S	T				D	E	C	O	R	A	T	I	V	E
A	R	N	E	S	S			D	E	S	E	R	E	T		B	E	L	I	E
R	I	G	S			C	O	A	L	E	R	S			S	L	A	L	O	M
M	E	T	A	A	N	A	L	Y	S	E	S		S	T	H	E	L	E	N	S
				M	I	M	E	S	I	S		C	E	R	E	S
S	A	D	F	A	C	E	S		E	T	A	L	I	I			F	L	A	P
A	L	E	R	T	E	D	T	O		A	M	A	Z	O	N	P	R	I	M	E
A	T	L	E	I	S	U	R	E		R	A	R	E	D	I	S	E	A	S	E
R	O	A	D	S	T	E	A	D		S	H	O	R	E	P	A	T	R	O	L

Frank Longo, of Hoboken, N.J., is a professional puzzlemaker and editor. He creates the weekly "Premier Crossword" for King Features Syndicate, as well as the Sunday "Spelling Bee" for [the Sunday New York Times] magazine. He is the author of more than 150 books of Sudoku puzzles.

Today's crossword is unthemed, which means the focus is on vocabulary that is as lively and colorful as possible, with no other constraint. To construct it, Frank started with the central Across stack, then built outward. The finished puzzle has 122 answers, the lowest number ever for a Sunday Times crossword.

– puzzle by Frank Longo

Sun 11/17/2019 REPORT CARD
T	R	E	A	D			S	P	I	R	I	T	S		C	H	A	S	E	S
C	O	R	S	E	T		T	I	M	E	C	O	P		R	E	C	O	U	P
M	O	T	H	E	R	S	U	P	E	R	I	O	R		I	N	C	U	B	I
	K	E	E	P	U	P			D	E	N	T	I	S	T		O	N	I	T
				A	D	I	E	U		A	G	I	T	A		T	U	D	E	S
B	R	E	A	K	I	N	G	B	A	D		N	E	U	R	O	N	S
L	E	A	D				G	E	S					D	A	R	T	G	U	N
A	L	T	A	R		P	A	R	K	I	N	G	F	I	N	E		O	R	E
S	E	A	P	O	W	E	R	S		N	O	R	I	S	K		F	O	B	S
S	E	T	T	Y	P	E			A	R	T	E	S			M	I	D	S	T
			S	C	A	R	B	O	R	O	U	G	H	F	A	I	R
M	A	T	T	E			O	N	E	A	S			L	A	T	E	T	A	G
C	I	A	O		J	O	C	U	N	D		B	E	A	A	R	T	H	U	R
A	D	S		B	U	C	K	P	A	S	S	I	N	G		E	R	O	D	E
N	E	T	C	O	S	T					R	E	O				A	R	I	E
		E	R	O	T	I	C	A		W	O	R	K	I	N	G	P	O	O	R
M	A	G	U	S		L	O	T	S	A		S	I	D	E	R
A	C	R	E		R	E	B	R	A	N	D			E	R	I	E	P	A
S	H	E	L	V	E		B	A	T	T	I	N	G	A	V	E	R	A	G	E
S	E	A	L	I	N		L	I	E	I	N	I	T		E	V	A	D	E	S
E	S	T	A	D	O		E	N	D	N	O	T	E			E	T	S	E	Q

Randolph Ross, of New York City, is a retired principal for high schools in Queens, Great Neck and Plainview, N.Y. Crosswords helped him get one of his jobs. He says his final interview with the Great Neck Board of Education was devoted mainly to crossword constructing rather than how to run a school. Having had one of his puzzles published in The Times shortly before "was good timing and made for a happy interview."

This is Randy's 50^th Sunday crossword for the paper and his 113^th Times puzzle overall.

– puzzle by Randolph Ross

Sun 11/10/2019 DOUBLE SIXES
K	T	E	L			R	I	C	C	I		D	R	U	M	S		M	U	M
G	R	A	I	L		E	N	R	O	N		V	I	S	I	T		A	P	U
B	A	S	S	I	I	N	N	E	E	D	D	O	O	D	L	E		K	E	G
	P	E	A	K	S		S	E	N	I	O	R		A	L	A	K	I	N	G
A	D	M		E	L	M				G	R	A	F			D	A	N	D	Y
D	O	E	S	S	A	A	B	B	O	O	K	K	E	E	P	I	N	G
D	O	N	H	O		G	R	A	S	S	Y		S	U	R	C	E	A	S	E
S	R	T	A		S	N	A	R	L			A	T	R	I	A		S	T	S
			Q	U	E	E	N	N	O	O	R	R	O	O	M	M	A	T	E	S
S	T	P		T	A	T				Y	U	G	O	S			L	I	R	A
H	E	I	D	E	N		L	E	A	V	E	O	N		C	H	E	N	E	Y
R	A	R	E			R	O	L	F	E				W	H	O		K	O	S
I	S	A	A	C	C	O	O	L	L	Y	Y	E	E	H	A	W	S
M	E	T		H	A	R	K	S			A	L	V	I	N		H	A	C	K
P	R	E	S	A	L	E	S		S	I	L	K	E	N		D	E	L	H	I
		S	W	I	M	M	E	E	T	T	E	E	N	N	E	E	D	L	E	D
A	K	B	A	R			E	N	O	S				Y	I	N		T	A	D
M	O	O	N	B	O	W		S	O	B	B	E	R		R	I	G	H	T
A	D	O		E	N	R	O	L	L	E	E	S	S	E	E	M	M	E	E	K
S	A	T		D	E	E	R	E		S	L	A	V	S		S	E	R	R	A
S	K	Y		S	A	N	E	R		T	A	U	P	E			N	E	S	T

Peter Gordon, of Great Neck, N.Y., is a professional puzzlemaker and editor. He oversees the puzzle-and-game program at Sterling Publishing. He also creates a challenging weekly online crossword ("Fireball"), available by subscription.

This is Peter's 116^th puzzle for The Times, including the very first crossword (a Sunday) under my editorship in 1993.

– puzzle by Peter Gordon

Sun 11/3/2019 ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES
S	T	E	W	S		T	H	E	S	E		I	B	I	S		T	I	C	S
C	O	C	O	A		W	O	P	A	T		N	E	K	O		A	S	H	E
A	R	O	O	M	I	E	W	I	T	H	A	V	I	E	W		V	A	I	N
M	E	L	D		P	R	I	C	Y		L	E	G			H	E	A	L	S
		E	S	C	A	P	E	F	R	O	M	N	E	W	Y	O	R	K	I	E
			T	O	D			A	I	M	A	T		E	A	R	N
A	S	C	A	P		A	M	I	C	A			D	A	N	E		S	E	A
K	I	R	I		I	D	O	L		R	A	G	I	N	G	B	U	L	L	Y
I	R	O	N	Y	M	A	N		B	R	A	N	D	S			N	U	K	E
T	E	M		G	A	M	E	R	A		C	A	T		M	A	I	S
A	N	A	L	O	G		Y	E	N		H	R	H		A	S	T	H	M	A
		G	O	R	E		B	O	A		E	L	E	C	T	S		P	A	M
E	T	N	A			R	A	I	N	O	N		J	O	H	N	W	I	K	I
G	O	O	D	Y	F	E	L	L	A	S		P	O	T	S		O	L	E	S
O	W	N		A	R	A	L			C	A	R	B	S		T	R	E	S	S
			T	R	O	D		A	G	A	V	E			Z	A	K
S	T	R	A	N	G	E	R	S	O	N	A	T	R	A	I	N	E	E
C	H	U	B	S			E	T	A		T	T	E	S	T		T	A	L	K
U	R	I	S		A	H	A	R	D	D	A	Y	S	N	I	G	H	T	I	E
Z	O	N	E		G	A	L	A		B	R	U	T	E		A	I	M	E	E
Z	E	S	T		E	M	M	Y		A	S	P	E	R		I	C	E	U	P

Kristian House, of Oneonta, N.Y., is a former math teacher who now writes math content for textbooks and online platforms. He started constructing crosswords after watching the 2006 documentary "Wordplay." For this puzzle the first theme answer he thought of eventually became the puzzle's title instead.

This is Kristian's 18^th crossword for The Times, and his first Sunday.

– puzzle by Kristian House

Sun 10/27/2019 HOW SWEET IT IS!
W	M	D		B	A	R	O	N		M	A	S	S	E		S	W	E	A	R
H	O	E		O	L	I	N	E		U	L	N	A	R		U	H	U	R	U
O	V	E	N	T	I	M	E	R		M	M	I	I	I		G	A	B	O	N
P	I	P	E	T	T	E		D	E	M	O	C	D		L	A	R	I	A	T
P	E	D	A	L				S	T	I	N	K		G	A	R	T	E	R	S
E	S	O	T	E	R	I	C		C	E	D	E		R	E	D	O
R	E	W		C	A	R	O	M		S	O	R	T	A		A	N	D	U	P
S	T	N		A	C	T	N	O	W		I	S	O	P	O	D		R	D	A
			O	P	E			U	R	A	L		R	E	N	D		E	D	Y
K	E	L	P	S		L	A	N	A	I		C	R	A	Z	Y	E	Y	E	D
I	S	E	E		C	A	N	D	Y	S	T	R	I	P	E		H	E	R	A
S	T	A	R	L	I	N	G	S		L	A	U	D	E		H	O	R	S	Y
S	A	P		I	N	T	O		D	E	R	N			S	O	W
E	T	A		F	E	E	L	M	E		A	C	C	O	S	T		M	I	A
S	E	T	H	E		R	A	I	L	S		H	A	U	N	T		A	C	I
			I	S	O	N		L	I	E	N		D	I	S	A	S	T	E	R
P	I	L	L	A	R	S		K	N	E	E	S				M	A	T	C	H
E	N	D	I	V	E		E	Y	E	S	U	P		E	T	A	G	E	R	E
E	N	O	T	E		A	T	W	A	R		R	U	R	A	L	A	R	E	A
P	I	P	E	R		O	R	A	T	E		E	M	I	L	E		T	A	D
S	E	A	R	S		K	E	Y	E	D		E	P	E	E	S		O	M	S

Michael Paleos, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., is chief of staff at a major investment bank. He started solving crosswords at a young age, but only got hooked on them after discovering the archive of puzzles in the New York Times app. "After doing enough of them, I started wondering what it would take to make one, and down the rabbit hole I went."

This is Michael's second crossword for The Times, and his first Sunday.

– puzzle by Michael Paleos

POW Sun 10/20/2019 BE PATIENT
		A	M	M	A	N								B	I	T	E	S
	C	L	A	I	R	E			L	A	G			A	M	E	C	H	E
S	H	A	L	L	O	W		D	I	P	L	O		T	I	N	H	A	T	S
A	I	R	B	E	D	S		E	A	S	E	L		A	N	T	O	N	I	O
G	A	M	E	R		R	E	A	R	E	N	D	E	R		S	E	D	E	R
E	P	I	C		P	O	N	D				T	E	A	M		D	O	N	T
L	E	S		B	L	O	O	P				I	K	N	O	W		N	N	E
Y	T	T	R	I	U	M		O	C	C	A	M		G	R	A	N	G	E	R
			U	R	N	S		O	R	A	T	E		S	I	R	I
R	A	T	E	D	G		C	L	I	P	A	R	T		B	E	N	I	C	E
E	R	A		S	I	G	H		B	O	D		E	M	U	S		M	E	G
D	A	M	P		N	O	U	N				T	H	A	N		S	H	A	G
I	G	O	R		G	O	T	I	T		F	I	E	N	D		P	O	S	E
D	O	R	I	S		D	E	L	I	V	E	R	E	D		T	I	M	E	D
	N	A	V	A	J	O		E	L	I	T	E		E	L	A	T	E	S
			I	V	A	N	I		T	E	A		P	L	U	M	S
E	V	I	L	O	M	E	N	S				M	I	A	M	I	H	E	A	T
B	I	G	E	Y	E		C	A	V	E	M	A	N		P	L	I	N	T	H
E	C	I	G		S	K	E	L	E	T	O	N	K	E	Y		N	E	R	O
R	A	V	E			O	P	E	R	A	T	I	O	N			E	M	I	R
T	R	E	S			I	T	S	Y		E	A	S	T			D	Y	A	N

Natan Last, 28, is a student at Columbia University studying for a master's in public policy. He has been a frequent crossword contributor to The Times since 2007 when he was 16.

For this puzzle's theme, Natan says, "I wrote a computer program to help me find words that [ ] once you [ ]." You'll know what goes in the blanks once you've finished it.

– puzzle by Natan Last

Sun 10/13/2019 LINES OF WORK
	B	R	A	D	S		M	E	N	O	R	A	H			L	O	W	P	H
	R	A	R	E	R		I	M	A	N	A	G	E		S	A	L	A	R	Y
S	O	F	T	B	A	L	L	P	L	A	Y	E	R		U	R	A	N	I	A
U	N	F	I	T		I	O	T	A				O	O	P	S		G	M	C
N	C	I	S		M	A	R	Y		E	R	M	I	N	E		S	A	R	I
G	O	A	T	H	E	R	D		S	N	O	O	Z	E		P	E	R	O	N
				U	M	S			I	T	S	P	E	C	I	A	L	I	S	T
O	N	A	U	T	O		A	C	C	R	A		D	U	S	T		M	E	H
P	A	L	P	S		P	U	L	S	A	R	S		P	A	R	K	A
T	A	P	S		T	A	D	A		N	I	C	K		W	O	M	A	N
S	C	H	E	D	U	L	I	N	G	C	O	O	R	D	I	N	A	T	O	R
	P	A	L	E	R		O	G	R	E		T	O	U	T		R	H	E	A
		B	L	A	N	C		S	A	M	S	U	N	G		S	T	A	N	K
H	I	E		D	E	L	I		N	U	R	S	E		R	E	S	I	D	E
O	R	T	H	O	D	O	N	T	I	S	T			C	A	M
U	R	B	A	N		S	C	O	T	I	A		M	A	G	I	C	I	A	N
S	I	L	T		S	E	A	T	A	C		R	A	C	E		O	N	M	E
E	G	O		P	U	R	R				D	O	R	A		T	U	T	U	S
C	A	C	H	E	D		E	P	I	D	E	M	I	O	L	O	G	I	S	T
A	T	K	I	N	S		O	T	T	O	M	A	N		A	G	A	M	E
T	E	S	T	S			F	A	S	T	O	N	E		B	O	R	E	D

Erik Agard, 26, is a professional crossword constructor and editor, now working for Andrews McMeel Universal syndicate in Kansas City, Mo. His last Sunday puzzle was Stoner's Film Festival in June. He says the idea for this one came from rewatching "Black Panther" recently (referenced at 87-Across).

This is Erik's 17^th crossword for The Times this year, and altogether his sixth one with a movie theme.

– puzzle by Erik Agard

Sun 10/6/2019 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
W	H	I	R		O	D	E		B	E	L	A	S		V	A	S	S	A	R
D	O	M	E		R	E	X		R	E	A	C	T	I	O	N	T	I	M	E
S	N	A	P		A	B	T		A	L	I	C	E	B	T	O	K	L	A	S
	O	G	O	D		T	O	R	N		N	U	R	S	E		S	E	N	T
A	L	O	T	O	F		R	U	D	E		R	E	E	D	S		N	A	S
H	U	N	T	E	R	S	T	H	O	M	P	S	O	N		H	S	T
A	L	E	E		A	P	E	R		P	I	T			T	O	A	S	T
B	U	R	D	E	N	E	D		G	A	T			B	E	A	R	P	A	W
				A	C	C		A	R	T	H	U	R	C	C	L	A	R	K	E
	F	A	S	T			A	P	P	H	Y	S	I	C	S		L	I	E	D
G	U	R	U	S		I	M	O				U	P	S		C	E	N	T	S
A	T	O	M		O	V	E	R	T	H	E	R	E			L	E	G	O
S	U	S	A	N	B	A	N	T	H	O	N	Y		S	B	A
P	R	E	T	E	E	N			A	H	S		S	L	O	W	R	I	D	E
	A	I	R	E	S			B	R	O		O	W	E	S		A	G	E	S
		S	A	D		S	T	E	P	H	E	N	A	D	O	U	G	L	A	S
B	S	A		S	P	U	R	T		O	V	U	M		M	A	D	E	D	O
E	I	R	E		R	E	A	R	S		E	S	P	Y		L	O	S	S
G	E	O	R	G	E	M	C	O	H	A	N		G	M	C		L	I	P	S
I	T	S	G	R	E	E	K	T	O	M	E		A	C	E		L	A	I	R
N	E	E	S	O	N		S	H	E	A	R		S	A	L		S	S	N	S

Howard Barkin is a software quality-assurance specialist — and an ace crossword solver — from Hillsborough, N.J. He won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2016 and is a perennial top-10 finisher.

Victor Barocas, who also competes, is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. The men became acquainted through the tournament when their last names appeared alphabetically adjacent in the results. The idea for this puzzle was Howard's. They worked back and forth by email to make it.

– puzzle by Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas

POW Sun 9/29/2019 NOW WEIGHT JUST A SECOND
P	U	T	T	S		S	L	E	W			W	O	N	T		E	R	G	S
A	P	R	I	L		E	A	V	E		A	A	R	O	N		L	E	A	P
S	H	I	P	O	F	T	H	E	D	E	S	S	E	R	T		F	I	D	E
S	I	B			E	T	O	N		O	F	A				B	I	N	G	E
G	L	A	S	S	W	O	R	K		N	O	B	E	L	M	I	N	D	E	D
O	L	L	I	E			E	E	K		R	I	T	U	A	L		E	T	E
			D	E	C	O		E	E	L			C	T	R	L		E	R	R
	T	H	E	M	O	R	A	L	E	O	F	T	H	E	S	T	O	R	Y
W	H	O		S	U	D	S		P	A	R	E		S	H	O	D
H	E	R		T	R	E	K	S		D	E	N	Y				I	S	A	Y
I	T	S	N	O	T	R	O	C	K	E	T	T	E	S	C	I	E	N	C	E
M	A	Y	A				F	U	N	D		S	A	T	A	N		A	H	A
			L	I	S	T		B	E	D	S		R	A	J	A		P	E	R
	I	C	A	M	E	I	S	A	W	I	C	O	N	C	U	R	R	E	D
E	N	O		R	E	D	O			E	A	U		K	N	U	T
A	R	M		I	T	A	L	I	A		N	T	H			S	E	E	M	E
S	E	M	I	C	O	L	O	G	N	E		D	E	A	T	H	S	T	A	R
E	P	O	C	H				L	G	A		O	A	R	S			H	O	N
D	O	N	A		M	A	J	O	R	T	H	O	R	E	A	U	F	A	R	E
U	S	E	R		A	L	L	O	Y		U	R	S	A		M	I	N	I	S
P	E	R	E		C	E	O	S			E	S	T	S		W	R	E	S	T

Tom McCoy is in his third year of a Ph.D. program in cognitive science at Johns Hopkins University. His area of research is computational linguistics — in particular, how to get computers to learn language as well as humans do.

He got the idea for this puzzle from an undergraduate linguistics class at Yale, remembering a remark by his professor about a certain rarity in English. Tom found just enough examples of it for a Sunday theme, then constructed the grid on his laptop during a long car ride.

– puzzle by Tom McCoy

Thu 9/26/2019
I	S	P	S		H	A	R	A	S	S		K	A	L
C	Y	S	T		A	Z	A	L	E	A		I	D	A
B	R	S	I	N	T	O	P	L	A	Y		N	A	B
M	E	T	R	I	C		S	U	S	S	U	D	I	O
				T	H	O		R	O	S	T	A	R	R
A	P	P	A	R	E	N	T		N	O	E	S
C	R	E	W	O	R	T	H	Y				O	P	E
E	L	A	L		S	A	R	A	S		U	R	A	L
D	E	S				P	U	L	L	S	S	T	R	S
		H	U	L	A		M	E	A	T	C	A	S	E
T	W	O	S	O	M	E		S	N	O
E	R	O	B	R	A	G	H		D	R	H	O	O	K
C	O	T		E	N	G	A	G	E	M	E	N	T	R
H	U	E		A	D	O	R	E	R		N	E	I	L
S	T	R		L	A	S	E	R	S		S	A	S	E

This puzzle involved a real-life marriage proposal from Brendan McGrady to Amanda Yesnowitz. Amanda is an acclaimed lyricist, performer, English professor at NYU, and published NYT constructor.

She and Brendan competed at the 22nd Westchester Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The contest included Doug's crossword as the playoff puzzle conducted on the large boards. Since it was Amanda's idea to take part in the contest, she had no idea that Brendan was going to propose.

When the round was over, I explained the theme to everyone ... and announced that Doug had made the puzzle at the request of someone named Brendan.

At that point, Brendan walked to the front, expressed his feelings for Amanda in a beautiful way, and got down on one knee and proposed. She said yes!

– puzzle by Doug Peterson

Sun 9/22/2019 ON THE UP AND UP
D	R	O	P	C	A	P			B	A	L	S	A		I	G	G	Y
A	C	R	E	A	G	E		B	E	M	O	A	N		C	O	L	A	S
B	A	S	E	T	A	N		R	E	M	I	N	D		E	W	A	S	T	E
			K	A	P	P	E	A	R	A	N	C	E	S		I	M	M	A	D
T	S	O		R	E	A	L	I	G	N		T	R	O	L	L		I	N	A
I	O	N	I	A		L	I	S	A		K	I	S	S	E	D	A	N	D	M
S	B	E	N	C	H		T	E	R	S	E		O	A	T		W	E	S
			E	T	U	D	E		D	U	R	A	N		R	K	O
	P	U	R	S	E	R		R	E	S	I	N		V	I	O	L	E	T	S
P	E	L	T			E	V	E	N	S		C	R	E	D	O		P	O	W
E	S	C		R	E	V	E	R	S	E	P	H	O	N	E	L		E	R	A
A	T	E		A	L	I	T	O		D	R	O	N	E			M	E	A	T
T	O	R	N	M	C	L		S	L	O	E	S		E	N	D	A	S	H
			A	S	H		B	E	A	U	S		G	R	I	E	F
	L	E	S		A	P	E		I	T	S	M	E		P	G	I	R	L	S
H	I	G	H	S	P	E	E	D	D		P	I	S	H		E	A	V	E	S
U	N	O		N	O	T	S	O		S	A	S	S	O	O	N		S	I	N
M	E	T	O	O		S	T	R	A	N	S	F	O	R	M	E	R
P	A	R	R	O	T		I	M	P	O	S	E		S	A	R	A	L	E	E
	R	I	Z	Z	O		N	E	S	T	E	D		E	N	E	M	I	E	S
		P	O	E	T		G	R	O	S	S			D	I	S	P	E	L	S

Tracy Gray lives in Sparks, Md., near Baltimore, where she and her husband own and operate a lawn-and-landscaping business. She made her Times debut in 2010. Tracy always includes fresh, colorful vocabulary in her puzzles. Her last Sunday one, two years ago, is the only Times crossword ever to contain OVEN TIMER, RIVER THAMES, MALL OF AMERICA, MADAME TUSSAUD'S, QDOBA or LEFT AJAR.

This is her 27^th puzzle for The Times.

– puzzle by Tracy Gray

Sun 9/15/2019 GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER
T	B	S	P		N	S	F	W				A	R	E	S		A	L	P	O
H	A	T	E		O	H	I	O				L	U	M	P		S	A	I	D
E	Z	R	A		T	I	E	R				V	E	I	L		A	N	S	E
T	A	I	L	F	I	N		D	R	U	R	Y		L	I	M	P	E	T	S
O	A	K		O	M	E	N		A	P	E		S	I	T	E		C	O	S
P	R	E	M	I	E	R	E		W	P	A		G	O	D	Z	I	L	L	A
		Z	E	S	T		W	E	D	I	D	I	T		E	C	K	O
	M	O	T	T	O			L	E	N	I	N			C	A	N	S	O
F	I	N	E	S	S	E		P	A	G	E	D		P	I	L	E	U	P	S
A	C	E	R		P	A	P	A	L		D	U	P	E	S		W	R	A	Y
M	A	S	E	R	A	T	I	S				C	I	T	I	F	I	E	L	D
			D	A	R	E	N	O	T		S	E	N	T	O	U	T
A	L	F		N	E	R	O		I	S	E		T	E	N	N		A	M	P
B	U	R	P			S	T	E	E	P	R	O	A	D			P	L	E	A
C	L	A	I	R	E			V	S	I	G	N			S	W	I	L	L	S
S	U	M	N	E	R		V	E	I	N	I	E	R		T	E	N	E	T	S
		E	Y	E	S		A	N	N		O	V	O		I	N	K	Y
P	A	R		L	E	A	P	T				O	P	A	R	T		C	A	P
I	M	A	G	E		L	I	F	E		W	I	I	G		M	I	A	M	I
N	O	T	E	R		T	N	U	T		A	C	N	E		A	S	T	I	N
T	R	E	E	S		O	G	L	E		R	E	G	S		D	O	S	E	S

Andrew Kingsley is a 2019 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in education. His thesis was on how ninth-grade boys learn to think about aspects of identity such as gender, class and race through literature. This month he began teaching middle and high school English at Riverdale Country School in the Bronx.

This is Andrew's 16^th crossword for The Times, and his first Sunday.

– puzzle by Andrew Kingsley

Sun 9/8/2019 WELL, WELL, WELL, IF IT ISN'T ...
A	D	V	E	R	B		A	N	G	O	R	A	S		S	U	C	H	A	S
B	R	I	D	E	S		G	R	E	N	A	D	A		A	R	R	E	S	T
B	U	R	Y	T	H	E	H	A	T	C	H	E	T		O	N	E	S	I	E
E	N	G		D	A	T	A		S	U	R						A	D	A	M
S	K	I	D		R	N	S		H	E	A	R	T	B	R	O	K	E	N
S	A	N	E		P	A	T	I	O		H	U	R	R	A	H		A	P	P
	T	W	A	S				C	R	T		N	A	I	S	H		D	E	A
S	H	O	R	T	S	I	G	H	T	E	D		P	O	P	I	N	J	A	Y
O	O	O		R	E	N	O		Y	N	E	Z					A	I	R	S
S	N	L		A	S	L	E	W		N	E	A	P	S		S	Y	M	S
				W	H	A	T	A	D	I	S	G	R	A	C	E
	F	I	B	S		W	H	I	R	S		S	A	L	O	N		C	T	N
I	A	G	O					L	A	P	D		W	A	R	D		O	H	O
D	R	O	N	E	D	O	N		G	R	O	U	N	D	N	U	T	M	E	G
E	M	T		T	I	D	E	D		O	C	T				P	E	E	R
D	E	N		A	V	O	W	A	L		K	E	S	H	A		S	T	I	R
	R	O	L	L	E	R	S	K	A	T	E		C	O	T		S	O	D	A
E	S	T	E						B	I	L		H	O	R	A		P	D	T
U	T	H	A	N	T		F	O	R	T	L	A	U	D	E	R	D	A	L	E
R	A	I	S	I	N		I	T	A	L	I	C	S		S	E	E	P	E	D
O	N	N	E	X	T		T	B	T	E	S	T	S		T	A	M	A	R	A

Joe DiPietro, of Brooklyn, owns a bar called "one star" in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He's been contributing puzzles to The Times since 1995. He's sometimes confused with the Tony-winning playwright with the same name, but the two don't know each other.

This Joe writes: "I love the sweet pain of filling grids." He sometimes spends weeks working and reworking them — and the resulting quality shows.

– puzzle by Joe DiPietro

Sun 9/1/2019 THAT'S A TALL ORDER!
A	S	H		A	R	A	B			O	F	F			S	K	I	C	A	P
S	I	A		M	E	D	E		S	L	E	D		C	H	I	C	A	G	O
P	L	I	N	Y	T	H	E	E	L	D	E	R		R	E	T	U	N	E	S
C	O	L	O	R	W	H	E	E	L	S			L	O	I	S		B	L	T
A	S	S	A	Y	E	D		M	I	C	C	H	E	C	K		B	E	E	B
			H	A	E		C	O	M	O	R	O	S			L	A	R	V	A
I	M	S		N	T	S	B			R	E	I		B	O	O	K	R	E	C
D	A	T	E		S	U	E		K	E	E	P	S	I	T	R	E	A	L
C	Y	A	N	S		P	R	E	P		P	O	S	I	T	E	D
H	I	T	J	O	B	S		M	O	W		L	I	N	T		B	A	R	K
I	G	U	A	N	A		A	P	P	O	L	L	S		E	Y	E	D	U	P
P	O	E	M		S	A	L	T		W	O	O		D	R	E	A	D	E	D
			B	A	S	T	A	Y	A		T	I	M	E		S	N	A	F	U
	J	A	M	E	S	T	A	Y	L	O	R		E	L	I		S	M	U	T
J	A	N	E	R	O	E		S	I	P			L	I	R	R		S	L	Y
A	M	I	N	O			G	E	N	E	T	I	C		O	A	T
M	A	S	T		G	L	U	T	E	N	I	N		I	N	T	E	G	R	A
P	I	E		Z	O	O	M			S	E	X	C	O	M	E	D	I	E	S
A	C	T	A	E	O	N		J	A	L	I	S	C	O	M	E	X	I	C	O
C	A	T	C	A	F	E		L	O	O	N		A	T	A	D		N	U	N
K	N	E	E	L	S			O	C	T			B	A	N	G		G	R	E

Finn Vigeland graduated in May from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a master's degree in urban planning. He now works as a transportation planner in Washington. Urban planning and crossword constructing evidence a dual interest in grids. Finn sold his first puzzle to The Times in 2010 when he was 18.

This will make 18 puzzles by him for the paper altogether, half of them Sundays.

– puzzle by Finn Vigeland

Sun 8/25/2019 "HOW'S TRICKS?"
A	M	I	R			M	E	S	A	S		S	W	A	M		A	F	A	R
R	O	D	E	O		O	A	K	I	E		O	H	H	I		D	R	N	O
A	N	Y	C	O	L	D	T	I	M	E		D	E	A	D	C	H	E	A	T
B	A	L	A	N	C	E	S		E	S	S	A	Y		S	H	E	E	S	H
			L	A	H	R		D	E	A	L			S	T	A	R	R
H	U	R	L		A	N	T	I		W	E	L	S	H		R	E	A	D	S
A	T	A		T	I	D	A	L		S	W	E	A	R	A	T		D	O	E
W	I	N	C	E	M	A	K	E	R		S	A	L	U	T		T	I	N	E
K	L	E	I	N		N	E	M	E	A		P	A	G	E	C	R	A	N	K
S	E	E	P	A	G	E		M	A	T	H		A	S	A	R	U	L	E
			H	B	O		B	A	P	T	I	S	M		S	I	D
	S	M	E	L	T	E	R		S	I	G	N		N	E	M	E	S	I	S
S	P	A	R	E	C	R	I	B		C	H	A	R	O		S	A	U	D	I
W	I	G	S		H	O	D	A	D		C	R	O	W	H	O	U	S	E	S
A	R	I		M	A	D	E	I	R	A		L	A	Y	O	N		H	A	S
T	E	M	P	E		E	S	T	E	R		U	D	O	N		O	I	L	Y
		O	A	R	E	D			A	S	A	P		U	S	S	R
I	A	M	B	I	C		H	O	M	E	R		E	D	H	A	R	R	I	S
C	R	E	S	T	A	R	E	A		N	O	W	Y	O	U	S	E	E	M	E
A	I	N	T		S	U	L	K		A	S	H	E	N		E	R	N	I	E
N	A	T	S		H	E	M	S		L	E	A	S	T			Y	O	N	D

Matt Ginsberg is a computer scientist and co-founder of Connected Signals, a technology company in Eugene, Ore. He received his doctorate in mathematics at Oxford in 1980 at age 24.

In the puzzle world, Matt is noted for creating Dr. Fill, a computer program that solves crosswords using artificial intelligence. Unofficially, Dr. Fill finished 14th out of 742 contestants at this year's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.

This is Matt's 49^th puzzle for The Times.

– puzzle by Matt Ginsberg

POW Sun 8/18/2019 REVOLUTIONARY
R	E	G	I	F	T	S			I	C	H	E	C	K		Q	U	R	A	N
I	C	E	S	H	E	E	T		T	H	E	S	U	N		U	S	E	B	Y
P	O	T	L	A	T	C	H		G	O	E	S	F	O	R	A	S	P	I	N
E	L	S	E		O	T	E	R	I		D	E	F	C	O	N		S	T	Y
N	I	T		U	N	S	H	O	R	N				K	O	T	B
		H	O	P	S		O	O	L	A	L	A			K	I	R	S	C	H
U	B	E	R	S		A	T	M		T	E	N	A	M		C	A	M	E	O
R	A	B	A	T		E	L	B	A		T	I	L	L		O	V	A	L	S
N	I	L	L	A		S	L	A	P		S	T	A	B	S		A	B	L	E
S	L	R		R	I	O	T		P	O	L	A	R		I	N	D	U	S
		O	C	T	O	P	I		A	B	O		K	A	Z	O	O	S
	B	L	A	S	T		M	A	R	I	O		A	B	E	T		I	R	E
V	O	L	T		A	R	O	M	A		S	O	N	Y		S	O	N	I	A
E	X	I	T	S		B	R	A	T		E	N	D	S		O	M	E	N	S
G	E	N	O	A		G	E	N	E	S		E	N	S		R	I	S	K	Y
A	R	G	Y	L	E			A	D	A	G	I	O		A	R	T	S
			S	E	T	H				C	A	D	B	U	R	Y		O	P	S
S	A	W		S	T	A	K	E	D		R	A	I	M	I		S	W	A	T
T	U	R	N	T	U	R	N	T	U	R	N		T	A	S	M	A	N	I	A
U	T	I	C	A		S	E	N	A	T	E		E	M	E	R	G	E	N	T
B	O	T	O	X		H	E	A	L	E	R			I	N	S	E	R	T	S

David Steinberg sold his first crossword to The Times in 2011, when he was 14 and just finishing the eighth grade. A prolific contributor since then, he has had 94 crosswords in the paper altogether.

A 2019 graduate of Stanford University, studying psychology and computer science, David recently moved to Kansas City, Mo., to edit crosswords for Andrews McMeel Universal syndicate.

– puzzle by David Steinberg

Sun 8/11/2019 BIRD PLAY
P	O	S	T				C	H	A	R	S		T	S	A		A	K	A
E	U	L	E	R		T	A	I	W	A	N		H	I	L	A	R	Y	S	K
S	C	E	N	E		O	R	G	A	N	A		A	M	E	S	I	O	W	A
T	H	E	P	L	O	T	T	H	I	C	K	E	N	S		E	A	T	A	T
		P	I	A	N	O			T	H	E	Y			S	A	L	O	N
O	P	E	N	T	O		S	P	E	D		E	S	S	O
F	A	R	S	I		V	E	R	D	I		S	C	O	F	F		B	I	O
T	A	C		N	E	A	L	E		P	O	P	U	L	A	R	K	I	D	S
E	V	A	N	G	E	L	I	Z	E		R	O	B		S	I	E	G	E	L
N	O	R	A		L	E	G		M	A	O	T	A	I		A	N	D	S	O
			P	S	S	T		G	E	R	M	S		P	O	R	N
V	E	S	P	A		S	H	O	R	T	E		O	H	M		E	T	D	S
E	X	C	I	T	E		E	L	I		O	F	F	O	N	A	L	A	R	K
S	P	R	E	A	D	E	A	G	L	E		R	U	N	I	T		K	O	I
T	O	Y		N	E	W	T	O		S	P	O	S	E		E	M	E	N	D
					N	E	S	T		C	A	G	E		D	A	I	S	E	S
	P	L	E	B	S			H	E	A	L			S	A	L	S	A
P	R	O	B	E		H	E	A	D	L	E	S	S	C	H	I	C	K	E	N
C	O	C	O	A	M	I	X		G	A	T	E	A	U		V	A	N	D	Y
S	W	A	N	D	I	V	E		A	T	T	E	N	D		E	L	E	N	A
	S	L	Y		R	E	C		R	E	E	D	S				L	E	A	D

Alex Eaton-Salners is an in-house attorney for Western Digital, a technology company headquartered in San Jose, Calif. When he's not creating crosswords, he enjoys escape rooms, reading and spending time in nature. He says the starting point for this puzzle was 84-Across, with the title coming shortly thereafter.

This is Alex's 21^st crossword for The Times (not counting two diagramless puzzles) and his first Sunday.

– puzzle by Alex Eaton-Salners

Sun 8/4/2019 CONSTANT CONSONANTS
	H	A	N	G	S		C	L	E	A	N		S	T	E	E	P	E	S	T
C	A	G	I	E	R		H	O	U	S	E		O	R	D	N	A	N	C	E
B	R	O	N	T	O	S	A	U	R	U	S		B	U	D	D	Y	C	O	P
G	L	U	T	S		T	R	I	O			A	R	E	A			O	N	E
B	E	T	H		L	O	I	S		A	C	R	I	D		S	P	R	E	E
	M	I	S	Q	U	O	T	E	S	M	O	S	Q	U	I	T	O	E	S
				U	G	L	Y		A	P	T		U	P	T	O	P
	A	R	I	O	S	I			L	E	A	V	E		P	R	E	A	M	P
F	R	O	N	T	I	E	R	F	U	R	N	I	T	U	R	E		S	A	L
I	M	A	F	A	N		E	L	D	E	S	T		F	O	R	S	A	L	E
L	O	R	E			A	P	U				A	D	O			C	U	B	A
M	I	S	R	E	A	D		F	R	O	L	L	O		A	L	I	N	E	S
E	R	A		S	C	A	R	F	A	C	E	S	A	C	R	I	F	I	C	E
D	E	T	A	C	H		A	S	K	T	O			H	A	B	I	T	S
			P	O	E	S	Y		I	A	N		A	I	M	E
	O	V	E	R	S	E	L	L	S	V	E	R	S	A	I	L	L	E	S
T	W	I	X	T		T	I	T	H	E		A	S	P	S		E	X	P	O
R	E	D			P	L	O	D			F	R	E	E		T	A	P	I	R
A	S	I	S	E	E	I	T		B	R	A	I	N	T	E	A	S	E	R	S
S	T	O	U	T	E	S	T		M	O	U	N	T		S	T	E	R	E	O
H	O	T	L	A	N	T	A		W	I	N	G	S		C	A	S	T	S

Will Nediger, of London, Ontario, is a professional crossword constructor and writer of trivia questions. Since early May he has edited a free weekly online crossword for Spyscape, a spy museum in New York City.

Besides an unusual theme and a more wide-open construction than usual, this puzzle has some particularly fresh, imaginative cluing, including 40-Across, 100-Across (which made us smile) and 50-Down.

– puzzle by Will Nediger

Sun 7/28/2019 ANAGRAMMAR
L	A	M	P	S		B	E	R	G			S	T	O	P		T	H	E	F	T
O	Z	A	R	K		L	M	A	O			C	H	A	R		H	E	L	I	O
R	E	K	E	Y		A	T	M	O	S	P	H	E	R	E		E	R	R	O	L
D	R	E	A	M	O	N		I	B	E	R	I	A		N	A	M	E	O	N	E
E	A	R	M	A	R	K	S		E	G	O	S		R	U	B	A	I	Y	A	T
			B	L	A	S	T	F	R	O	M	T	H	E	P	A	S	T
	C	E	L	L		T	A	I					O	C	T		K	I	S	S
C	O	T	E		M	A	R	S	H			I	S	A	I	D		S	I	T	H
A	C	H		F	O	R	T	H	E	M	O	S	T	P	A	R	T		N	A	Y
R	O	Y	A	L	W	E			W	O	O	L			L	E	O	P	A	R	D
B	A	L	R	O	G		S	O	N	D	H	E	I	M		X	P	R	I	Z	E
			M	O	L	T	E	D					A	P	I	E	C	E
		C	H	R	I	S	T	O	P	H	E	R	M	A	R	L	O	W	E
T	A	H	O	E		K	A	R	A	O	K	E	B	A	R		A	R	R	A	Y
S	C	A	L	D	S				X	M	E	N				S	T	A	N	C	E
A	C	M	E		P	R	I	M	R	O	S	E	P	A	T	H		P	I	C	A
R	I	P			R	O	D	E	O			G	U	S	T	O			E	R	R
I	D	A		M	I	X	E	D	M	E	T	A	P	H	O	R	S		P	E	Z
N	E	G	R	O	N	I	S		A	X	E	D		E	P	I	P	H	Y	T	E
A	N	N	E	T	T	E			N	A	T	E			S	N	A	R	L	E	R
S	T	E	N	T	S				A	M	E	S				G	R	E	E	D	O

Christopher Adams, 27, of Iowa City, Iowa, is a crossword constructor for mainstream markets (The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and others) and for so-called indies — including his own website, where he frequently posts new puzzles free. In his spare time Chris hosts, writes and plays trivia at local bars.

– puzzle by Christopher Adams

Sun 7/21/2019 FIFTY YEARS ON
T	S	A			S	C	A	N	T		R	A	N	A	T			M	A	T
R	I	P	S		A	U	D	I	O		A	L	E	R	T		M	A	U	I
O	T	O	H		T	R	A	N	Q	U	I	L	I	T	Y		A	N	T	E
O	S	L	O		S	A	G		U	M	S		G	I	L		N	O	O	B
P	A	L	E	O		T	E	L	E	P	A	T	H	S		O	U	N	C	E
E	T	O		N	O	O	S	E				A	S	T	I	N		T	R	A
R	O	E		E	A	R		A	P	A	R	T		E	V	E		H	A	M
S	P	L	A	S	H		A	R	A	M	A	I	C		E	G	R	E	T	S
		E	D	M	U	N	D		R	B	G		Y	E	S	I	A	M
N	I	V	E	A		C	O	O	K	I	E	J	A	R		A	D	O	R	E
P	R	E	L	L		A	R	M	S	T	R	O	N	G		N	I	O	B	E
R	E	N	A	L		A	N	A				R	I	O		T	O	N	I	C
			I	S	P		E	N	A	C	T	E	D		E	L	S
I	H	A	D	T	O		D	I	S	A	B	L	E		B	E	E	R	M	E
M	U	D	E	E	L	S			P	B	S			N	B	A	T	E	A	M
A	R	M		P	O	O	L	S				G	R	A	S	P		I	I	I
C	L	I	C			F	O	O	D	C	H	A	I	N			G	N	A	T
		T	H	E	E	A	G	L	E	H	A	S	L	A	N	D	E	D
I	T	S	A	G	O		I	D	L	E	S	S	E		A	E	N	E	A	S
N	O	T	I	O	N		N	O	T	A	T	E	D		S	T	E	E	L	E
S	M	O	M	S				N	A	P	E	S				S	T	R	A	P

Jason Mueller, of Lincoln, Mo., has degrees in physics, math and economics from the University of Missouri. He loves trivia and was captain of his college's quiz-bowl team. Nowadays he creates puzzles and works on his family's farm. Jeff Chen, of Seattle, is a writer and professional crossword constructor.

This is Jason's sixth crossword for The Times and Jeff's 100^th.

– puzzle by Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen

Sun 7/14/2019 ARE WE FINISHED?
R	A	P			E	A	G	E	R		S	C	A	M		C	A	C	A	O
A	P	E	S		A	G	A	V	E		K	A	L	E		A	T	O	L	L
I	S	T	H	I	S	A	B	A	D	T	I	M	E	R		L	E	M	M	E
D	E	P	O	S	I	T	S		D	U	M	P	S		L	I	M	B	S
		R	E	N	E	E		T	E	R	A			H	I	P	P	O
A	B	O	R	T	S		W	O	R	K	S	F	R	O	M	H	O	M	E	R
D	E	J	A		T	H	A	I			K	R	O	N	O	S		E	N	O
E	L	E	C	T		I	S	L	A	M		E	W	E	S		H	A	N	G
P	I	C	K	U	P	T	H	E	P	A	C	E	R			V	A	L	U	E
T	E	T		L	A	M	A		P	U	L	P		T	H	A	T	S	I	T
			C	I	T	A	D	E	L		O	R	P	H	E	U	S
R	I	P	O	P	E	N		N	E	A	T		O	R	A	L		O	D	E
E	T	H	O	S			W	A	T	C	H	Y	O	U	R	T	O	N	E	R
A	P	O	P		E	D	A	M		L	E	E	R	S		S	H	I	E	R
C	R	T		S	T	E	R	E	O			S	E	T	S		G	O	R	E
T	O	O	K	T	H	E	P	L	U	N	G	E	R		W	A	R	N	E	D
		B	E	R	E	T			T	O	E	S		S	A	V	O	R
	S	O	R	E	R		H	E	L	E	N		C	O	D	E	W	O	R	D
G	I	M	M	E		F	I	V	E	S	E	C	O	N	D	R	U	L	E	R
O	R	B	I	T		E	D	I	T		V	O	C	A	L		P	L	A	N
T	E	S	T	S		E	E	L	S		A	D	O	R	E			S	R	O

Caitlin Reid, 35, is a stay-at-home mom with four young kids in Santa Ana, Calif. She says, "When I'm not herding cats, you can find me playing Chopin on the piano or dancing to the Beatles in my kitchen." The inspiration for this puzzle was 89-Across. Her favorite theme entry is the last one she thought of — 23-Across.

This is Caitlin's fourth crossword for The Times and her first Sunday.

– puzzle by Caitlin Reid

Sun 7/7/2019 HIDDEN TACTICS
T	I	D	E	P	O	D		T	H	E	R	A	N	G	E		S	P	R	A	T
I	C	O	N	C	U	R		O	O	Z	E	S	O	U	T		E	R	O	S	E
K	E	R	A	T	I	N		K	N	I	G	H	T	T	O	B	E	I	G	H	T
I	B	M			S	O	R	E	K	N	E	E	S			A	N	N	U	A	L
B	L	A	C	K			A	N	S	E	L	S		M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E
A	U	N	T	I	E	E	M						V	E	X		T	E	S	T	Y
R	E	T	O	T	A	L		C	H	I	P	S	A	H	O	Y			H	I	S
					D	I	S	H	O	N	O	U	R			A	N	A
B	R	A	V	O	S		P	E	R	K	U	P		M	A	K	E	S	I	T
O	A	T	E	R		M	O	R	N		R	E	S	I	N		P	A	N	I	C
A	D	O	R	E		A	K	U		T	E	R	E	S	A		H	U	M	P	H
R	I	N	D	S		T	A	B	L	E	D		P	T	S		E	N	O	T	E
D	U	C	A	T		I	N	S	E	T		S	P	Y	S		W	I	N	O	S
	S	E	N	E	S	C	E		C	H	O	P	U	P		E	S	T	O	P	S
			T	S	A			C	H	E	R	O	K	E	E	S
B	T	W			N	O	S	F	E	R	A	T	U		C	O	W	B	I	R	D
I	R	I	S	H		B	I	C						G	O	S	S	A	M	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	I	A		C	M	A	J	O	R			W	H	I	T	E
O	C	T	A	N	E			P	R	O	M	I	N	E	N	T			T	I	S
C	H	E	C	K	M	A	T	E	I	N	O	N	E		C	O	L	L	A	R	S
A	E	R	I	E		F	R	E	E	T	O	G	O		A	M	P	U	T	E	E
L	A	S	E	R		L	A	N	D	E	D	O	N		A	B	S	C	E	S	S

Jack Reuter, 25, is a freelance app developer for Android devices in Montrose, N.Y. He says he likes crosswords that have an extra layer to them — which this unusual puzzle definitely does.

It is Jack's debut for The Times

– puzzle by Jack Reuter

Sun 6/30/2019 FLIP 'PHONES
S	E	A	S	L	U	G		I	D	I	D	I	T		O	N	B	A	S	E
I	N	D	I	A	N	A		N	I	C	O	L	E		P	I	A	N	O	S
K	N	E	E	H	I	G	H	H	E	I	N	I	E		U	V	R	A	Y	S
H	I	E	S			M	O	E	S			A	N	T	L	E	R
S	O	R	T	A		E	R	R		B	A	D	A	R	E	A		T	O	T
			A	L	F		S	I	R	E	E		G	U	N		R	E	A	R
M	O	I	S	T	E	N		T	E	A	T	R	E	E	T	R	E	A	T	Y
A	N	N		O	N	E	I	S	H		N	E	R	D		A	S	S	E	S
M	P	A	A		C	A	B		A	D	A	M		A	S	H	I	E	S	T
B	O	W	T	I	E	T	A	E	B	O		O	A	T	E	R	S
A	T	E	A	M	S		R	E	S	U	L	T	S		E	A	T	R	A	W
			P	R	I	S	S	Y		B	E	E	F	Y	P	H	O	E	B	E
O	C	A	R	I	N	A		O	A	T	H		O	V	I		R	A	I	L
C	O	M	I	C		C	T	R	L		M	O	R	E	N	O		C	D	T
T	O	U	C	H	Y	C	H	E	E	T	A	H		S	T	A	S	H	E	S
E	L	S	E		E	A	R		R	O	N	D	A		O	S	O
T	S	E		M	A	D	I	S	O	N		E	S	C		T	R	I	B	E
			N	O	H	E	L	P			B	A	I	L			T	N	U	T
S	C	R	E	A	M		L	O	A	F	E	R	F	U	R	L	O	U	G	H
I	G	U	A	N	A		E	S	T	E	E	M		B	E	G	U	I	L	E
P	I	E	P	A	N		D	E	L	E	T	E		S	C	A	T	T	E	R

Emily Carroll is a 2016 medical-school graduate now finishing her residency in New York City. She finds crossword constructing "a nice stress reliever in the little free time I have outside the hospital." This puzzle was initially intended for a weekday (15 x 15 squares), but when she couldn't make the theme work satisfactorily, she came up with more examples and expanded it into a 21 x 21.

This is Emily's seventh crossword for The Times and her first Sunday.

– puzzle by Emily Carroll

Sun 6/23/2019 TAKE TWO
T	H	E			T	W	I	T		I	C	B	M			T	U	N	E	S
H	A	N	D		H	A	N	D		M	O	R	A	L		O	M	E	N	S
U	S	D	A		O	R	C	S		P	L	A	C	E		P	L	A	C	E
G	I	O	V	A	N	N	I		B	E	I	G	E	S		C	A	P	E
S	T	R	I	N	G		S	T	R	I	N	G		S	C	O	U	T
		S	E	A	S	H	O	R	E				P	I	R	A	T	I	N	G
	M	E	S			E	R	A	T		A	L	L	N	E	T		D	E	O
A	I	M		S	P	A	S	M		O	L	D	A	G	E		A	E	R	O
I	D	E	A	T	E	D		P	E	R	S	O	N		P	E	R	S	O	N
W	I	N	N	I	P	E	G		T	R	O	P	E		Y	U	M
A	S	T	O	R		R	A	T	E		R	A	T	E		C	I	S	C	O
			R	I	N		B	E	R	R	A		S	A	Y	H	E	L	L	O
B	A	N	A	N	A		B	A	N	A	N	A		T	O	R	S	I	O	N
I	M	O	K		G	O	E	S	A	T		S	P	I	N	E		D	N	A
G	O	V		L	A	U	R	E	L		S	T	E	N			H	E	E
S	K	I	P	A	N	T	S				H	E	D	G	E	H	O	G
		T	H	R	O	B		N	A	T	U	R	E		N	A	T	U	R	E
	B	I	A	S		A	C	E	S	I	T		S	M	A	R	T	I	E	S
C	L	A	S	S		C	L	A	S	S		A	T	E	M		U	T	E	S
M	A	T	E	O		K	A	R	E	N		B	A	S	E		B	A	S	E
S	T	E	R	N			P	S	S	T		E	L	A	L			R	E	X

David Liben-Nowell is a professor of computer science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. Victor Barocas is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. They met a few years ago at a crossword tournament at the St. Paul Public Library and have collaborated remotely ever since.

For this puzzle, they divided each part of the effort (theme, gridwork and cluing) evenly. They describe their process as "write, email, tweak, repeat."

– puzzle by David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas

Sun 6/16/2019 NOT IN SO MANY WORDS
F	A	T	H	E	R	S	D	A	Y		C	O	M	P	A	C	T	S
I	P	H	O	N	E	C	A	S	E		I	N	T	E	R	R	U	P	T
S	P	E	E	D	C	H	E	S	S		V	E	N	E	R	A	T	I	O	N
C	O	B		I	S	O	M	E	T	R	I	C		L	O	G	O	N	T	O
A	S	I	G	N		L	O	R	E	A	L		N	E	W	S	R	O	O	M
L	E	T	O		P	A	N	T	R	Y		P	H	D	S		S	U	R	E
			T	R	E	S	S	E	D		P	A	L	O	M	A		T	O	N
S	O	P	H	I	S	T		D	A	R	E	R		F	I	S	H
E	L	L	I	P	T	I	C		Y	E	A	R	O	F	T	H	E	P	I	G
A	D	I	T		O	C	H	O		T	R	O	N		H	E	A	R	M	E
T	I	S	C	H		S	U	B	S	I	S	T	E	D		D	R	I	P	S
A	S	S	H	A	T		R	O	A	R		S	U	R	F		T	O	U	T
C	H	E	E	S	E	S	L	I	C	E	R		P	A	R	T	E	R	R	E
			D	A	R	K		S	H	E	A	F		M	O	M	M	I	E	S
A	D	U		T	R	Y	S	T	S		T	A	B	A	S	C	O
R	E	P	O		O	P	U	S		A	T	C	O	S	T		J	O	S	H
I	N	T	H	E	R	E	D		S	E	L	E	N	E		F	I	V	E	O
A	N	I	O	N	I	C		V	I	C	E	V	E	R	S	A		E	R	A
L	I	G	H	T	S	A	B	E	R		O	E	D	I	P	U	S	R	E	X
	S	H	O	R	T	L	I	N	E		F	I	R	E	E	N	G	I	N	E
		T	H	E	S	L	O	T	S		F	L	Y	S	W	A	T	T	E	R

Joel Fagliano, 26, is the digital crossword editor of The New York Times and creator of the paper's daily Mini. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he often sneaks references to the city into his puzzles, such as 83-Down here.

This puzzle is unthemed, which means, without preset answers that constrain the fill, it has a more open pattern of fresher, livelier vocabulary — all clued with wit and a fitting level of challenge. According to our records, it ties for the fewest number of answers (124) ever to appear in a Sunday Times crossword.

– puzzle by Joel Fagliano

Sun 6/9/2019 DON'T QUOTE ME
M	A	C	H	I	S	M	O		O	S	M	O	S	I	S		G	E	D	S
A	B	L	A	T	I	O	N		T	O	R	N	A	D	O		R	A	I	N
F	L	Y	M	Y	P	R	E	T	T	I	E	S	F	L	Y		E	R	M	A
I	U	D			S	T	A	Y	O	N		P	E	E	S		C	L	I	P
A	R	E	A	S		E	R	R			P	E	C	S		H	O	O	T	S
			B	E	A	M	M	E	U	P	S	C	O	T	T	Y		F	R	A
S	A	M	O	A	N				N	I	H				I	D	I	G	I	T
E	V	E		T	E	S	S		L	E	A	P	S		G	E	E	R
M	O	T	T		W	I	C	K	E	D	W	I	T	C	H		D	E	B	S
I	C	A	H	N		E	R	A	T		S	N	O	U	T	S		Y	A	W
N	A	R	C	O		S	I	R				O	P	A		T	A	S	T	E
A	D	Z		B	I	T	M	A	P		E	A	S	T		L	I	T	H	E
L	O	A	D		C	A	P	T	A	I	N	K	I	R	K		L	O	T	T
		N	O	V	A		S	E	L	M	A		T	O	U	R		K	O	I
S	P	Y	C	A	M				M	I	C				R	E	D	E	Y	E
T	A	O		S	E	R	G	E	A	N	T	F	R	I	D	A	Y
E	T	U	D	E		E	A	R	S			I	O	N		D	E	I	S	M
D	E	J	A		A	P	S	O		A	P	E	X	A	M			R	P	I
M	R	A	Z		J	U	S	T	T	H	E	F	A	C	T	S	M	A	A	M
A	N	N	E		A	T	E	I	T	U	P		N	A	S	C	E	N	C	E
N	O	E	S		M	E	R	C	Y	M	E		E	N	T	I	T	I	E	S

Seth A. Abel is a lawyer based in Columbus, Ohio, who works in commercial and industrial real estate. He has been making crosswords since 2003, often with themes involving gags. He thought of this one in 2008 and kept tweaking it over the years — "which has to be a record for incubation time for me," he says. The title [DON'T QUOTE ME] was his starting point.

This is Seth's 13^th crossword for The Times.

– puzzle by Seth A. Abel

POW Sun 6/2/2019 STONERS' FILM FESTIVAL
A	L	O	F	T		A	T	T	N		T	V	P	G		W	A	F	T	S
S	O	F	I	A		T	A	R	O		H	E	R	O		E	L	L	I	E
P	U	F	F	P	I	E	C	E	S		A	X	E	D		B	O	O	N	E
C	I	T	E		L	A	T	E	R	O	N		P	O	T	S	H	O	T	S
A	S	H		E	L	M		G	A	W	K			F	R	I	A	R
	V	E	R	D	E			U	T	E	S		A	L	I	T		M	I	A
H	I	G	H	D	R	A	M	A				S	M	O	K	E	B	O	M	B
E	L	R	O	Y		G	E	R	M		I	H	A	V	E		E	D	I	E
E	L	I	S		L	A	N	D	O		M	A	T	E		S	T	E	N	T
L	E	D		S	E	I	S		D	U	P	L	E		S	C	O	L	D	S
			J	O	I	N	T	R	E	S	O	L	U	T	I	O	N
C	A	S	A	B	A		E	A	S	E	S		R	U	N	T		T	C	U
L	L	A	M	A		K	N	I	T		E	M	I	T	S		R	O	O	K
A	L	I	A		K	E	N	N	Y		D	O	S	E		G	U	I	D	E
R	O	L	L	I	N	G	I	N				T	H	E	A	I	S	L	E	S
A	T	M		D	I	S	S		A	F	R	O			F	L	E	E	S
		A	L	I	S	T			P	E	A	R		O	L	D		T	W	A
B	A	K	E	D	H	A	M		C	H	I	C	A	N	A		C	R	I	T
A	V	I	A	N		N	O	A	H		D	I	R	E	C	T	H	I	T	S
M	O	N	D	O		D	O	P	E		E	T	T	A		N	I	E	C	E
A	N	G	S	T		S	T	E	M		D	Y	E	D		T	A	S	H	A

Erik Agard, 25, is a professional puzzlemaker from Gaithersburg, Md. He mentors new crossword constructors from underrepresented groups, especially women and minorities, via a crossword puzzle collaboration page on Facebook.

This is his ninth Times crossword so far for 2019 — the most of any contributor.

– puzzle by Erik Agard

Sun 5/26/2019 BUZZ CUT
D	I	A	N	A		C	R	A	B		A	T	H	O	S		S	T	A	B
E	M	B	E	R		R	I	C	E		C	H	A	S	E		H	E	L	L
J	U	R	Y	O	F	Y	O	U	R	P	I	E	R	C	E		O	L	G	A
A	S	A		M	O	P		R	E	E	D		D	A	T	A	P	L	A	N
		S	T	A	R	T	D	A	T	E		S	C	R	O	D		M	E	D
L	E	I	A		T	I	E			T	A	T	I		I	L	R	E
T	W	O	P	I	E	C	E	I	N	A	P	O	D		T	E	E	N	E	R
D	E	N	I	M			P	L	O		B	I	E	B		R	H	O	D	A
			R	I	B	M	E	A	T		S	C	R	A	M		A	L	I	G
H	O	W		G	R	A	N	N	I	E				R	A	B	B	I	T	S
E	R	A		H	I	S	S	A	N	D	H	E	A	R	S	E		C	O	O
P	I	R	A	T	E	S				Y	U	P	P	I	E	S		E	R	N
C	O	M	O		F	I	R	E	S		E	S	P	O	R	T	S
A	L	A	R	M		F	U	M	E		V	O	L			O	P	A	R	T
T	E	N	T	E	R		D	O	W	N	O	N	A	L	L	F	O	R	C	E
		D	A	R	A		I	T	S	A			U	A	E		O	M	A	N
O	A	F		G	I	M	M	E		C	A	N	D	Y	C	A	N	E
B	R	U	C	E	L	E	E		O	R	L	E		O	H	M		N	E	E
A	L	S	O		C	A	N	T	B	E	L	I	E	V	E	M	Y	I	C	E
M	E	S	S		A	R	T	I	E		O	G	L	E		A	M	A	H	L
A	N	Y	A		R	A	S	P	Y		W	H	I	R		N	A	N	O	S

Ruth Bloomfield Margolin, of Westfield, N.J., began constructing crosswords after having an "I can do that!" reaction to a puzzle she solved. It took some time (and a couple of what she calls "polite rejections") before she got her first acceptance. This is now her 10th crossword for The Times.

In her non-puzzling life, Ruth serves on several community nonprofit boards and tutors in an adult literacy program.

– puzzle by Ruth Bloomfield Margolin

Sun 5/19/2019 HOOK-UPS
		T	B	S		C	I	T	Y		I	M	P	S		B	O	L	A	S
	B	R	A	H		O	B	O	E		M	O	L	E		A	P	A	R	T
C	O	O	L	E	D	D	O	W	N		S	T	O	R	M	S	U	R	G	E
P	A	U	L	S	I	M	O	N		C	O	L	D	F	I	S	S	I	O	N
A	R	T		M	O	O	K		B	A	R	E	S		N	L	E	A	S	T
		W	H	I	R	L			T	R	E	Y		Y	E	A	S	T	Y
C	R	O	O	N		L	E	G	U	P			D	E	S	I
L	A	R	G	E	T	Y	P	E		M	O	I	R	A		S	A	T	I	N
A	S	K	S		E	D	E	N		A	U	G	U	R		T	R	U	L	Y
P	H	O		P	A	L	E	D		G	R	U	B		M	A	I	N	L	Y
		U	S	E	M	E		E	L	I	S	E		P	A	N	D	A
D	R	I	E	R	S		C	R	O	C		S	W	I	F	T		C	O	T
I	O	N	I	C		T	H	E	R	E		S	A	K	I		S	A	M	S
Y	E	E	S	H		A	U	D	I	T		S	T	E	A	M	P	U	N	K
				S	A	N	G			R	I	O	T	S		A	E	G	I	S
	G	R	O	U	P	S		T	W	I	N			D	E	N	C	H
S	I	O	U	A	N		H	E	A	D	S		S	P	I	T		W	E	B
A	V	O	T	R	E	S	A	N	T	E		F	O	U	R	A	L	A	R	M
B	E	T	A	G	A	I	N	S	T		C	A	N	N	E	R	Y	R	O	W
L	I	E	G	E		F	O	O	L		E	R	I	C		A	R	E	S
E	N	D	E	D		T	I	R	E		L	E	C	H		Y	E	S

Natan Last, 28, is a founding member of the International Rescue Committee's innovation lab and a researcher and advocate for refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid. A frequent contributor — he sold his first crossword to The Times when he was 16; this is his 29th for the paper — Last says this puzzle's theme germinated while watching people fish in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn.

– puzzle by Natan Last

Sun 5/12/2019 MEASURE FOR MEASURE
T	O	N			I	W	O	N	T		B	A	U	M		S	T	O	L	E
A	T	I	T		M	A	C	R	O		A	L	S	O		H	A	D	A	T
M	I	N	E	R	A	L	H	A	R	D	N	E	S	S		A	V	E	R	S
P	O	T	L	U	C	K	S		C	O	A	X		S	O	M	E	D	A	Y
A	S	H	E	N				S	H	U	N		O	C	C	U	R
	E	S	S		T	E	M	P	E	R	A	T	U	R	E		N	A	T	S
			T	H	E	R	O	A	D			A	T	A	L	L		N	H	L
	S	P	O	I	L	E	R	S		I	S	M		B	O	O	S	T	E	R
T	A	R		P	I	N	A		A	L	U	M		S	T	O	P	I	T
E	N	O	L		C	O	N		N	O	B	I	S		S	N	A	P	U	P
R	S	T	U			W	I	N	D	S	P	E	E	D			D	A	D	S
P	I	E	R	C	E		S	E	R	T	A		A	A	H		E	P	O	S
	M	C	C	O	Y	S		W	E	I	R		S	U	I	T		A	R	T
R	E	T	H	R	E	W		E	A	T		T	I	N	F	O	I	L	S
T	O	E		T	R	E	E	S			S	E	C	T	I	O	N
E	N	D	S		E	A	R	T	H	Q	U	A	K	E	S		R	A	G
			B	A	S	R	A		A	U	N	T				G	E	T	U	P
I	M	P	A	R	T	S		F	L	A	K		T	I	A	M	A	R	I	A
B	I	E	R	S		O	N	A	S	L	I	D	I	N	G	S	C	A	L	E
E	N	E	R	O		F	I	V	E		S	E	R	G	E		H	I	T	S
X	E	N	O	N		F	L	A	Y		T	W	E	E	D			N	Y	E

Victor Barocas is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is married with two teenage children. He says that crossword constructing "reminds me of the research I do for my day job because I'm trying to do something that I don't know is possible. The constraints that my idea places on the puzzle may be too much. That uncertainty is somehow gratifying."

This puzzle, whose many circled letters appear in words across, down and diagonally (not easy to do!), must have been especially satisfying to create.

– puzzle by Victor Barocas

POW Sun 5/5/2019 PAPER WORK
C	A	R	A	T		A	L	C	O	H	O	L		S	P	R	A	W	L	S
E	V	I	T	A		B	E	G	U	I	L	E		T	R	A	M	W	A	Y
L	O	T	T	E	R	Y	T	I	C	K	E	T		R	E	M	A	I	N	S
S	W	A	N	K	E	S	T		H	E	R		W	I	N	E	L	I	S	T
				W	A	S					U	R	A	N	U	S
A	N	C	H	O	R		B	U	I	L	D	I	N	G	P	E	R	M	I	T
M	O	R	A	N			E	M	M	A		P	T	A		S	H	A	D	E
B	O	A	R	D	I	N	G	P	A	S	S		O	R	G		O	D	O	R
L	D	S		O	L	E	O	S		E	L	A	N	T	R	A		E	L	I
E	L	H	I		L	E	N		E	R	A	S			A	B	B	A
R	E	C	O	R	D	D	E	A	L		S	H	E	E	T	M	U	S	I	C
		Y	U	G	O			D	I	S	H		D	V	I		S	P	A	R
C	A	M		S	I	G	H	S	A	T		S	W	A	N	S		L	G	E
R	E	B	A		T	R	A		S	E	A	T	I	N	G	C	H	A	R	T
O	R	A	L	B		E	R	S		E	D	E	N			H	O	S	E	A
C	O	L	L	E	G	E	D	I	P	L	O	M	A		S	O	T	H	E	N
				D	O	N	A	T	E					M	A	O
C	O	N	T	R	A	C	T		T	S	K		B	E	L	L	Y	R	U	B
O	N	E	I	O	T	A		B	R	E	A	K	F	A	S	T	M	E	N	U
T	U	R	T	L	E	R		A	I	R	L	I	F	T		I	C	E	I	N
S	P	O	O	L	E	D		S	E	A	B	A	S	S		E	A	S	T	S

Samuel A. Donaldson is a law professor, specializing in taxes and estates, at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Doug Peterson is a professional crossword constructor in Pasadena, Calif. They met at the 2008 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, became friends and started making puzzles together — working back and forth by email. Doug attended Sam's wedding in 2012. They are prolific contributors both individually and with others.

– puzzle by Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson

Sun 4/28/2019 WORDS OF INTRODUCTION
A	L	I	A	S	E	S			T	H	R	I	V	E			A	B	C	B
N	O	T	M	U	C	H		C	H	E	A	T	E	D		S	H	E	R	A
K	O	H	I	N	O	O	R	D	I	A	M	O	N	D		L	O	Y	A	L
A	K	I	N	S		W	O	R	S	T			I	A	M	A	R	O	C	K
R	E	N	O		N	C	A	A		O	A	T	S		I	V	A	N	K	A
A	R	K		H	E	A	R	T	A	N	D	S	O	U	L			D	E	N
			P	A	S	S	K	E	Y		V	A	N	S		Y	E	A	R	S
	P	L	A	T	T	E			E	M	I	R		E	A	S	E	L
S	H	I	R	E	S		E	M	A	I	L		A	S	W	E	L	L	A	S
H	I	K	E	R		S	L	A	Y	S		I	N	F	E	R		D	I	A
A	L	E	S		B	E	L	I	E	F	I	N	G	O	D		M	O	O	T
M	I	A		C	U	E	I	N		E	N	T	E	R		J	O	U	L	E
U	P	S	T	A	R	T	S		F	E	T	O	R		F	O	R	B	I	D
		O	O	M	P	H		O	R	D	O			S	L	A	N	T	S
C	A	R	N	E		R	I	D	E		T	O	U	C	A	N	S
A	M	E			R	U	N	O	U	T	O	F	T	O	W	N		T	W	O
T	A	T	T	O	O		U	N	D	O		F	I	R	S		C	R	A	B
E	T	H	E	R	N	E	T			F	E	E	L	S		W	O	O	L	S
R	E	U	E	L		S	E	T	A	F	I	N	E	E	X	A	M	P	L	E
T	U	M	M	Y		P	R	E	T	E	N	D		S	O	R	T	I	E	S
O	R	B	S			N	O	N	F	E	E			E	X	P	E	C	T	S

Brendan Emmett Quigley is a professional puzzlemaker in Brookline, Mass. He says he'll make puzzles for pretty much any market that will cut him a check — "not to mention a few others that still owe me money." Brendan sold his first crossword to The Times in 1996, when he was a senior at the University of New Hampshire.

This is his 183^rd puzzle for the paper.

– puzzle by Brendan Emmett Quigley

Sun 4/21/2019 THE INSIDE STORY
S	N	O	R	T		P	B	A	N	D	J		P	R	A	D	O		C	D	S
I	E	V	E	R		V	O	L	A	R	E		H	O	N	O	R		R	E	P
T	H	E	L	I	T	T	L	E	M	E	T	E	R	M	A	I	D		A	L	I
A	R	R	I	B	A		T	S	E		S	L	A	P		D	E	N	Y	I	T
R	U	S	S		M	A	D		S	I	K	E	S		M	A	R	C	O
		T	H	E	P	R	O	S		M	I	N	I	C	A	R	S	O	N	S
A	H	A		W	E	T	W	I	P	E		A	N	I	S	E			T	E	T
B	O	T	H	E	R	I	N	G	R	A	T		G	A	T		S	H	A	G	S
C	L	E	A	N	S	E		N	O	N	E	T			S	A	K	E	C	U	P
S	A	D	R			S	P	O	T		R	O	M	E		C	O	R	T	E	S
			P	I	C	T	U	R	E	I	N	P	I	C	T	U	R	E
A	S	P	I	S	H		P	A	I	D		H	M	O	S			I	F	A	T
C	H	E	S	T	E	R			N	I	H	A	O		A	T	L	A	R	G	E
M	O	T	T	O		U	P	S		G	E	T	S	C	R	E	A	M	O	U	T
E	P	I			I	B	E	A	M		I	S	A	I	D	N	O		N	A	E
	S	T	A	R	T	E	D	W	A	R	S		S	T	O	P	S	A	T
		E	P	E	E	S		S	N	I	T	S		Y	M	A		B	L	A	B
M	I	R	I	A	M		S	L	O	P		M	A	P		S	T	R	I	N	E
E	S	P		D	O	C	T	O	R	S	W	A	L	L	E	T	R	A	N	G	E
A	L	A		U	N	P	E	G		A	O	R	T	A	S		I	D	E	S	T
D	E	N		P	E	R	P	S		W	E	T	O	N	E		P	E	S	T	S

Grant Thackray (rhymes with "daiquiri") is 25 and lives in Portland, Ore. He lists his day jobs as writing pub trivia, designing T-shirts and house-managing live theater. To create this puzzle's theme, he spent countless hours poring over lists of (well, you'll see) to find combinations that worked.

This is Grant's fourth crossword for The Times.

– puzzle by Grant Thackray

Sun 4/14/2019 LEFT/RIGHT SYMMETRY
G	A	S	P		M	E	D	A	Y		C	H	A	I	M		E	C	I	G
O	D	I	E		O	X	I	D	E		B	U	T	N	O		D	A	N	O
T	A	T	A		L	A	N	D	S		S	M	E	A	R		A	B	I	T
O	P	U	S		A	C	E	S				S	O	F	A		M	O	T	O
P	T	A		S	S	T	S		A	D	S		F	U	S	S		T	I	P
L	E	T		P	S	A		S	P	E	C	S		N	S	A		C	A	R
E	D	I	F	I	E	S		P	I	N	U	P		K	E	Y	N	O	T	E
S	T	O	A	T	S		W	I	N	S	B	I	G		S	I	E	V	E	S
S	O	N	J	A		D	A	N	G		A	N	N	A		D	E	E	D	S
			I	T	S	O	D	D				D	A	D	B	O	D
S	C	A	T		T	E	S	L	A		A	R	T	I	E		T	K	O	S
K	A	T	A	N	A	S		Y	U	M	M	Y		O	N	P	O	I	N	T
O	D	E		A	N	T	I		N	I	A		I	S	I	S		S	T	U
S	E	A	B	E	D		N	E	T	I	Z	E	N		G	I	B	S	O	N
H	T	M	L		I	N	C	A	S		E	X	C	O	N		R	Y	E	S
			A	N	N	A	L	S				A	R	N	I	C	A
S	P	A	C	Y		P	E	T	S		S	M	E	E		S	C	O	W	S
T	A	N	K	U	P		M	A	W		T	I	M		A	I	K	M	A	N
A	S	T	I		O	B	E	S	E		O	N	E	N	D		I	A	G	O
T	H	I	S		G	E	N	I	E		K	E	N	Y	A		S	H	O	O
E	A	C	H		O	N	T	A	P		E	S	T	E	S		H	A	N	D

Will Nediger, of London, Ontario, has a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Michigan. These days he makes his living by constructing crosswords and writing trivia questions. His quiz bowl team won the 2016 ACF Nationals and the 2017 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.

The reason for this puzzle's unusual grid pattern with left/right symmetry will soon be clear.

– puzzle by Will Nediger

Sun 4/7/2019 HELP!
P	A	S	S	R	U	S	H		D	S	H	A	R	P		Z	I	P	P	O
A	U	T	O	M	A	T	A		I	N	A	W	A	Y		E	T	H	A	N
S	C	A	N	N	E	R	S		S	A	M	E	O	L	D	S	T	O	R	Y
	T	R	Y			U	N	F	U	R	L			E	A	T		T	E	X
L	I	T		P	U	T	T	O	S	L	E	E	P		M	A	L	O	N	E
P	O	O		A	B	T		P	E	S	T	E	R	S			A	N	T	S
G	N	U		L	E	E	K	S				C	O	N	M	A	N
A	S	T	O		R	D	A		M	C	S		P	A	R	M	E	S	A	N
		S	P	A		O	N	L	O	A	N		O	K	A	Y	S	U	R	E
M	I	L	E	Y		U	S	E	D	T	O		S	E	Z			L	I	E
S	H	O	N	E		R	A	D	I	C	C	H	I	O		A	C	T	E	D
N	E	W			A	S	S		S	H	O	R	T	I		C	L	A	S	S
B	A	L	L	A	S	T	S		T	O	N	S	I	L		E	O	N
C	R	Y	A	B	O	U	T		E	N	E		O	S	T		Y	S	E	R
			N	O	N	F	A	T				A	N	A	R	T		O	N	E
S	O	C	K			F	T	B	R	A	G	G		L	E	S		F	R	O
P	R	A	Y	E	D		E	A	S	T	E	R	W	E	E	K		S	O	S
A	D	S		B	A	T			T	E	N	O	R	S			A	W	L
S	A	I	L	O	N	S	A	I	L	O	R		I	M	B	E	C	I	L	E
M	I	N	E	O		A	V	E	N	U	E		T	A	U	T	E	N	E	D
S	N	O	O	K		R	E	S	E	T	S		E	N	G	O	R	G	E	D

Peter A. Collins is the chairman of the math department at Huron High School, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he has been teaching for 39 years. He has been creating crosswords for The Times since 2006. This is his 108th. When he can, Peter likes to incorporate some of the black squares into his puzzle themes, as he ingeniously does here.

– puzzle by Peter A. Collins

Sun 3/31/2019 TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM
M	A	U	D	E		O	N	I	C	E		C	H	I	T	S		O	A	R
E	L	S	O	L		K	A	S	H	A		H	A	N	O	I		B	R	O
S	L	U	N	K		S	N	E	E	R		A	S	P	I	R	A	T	E	S
M	E	A	T	S	A	U	C	E		G	O	S	P	E	L		T	U	N	E
E	L	L	S		P	R	Y		T	A	P	E		R	E	S	T	S	O	N
R	E	S	H	A	P	E		C	A	S	T	R	O	S	T	R	E	E	T
			O	R	O		L	O	O	M			H	O	B	O	S
S	C	R	U	B	S	U	I	T	S		K	R	O	N	A		T	A	D	A
T	O	A	T		I	V	E	S		T	I	A			G	R	E	T	E	L
I	M	P		S	T	U	D		C	O	N	V	O	Y		A	D	L	A	I
L	P	S		T	E	L	E	V	A	N	G	E	L	I	S	M		A	L	E
L	O	T	T	A		A	R	E	N	A	S		D	E	P	P		N	I	N
U	T	A	H	N	S			E	E	L		O	I	L	Y		U	T	N	E
P	E	R	I		A	W	A	R	D		F	R	E	D	S	A	V	A	G	E
			S	A	C	H	S			R	A	G	S		T	U	B
	P	A	I	D	R	E	S	P	E	C	T	S		F	O	G	L	A	M	P
L	E	T	S	D	I	E		A	L	A	S		E	R	R		O	R	E	L
E	L	H	I		F	L	Y	R	O	D		G	R	A	Y	S	C	A	L	E
P	O	R	T	W	I	N	E	S		O	N	L	A	Y		A	K	R	O	N
E	S	O		A	C	U	T	E		M	O	O	S	E		L	E	A	N	T
R	I	B		F	E	T	I	D		E	B	B	E	D		A	R	T	S	Y

This crossword by Andrew J. Ries, of La Pine, Ore., comes with special instructions: [See notepad.]

Andrew is a lifelong baseball fan — his favorite teams are hidden in 90- and 107-Across. He's excited about the new season that's just started.

– puzzle by Andrew J. Ries

Sun 3/24/2019 CODE SWITCHING
B	E	A	R	P	I	T			S	T	A	S	H	E	S		S	P	U	D
A	L	S	O	R	A	N		D	O	O	R	P	O	S	T		H	O	P	E
B	O	S	T	O	N	T	A	N	G	O	P	A	R	T	Y		E	A	T	S
E	P	E	E	S			S	A	G	E		N	A	E		N	A	C	R	E
L	E	T		P	E	A	K		Y	A	N	K	E	E	B	O	T	H	E	R
			S	E	N	D	S			S	I	S			E	T	H	E	N	E
J	A	K	A	R	T	A		G	O	Y	A		A	S	T	I		D	D	T
U	N	I	F	O	R	M	B	E	T		G	E	L	C	A	P	S
J	O	S	E				L	O	T	H	A	R	I	O			T	A	T	I
I	T	S		I	F	S	O			A	R	I		T	H	R	O	W	O	N
T	H	E	P	R	I	N	C	E	S	S	A	N	D	T	H	E	P	A	P	A
S	E	R	R	A	N	O		T	A	T			A	S	H	Y		S	L	R
U	R	S	A			O	U	T	L	A	W	E	D				S	H	I	A
			T	I	L	T	S	A	T		B	R	A	V	O	S	T	I	N	G
I	O	S		T	O	Y	S		A	G	A	R		A	L	I	E	N	E	E
N	O	T	B	A	D			C	I	A			A	V	A	S	T
C	H	A	R	L	I	E	W	O	R	L	D		N	A	V	Y		R	A	W
E	L	R	O	Y		T	R	U		A	R	M	Y			P	R	A	D	A
N	A	T	O		P	H	O	N	E	T	I	C	A	L	P	H	A	B	E	T
S	L	E	D		H	A	T	T	R	E	E	S		C	R	U	M	B	L	E
E	A	R	S		O	N	E	Y	E	A	R			D	O	S	S	I	E	R

Trenton Charlson is a 2018 graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in English and a concentration in creative writing. "Sadly," he says half-jokingly (I think), "there is no crossword-puzzle major at Ohio State." Five of Trenton's previous nine crosswords in The Times were named "Puzzle of the Week" by the blog XWord Info.

This is his first Sunday puzzle.

– puzzle by Trenton Charlson

Sun 3/17/2019 THAT'S ANOTHER STORY
L	I	S	A			F	I	N	K		P	O	O	P			L	E	S	T
E	C	I	G		O	L	S	O	N		S	H	R	U	B		O	T	T	O
S	E	L	A		M	A	R	L	E	Y	A	N	D	M	E		R	O	E	G
	C	E	M	E	N	T		A	L	I	T	O		P	E	R	D	U	E
G	O	N	E	G	I	R	L		T	P	S		L	I	F	E	O	F	P	I
A	R	T	O	O		A	A	S				G	O	T		O	F	F	E	D
R	E	E	F	S		T	I	T	O		A	L	O	U		S	T	E	N	O
P	S	S	T		S	E	R	I	F		N	A	P	P	Y		H	E	S	S
			H	B	O		S	E	M	I	D	R	Y		O	W	E
	S	C	R	O	L	L		G	I	M	M	E		S	K	I	F	F	S
S	T	O	O	D	O	U	T		C	O	E		O	P	E	N	L	A	T	E
C	A	N	N	Y		N	I	K	E		N	I	N	E		D	I	J	O	N
A	C	M	E	S		G	P	A				N	Y	C		F	E	I	N	T
R	H	E	S	U	S		S	P	A	N	D	E	X		F	A	S	T	E	R
Y	E	N		R	E	P		O	T	H	E	R		F	O	R		A	R	E
			A	F	A	R	E	W	E	L	L	T	O	A	R	M	S
G	A	N	G	S	T	E	R						R	I	M	S	H	O	T	S
O	B	I	E		A	T	R	I	A		B	L	A	R	E		A	V	I	A
T	H	E	O	N	C	E	A	N	D		F	U	T	U	R	E	K	I	N	G
H	O	T	L	Y		E	T	D	S		F	R	O	S		L	U	N	G	E
E	R	O	D	E		N	A	Y				E	R	E		F	R	E	E	S

Sophia Maymudes is a junior at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., studying computer science and math. She's been making crosswords since high school. For this one, her first Sunday puzzle, she teamed up with fellow Seattle resident Jeff Chen, who writes a daily crossword blog, XWordInfo.com. They jointly brainstormed theme examples. Jeff laid out the grid. Sophia did the fill. They each wrote half the clues. Sophia says, "The entire puzzle took nearly a hundred emails back and forth to create."

– puzzle by Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen

Sun 3/10/2019 MATH HYSTERIA
C	O	E	X	I	S	T		T	A	C	O	N	I	C			G	R	U	B
P	H	A	R	A	O	H		S	H	A	P	E	L	Y		C	L	A	R	A
L	O	S	A	N	G	E	L	E	S	T	I	M	E	S		A	I	D	A	N
S	K	Y	Y		G	R	E		O	B	O	E		T	A	T	T	I	N	G
			C	A	Y	M	A	N		R	I	S	K		D	E	T	A	I	L
E	D	G	A	R			S	A	M	E	D	I	F	F	E	R	E	N	C	E
S	E	A	M	O	S	S		C	E	E		S	C	A	L	E	R
S	E	V	E	N	T	H	G	R	A	D	E			D	E	R	A	L	T	E
O	P	E	R		A	M	I	E			C	L	U	E			T	O	R	Y
		I	A	M	T	O	O			Z	O	O	S		H	E	I	N	I	E
A	P	T		R	O	O	T	O	F	A	L	L	E	V	I	L		E	O	S
L	E	A	D	E	R		T	R	I	P			R	A	F	A	E	L
I	N	G	E			B	O	B	S			S	I	R	I		N	I	K	I
S	H	O	P	P	E	R			C	A	S	H	D	I	V	I	D	E	N	D
			R	O	S	I	T	A		T	H	O		G	E	N	E	S	E	E
T	H	R	E	E	P	O	I	N	T	S	H	O	T			F	A	T	W	A
Y	E	A	S	T	Y		S	T	A	T		P	A	V	L	O	V
R	A	M	S	E	S	I		I	P	O	S		D	I	E		O	A	T	H
E	L	M	O	S		P	O	W	E	R	O	F	A	T	T	O	R	N	E	Y
S	E	E	R	S		A	M	A	T	E	U	R		R	I	P	E	N	E	D
E	R	R	S			D	E	R	O	S	S	I		O	N	A	D	I	M	E

Adam Fromm lives in Providence, R.I. He works for a pharmaceutical company and moonlights as a singer/songwriter. This puzzle is a throwback to his college days when he briefly majored in math … before switching to literature. He prefers subjects that "don't require the right answer, only a reasonable one."

This is his fifth puzzle for The Times.

– puzzle by Adam Fromm

Sun 3/3/2019 D.J.'S SPINNIN'
P	E	C	A	N	S		M	I	S	D	E	A	L		S	C	A	L	A	R
I	R	O	B	O	T		I	T	S	O	N	M	E		C	O	S	I	N	E
S	A	L	O	M	E		L	E	A	N	S	I	N		R	I	S	I	N	G
H	O	O	V	E	R	J	A	M		J	U	S	T	B	U	N	N	I	E	S
	F	R	E	S	N	O			L	U	I	S		U	N	A	S
			A	S	E	A		C	A	A	N		U	S	C	G		P	X	S
E	T	A	L		R	O	L	L	I	N	G	I	N	T	H	E	J	E	E	P
M	I	L	L	S			E	O	N			S	P	A	Y		E	T	N	A
A	M	I		T	A	T	A	S		C	L	U	E			S	T	E	A	M
J	O	C	K	O	F	T	H	E	B	A	Y		G	M	A	I	L
	R	E	A	L	T	Y		T	E	R	R	A		O	N	E	A	C	T
			R	I	A	L	S		G	R	A	V	E	J	I	G	G	E	R	S
A	L	O	A	D			H	E	S	S		A	L	O	N	E		L	A	P
C	O	A	T		C	L	O	Y			T	I	O			S	W	E	D	E
M	A	K	E	T	H	E	J	E	A	N	S	L	I	S	T		I	B	E	X
E	M	S		R	A	V	I		L	I	P	S		P	O	L	S
			A	I	R	E		G	A	P	S			A	R	L	E	N	E
G	A	R	B	A	G	E	J	U	M	P		J	U	N	E	B	U	G	G	Y
I	C	E	A	G	E		O	N	E	I	D	A	S		R	E	P	A	G	E
B	A	N	T	E	R		S	I	D	E	O	N	E		O	A	T	I	E	R
B	R	E	E	D	S		S	T	A	R	T	E	D		S	N	O	O	D	S

Tony Orbach is a construction manager and musician in Upper Montclair, N.J. Andrea Carla Michaels is a professional namer (of companies and products) in San Francisco. They worked together on this puzzle by email — bouncing theme ideas, crossword fill and clues back and forth. Tony sneaked in Andrea's favorite word at 75-Down. (Note her initials.)

This is their second collaboration for The Times.

– puzzle by Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels

Sun 2/24/2019 EVERYTHING EVENS OUT IN THE END
C	H	E	W	B	A	C	C	A		C	L	U	B				L	I	D	S
D	E	V	I	A	T	I	O	N		R	I	F	E			C	E	L	I	E
S	M	A	L	L	T	O	W	N	S	A	L	O	N		W	H	I	L	S	T
			L	S	U		S	O	L	D		S	E	P	I	A		U	L	T
P	A	S	S	A	N	T		Y	U	L	E			R	P	I		M	O	L
I	M	P		M	E	W	L		R	E	I	N	D	E	E	R	R	I	D	E
G	E	A	R		D	O	I	T			D	A	R	T		S	O	N	G
S	C	R	E	W		P	L	U	M	B		G	A	O	L		L	A	I	R
T	H	E	F	A	R	M	T	E	A	M		A	G	R	I		E	T	N	A
Y	E	S	S	I	R				S	W	I	N	G	I	N	G	S	I	G	N
				S	A	N	G	T	O		V	O	Y	A	G	E
I	S	N	O	T	T	O	O	I	N	T	O				O	N	I	O	N	S
N	A	A	N		E	T	R	E		P	R	O	T	E	S	T	P	O	E	T
K	I	T	S		D	O	D	O		S	Y	R	I	A		S	O	L	A	R
	L	I	E	S		F	I	F	A			G	A	S	P		D	A	T	A
F	O	O	T	N	O	T	E	F	O	N	T		S	E	R	T		L	E	N
U	R	N		A	V	E			L	E	A	D		L	E	E	W	A	R	D
M	M	A		R	E	N	E	W		S	T	A	Y		C	R	O
B	O	L	G	E	R		W	H	A	T	A	R	E	T	H	E	O	D	D	S
L	O	T	U	S			E	A	S	E		L	O	S	E	S	L	E	E	P
E	N	V	Y				S	P	U	D		A	W	K	W	A	F	I	N	A

Erik Agard, 25, is a professional puzzlemaker from Gaithersburg, Md. He is the reigning champion of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. On average he finishes a Sunday New York Times crossword in a frighteningly quick 5 minutes. Last October he won $66,802 in a three-day winning streak on Jeopardy!

This is Erik's 32^nd crossword for the paper.

– puzzle by Erik Agard

Sun 2/17/2019 TRIVIAL MATTERS
M	A	D	E			S	O	D	A		P	A	R	M			J	A	R	S
I	B	E	T		C	H	R	I	S	T	E	N	D	O	M		A	M	A	T
A	L	W	A	Y	S	H	A	S	F	O	L	I	A	G	E		P	I	M	A
T	A	I	P	E	I			P	O	M	E	S		U	L	Y	A	N	O	V
A	Z	T	E	C		E	V	E	R				A	L	L	I	N	O	N	E
S	E	T		C	I	V	I	L			V	A	N		O	P	E	R	A	S
			O	H	M	A	N		A	P	I	N	G		W	E	S
M	O	C	K			H	E	N	S	T	A	T	E			S	E	A
E	N	O	L	A			S	O	W	S		E	L	M			V	S	O	P
T	R	U	A	N	T	S		L	E	D	A		I	A	M		I	T	L	L
H	I	G	H	S	C	H	O	O	L		S	E	C	R	E	T	C	O	D	E
O	C	H	O		M	O	I		L	A	C	E		E	R	I	T	R	E	A
D	E	E	M			O	L	E		C	O	L	S			M	O	I	S	T
		D	A	N			P	R	E	T	T	Y	I	N			R	A	T	S
			S	O	B		U	M	A	S	S		N	O	I	S	Y
A	R	M	O	U	R		M	A	T			R	E	L	E	T		W	K	S
C	H	O	O	S	E	U	P				B	O	W	L		A	G	A	I	N
C	O	R	N	E	A	S		T	I	M	O	N			I	N	E	S	S	E
E	D	G	E		D	E	L	A	W	A	R	E	N	I	C	K	N	A	M	E
S	E	A	R		S	T	A	Y	I	N	A	L	I	V	E		U	B	E	R
S	S	N	S			O	P	E	N		T	Y	P	E			S	I	T	S

David Kwong is a professional magician and crossword constructor. He was the head magic consultant for the hit 2013 film Now You See Me (see the sly nod at 96-Down.) He is currently performing in a one-man magic-and-puzzles show, The Enigmatist, in New York City. Audience members must solve four puzzles in an anteroom to get into the show. (Hints are available if needed.)

This is Kwong's 19^th puzzle for The Times.

– puzzle by David Kwong

Thu 1/24/2019
R	C	A	S		A	I	M		B	A	H	A	I	S
E	R	I	C	I	D	L	E		A	R	A	R	A	T
V	O	D	O	D	O	L	L		S	C	H	E	M	A
S	N	A	P	E			T	I	S			A	T	F
			S	E	A	L		F	O	L	P	R	O	F
O	D	D			R	E	G	I	N	A	L
C	R	I	T	I	C	A	L			D	E	C	C	A
T	O	R	I	C	H	F	O	R	M	Y	B	L	O	D
O	P	E	R	A			M	O	U	S	S	A	K	A
			E	N	C	A	S	E	S			D	E	M
F	O	T	S	T	O	L		S	T	A	G
A	L	I			L	E	T			L	A	N	D	O
C	A	M	E	R	A		G	O	G	O	E	Y	E	S
E	L	E	V	E	N		I	N	A	F	L	A	S	H
T	A	X	A	C	T		F	A	B		S	H	I	A

Hi Stu,

Thanks for your nice note.

Usually when we'd like extensive changes in a grid, we return it to the constructor to make them.

In this case, though, your puzzle had already been on file for a year. We selected it to edit the clues. In looking over the grid, we thought it could be improved. Entries that felt overly crosswordy or subpar included REVE, ENATE, OMS, ILONA, DAREST, ALOP, LENYA, and SCAG. At this point we didn't want to return the puzzle, which would have delayed its appearance even longer. So Joel made the changes himself.

One important thing to keep in mind is that the standards for fill keep rising. Puzzles that we accepted in the past might not make the grade today. And your puzzle, whose fill we thought was not bad at the time of acceptance, we thought by today's standards could benefit from a brush-up.

I hope this explains a little further — and that you're happy with how the puzzle turned out.

– puzzle by Stu Ockman

Tue 1/1/2019
A	B	E	L		F	I	G		A	B	R	O	A	D
G	E	N	E		O	N	E		P	R	O	N	T	O
H	A	T	T	R	I	C	K		P	I	S	C	E	S
A	N	I		A	L	I	K	E		G	E	E
S	E	R	U	M		T	O	R	C	H	S	O	N	G
T	R	E	M	B	L	E		V	A	T		V	I	A
			A	L	A		E	I	N		L	E	N	S
	T	I	M	E	S	I	G	N	A	T	U	R	E
C	A	N	I		S	N	O		P	E	N
A	B	A		S	I	N		T	E	A	C	H	E	R
B	U	C	K	T	E	E	T	H		S	H	O	V	E
		T	O	O		S	A	R	E	E		B	O	D
E	P	I	L	O	G		P	A	S	S	A	B	L	E
S	A	V	A	G	E		A	S	P		L	I	V	E
P	R	E	S	E	T		S	H	Y		I	T	E	M

(copied from Wordplay)

I'm very sorry for the distraction about BEANER (2D) in today's fine puzzle by Gary Cee.

Neither Joel [Fagliano] nor I had ever heard the slur before — and I don't know anyone who would use it. Maybe we live in rarefied circles.

In researching this puzzle, we discovered the other meaning of the word as a slur. Later, Jeff Chen over at XWord Info brought it to our attention as well.

My feeling, rightly or wrongly, is that any benign meaning of a word is fair game for a crossword. This is an issue that comes up occasionally with entries like GO O.K. (which we clued last April as "Proceed all right," but which as a solid word is a slur), CHINK (benign in the sense as a chink in one's armor), etc. These are legitimate words.

Perhaps I need to rethink this opinion if enough solvers are bothered. I want your focus to be on the puzzle rather than being distracted by side issues. But I assure you this viewpoint is expressed with a pure heart.

Meanwhile, for any solver who was offended by 2-Down in today's puzzle, I apologize.

– puzzle by Gary Cee

Wed 2/7/2018
H	A	N	S		G	I	Z	M	O		P	L	A	Y
U	T	A	H		O	N	I	O	N		L	E	N	E
M	A	K	E	C	O	N	N	E	C	T	I	O	N	S
O	B	E	R	O	N				D	I	E	T	E	D
R	O	D	E	O		T	E	A		C	R	A	T	E
M	I	L	E		P	U	L	L	A		S	R	T	A
E	L	Y		O	R	E	I	L	L	Y		D	E	R
				W	I	S		E	T	A
D	Y	S		L	E	D	A	W	A	Y		W	A	S
R	A	T	A		R	A	D	I	I		T	A	M	P
A	M	O	C	O		Y	O	S		R	H	Y	M	E
F	A	R	C	R	Y				G	O	E	S	O	N
T	H	E	T	I	E	S	T	H	A	T	B	I	N	D
E	A	R	N		C	H	A	I	R		E	D	I	E
E	S	S	O		H	O	N	E	Y		S	E	A	R

Will Shortz posted a correction at nytimes.com reproduced here:

SPECIAL POST — Lots of complaints about the answer LENE (16-Across — "Voiceless consonant like "b" or "p") in today's crossword.

In short, those who wrote in are right: It's a poor answer, and the clue is wrong to boot. Here's what happened:

In the late stages of editing, we noticed that the grid contained both CRIERS (5D) and FAR CRY (53A). While this doesn't officially break my rule about duplications, which I can discuss sometime, it seemed inelegant. The simplest "fix" was to change CRIERS to PLIERS, making PLAY and LENE reading across. LENE is an old bit of crosswordese, used 90 times in the Times crossword before I became the editor, usually clued as "Unaspirated" or "Unaspirated consonant."

Because I figured few solvers today know what LENE means (the last dictionary it seems to have appeared in is Webster's Second New International in 1934, where it was already labeled "rare"), I decided to spell it out with examples. Unfortunately, the example "b" is wrong. That is a voiced consonant, not a voiceless one.

In retrospect, as the commenter Byron suggested at Crosswordfiend.com, I should have left the semi-duplication FAR CRY/CRIERS as it was. That would have been preferable to the obscure and ugly LENE.

The online version of the puzzle has now been restored to CRIERS/CLAY/RENE, which all future solvers will see. Of course, nothing can be done now about the print version of the puzzle. A correction on the clue error should appear shortly.

– puzzle by Stu Ockman

Mon 4/10/2017
R	A	I	S	E		A	B	O	D	E		C	O	B
O	R	C	A	S		C	O	R	E	D		A	C	E
S	E	A	N	C	O	N	N	E	R	Y		L	E	I
H	A	N	G		M	E	D	I	A		P	L	A	N
			T	S	A			D	I	S	H	I	N	G
T	I	M	O	T	H	Y	D	A	L	T	O	N
A	T	E		E	A	S	E		S	I	T
R	O	G	E	R		L	U	G		M	O	O	R	E
			R	N	A		C	A	D	S		W	I	I
		P	I	E	R	C	E	B	R	O	S	N	A	N
L	I	B	E	R	A	L			I	N	K
I	R	A	S		M	E	D	A	L		I	N	T	O
F	I	N		D	A	N	I	E	L	C	R	A	I	G
E	N	D		D	I	C	E	R		C	U	T	E	R
R	A	J		S	C	H	M	O		S	N	O	R	E

There is an old joke that prisoners make good crossword constructors because they have a lot of time on their hands.

In my 23+ years at the Times, I haven't found this to be the case. I've rarely gotten submissions from people in prison, and Lonnie Burton is the first one I've ever accepted a puzzle from.

Lonnie's theme of 007 actors is straightforward and unremarkable. I'm sure it's been done before. What tickled me about this version was the grid number "007," as well as the elegance of crossing the answer there with one of the theme entries. That's brilliant.

I asked Lonnie to tell me about himself and how he makes crosswords — which can't be easy to do in prison. A condensed version of his response appears below.

I'm a strong believer in redemption and the capacity of people to change. No matter what Lonnie has done in the past, which landed him in prison, I admire him for what he's doing now.

– puzzle by Lonnie Burton

POW Fri 9/30/2016
S	C	R	A	T	C	H			T	W	O	C	A	R
A	L	A	B	A	M	A		B	A	R	N	O	N	E
T	O	N	E	L	O	C		O	R	I	E	N	T	S
Y	T	D		I	N	K	B	L	O	T		V	E	E
R	H	O	D	A		A	A	A	S		S	E	A	T
S	E	M	I		O	T	B			H	U	R	T	S
			V	I	C	H	Y	S	S	O	I	S	E
	G	H	E	T	T	O	B	L	A	S	T	E	R
	L	E	B	R	O	N	J	A	M	E	S
F	O	R	A	Y			O	M	S		M	A	S	K
U	B	E	R		P	E	R	P		L	E	T	H	E
T	U	G		B	A	G	N	O	L	D		T	O	N
I	L	O	V	E	L	A		E	S	O	T	E	R	Y
L	I	E	A	B	E	D		T	A	P	I	N	T	O
E	N	S	L	E	R			S	T	A	N	D	I	N

Before scheduling today's puzzle, Joel and I gave a lot of thought to the answer GHETTO BLASTER (33A), worrying that some solvers might object. Certain sources, such as Wikipedia, say it's pejorative, and it's not my goal to disparage or hurt anyone.

But after a lot of discussion, soul-searching and research, we decided it's fair game.

First, an online search shows thousands of recent uses in BBC News, Slate, GQ and other respected media. An article last March in Rolling Stone magazine used the term in its very first sentence. And the entry on "political correctness" in the style manual for The Economist — after declaring "Do not labor to avoid imaginary insults" — specifically mentions "ghetto blaster" as an example.

We also asked a prominent African-American crossword constructor about the term, who personally had no problem with it.

The Times itself has used the phrase 15 times, including in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2012.

On the plus side, GHETTO BLASTER is a lively answer that has never appeared in a New York Times crossword before. It did appear last year in a diagramless puzzle in The Times. It also appeared in a 2010 crossword in The Los Angeles Times, indicating that another quality venue has also approved it.

All things considered, I think it passes muster.

– puzzle by James Mulhern

Tue 12/8/2015
R	A	B	B	I		E	D	A	M		P	E	N	N
P	A	L	E	D		L	I	R	A		A	L	O	E
M	A	U	V	E		F	A	I	R	Y	D	U	S	T
		E	Y	E	D			A	T	M		D	E	W
G	P	S		F	A	M	I	L	Y	C	R	E	S	T
R	O	T		I	R	O	C		R	A	O
A	L	A		X	E	N	O	N			B	R	O	S
F	A	T	H	E	R	K	N	O	W	S	B	E	S	T
T	R	E	E			S	C	O	R	E		D	A	R
			S	T	L		U	N	I	X		S	K	A
F	A	L	S	E	A	R	R	E	S	T		H	A	Y
A	R	I		A	B	E			T	A	X	I
B	R	E	A	K	F	A	S	T		P	O	R	E	D
L	O	G	S		E	M	I	R		E	X	T	R	A
E	W	E	S		E	S	P	Y		S	O	S	A	D

[Continuing from yesterday] My assistant, Joel, taped us editing yesterday's and today's puzzle, and he transcribed a bit of our discussion each day. It illustrates our process as well as our back-and-forth, which sometimes goes off on tangents. Below, we're working on the clue for 61-Across, BREAKFAST. The constructor's clue was "Morning meal ... or what this puzzle's theme entries do?"

Will: Hmm, well, that's awfully easy. Shouldn't we hide the revealer a little bit?

Joel: Right.

Joel: "IHOP speciality."

Will: "24-hour McDonald's offering, now."

Joel: That's kinda fun.

Will: Yeah. That's like an ad for McDonald's, though.

Joel: Well, I think they're doing okay.

Will: [laughs] You don't think they need us? Their stock price won't go up because of us?

[long pause]

Will: Morning ritual?

Joel: Ritual … hmm.

Will: Comb your hair, shower, breakfast.

Joel: I was looking up quotes about breakfast. Steven Wright: "I went to a restaurant that served 'Breakfast At Any Time.' So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance." [laughs]. All right, I thought there might be some quotes about breakfast, but, wasn't meant to be.

Will: Morning tradition? Morning staple?

Joel: Breakfast, breakfast, breakfast. Well … waffles, cereal, oatmeal, pancakes ...

Will: "Oatmeal or waffles, e.g." You think those equal breakfast?

Joel: Let's keep thinking. Breakfast … [pause] It's sometimes skipped in the morning?

Will: Rope.

Joel: Yeah, I don't know what the hell else that could be.

Will: I really don't mind "IHOP specialty," except it feels so commercial, especially because it's a theme answer. The whole puzzle hinges on this.

Joel: Hmm. This bothers you more than it bothers me. Because in my minis all the time, there's just brands left and right. I never feel like I'm selling out to them or doing them a favor or anything. It's just something me and the solver share in common. We both know what this thing is, so it's like a touchstone.

Will: There's a lot of brand names in the main crossword, too. I just try not to put too much attention on them. They should be incidental. And here, since it involves the key answer in the puzzle, it's sort of like throwing IHOP in your face.

Joel: That's why you don't like the McDonald's thing either?

Will: Yeah, even more so, 'cause that's new, so it's even more of an advertisement. "Hey guys, McDonald's has this new thing ..."

Joel: "After this commercial break, you can continue solving …"

Will: At least with IHOP, breakfast there is part of our long-standing culture.

Joel: Could say … "Coffee go-with"?

Will: "It follows a shower"?

Joel: It might not. I usually eat something before I shower.

Will: How's this for an ad … "Free Hampton Inn offering"! [laughs]

Joel: That's not a terrible idea, actually. We could do something like "Motel freebie."

Will: Uh-huh. "Motel freebie, nowadays." "Freebie" is weird, though. Freebie's like a mint on your pillow.

Joel: … "amenity"?

Will: That's better. O.K. … "Modern motel amenity." [scribbles it down]

Will: You know, when I started at the Times in '93, and I introduced commercial names into the puzzle, a lot of people really hated that. There were complaints for a couple of years, especially from older solvers. But I knew people would eventually come around. Either that ... or they'd die! Now maybe I'm on the conservative end of things.

Joel: Maybe it's just that brands are part of my … they're just everywhere, and they connect with people on Twitter and stuff. So I don't really think twice when I see one in the puzzle.

Will: Yeah, times have changed.

– puzzle by Neville Fogarty

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50 puzzles with Editor comments — 12/8/2015 to 12/8/2019

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B	A	L	I	I	N	D	O	N	E	S	I	A			E	D	I	T	E	D
E	M	E	R	G	E	S				H	A	D	T	O		E	Z	I	N	E
R	E	D	D		T	I	R	A	D	E		B	O	Y	Z	I	I	M	E	N
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I	N	A	S	E	C		S	H	O	R	I	N	G		M	Y	B
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K	R	I	S	T	E	N	W	I	I	G		N	E	H	I		L	O	L	Z
E	N	D		O	D	O		S	E	E	T	O		I	A	M		N	E	Z
R	I	A	L		I	M	A	M		N	I	N	T	E	N	D	O	W	I	I
S	A	S	E		F	E	M		S	T	R	E	W	S		P	L	A	N	E
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O	P	S		W	E	E	Z	E	R		N	E	R	V	E	D
J	A	C	O	B	R	I	I	S		A	G	R	E	E	R		S	P	C	A
I	L	U	V	U		S	N	I	P	S				N	E	S	T	E	R	S
B	E	L	U	G	A			E	A	S	Y	O	N	T	H	E	E	Y	E	S
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A	L	E	E		A	M	I	E	S		D	I	N	A	R		A	T	T	N
S	E	R	S		S	P	A	D	E		A	D	E	L	E			E	S	T

E	M	U		G	O	R	K	I		B	A	B	E		S	N	A	P	T	O
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T	I	E	O	N			R	E	P	O		L	U	V		T	E	N	T	H
	S	T	P	E	T	E	R	S	S	Q	U	A	R	E		L	A	U	R	A
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U	P	T	O	P	A	R		S	T	E	E	L			E	S	S
T	E	A	R	I	N	T	O				R	I	V	A	L		E	V	E	R
A	P	I	N	G		H	O	L	Y	R	O	M	A	N	E	M	P	I	R	E
H	A	L			L	A	H	O	R	E		E	X	I	T	S	I	G	N	S
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A	T	P	R	E	S	E	N	T		I	R	I	S	E	S			E	B	B
C	H	I	N	E	S	E	C	H	E	C	K	E	R	S		R	A	T	I	O
K	E	N	O		F	L	O	E	S				A	T	T	E	S	T	T	O
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L	O	C		O	T	T	O		A	R	T	Y		E	M	T	S
I	P	A	D	S		A	R	A	B	I	C	N	U	M	E	R	A	L	S
K	I	T	E	S		C	P	R		A	H	A	S			O	I	L	E	D
E	N	G	L	I	S	H	H	O	R	N		M	E	T	R	O	D	O	M	E
N	E	U	T	E	R		A	M	E	N		I	B	E	A	M		Y	I	N
S	S	T	A	R	S		N	A	P	A		C	Y	A	N	S		D	S	T

D	A	N	I	E	L	C	R	A	I	G		T	A	K	E	S	H	A	P	E
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C	O	L	L	E	G	E	P	R	E	P		T	I	E	D	Y	E	I	N	G
A	F	L	Y			E	L	I	S	H	A		S	P	I	L	L	A	N	E
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J	E	A	L	O	U	S	Y		P	R	I	S	O	N	E	S	C	A	P	E
O	U	T	I	N	G			C	A	D	G	I	N	G			O	D	O	R
A	B	A	C	I		S	H	O	R	T	O	F			E	T	C	H	I	N
D	I	R	E	C	T	L	I	N	E				S	I	L	I	C	O	N	E
S	E	I		B	R	A	N	D	N	A	M	E	P	R	O	D	U	C	T	S
			T	O	O	K	T	O	T	H	E	S	L	O	P	E	S
S	E	V	E	N	Y	E	A	R	S	I	N	T	I	B	E	T		V	A	T
W	E	I	R	D	E	S	T				D	E	C	O	R	A	T	I	V	E
A	R	N	E	S	S			D	E	S	E	R	E	T		B	E	L	I	E
R	I	G	S			C	O	A	L	E	R	S			S	L	A	L	O	M
M	E	T	A	A	N	A	L	Y	S	E	S		S	T	H	E	L	E	N	S
				M	I	M	E	S	I	S		C	E	R	E	S
S	A	D	F	A	C	E	S		E	T	A	L	I	I			F	L	A	P
A	L	E	R	T	E	D	T	O		A	M	A	Z	O	N	P	R	I	M	E
A	T	L	E	I	S	U	R	E		R	A	R	E	D	I	S	E	A	S	E
R	O	A	D	S	T	E	A	D		S	H	O	R	E	P	A	T	R	O	L

T	R	E	A	D			S	P	I	R	I	T	S		C	H	A	S	E	S
C	O	R	S	E	T		T	I	M	E	C	O	P		R	E	C	O	U	P
M	O	T	H	E	R	S	U	P	E	R	I	O	R		I	N	C	U	B	I
	K	E	E	P	U	P			D	E	N	T	I	S	T		O	N	I	T
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B	R	E	A	K	I	N	G	B	A	D		N	E	U	R	O	N	S
L	E	A	D				G	E	S					D	A	R	T	G	U	N
A	L	T	A	R		P	A	R	K	I	N	G	F	I	N	E		O	R	E
S	E	A	P	O	W	E	R	S		N	O	R	I	S	K		F	O	B	S
S	E	T	T	Y	P	E			A	R	T	E	S			M	I	D	S	T
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M	A	T	T	E			O	N	E	A	S			L	A	T	E	T	A	G
C	I	A	O		J	O	C	U	N	D		B	E	A	A	R	T	H	U	R
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A	S	C	A	P		A	M	I	C	A			D	A	N	E		S	E	A
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Z	E	S	T		E	M	M	Y		A	S	P	E	R		I	C	E	U	P

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P	I	P	E	T	T	E		D	E	M	O	C	D		L	A	R	I	A	T
P	E	D	A	L				S	T	I	N	K		G	A	R	T	E	R	S
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S	E	A	R	S		K	E	Y	E	D		E	P	E	E	S		O	M	S

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E	P	I	C		P	O	N	D				T	E	A	M		D	O	N	T
L	E	S		B	L	O	O	P				I	K	N	O	W		N	N	E
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D	A	M	P		N	O	U	N				T	H	A	N		S	H	A	G
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E	V	I	L	O	M	E	N	S				M	I	A	M	I	H	E	A	T
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T	R	E	S			I	T	S	Y		E	A	S	T			D	Y	A	N

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O	N	A	U	T	O		A	C	C	R	A		D	U	S	T		M	E	H
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A	T	K	I	N	S		O	T	T	O	M	A	N		A	G	A	M	E
T	E	S	T	S			F	A	S	T	O	N	E		B	O	R	E	D

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N	E	E	S	O	N		S	H	E	A	R		S	A	L		S	S	N	S

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B	A	L	I	I	N	D	O	N	E	S	I	A			E	D	I	T	E	D
E	M	E	R	G	E	S				H	A	D	T	O		E	Z	I	N	E
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I	N	A	S	E	C		S	H	O	R	I	N	G		M	Y	B
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S	E	R	S		S	P	A	D	E		A	D	E	L	E			E	S	T

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L	E	A	D				G	E	S					D	A	R	T	G	U	N
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A	S	C	A	P		A	M	I	C	A			D	A	N	E		S	E	A
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Z	E	S	T		E	M	M	Y		A	S	P	E	R		I	C	E	U	P

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P	I	P	E	T	T	E		D	E	M	O	C	D		L	A	R	I	A	T
P	E	D	A	L				S	T	I	N	K		G	A	R	T	E	R	S
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S	E	A	R	S		K	E	Y	E	D		E	P	E	E	S		O	M	S

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E	P	I	C		P	O	N	D				T	E	A	M		D	O	N	T
L	E	S		B	L	O	O	P				I	K	N	O	W		N	N	E
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D	A	M	P		N	O	U	N				T	H	A	N		S	H	A	G
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E	V	I	L	O	M	E	N	S				M	I	A	M	I	H	E	A	T
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T	R	E	S			I	T	S	Y		E	A	S	T			D	Y	A	N

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O	N	A	U	T	O		A	C	C	R	A		D	U	S	T		M	E	H
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A	T	K	I	N	S		O	T	T	O	M	A	N		A	G	A	M	E
T	E	S	T	S			F	A	S	T	O	N	E		B	O	R	E	D

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N	E	E	S	O	N		S	H	E	A	R		S	A	L		S	S	N	S

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B	A	L	I	I	N	D	O	N	E	S	I	A			E	D	I	T	E	D
E	M	E	R	G	E	S				H	A	D	T	O		E	Z	I	N	E
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I	N	A	S	E	C		S	H	O	R	I	N	G		M	Y	B
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S	E	R	S		S	P	A	D	E		A	D	E	L	E			E	S	T

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L	E	A	D				G	E	S					D	A	R	T	G	U	N
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