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Sun 4/27/2025 Numbers Game
N	O	T	A	T	A	L	L						K	I	S	S	A	B	L	E
T	R	U	T	H	B	O	M	B				S	O	N	O	T	T	R	U	E
S	A	N	T	A	C	L	A	U	S		T	H	E	O	N	E	R	I	N	G
B	L	E	A	T			O	N	A	L	E	A	D			A	I	D	E	S
				S	C	I		S	T	O	R	M		M	C	R	A	E
M	U	K	B	A	N	G	S		I	B	M		L	O	A	N		Z	I	T
S	T	A	Y	I	N	A	L	I	V	E		M	O	O	N	S	H	I	N	E
D	I	N	E	D			I	R	A		M	A	S	T			A	L	D	A
O	L	G	A		C	U	D	I		F	O	N	T		H	A	R	L	E	M
S	E	A	R	C	H	H	I	S	T	O	R	Y		P	E	N	T	A	X
				L	I	O	N		O	L	E		S	I	L	T
	I	M	R	I	C	H		B	A	L	L	E	T	S	L	I	P	P	E	R
C	R	E	E	P	O		T	I	D	Y		S	E	A	S		E	R	M	A
Y	A	D	A			E	R	A	S		I	A	L			C	R	O	O	K
S	T	I	L	E	T	T	O	S		E	M	I	L	Y	B	R	O	N	T	E
T	E	A		G	I	S	T		P	G	A		A	R	R	A	N	G	E	D
		F	O	G	G	Y		S	E	A	M	S		S	A	Y
L	I	A	N	E			G	A	N	D	A	L	F			O	P	E	D	S
U	P	S	I	D	E	D	O	W	N		C	A	L	C	U	L	A	T	O	R
C	A	T	C	O	N	D	O	S				T	O	P	B	A	N	A	N	A
A	S	S	E	N	T	E	D						W	R	E	S	T	L	E	S

Jacob Reed is a director, writer and visual artist in Pasadena, Calif. He has directed numerous videos for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Funny or Die and BuzzFeed. His thought-provoking short documentary "Full Picture" appeared in more than a dozen film festivals around the country.

This is his first Sunday crossword for The Times.

– puzzle by Jacob Reed

Sun 4/20/2025 Double Vision
R	I	P		S	P	A	R	S		S	B	A	R	R	O		B	A	C	O	N
U	N	O		A	R	R	A	Y		H	I	N	T	A	T		T	R	Y	M	E
I	T	S		W	O	O	D	S	W	O	O	D	S	C	R	E	W	C	R	E	W
N	O	T	F	I	T		S	T	E	W	S			H	A	M		W	A	L	E
	O	P	I	N	E	S		E	D	U	C	A	T	E		O	P	E	N	E	R
O	D	O	R		S	P	A	M	S	P	A	M	A	L	O	T	A	L	O	T
R	E	S	E	N	T	E	D				N	I	L		W	E	E	D
B	E	T	S	Y		N	A	B	O	B		G	O	O	N		A	S	W	A	N
S	P	A		M	A	D	M	A	D	I	S	O	N	I	S	O	N		H	M	O
		G	A	P	S		S	T	I	L	T			L	U	C		P	O	P	S
O	V	E	R	H	I	T		S	N	O	R	E	S		P	U	R	P	O	S	E
D	E	A	F		D	O	C			B	E	G	A	N		L	O	E	W
D	I	G		D	E	M	D	E	M	A	G	O	G	A	G	O	G		H	A	D
S	N	E	E	R		A	C	N	E		A	S	A	D	A		A	B	O	D	E
			S	U	E	T		S	A	P				I	M	I	N	L	O	V	E
	P	R	O	P	R	O	C	U	R	E	S	C	U	R	E	S		O	P	E	D
L	O	I	T	E	R		H	E	A	T	H	E	R		R	E	J	O	I	N
O	L	D	E		E	R	A			D	A	N	A	E		C	O	M	E	T	O
R	E	D	R	E	D	A	C	T	I	O	N	A	C	T	I	O	N		P	U	P
D	A	L	I	S		T	H	E	D	O	T		I	N	A	N	E		I	R	A
E	X	E	C	S		S	A	L	A	R	Y		L	A	N	D	S		E	E	L

Victor Schmitt, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a fourth-year student at the University of Michigan, majoring in computer science. He's one of the founders of of the Games section at The Michigan Daily, the student newspaper. This is his second puzzle for The Times. Tracy Bennett, of Ann Arbor, is a digital puzzles editor at The Times.

The two met last winter when Tracy visited the Games staff to speak.

– puzzle by Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett

Sun 4/13/2025 Both Sides Now
L	E	A	D	D	O	G	S			N	O	D	S	A	T			S	S	R	I
A	U	D	I	O	J	A	C	K		O	T	O	O	L	E		T	O	W	I	T
P	R	O	C	E	S	S	I	O	N	S	C	O	N	C	E	S	S	I	O	N	S
C	O	P	E	S		P	O	D	I	A				O	N	C	O	L	O	G	Y
A	P	T			S	S	N		K	I	D	F	L	A	S	H			P	L	O
T	O	E	T	A	P			L	O	N	E	L	Y				A	D	I	E	U
	P	R	O	T	E	S	T	A	N	T	C	O	N	T	E	S	T	A	N	T
			R	O	D	E	B	Y			I	G	N	O	R	E	I	T
R	I	P	O	N		C	H	I	M	P				P	R	A	T		F	B	I
E	M	I	N	E	M			T	A	O	O	F	P	O	O	H		I	R	O	N
C	O	N	T	R	A	C	T	O	R	S	P	R	O	T	R	A	C	T	O	R	S
A	U	T	O		D	R	I	N	K	Y	P	O	O			G	O	S	S	I	P
P	T	A		R	A	I	N				O	G	R	E	S		R	A	T	S	O
			S	E	M	P	E	R	F	I			B	L	E	E	P	S
	C	O	N	F	E	S	S	I	O	N	P	R	O	F	E	S	S	I	O	N
P	O	L	L	S				M	A	T	R	I	X			P	E	N	N	E	Y
O	R	D			T	I	M	E	L	O	O	P		P	A	N			T	W	O
P	R	O	M	D	A	T	E				S	E	M	I	S		M	A	R	Y	I
C	O	N	V	O	C	A	T	I	O	N	P	R	O	V	O	C	A	T	I	O	N
A	D	E	P	T		L	O	O	K	I	E		T	O	N	Y	S	T	A	R	K
N	E	S	S			Y	O	N	D	E	R			T	E	D	T	A	L	K	S

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician. This is his ninth Sunday Times crossword. Its unusual 22 x 21-square grid (one column wider than usual) was designed to accommodate some 22-letter theme answers.

The cheeky echo between 62- and 72-Across was intentional on John's part. It made me smile.

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 4/6/2025 Course Correction
A	S	E	A		B		B	A	S	T	E		S	A	A	B		G	A	L
W	H	Y	D		I		O	T	H	E	R		T	U	N	A	T	A	C	O
S	E	E	M		O		T	R	I	E	S		U	T	T	E	R	R	O	T
		C	A	M	P	S	H	I	R	T		I	D	O	S		E	A	R	S
S	C	A	N	S	I	N		A	L	I	G	N		P		M	A	G	N	A
P	O	R		N	C	A	A		E	M	P	T		S		A	C	E	S
A	M	E	S			G	A	P	Y	E	A	R		Y		P	L	S
			T	R	A	S	H	Y			S	O	B		S	L	E	A	Z	E
S	C	I	O	N	S		S	L	A	P		S	T	O	N	E		L	A	D
			R	A	K	E		O	B	I	T		U	R	L	S		E	G	G
E	T	S	Y		S	P	I	N	C	L	A	S	S	E	S		I	S	A	Y
M	R	T		T	O	I	L		S	O	L	O		S	K	I	M
T	I	A		H	U	C	K	S		T	E	R	N		I	M	P	A	R	T
S	P	Y	B	O	T		S	I	D			T	I	P	T	O	E
		C	A	R		L		D	A	R	K	A	L	E			I	S	T	O
	Q	U	I	N		I		L	I	O	N		E	R	H	U		M	E	T
B	U	R	L	Y		T		E	S	T	E	S		C	U	S	P	I	D	S
L	O	R	E		A	C	I	D		H	A	P	P	Y	M	E	A	L
A	T	E	R	I	G	H	T		A	I	D	E	D		M		L	E	W	D
S	A	N	S	K	R	I	T		B	R	I	E	F		U		M	A	R	Y
E	S	T		E	A	S	Y		S	A	N	D	S		S		S	T	Y	E

Kareem Ayas is a high school teacher of English Literature in Harlem. He grew up in Syria and Lebanon, where he attended Arabic schools until the fifth grade. He says he learned English from watching The Simpsons ("when my mom wasn't looking") and from reading and rereading the Goosebumps novels.

His favorite part of this puzzle is 102-Down, his favorite food, which, amazingly, has never been an answer in a Times puzzle before.

– puzzle by Kareem Ayas

Sun 3/30/2025 Mark My Words
P	A	S	S		T	R	A	P			O	B	V	S		C	A	L	M	S
A	L	T	O		A	U	G	E	R		R	A	I	L		O	R	I	E	L
R	O	O	F		B	L	A	D	E		A	N	N	A		P	E	N	N	Y
T	H	A	T	S	B	E	S	I	D	E	T	H	E	P	O	I	N	T
B	A	T	S	U	I	T	S		A	T	O	M			P	E	T	R	A
			P	R	E	H	I	S	T	O	R	I	C	P	E	R	I	O	D	S
E	C	H	O	E	S			K	E	N			A	I	D	S		L	S	U
B	R	A	T			S	A	Y			J	A	R	S			C	L	A	M
B	U	Y	S	B	Y	T	H	E	P	O	U	N	D		N	O	H	E	L	P
				R	E	A	M		R	U	S	K		C	O	H	E	R	E
		W	R	I	T	T	E	N	I	N	T	H	E	S	T	A	R	S
	L	O	O	N	I	E		C	O	C	A		T	I	E	R
S	E	R	V	E	S		D	I	N	E	S	A	N	D	D	A	S	H	E	S
T	A	L	E			D	I	S	S			B	A	E			P	O	S	H
E	N	D		A	C	N	E			O	R	E			D	R	E	N	C	H
P	O	S	T	G	R	A	D	U	A	T	E	D	E	G	R	E	E
	N	E	H	R	U			S	L	O	P		N	O	S	E	D	I	V	E
		R	E	A	D	B	E	T	W	E	E	N	T	H	E	L	I	N	E	S
G	R	I	N	D		A	S	I	A		A	E	I	O	U		E	D	I	T
O	B	E	S	E		G	A	M	Y		T	E	R	M	S		S	I	N	E
V	I	S	A	S		S	U	E	S			D	E	E	S		T	A	Y	E

Simeon Seigel, of Brooklyn, is a partner at The Turett Collaborative, an architecture and design firm in New York City.

He sees a similarity between his professional work and crossword constructing: "They're both about finding creative ways to work with and around a litany of practical constraints, rules and conventions to create something unexpected and beautiful."

– puzzle by Simeon Seigel

Sun 3/23/2025 Where'd You Go?
P	E	R	T	H		A	I	D	A		A	D	D		S	C	A	L	D	S
O	P	E	R	A		S	M	E	L	L	I	E	R		T	A	K	E	I	T
R	E	S	I	S	T	T	H	E	M	E	R	G	E		A	R	C	A	D	E
T	E	E		S	H	O	O	T	A	T		E	A	R	N	S		V	A	N
	S	T	A	L	E	R				T	E	R	R	A			F	E	S	T
			M	E	N	S	O	L	V	E	D	M	Y	S	T	E	R	I	E	S
E	S	A	I				T	I	E	R	S			T	A	L	E	N	T
M	E	N	D	E	R	L	I	N	E	S		G	O	A	L	I	E
O	A	T		L	E	A	S	T			D	O	D		C	O	W	B	O	Y
	T	I	D	I	E	S			S	E	A	G	O	D		T	I	A	R	A
O	T	T	O		F	I	N	E	S	T	H	O	M	E	R		F	R	A	Y
P	L	A	N	E		K	E	N	N	E	L			C	O	S	I	G	N
S	E	X	I	L	E		A	B	S			S	P	O	O	L		A	G	E
			C	A	N	A	R	Y		V	O	T	E	R	F	R	A	M	E	D
	P	O	E	T	I	C			O	O	Z	E	S				L	E	S	T
N	A	I	L	E	D	T	H	E	D	I	S	M	O	M	E	N	T
O	N	L	Y			O	A	R	E	D				O	T	O	O	L	E
M	O	W		F	A	R	R	O		I	N	V	E	R	T	S		A	M	P
A	P	E	R	O	L		I	T	S	N	O	T	Y	O	U	I	T	S	M	E
A	L	L	E	G	E		B	I	G	G	R	E	E	N		E	A	S	Y	A
M	Y	L	O	S	S		O	C	T		A	N	D	S		R	O	O	S	T

Andrew Colin Kirk was born and raised on a cattle farm in Scott City, western Kansas. For 15 years he worked as a management consultant for federal agencies in D.C. Unfortunately, he was laid off recently.

On a positive note, he and his husband are in the process of moving to Denver. "We're looking forward to getting the Times's puzzles digitally at 8:00 p.m. instead of 10:00," Andy says. This is his first crossword for the paper.

– puzzle by Andrew Colin Kirk

Sun 3/16/2025 Have It Both Ways
B	L	U	E	D			A	P	B	S			S	C	O	M	P	A	N	Y
R	O	N	D	E	L		A	G	E	E		S	T	U	D	I	O	F	E	E
A	R	S	E	N	I	O	H	A	L	L		F	R	E	E	Z	E	O	U	T
I	C	E	M	I	L	K	S		G	E	N	O	A					R	E	I
D	A	T	A	M		D	A	N	I	C	A		P	H	A	N	G	E	R	S
							T	O	U	T	E	D		A	L	I	A
O	R	A	N	G	E	P		G	M	S		E	L	I	O	T	N	E	S	S
R	E	T	A	I	L	E	R	S			S	N	I	F	F		D	A	N	E
G	Y	M	B	O	R	E	E		P	L	A	Y	S	A	T		A	T	O	N
				T	O	L	D		R	E	F	I	T			G	L	O	W	S
B	E	A	U	T	Y	S		T	E	N	E	T		F	C	O	F	F	E	E
A	M	I	N	O			B	E	E	T	S		H	A	L	O
D	I	S	H		D	O	E	S	N	O	T		A	C	I	D	T	A	B	S
A	L	L	A		U	R	A	L	S			A	D	E	N	O	I	D	A	L
T	E	E	N	D	R	A	M	A		S	U	N		D	T	H	E	D	A	Y
			D	E	A	N		S	I	E	N	N	A
P	A	S	S	I	N	G	N		D	E	T	E	C	T		C	A	M	P	F
A	C	E					O	S	A	K	A		C	A	L	A	M	A	R	I
P	E	A	C	H	P	I	T	S		S	P	E	E	D	S	K	A	T	E	R
A	L	L	B	E	T	T	E	R		T	E	N	S		D	E	N	I	S	E
W	A	S	D	E	A	D	S			O	D	D	S			S	A	N	S	S

Paul Coulter is a retired biology professor in Glassboro, N.J. He got into puzzles through cryptic crosswords, which he set for British audiences, eventually turning to American-style crosswords in 2014. This is his seventh puzzle for The Times.

When he's not teaching or making puzzles, Paul is writing novels — 50 so far, none of which have been published. He laments, "I wonder if that's a record for futility."

– puzzle by Paul Coulter

Sun 3/9/2025 Extra! Extra!
I	D	A		S	H	A	D		L	G	B	T		C	R	I	S	P	U	P
C	E	L		C	O	S	A		E	R	I	E		H	O	T	L	I	N	E
O	V	E	R	E	A	S	Y		T	I	T	A	N	I	C	S	I	N	K	S
N	I	X	O	N	R	E	S	I	G	N	S		A	L	C	A	P	O	N	E
S	L	A	T	E		S	H	O	O	S		A	D	I	O	S		T	O	T
				R	E	S	I	N			A	N	I			H	O	S	T	A
D	E	W	E	Y	D	E	F	E	A	T	S	T	R	U	M	A	N
A	V	O	N		G	E	T		P	O	K	E		N	A	M	I	B	I	A
B	I	R	D	I	E	S		O	R	S		S	T	I	L	E	T	T	O	S
S	E	N	O	R			U	P	I	C	E		V	O	L			S	U	P
			W	A	L	L	S	T	L	A	Y	S	A	N	E	G	G
A	B	U			O	A	S		S	N	E	A	D			A	R	O	M	A
C	A	S	S	A	N	D	R	A		I	L	L		F	I	R	E	H	A	T
E	S	C	A	P	E	E		V	A	N	E		I	O	N		E	M	M	A
			F	O	R	D	T	O	C	I	T	Y	D	R	O	P	D	E	A	D
O	L	M	E	C			W	I	T			A	E	T	N	A
W	O	E		R	A	P	I	D		P	O	R	C	H		R	I	P	A	T
L	O	L	L	Y	G	A	G		H	E	A	D	L	E	S	S	B	O	D	Y
I	N	T	O	P	L	E	S	S	B	A	R		A	W	C	O	M	E	O	N
S	E	E	T	H	E	S		E	C	C	E		R	I	A	N		M	B	A
H	Y	D	R	A	T	E		C	U	E	D		E	N	D	S		S	O	N

Michael Schlossberg is an internist and self-described "history nerd" in Bend, Ore. "Most of what I read," he says, "is historical fiction or nonfiction."

This is Michael's 14^th crossword for The Times, which he was inspired to construct after reading an article that mentioned 39-Across. His favorite answers here are the combined 113- and 115-Across, which are an all-time classic of their genre.

– puzzle by Michael Schlossberg

Sun 3/2/2025 Rainbow Connection
B	U	G			T	H	A	T	S		N	O	S	H	A	D	E		S	H	O
A	S	A		B	O	O	E	R	S		O	P	I	A	T	E	S		I	A	N
N	O	S		A	R	T	S	A	N	D	L	E	T	T	E	R	S		E	S	E
A	P	S		T	I	P	I	N		J	A	C	O	B	I	N			G	A	T
N	E	T		H	E	O	R	S	H	E			N	A	N		P	R	E	G	O
A	N	A	P	E	S	T		M	A	D	E	M	E	N		G	A	L	L	O	N
		T	A	D			S	I	R		M	O	O	D		D	I	S
I	B	I	S		G	R	A	T	E		A	S	U	S		A	N	T	S
R	O	O	T		R	E	F		M	A	N	E	T		R	Y	E	I	P	A
O	W	N			A	P	E			G	A	Y		F	E	M		N	A	N	A
N	S	F	W		P	O	T		M	E	T	S		A	B	A		E	C	I	G
Y	E	O	H		P	S	Y		A	L	E			C	O	T			E	M	O
	R	O	Y	A	L	E		G	R	I	D	S		T	R	E		S	T	A	N
		D	I	L	I		M	A	I	M		T	W	I	N	S		E	E	L	Y
			S	I	N		O	M	N	I		E	O	S			U	R	L
T	A	P	I	N	G		T	E	E	T	H	E	R		C	A	N	T	E	E	N
O	R	A	T	E		P	O	M			A	D	D	F	U	E	L		S	R	I
T	E	X			C	O	R	O	N	A	S		P	L	A	N	E		C	O	N
A	T	T		I	N	S	I	D	E	T	H	E	L	I	N	E	S		O	D	E
L	O	O		D	E	S	S	E	R	T		L	A	N	D	I	S		P	E	R
S	O	N		S	T	E	T	S	O	N		M	Y	G	O	D			E	D	S

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at Patreon, the crowdfunding site for content creators. In 2019 he won a $10,000 grand prize as a contestant on the Game Show Network's Best Ever Trivia Show.

This clever crossword, which is Adam's 22^nd for The Times, doesn't focus on trivia, but the clues for 29-, 82-, 83-, 92- and 107-Across will all test your knowledge.

– puzzle by Adam Wagner

Sun 2/23/2025 In the Rearview
E	C	L	A	T		A	P	P	L	E		S	P	Y		S	C	R	U	M
S	H	E	B	A		Q	U	E	E	R	B	A	I	T		O	R	A	T	E
Q	U	I	C	K	T	U	R	N	A	R	O	U	N	D		B	I	T	T	E
	M	A	D	E	W	A	R				A	C	E		P	E	S	T	E	R
				H	I	S		W	H	E	R	E	D	I	D	I	P	A	R	K
M	A	I	D	E	N		R	A	I	D				M	A	T		I	R	A
A	T	R	I	A		W	I	N	G	I	T		H	A	S		P	L	O	T
L	O	O	K	T	H	E	O	T	H	E	R	W	A	Y		C	A	S	T	S
A	N	N	E		A	R	T	S			A	H	I		A	I	R
R	E	I	S	S	U	E	S		F	E	D	E	R	A	L	G	R	A	N	T
I	R	E		O	N	O		M	O	N	E	Y		C	A	N		R	I	O
A	S	S	B	A	C	K	W	A	R	D	S		I	T	S	A	F	A	C	T
			M	P	H		I	S	M			L	O	I	N		I	B	E	T
S	K	E	W	S		I	M	H	A	P	P	Y	T	O	O	B	L	I	G	E
P	A	L	S		T	S	P		T	O	U	C	A	N		R	E	C	U	R
U	T	E		G	E	L				O	N	E	S		M	E	D	A	Y	S
R	E	V	E	R	S	E	C	O	U	R	S	E		C	O	W
I	B	E	X	E	S		A	T	L				T	O	P	C	H	E	F
O	U	N	C	E		S	C	O	T	C	H	T	A	P	E	R	O	L	L	S
U	S	T	E	D		H	A	W	A	I	I	A	N	S		E	S	S	A	Y
S	H	Y	L	Y		H	O	N		S	P	O	K	E		W	E	A	N	S

Daniel Grinberg, of Philadelphia, researches user experience for an energy company. Rafael Musa, of San Francisco, is a software engineer at Airbnb. They met last year at a crossword tournament and hit it off.

This is Daniel's seventh crossword for The Times and Rafael's 16^th. Most of Rafael's puzzles here have been collaborations. He says co-constructing "is a great way to get to know someone."

– puzzle by Daniel Grinberg and Rafael Musa

Sun 2/16/2025 Square to Begin
S	P	R	E	E		C	O	G		L	A	B	E	L		P	A	D	M	A
A	I	A	R	T		H	O	I	P	O	L	L	O	I		A	H	E	A	D
S	Q	U	E	A	L	O	F	F	O	R	T	U	N	E		C	O	E	D	S
S	U	N		S	A	C			W	I	S	E			S	K	Y	P	E
Y	E	C	H		T	U	B	A	S			H	O	M	E	S		F	B	I
	S	H	U	T	T	L	E	S		P	R	O	W	A	R		T	R	A	P
			G	R	E	A	T	S	Q	U	A	L	L	O	F	C	H	I	N	A
	T	W	E	E			S	O	U	R	C	E	S			L	E	E	K	S
A	R	A	L	S	E	A		R	I	S	E	S		B	R	A	I	D
H	O	L	Y	S	Q	U	A	T	T	E	R		M	O	O	N	R	O	C	K
A	P	R			U	R	N	S				O	U	R	S			R	O	O
S	E	U	S	S	I	A	N		P	L	E	D	G	E	S	Q	U	E	A	K
		S	E	E	P	S		B	U	I	L	D		D	I	A	B	O	L	O
M	A	M	M	A			A	I	R	N	E	S	S			T	O	S	S
S	Q	U	I	R	R	E	L	L	E	D	C	A	P	I	T	A	L
R	U	S	S		V	I	A	G	R	A		R	E	V	E	R	T	E	D
P	A	T		P	E	N	N	E			D	E	C	O	N		S	R	I	S
	T	A	S	E	R			P	R	A	Y			R	O	C		O	N	E
T	I	C	K	S		S	Q	U	A	W	K	A	F	I	N	E	L	I	N	E
A	C	H	O	O		H	U	M	B	L	E	P	I	E		L	A	C	E	D
U	S	E	R	S		H	O	P	E	S		P	B	S		S	O	A	R	S

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician. Remarkably, this is his seventh Sunday Times crossword since January last year — by far the most of any contributor.

"All the time and creative energy I used to pour into music," he says, "now goes to crosswords. I used to spend my nights writing music. Now it's all crosswords, all the time. It seems to scratch the same itch."

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 2/9/2025 What's It All About?
C	L	A	D		D	A	B			S	P	Y			E	N	T	O	M	B
O	A	H	U		N	O	A	H		O	R	E	S		L	E	A	D	E	R
S	P	E	C	I	A	L	R	E	Q	U	E	S	T		A	T	T	I	L	A
M	E	A	T	S			B	L	U	R		M	O	E	T		T	O	O	T
O	L	D	S	A	W	S		M	A	N	U	A	L	R	E	C	O	U	N	T
				Y	A	K	S		D	O	M	A	I	N		L	O	S	S
A	T	M	S		G	I	L	A		T	A	M		O	T	O	E
S	H	O	W	R	E	M	O	R	S	E				R	O	A	D	I	E	S
P	A	L	E	O			G	E	O		D	E	B	U	N	K		M	O	O
S	T	E	E	P	L	E		A	L	O	O	G	O	B	I		H	I	N	D
		S	P	E	E	C	H	R	E	C	O	G	N	I	T	I	O	N
T	S	K	S		S	H	O	U	L	D	W	E		K	E	T	T	L	E	S
L	E	I		S	T	I	N	G	Y		O	D	E			E	R	O	D	E
C	A	N	T	E	E	N				S	P	O	T	R	E	M	O	V	E	R
			H	E	R	A		C	E	L		N	C	A	A		D	E	N	T
	C	H	A	I		C	H	A	S	E	R		H	I	V	E
C	H	A	I	N	R	E	A	C	T	I	O	N		L	E	T	S	E	A	T
H	U	R	L		O	A	T	H		G	A	E	L			T	I	L	D	E
A	R	M	A	N	I		H	I	G	H	R	E	S	O	L	U	T	I	O	N
I	R	O	N	E	D		A	N	T	E		D	A	R	E		E	T	R	E
R	O	N	D	O	S			G	O	D			T	B	S		S	E	N	T

Rich Katz, of Park City, Utah, does freelance work in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy liquidations. Jeff Chen, of Seattle, is a professional puzzlemaker and editor who's a frequent contributor here.

This puzzle started when one of them noticed the double entendre at 86-Across. They thought 116-Across made a nice exclamation point to the theme set.

– puzzle by Rich Katz and Jeff Chen

Sun 2/2/2025 Two-For-One Special
M	A	R	T			S	A	Y			P	R	A	D	A		H	A	W	K
A	R	I	A		S	P	R	E	E		D	O	G	E	S		A	M	I	E
R	A	C	H	E	W	E	I	S	Z		B	U	I	C	K		M	A	N	Y
S	T	O	O	L	I	E		M	R	M	A	G	O	O		C	A	R	E	D
			M	M	M	D	V		A	R	C	H				U	T	E	R	I
A	L	F	A	S		C	O	G		S	H	A	D	E		E	S	T	A	S
R	E	L		T	R	O	L	L	E	D		G	E	M		D	I	T	C	H
E	T	A	S		O	P	T	I	M	A		E	S	P	Y		T	O	K
A	T	T	I	C	A			D	I	S	S		C	O	O	K	S
M	E	T	R	O	N	O	M	E		H	O	M	E	R	U	N		B	A	O
A	R	E		N	O	N	E	O	F		C	A	N	I	N	E		E	M	P
P	A	Y		G	I	T	A	N	O	S		S	T	A	T	E	N	A	M	E
			J	A	S	O	N		E	L	E	C			U	S	E	D	O	N
	C	I	A		E	A	S	T		I	N	A	B	A	R		T	O	N	I
L	O	N	G	O		S	T	A		C	D	R	A	C	K	S		L	I	N
E	N	S	U	E		T	O	R	M	E		A	N	O		U	F	L	A	G
A	V	I	A	N				T	A	R	P		G	U	M	M	I
P	E	D	R	O		B	A	N	D	S	A	W		S	A	M	E	O	L	D
T	R	E	K		P	O	K	E	R		T	A	S	T	M	A	S	T	E	R
O	G	R	E		E	L	I	S	E		E	R	N	I	A		T	I	N	A
N	E	S	S		G	L	O	S	S			D	O	C			A	S	S	T

Derrick Niederman, of Charleston, S.C., recently retired from the mathematics department at the College of Charleston, is the author of numerous books, including "Math Puzzles for the Clever Mind," "Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium From 1 to 200" and a mystery novel, "A Killing on Wall Street."

This is his 14^th crossword for The Times (all Sundays), going back to 1983.

– puzzle by Derrick Niederman

Sun 1/26/2025 Letter Openers
T	G	I	F		I	N	C	A	S			T	A	K	E		M	A	A	M
M	A	D	E	A	T	O	A	S	T		R	O	S	I	E		I	C	E	E
C	L	E	A	R	A	S	M	U	D		A	N	Y	T	O	W	N	U	S	A
	E	A	R	C	L	I	P				J	O	L	T		H	I	T	O	N
				A	I	L		E	A	T	A	W	A	Y		A	D	E	P	T
A	R	D	E	N	C	Y		R	I	A					S	C	I
L	E	O	N	E				O	D	D	S		B	A	C	K	S	T	A	B
E	X	E	S		D	I	O	D	E		L	A	R	G	E	S	C	A	L	E
		S	U	Z	A	N	N	E		M	I	R	R	E	N		S	L	A	T
S	T	A	R	E	D	A	T			E	E	L		S	E	W		K	I	R
T	A	S	E	R		W	O	R	K	G	R	O	U	P		E	L	E	N	A
R	I	O		O	S	H		A	N	A			N	O	B	R	A	D	A	Y
A	C	L	S		O	I	L	G	U	N		S	I	T	R	E	P	S
W	H	I	T	E	F	L	O	U	R		N	O	T	S	O		T	H	A	W
S	I	D	E	S	T	E	P		L	E	A	N				M	O	O	R	E
			R	C	A					C	I	O		T	R	A	P	P	E	D
A	P	N	E	A		G	I	V	E	O	F	F		H	U	T
D	R	O	O	P		I	D	E	M				O	R	D	E	R	E	D
R	O	S	S	E	L	L	I	N	I		H	A	V	E	E	Y	E	S	O	N
E	P	E	E		A	D	O	U	T		S	T	E	A	L	S	U	P	O	N
P	S	S	T		D	A	M	S			N	E	R	D	Y		P	Y	R	E

Rich Proulx (pronounced "proo") of Berkeley, Calif., works for the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S.D.A. This is his ninth crossword for The Times since 2017, and his first Sunday.

For this puzzle he originally wanted the images to appear in circles in the grid, but those proved too small to make out. So he revamped the puzzle and placed them in the clues instead.

– puzzle by Rich Proulx

Sun 1/19/2025 Word Problems
M	E	N	S		S	P	U	D		A	S	S	A	M			S	K	I	N
I	M	O	K		K	A	R	O		F	R	O	Y	O		U	T	I	L	E
D	I	V	I	S	I	O	N	O	F	L	A	B	O	R		S	A	L	O	N
G	R	A	D	U	A	L		F	A	A				P	R	E	M	I	S	E
E	S	C		P	R	O	D	U	C	T	O	F	T	H	E	T	I	M	E	S
		A	G	E	E		E	S	E		C	E	O		N	O	N	A
U	M	N	O		A	I	M			S	E	T	T	L	E		A	N	T
F	A	C	T	S		R	O	O	T	C	A	U	S	E				J	A	M
C	O	Y	O	T	E	S		D	A	R	N	S		T	A	G	S	A	L	E
			O	I	L		P	I	L	E			M	U	S	I	C	R	O	W
	D	I	F	F	E	R	E	N	C	E	O	F	O	P	I	N	I	O	N
F	I	N	A	L	C	U	T			N	G	O	S		A	G	A
I	M	A	R	E	T	S		C	H	E	E	R		O	N	E	T	E	R	M
R	E	P				S	Q	U	A	R	E	D	U	P		R	I	S	K	S
	S	A	C		C	O	U	R	T	S			S	I	S		C	O	O	S
		S	H	O	E		I	V	E		M	G	M		H	E	A	T
I	N	T	E	G	R	A	T	E	D	C	I	R	C	U	I	T		E	L	I
M	O	L	E	R	A	T				E	S	O		M	E	T	E	R	E	D
A	R	I	S	E		A	D	D	E	D	C	O	M	P	L	E	X	I	T	Y
C	A	F	E	S		R	A	I	T	A		V	I	E	D		E	C	O	L
S	H	E	D			I	N	N	E	R		E	N	D	S		C	A	N	S

Emily Sharp, of San Jose, Calif., is an ecologist who does habitat restoration and environmental education. Her partner, Kunal Nabar, is a software engineer in Brooklyn.

They met when they lived next-door to each other during their freshman year at Vanderbilt. Together they brainstormed this puzzle's theme answers during a road trip through Oregon last summer.

– puzzle by Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar

Sun 1/12/2025 I Think Knot
M	E	H		C	A	M		A	N	G	S	T		A	D	S		C	P	A
A	L	I	B	A	B	A		S	O	R	E	R		P	I	T	C	R	E	W
M	O	D	E	L	U	N		A	S	O	N	E		E	Y	E	R	O	L	L
A	N	D	A	L	S	O		N	E	W	T	S		D	E	V	I	S	E	S
		E	R	I	E		C	A	T	T	I	S	H		R	I	B	S
C	N	N		T	S	A	R		O	H	M		A	P	S	E		S	T	U
V	O	W	S			M	U	S	T	R	E	A	D	S			Q	T	I	P
S	L	I	P	S	U	P		F	A	I	N	T		I	N	R	U	I	N	S
	O	R	A	L	S		J	O	I	N	T	E	D		A	B	E	T	S
	S	E	C	R	E	T	E		L	G	S		D	E	N	I	E	C	E
	E	S	E			A	L	E				E	A	R			N	H	L
			T	A	T	T	L	E	D		S	A	Y	S	I	D	O
	S	T	E	N	O		O	L	E	M	I	S	S		L	O	F	T	S
A	M	U	L	E	T	S		S	P	I	N	Y		A	I	R	C	O	O	L
L	O	N	E	W	O	L	F		O	M	G		P	L	A	Y	A	B	L	E
A	G	E	S			A	L	L	T	I	E	D	U	P			R	Y	E	S
			C	O	O	T	I	E	S		S	U	R	E	C	A	N
B	A	R	O	R	D	E	R	S				N	I	N	E	L	I	V	E	S
T	A	I	P	E	I		T	I	C	T	A	C	S		L	O	V	E	T	O
U	R	G	E	O	N		Y	O	G	A	M	A	T		T	H	A	N	O	S
	P	A	S	S				N	I	X	O	N				A	L	A	N

Jeffrey Martinovic is a mechanical engineering student at Western University, in London, Ontario. He's been solving crosswords since he was 10, helping his mother with the puzzle in the local paper.

He was fascinated by the seemingly impossible across-and-down interlocks. He's been constructing puzzles since high school. "The idea for this one came to me when I was lying in bed one night unable to fall asleep," Jeffrey says, "I figured I may as well do something useful and let my mind wander."

– puzzle by Jeffrey Martinovic

Sun 1/5/2025 All Things Change
S	T	R	I	F	E			A	L	I	B	A	B	A		S	L	A	S	H
H	A	I	R	E	X	T		C	A	M	A	R	O	S		C	A	M	E	O
I	M	P	A	L	A	S		E	G	O	T	R	I	P		H	Y	P	E	R
A	P	E		T	R	I	A	D	S		P	A	N		B	O	O	E	R	S
			H	I	M	O	M			B	U	Y	G	E	T	O	F	R	E	E
S	A	F	E	T	Y	N	E	T		U	P	S		N	E	R	F	E	D
O	V	A	L			S	N	E	L	L			E	T	A	S
R	E	B	I	D	S			R	O	B	O	T	A	R	M		O	D	E	S
T	R	F	O	U	N	T	A	I	N		B	A	R	E	S	I	T	A	L	L
				C	A	I	N			S	O	D				M	O	M	O	A
T	A	K	E	A	P	E	N	N	Y	L	E	A	V	E	A	P	E	N	N	Y
A	F	O	O	T				O	O	O			A	L	G	A
T	A	N	N	I	N	G	B	E	D		N	I	C	K	E	L	B	A	C	K
E	R	A	S		A	R	T	S	A	L	O	N			S	E	A	T	A	C
				P	D	A	S			O	D	O	R	S			R	I	G	A
	S	P	I	R	I	T		B	I	B		N	O	Q	U	A	R	T	E	R
T	U	R	N	O	N	A	D	I	M	E			C	U	R	L	Y
A	V	I	A	T	E		E	S	P		B	B	K	I	N	G		C	U	P
R	A	M	B	O		A	T	T	A	B	O	Y		R	I	O	T	A	C	T
T	R	A	I	N		P	E	R	C	E	N	T		E	N	R	O	L	L	S
S	I	L	T	S		P	R	O	T	E	G	E			G	E	T	M	A	D

Kareem Ayas is a high school teacher of English Literature and Film Studies in Harlem. He grew up in Syria and Lebanon, moved to the U.S. in 2014, and started solving the Times crossword with co-workers during lunch break. Soon his puzzle habit led to constructing.

Kareem says he gets his best theme ideas "as I walk my dog at midnight while listening to Duran Duran." Keep your thinking cap on because he adds: "More often than not, I start with the question ‘What crossword rules can I break?'"

– puzzle by Kareem Ayas

Sun 12/29/2024 Multi-Hyphenates
U	N	T	O		C	L	O	A	K		L	A	G				B	A	W	L
H	O	O	P		F	A	R	G	O		I	G	E	R		A	L	P	H	A
-	-	-	-	W	O	R	K	E	R		P	E	T	E		H	O	P	E	S
U	N	D	E	R		D	I	N	E		-	-	-	-	C	H	A	R	T	S
H	O	O	D	E	D		N	D	A		R	O	G	U	E		T	O	T	O
				S	E	T		A	N	T	E	L	O	P	E		E	V	E	S
	K	E	T	T	L	E	S			P	A	D			L	A	D	E	D
T	A	M	I	L		S	U	R	G	E	D		C	M	O	N
A	L	O	N	E		T	R	E	A	D		P	H	U		A	T	M
-	-	-	-	D	R	I	V	E	S		T	R	I	S	H		H	A	S	H
D	E	P	P		E	M	I	L	E		V	E	N	T	I		I	N	T	O
A	L	O	O		M	O	V	E	S		-	-	-	-	D	A	N	C	E	S
		P	T	A		N	E	D		A	M	O	U	R		T	A	I	N	T
				L	A	Y	S		F	R	A	P	P	E		T	I	N	T	S
	M	O	Y	E	R			B	O	G			S	A	F	A	R	I	S
D	I	R	E		U	P	A	R	R	O	W	S		D	E	C
O	D	E	S		B	E	S	E	T		I	O	N		W	H	A	R	F	S
-	-	-	-	B	A	C	K	E	R		S	N	A	G		E	T	H	A	N
R	A	I	M	I		O	O	Z	E		D	A	S	H	E	D	L	I	N	E
A	I	D	E	D		S	U	E	S		O	T	T	E	R		A	N	T	E
G	R	A	N				T	D	S		M	A	Y	E	R		S	O	A	R

Harry Zheng, of Carmel, Ind., is a second-year student at Purdue University majoring in computer science, math and physics. This is his second crossword for The Times.

During high school, when Harry started submitting puzzles to the paper, his economics teacher said if Harry got one in, he'd frame it and hang it in the classroom. The teacher made good on his promise.

– puzzle by Harry Zheng

Sun 12/22/2024 Go With the Flow
D	E	A	D	L	I	E	S	T	C	A	T	C	H				C	P	U	S
E	X	P	R	E	S	S	C	H	E	C	K	O	U	T			A	I	N	T
P	E	R	I	S	H	T	H	E	T	H	O	U	G	H	T		P	E	L	E
T	T	O	P	S		E	N	S	U	E		P	O	R	E	S	T	R	I	P
H	E	N	S		F	L	O	E	S				S	E	A	P	O	R	T
S	R	S		B	O	L	O	S		T	S	P		E	R	A	S	E
			H	E	W	E	D		S	H	O	E	S		J	R	S
		J	E	L	L		L	I	T	E	B	R	I	T	E	S		F	T	W
	C	O	A	L		B	E	T	A	T	E	S	T	E	R		R	O	A	R
L	O	G	R	I	D	E		S	H	A		P	I	N	K	B	E	R	R	Y
A	C	T	S	N	O	R	M	A	L		D	I	N	N	E	R	D	A	T	E
T	O	R	T	I	L	L	A	S		F	I	R		I	R	O	N	B	A	R
T	A	O	S		L	I	F	E	S	A	V	E	R	S		C	O	I	N
E	S	T		V	A	N	I	T	Y	C	A	S	E		H	O	S	T
			M	I	R		A	U	N	T	S		A	S	I	D	E
		P	A	R	T	B		P	C	S		C	R	E	P	E		M	O	M
	B	E	L	A	R	U	S				B	A	S	E	S		F	O	R	A
L	A	W	C	L	E	R	K	S		M	O	V	E	D		G	R	A	I	L
O	T	T	O		E	Q	U	A	T	O	R	I	A	L	G	U	I	N	E	A
S	H	E	L			A	L	T	E	R	N	A	T	E	E	N	D	I	N	G
T	E	R	M				L	E	T	T	E	R	S	T	O	S	A	N	T	A

Adrian Johnson, from Laramie, Wyo., is currently a substitute teacher in Knox County, Tenn., where he is affectionately known as "Mr. A.J." He sold his first crossword to The Times three years ago when he was 21. This is his ninth puzzle for the paper — and the seventh one that is unthemed (his favorite type of crossword to make).

Puzzles like this are built on the interlock of long, colorful answers throughout the grid. Many, like 1-, 27-, and 91-Across here, are making their Times debut.

– puzzle by Adrian Johnson

Sun 12/15/2024 Art Heist
T	A	C	T	I	C	S				M	O	N	E	T			S	W	A	P
R	A	D	I	S	H	E	S		P	O	T	A	S	H		K	A	H	L	O
E	A	S	T	E	A	N	D	A	R	D	T	I	M	E		O	R	I	O	N
			I	N	F		S	L	O	E		R	E	C		O	G	L	E	D
	S	L	A	T	E	S		E	L	L	S			G	N	K	E	E	S
B	U	E	N	O	S	A	I	R	E	S	I	N	A		U	S	N
A	T	A			A	L	O	T		S	L	A	L	O	M		T	E	L	E
T	U	N	A		T	O	N	T	O		L	I	L	L	E			B	O	D
E	R	N	S	T		N	I	E	L	S		F	A	I	R		W	O	N	T
S	E	A	H	A	G		A	X	L	E	D		H	O	O	K	U	N	G	E
			O	R	E	L		T	I	T	E	R		S	U	E	T
F	R	O	M	O	T	E	N		E	A	G	E	R		S	M	O	C	T	S
L	A	M	E		S	H	A	M		T	A	P	E	S		S	N	O	O	P
A	V	A			W	A	D	U	P		S	L	A	N	G		G	O	Y	A
M	I	R	O		I	R	I	S	E	D		O	V	E	R			K	M	S
			K	O	S		R	E	G	I	S	T	E	R	E	D	D	I	E	T
	S	T	E	A	M	N			S	T	A	T		D	A	R	I	E	N
D	A	R	E	S		U	M	A		C	R	E	S		T	I	A
A	L	I	F	E		M	A	R	Y	H	A	D	T	T	L	E	L	A	M	B
L	E	A	F	S		B	I	T	T	E	N		P	O	I	S	O	N	E	R
I	S	L	E			S	L	E	D	S				M	E	T	G	A	L	A

David Kwong is a magician and crossword constructor in Los Angeles. He was the head magic consultant on the 2013 heist film Now You See Me and has consulted on magic and puzzles for many other films and TV shows. He wrote his honors thesis at Harvard on the history of Eastern magicians and their impersonators.

David's new children's book of magic tricks, How to Fool Your Parents, is in bookstores everywhere.

– puzzle by David Kwong

Sun 12/8/2024 Just for Fun
P	U	S	H	P	O	P		M	A	D	A	M	A		T	O	O	F	A	R
A	S	Y	O	U	D	O		O	R	A	T	O	R		A	R	C	A	N	A
C	O	M	P	L	I	M	E	N	T	S	F	O	R	F	I	S	H	I	N	G
		P	E	L	E		W	I	S	H		C	A	L	L		O	N	I	T
Z	A	H	N			M	E	S			P	O	K	Y				T	K	O
A	L	O	O	P	F	O	R	T	H	R	O	W	I	N	G		S	O	A	P
P	O	N	T	I	A	C	S		E	A	U		S	T	O	L	A	F
S	T	Y		N	T	H		G	R	I	F	T			L	O	C	H	T	E
			P	O	S	I	T	I	O	N	F	O	R	J	O	C	K	E	Y	S
G	S	P	O	T			E	R	S		E	T	H	I	C	S		A	P	T
O	O	R	T		L	A	N	A				T	O	G	O		T	R	E	E
U	N	E		L	E	D	O	F	F		P	E	N			S	I	T	A	R
D	I	S	A	S	T	E	R	F	O	R	A	R	E	C	I	P	E
A	C	T	S	A	S			E	R	I	E	S		L	A	O		P	O	E
		O	U	T	G	U	N		U	N	A		L	E	G	O	L	A	N	D
O	R	C	S		O	N	E	S	M	O	N	E	Y	F	O	R	A	R	U	N
N	I	H				J	A	Y	S			T	N	T			M	E	S	A
S	T	A	N		P	A	R	D		I	M	E	D		E	C	O	N
P	U	N	I	S	H	M	E	N	T	F	O	R	A	G	L	U	T	T	O	N
E	A	G	L	E	D		S	E	A	S	O	N		P	A	R	T	A	K	E
C	L	O	S	E	S		T	Y	R	O	N	E		A	N	D	A	L	S	O

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician. When he isn't making puzzles, John likes to spend his time off rock climbing and attending weekly trivia competitions with his dad, sister and niece.

Despite what you might think, he laments that "being good at crosswords means jack squat on trivia night." Still, he's holding out hope: "One of these weeks, they'll have a Yoko Ono-Brian Eno round, and we'll show them all!"

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 12/1/2024 Drive Around the Block
B	U	S	S		D	I	P		S	I	L	A	S		M	I	S	C	H	A
O	H	I	O		A	D	A	M	S	M	I	T	H		U	N	C	L	O	G
S	U	R	F	A	C	E	S	C	R	A	T	C	H		S	E	R	E	N	E
C	H	I	T	C	H	A	T	S		W	H	O		S	T	R	E	A	K	S
			P	E	A	L	E		W	A	G		B	E	A	T	E	N
A	D	D	E	D		S	L	O	W	R	O	L	L	I	N	G		S	P	F
L	O	U	D					P	E	E	W	E	E		G	A	T	H	E	R
D	U	M	A	S		T	B	S				D	E	S		S	E	E	T	O
A	P	P	L	E	P	I	E		I	C	E		D	O	C		S	E	C	S
				E	R	S	T		I	C	E		M	S	U		S	T	A	T
S	I	G	N	P	O	S	T		I	C	E		O	U	T	L	A	S	T	S
I	D	L	E		B	U	Y		I	C	E		N	E	U	E
L	O	O	N		E	E	R		I	C	E		E	M	P	E	R	O	R	S
A	N	S	E	L		S	I	T				D	Y	E		R	O	B	O	T
G	O	S	S	I	P		Z	S	A	Z	S	A					Y	E	T	I
E	T	E		F	R	O	Z	E	N	A	S	S	E	T		L	A	Y	E	R
		S	P	E	E	D	O		D	M	S		B	A	S	A	L
R	O	O	S	T	E	D		O	R	B		S	O	U	T	H	B	E	N	D
I	N	V	A	I	N		S	M	O	O	T	H	O	P	E	R	A	T	O	R
F	E	E	L	M	E		R	A	I	N	M	A	K	E	R		L	A	V	A
F	A	R	M	E	D		I	N	D	I	C		S	S	N		L	S	A	T

John Lieb is a high school mathematics teacher and football/baseball coach living in Boston, Mass. He is also the co-director of Boswords, a series of in-person and online crossword puzzle tournaments.

This is his first Sunday for the Times. He is particularly proud of his fresh clues for crossword staples, such as at 122-Across, 3-Down and 111-Down.

– puzzle by John Lieb

Sun 11/24/2024 Shape Up or Ship Out
R	E	F	S		F	I	N	E			M	A	L	L			O	P	E	R
U	V	E	A		I	R	A	N		J	O	L	I	E		B	R	A	V	A
B	E	E	F	A	D	O	B	O		O	R	A	N	G		A	G	L	E	T
		L	E	M	O	N	S	C		B	A	S	K	E	T	B	A	L	L	S
D	A	I	S	Y				H	I	S	S			N	A	A	N
I	N	N		T	I	E	R		D	A	S		C	D	D	R	I	V	E
E	G	G		A	M	N	E	S	I	C		I	R	A			Z	A	P	F
H	E	N		N	O	T	A	L	O	T		B	A	R	K	E	E	P	E	R
A	L	U	M			I	D	O	L		O	M	G	Y	E	S		E	E	O
R	O	M	A	N		R	E	T	E	L	L	S			R	I	D
D	U	B	L	I	N	E	R		C	I	D		B	A	R	G	E	S	I	N
			E	T	A			S	T	E	A	D	E	D		N	E	C	C	O
A	L	A		E	N	S	U	E	S		S	U	S	S			D	I	E	T
S	U	B	T	R	A	C	T	S		F	T	M	E	A	D	E		S	H	E
K	N	E	E			H	E	H		L	I	B	E	L	E	R		S	O	L
	A	D	M	I	R	E	S		J	A	M		N	E	I	N		O	L	E
			P	R	A	M			E	V	E	R				E	G	R	E	T
S	E	A	L	O	F	A	P	P	R	O		C	O	M	E	S	A	C
T	E	X	A	N		T	U	D	O	R		C	H	E	S	T	B	U	M	P
U	N	I	T	Y		I	M	A	M	S		A	H	A	S		O	T	T	O
N	Y	S	E			C	A	S	E			R	I	N	O		R	S	V	P

Alex Eaton-Salners, of Lake Forest, Calif., works as an in-house attorney for a technology company.

In addition to making crosswords, he is a prolific variety puzzle-maker for the Times, including the Puns and Anagrams found in this issue (solve, solution, print, collaborate) He also invents new puzzle types, such as Hop Cross Fun (print, solution), which ran in the Magazine on 9/15.

"I like to stretch my limits with different constructing experiences," he says.

– puzzle by Alex Eaton-Salners

Sun 11/17/2024 Nothing But Blue Skies
W	E	B	B			V	I	C	E	V	E	R	S	A			T	I	L	L
A	W	O	L		M	A	C	A	R	O	N	I	A	R	T		A	G	U	A
R	E	D	O		U	P	U	P	A	N	D	A	W	A	Y		K	E	R	I
D	R	Y	W	I	N	E								B	S	M	E	T	E	R
	S	L	I	N	G		A	R	I	G	A	T	O		M	U	T	T	S
		A	N	S		S	M	A	L	L	T	O	W	N		S	H	H
	S	N	I	T		H	O	M	E	A	L	O	N	E		T	E	A	S
C	O	G	N	A	T	E		A	N	N	A	L		W	A	S	H	T	U	B
A	B	U	T		A	C	E		E	D	S		H	B	O		I	A	G	O
L	E	A	H		T	A	R	O				B	O	I	L		G	L	A	M
L	I	G	E	R		T	I	N	Y	H	O	U	S	E		S	H	O	R	E
S	T	E	W	I	E		E	M	A	I	L	M	E		M	A	R	T	Y	R
			I	N	R	E		E	L	V	E	S		B	O	G	O
S	H	I	N	D	I	G	S		L	E	S		G	E	T	S	A	T	A	N
T	E	N	D		V	O	L	T				J	O	S	T		D	A	L	E
A	R	K		H	O	T	A	I	R	B	A	L	L	O	O	N		P	L	S
N	E	W	D	O			P	L	A	Y	G	O	D			A	U	D	I	S
	W	E	E	L	A	S	S		B	R	A		M	I	N	I	V	A	N
H	E	L	L	Y	E	A	H		A	N	T		I	D	A	R	E	N	O	T
U	G	L	I		O	N	O		T	E	E		N	E	S		A	C	N	E
B	O	S	S		N	E	T						E	A	T		S	E	E	D

Rebecca Goldstein is a research scientist living in the Bay Area with her partner Ariela Perlman, an educational therapist.

This is Rebecca's 18th puzzle for the Times, and Ariela's first. Ariela set Rebecca down the path of crossword constructing back in May of 2020, when she (strongly) suggested Rebecca find a hobby to fill her newly-found free time. This puzzle's theme was inspired by a surprise 40th birthday gift from Ariela.

– puzzle by Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman

Sun 11/10/2024 From Start to Finish
L	G	B	T			H	O	W	T	O		S	T	O	P	S		F	O	B
E	E	R	I	E		A	L	A	R	M		O	H	W	O	W		U	N	O
S	T	A	N	D	A	R	D	S	U	B		P	E	N	S	I	V	E	E	X
M	A	N	A	G	E	D	M	I	C	R	O		W	E	S	T	E	L	M
I	T	A		A	R	T	E		K	E	N	M	O	R	E		S	L	O	B
Z	I	G		R	O	O					E	A	R			S	P	I	N	E
	P	H	I	L		P	E	N	U	L	T	I	M	A	T	E	A	N	T	E
			M	E	W		L	O	T	I	O	N		R	O	N		E	H	S
G	R	A	D	E	A		L	U	A	N	N		W	R	O	T	E
R	A	C	Y		W	E	I	G	H	T		W	I	I		I	L	O	S	E
A	F	R	I	C	A	N	P	A	N		S	O	L	V	I	N	G	D	I	S
S	T	E	N	O		E	S	T		M	T	N	D	E	W		R	O	M	P
			G	L	A	R	E		C	A	R	T	A		I	C	E	R	U	N
A	U	K		M	S	G		S	H	R	E	D	S		N	R	C
A	P	O	C	A	L	Y	P	T	I	C	P	O	S	T		O	O	P	S
A	S	W	A	N			H	A	R					H	R	S		O	T	S
S	T	A	N		Y	E	S	B	A	B	E		A	R	E	S		P	A	P
	A	L	T	T	E	X	T		C	O	M	P	L	E	T	E	A	U	T	O
V	I	S	I	O	N	P	R	O		H	E	A	T	E	D	S	U	P	E	R
I	R	K		S	T	E	I	N		R	E	C	A	P		T	R	A	I	T
P	S	I		H	E	L	P	S		S	T	O	R	M			A	D	D	Y

Sam Ezersky, of Buffalo, N.Y., has worked for The Times Games team since 2017. He is the editor of Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed and the Mini crossword.

Sam keeps a running list of crossword ideas on his iPhone's Notes app; today's puzzle, his eighth Sunday, was inspired by the find at 23-Across, though it took months to cobble together a complete set.

– puzzle by Sam Ezersky

Sun 11/3/2024 Can I Have a Raise?
G	L	U	C	O	S	E		B	E	L	U	G	A	S		F	E	A	S	T
R	U	M	B	A	L	L		O	P	E	N	A	I	R		R	A	S	T	A
A	L	A	S	K	A	P	E	N	I	N	S	U	L	A		E	T	H	O	S
B	L	M		S	L	A	N	G		T	A	G				N	O	O	N	E
	S	I	B		O	S	S	O		T	I	E	O	N		C	U	R	E	D
			A	M	M	O			G	O	D	D	A	U	G	H	T	E	R
	A	B	R	A			I	A	M				S	T	E	P
F	R	E	Q	U	E	N	C	Y	S	H	I	F	T		T	R	I	S	H	A
I	R	A		I	R	U	L	E		A	M	A		U	S	E	D	C	A	R
B	E	T	S		A	D	O			U	D	D	E	R		S	O	R	T	S
	S	E	A	L		G	U	T	E	N	B	E	R	G		S	L	E	D
S	T	A	G	E		E	D	I	C	T			R	I	P		S	W	A	M
R	E	S	E	N	T	S		T	H	E		C	A	N	O	E		I	N	A
O	D	E	S	S	A		M	O	O	D	C	O	N	G	R	U	E	N	C	E
				F	L	O	E				B	O	D			R	A	G	E
	C	I	V	I	C	M	I	N	D	E	D			O	D	O	R
P	A	N	E	L		G	R	A	I	N		E	L	L	Y		S	O	B
I	N	S	E	T				G	T	A		D	I	D	N	T		P	E	P
S	T	O	R	E		S	W	I	T	C	H	E	D	P	A	R	T	I	E	S
A	B	L	E	R		K	I	L	O	T	O	N		A	M	O	U	N	T	S
N	E	E	D	S		A	M	A	S	S	E	S		L	O	N	G	E	S	T

Sid Sivakumar is an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. This is his 18^th puzzle for the Times.

His 19^th will be the upcoming Super Mega crossword in the 2024 edition of Puzzle Mania, our annual print-only games section. At 50 squares by 50 squares, it took a month to make and has over 700 answers.

– puzzle by Sid Sivakumar

Sun 10/27/2024 Working the Night Shift
S	A	T	S			A	L	P	S		E	T	T	U			W	A	S	H
K	A	R	A	T		R	O	U	N	D	T	R	I	P		L	A	T	H	E
I	R	I	S	H		A	U	T	O	L	O	A	N	S		U	N	B	O	X
D	O	A	S	E	T			O	W	I	N	G			O	C	T	A	V	E
S	N	L		B	R	I	E	F	S		B	I	N	A	R	Y		T	E	D
			G	O	I	N	G	F	U	L	L	C	I	R	C	L	E
	W	A	R	S	O	N	G		I	O	U		E	M	A	I	L	E	D
B	A	D	A	S	S		P	A	T	T	E	R	N		S	U	B	L	E	T
A	R	O	D			H	A	B				A	T	M			R	E	F	I
W	I	R	E	S		I	N	L	A	N	D	S	E	A		S	U	N	I	N
L	O	N	D	O	E	R		E	A	R	T	H		K	E	M	S	A	B	E
				O	N	E	S		H	A	S		M	E	M	O
	M	I	C	R	O	D	O	T				B	R	I	T	C	H	E	S
L	A	N	A	I		G	U	E	S	T	H	O	S	T		H	A	Y	E	S
I	C	A	N	T	G	O		Y	A	H	O	O		M	S	E	M	E	A	T
N	A	D	I	Y	A				Y	E	T				E	D	I	B	L	E
E	R	I	N		H	O	N	E	Y	M	S	U	I	T	E		L	A	T	E
D	O	T	E	S		L	Y	M	E		E	M	M	E		E	L	L	E	N
O	O	H		I	T	S	J	U	S	T	A	P	H	A	S	E		L	A	B
U	N	E		T	R	E	E		T	A	T		I	M	I	N		I	M	O
T	S	R		H	I	N	T		O	P	S		T	O	R	Y		T	S	K

Jeffrey Martinovic is a mechanical engineering student at Western University in London, Ontario. Jeff Chen, of Seattle, is a writer and longtime Times crossword contributor.

They brainstormed puzzle ideas and entries over email, and nearly three months, 200 messages and 100 grid versions later, submitted the artful puzzle here. The theme is neatly explained at 111-Across.

– puzzle by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen

Sun 10/20/2024 Triple Features
E	G	A	D		R	A	G	U		F	I	N	I	S		U	P	S	E	T
B	A	L	I		I	N	O	N		E	V	O	K	E		K	A	P	P	A
B	I	G	G	I	A	N	T	M	O	N	S	T	E	R		E	L	L	I	S
S	T	A	T	S		A	W	A	R	D		O	B	E	S		M	I	C	K
			H	I	E		I	N	C			N	A	N	O	B	O	T
		W	I	T	N	E	S	S	A	L	I	E	N	A	R	R	I	V	A	L
A	C	H	S		I	R	E			A	B	B	A		E	U	L	O	G	Y
P	O	E		J	A	I		R	A	I	M	I		L	S	T		T	E	E
H	A	N	C	O	C	K	S	I	G	N	S	T	H	E	P	A	P	E	R
I	T	C	H	Y			C	L	U	E			A	I	O	L	I
D	I	E	U		S	T	O	L	E		M	I	D	S	T		L	O	S	T
			R	A	O	U	L			T	A	C	O			K	A	F	K	A
	T	A	N	G	L	E	D	F	R	O	Z	E	N	T	R	A	F	F	I	C
T	A	Z		E	D	S		R	A	R	E	R		O	U	T		D	E	I
A	L	U	M	N	A		P	E	S	T			I	N	S		C	A	R	T
W	I	R	E	D	S	L	E	E	P	E	R	S	M	I	S	E	R	Y
		E	M	A	I	L	E	R			O	E	R		E	R	A
C	A	B	O		S	A	R	A		B	O	X	E	S		N	Y	E	T	S
A	L	L	I	N		M	A	N	H	A	T	T	A	N	H	O	O	K	U	P
Y	O	U	R	E		A	G	G	I	E		E	D	I	E		L	E	N	A
S	T	E	E	D		S	E	E	D	S		T	Y	P	E		A	D	A	M

Jerry Miccolis is a retired actuary and financial executive who splits his time between the Garden State (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and the Garden Isle (Kauai, Hawaii). He spends his days as a playwright, math tutor, softball player and volunteer with NASA's Solar System Ambassador program.

This puzzle's theme riffs on the same idea as his New York Times debut, Double Features, published on July 17, 2016.

– puzzle by Jerry Miccolis

Sun 10/13/2024 Manual Dexterity
I	D	O	L	S		E	R	O	S		M	A	R	C		W	A	R	P	S
D	I	D	O	K		G	U	S	T		A	L	O	U		A	V	E	R	T
K	N	O	W	I	N	G	T	H	E	S	C	O	R	E		D	E	C	O	R
	O	R	L	E	A	N		A	V	A		T	Y	C	O		N	O	N	E
			A	D	H	O	C		E	A	R			A	C	T	U	A	T	E
G	O	O	N			G	O	I	N	G	O	V	E	R	T	H	E	T	O	P
A	M	I	D	S	T		R	N	S		T	I	N	D	E	R
S	N	L		L	O	A	F	S				C	A	S	T	E		B	E	T
P	I	C	K	I	N	G	U	P	S	T	E	A	M		S	E	R	E	N	E
		H	I	P	T	O		O	E	U	V	R	E	S			A	L	I	T
S	W	A	N	S	O	N	G		R	B	I		L	I	M	O	R	I	D	E
O	I	N	K			Y	A	Y	T	E	A	M		N	O	F	E	E
D	I	G	S	U	P		L	E	A	R	N	I	N	G	C	U	R	V	E	S
A	G	E		N	A	I	L	S				C	A	S	K	S		E	V	A
				L	I	N	E	N	S		E	R	G		S	E	A	M	E	N
G	E	T	T	I	N	G	Y	O	U	R	G	O	A	T			S	E	N	D
O	R	B	I	T	E	R			M	O	O		T	R	E	S	S
B	O	I	L		D	A	T	A		I	T	O		A	M	O	U	N	T
L	I	L	T	S		T	A	C	K	L	I	N	G	D	U	M	M	I	E	S
E	C	L	A	T		E	C	H	O		S	U	P	E		M	E	T	R	O
T	A	S	T	Y		S	K	Y	S		T	S	A	R		E	D	E	N	S

Gary Larson is a retired standup comedian from Edmonds, Wash. Doug Peterson is a professional crossword constructor from Pasadena, Calif.

Neither is the creator of The Far Side nor head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, they will consider pretending to be if it means a better table at a restaurant.

– puzzle by Gary Larson and Doug Peterson

Sun 10/6/2024 Teacher's Marks
	S	L	E	P	T	I	N			M	A	D	A	M	E	X		A	O	K
U	P	A	N	D	A	T	E	M		O	N	E	N	A	M	E		B	Y	E
D	O	N	T	Q	U	O	T	E	M	E	O	N	T	H	I	S		L	S	D
O	R	D	S				M	I	A			S	E	A	L		L	E	T	S
N	T	H		B	O	N	A	N	Z	A	S			L	I	P	A	S	E
	Y	O	U	R	M	O	N	E	Y	S	N	O	G	O	O	D	H	E	R	E
			N	O	A	H				P	O	O	R			A	R	A	B	Y
H	A	L	T	W	H	O	G	O	E	S	T	H	E	R	E			M	A	E
S	H	E	E	N	A		N	B	A			S	W	E	A	R	J	A	R	S
N	A	A	N			S	U	I	T	E	S			S	C	I	O	N	S
			D	O	N	T	S	T	A	R	T	W	I	T	H	M	E
	A	M	E	L	I	E			T	R	E	A	D	S			W	A	R	E
C	R	U	D	E	N	E	S	S			I	L	L		F	L	A	M	E	S
O	T	S			A	L	L	Y	O	U	N	E	E	D	I	S	L	O	V	E
M	C	C	O	O			U	N	P	C				O	L	A	S
P	U	L	L	Y	O	U	R	S	E	L	F	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R
	R	E	D	S	U	N			C	A	L	I	P	E	R	S		N	A	P
F	A	C	E		I	C	E	S			A	M	I				A	L	I	A
E	T	A		Y	O	U	C	A	N	T	W	I	N	T	H	E	M	A	L	L
N	O	R		A	U	R	O	R	A	E		D	E	M	O	N	I	C	A	L
D	R	S		P	I	L	L	A	G	E			S	I	N	G	L	E	T

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician.

He dedicates this puzzle to his sister Julie Buffington, a.k.a. "Mrs. B," a second-grade teacher at nearby Haymarket Elementary. For authenticity, she provided all of the red pen marks in this puzzle's original submission

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 9/29/2024 The Ayes Have It
C	A	T	C	A	F	E		U	N	C	A	G	E			Z	E	S	T	S
A	D	A	S	T	R	A		S	E	A	S	O	N		P	A	N	E	R	A
C	O	R	N	I	E	R	S	T	O	R	I	E	S		U	N	S	E	A	L
A	R	G	Y	L	E		W	E	P	T		R	U	G	B	Y		W	V	A
O	N	E		T	W	E	E	N	E	R	S		E	E	L		S	H	E	D
	S	T	P		I	D	A		T	I	R	A	D	E	I	D	E	A	L	S
			S	A	F	A	R	I		P	O	L			C	E	N	T	S
W	I	R	Y	S	I	M	I	L	E			P	H	A	R	A	O	H
H	O	H	O	S			N	I	X		S	O	U	S	A		R	A	G
A	N	A	P	E	S	T		U	P	D	O		L	S	D		A	P	E	D
L	I	P		S	T	E	A	M	I	E	R	C	L	A	I	M		P	O	O
E	A	S	E		A	E	R		R	E	B	A		D	O	O	M	E	R	S
	N	O	G		G	U	I	S	E		E	R	E			B	I	N	G	E
		D	R	I	P	P	A	N			T	A	X	I	B	I	A	S	E	S
	H	Y	E	N	A			I	D	S		T	U	M	U	L	T
W	A	I	T	E	R	M	E	T	I	E	R		D	O	T		A	P	P
H	U	N	S		T	O	P		G	R	E	W	I	N	T	O		O	O	F
A	L	B		K	I	W	I	S		R	I	A	N		O	P	T	I	M	A
T	A	L	K	I	E		P	L	I	A	N	T	G	E	N	I	U	S	E	S
I	G	U	E	S	S		E	A	R	N	I	T		S	U	N	B	E	L	T
F	E	E	L	S			N	Y	L	O	N	S		S	P	E	E	D	O	S

Joe Deeney, who lives in Melrose, Mass., just north of Boston, has spent his career in supply-chain logistics.

This puzzle's theme idea has been on his list for years, but it took sorting through nearly 20,000 word transformations to find enough suitable examples. He likes starting 1-Across with a fun clue/answer pairing — it should "set the right tone for the rest of the puzzle" — and was happy to do so here.

– puzzle by Joe Deeney

Sun 9/22/2024 Breakout Performance
B	A	T	H	E	R		U	M	P	S		S	S	N	S		T	O	D	A	T	E
U	P	H	E	R	E		K	E	E	P	S	O	P	E	N		I	R	O	N	E	D
S	L	E	W	E	D		U	T	T	E	R	F	O	O	L		M	A	N	D	M	S
T	O	S	S		E	E	L		E	X	I	T	S		H	E	R		T	Y	P	E
S	M	H		B	M	X	E	R	S				E	M	O	P	O	P		D	O	L
	B	A	D	A	P	P	L	E		P	U	T		A	S	A	B	O	N	U	S
		W	O	N	T		E	S	C	A	P	E	A	C	T		B	E	E	F
F	I	S	H	F	I	N		T	O	R	N	A	D	O		H	I	T	A	R	U	T
U	G	H		F	O	O	T	S	P	A		M	E	N	S	A	N	S		E	N	O
S	L	A	V		N	W	A		A	C	R	E	S		I	M	S		P	S	S	T
S	O	N	I	C		A	R	T		H	O	V		E	M	U		W	A	N	E	S
	O	K	T	O		Y	O	U	T	U	B	E	C	L	I	P		A	L	E	E
			A	M	C		T	N	U	T		N	A	S	A		S	T	E
S	A	F	E	P	A	S	S	A	G	E		T	R	E	N	C	H	C	O	A	T	S
E	R	R		U	N	O										H	A	H		G	O	P
P	O	O	R	T	A	S	T	E		D	O	E		A	S	I	F	I	C	A	R	E
T	U	N	N	E	L	O	U	T		I	N	D		D	U	C	T	T	A	P	E	D
E	N	D	S		S	O	F	A		R	U	N		A	C	H	E		B	E	A	U
T	D	S			T	N	T			T	S	A			K	I	D			S	T	P

Jeremy Newton, of Austin, Tex., works as an engineering manager for a mobile game company. Tracy Gray, of Hunt Valley, Md., is recently retired from the lawn and landscaping business.

They found that coming up with suitable answers to complete the interlocking shaded squares was the most satisfying part of making this puzzle, as well as the most difficult and time-consuming.

– puzzle by Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray

Sun 9/15/2024 One for the Books
A	D	L	I	B			C	H	I	M	P			N	E	S		G	A	S
C	R	O	C	E		T	R	A	C	E	S		R	O	L	L		H	U	T
H	I	G	H	F	I	D	E	L	I	T	Y		O	H	I	O		O	S	E
E	V	A		O	N	S	A	L	E			F	O	O	D	W	A	S	T	E
S	E	N	T	R	A		M	E	R	R	I	A	M	W	E	B	S	T	E	R
			H	E	R	B				E	R	R	S			U	S	E	R	S
N	C	A	A		E	E	L		G	E	A	R		S	T	R	I	D	E
T	H	E	W	E	A	L	T	H	O	F	N	A	T	I	O	N	S
H	I	R	E	R		T	E	E	D			H	I	T	S		T	I	P	S
	C	O	D	A	S			M	I	L	A		L	A	S	T	S	T	O	P
S	O	S		T	H	E	G	I	V	I	N	G	T	R	E	E		S	K	Y
P	R	O	F	O	R	M	A		A	L	O	E			D	A	N	A	E
A	Y	L	A		I	B	I	S			D	R	E	W		R	O	L	F	E
			N	I	N	E	T	E	E	N	E	I	G	H	T	Y	F	O	U	R
	R	A	D	N	E	R		E	W	E	S		G	O	O		E	T	N	A
L	E	M	O	N			S	T	E	M				A	P	S	E
A	G	A	M	E	O	F	T	H	R	O	N	E	S		T	A	S	S	E	L
C	A	S	S	E	R	O	L	E			E	R	A	S	E	S		M	R	I
E	T	S		D	A	R	E		F	R	A	N	K	E	N	S	T	E	I	N
U	T	E		O	T	T	O		O	B	R	I	E	N		E	N	A	C	T
P	A	D		F	E	H			R	I	S	E	S			S	T	R	A	Y

Aimee Lucido, of Irvington, N.Y., is a children's author. Her third book, Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta, came out in July.

Puzzles and children's books are "both ways to stretch out language," she says. "They're about using every sentence, every word, every letter to its absolute fullest". Having two related hobbies comes in handy: "I definitely use puzzles to procrastinate writing, and writing to procrastinate puzzles!".

– puzzle by Aimee Lucido

Sun 9/8/2024 Life Milestones
W	H	A	P	S		A	D	S	L	O	G	A	N		P	A	P	A	Y	A
H	E	N	R	I		C	O	P	A	P	L	E	A		E	N	A	M	E	L
A	D	D	O	N		A	M	A	T	E	U	R	S	T	A	N	D	I	N	G
T	O	O	T	S				R	O	D	E	O		I	P	A	D
I	N	R	E		S	U	C	K	Y				S	T	O	N	E	P	I	T
F	I	R	S	T	I	N	C	L	A	S	S		E	I	D		D	A	N	O
	C	A	T	E	G	O	R	Y		L	L	A	M	A			B	R	E	R
			V	A	N				D	R	I	V	I	N	G	C	R	A	Z	Y
	T	W	O			P	U	R	E		D	A	S		A	A	A	S
P	R	A	T	T		A	G	A	V	E				C	P	R		I	U	D
G	I	V	E	I	T	T	H	E	O	L	C	O	L	L	E	G	E	T	R	Y
A	M	Y		M	E	H				M	O	N	A	E		O	X	I	D	E
		A	M	I	R		A	I	M		R	O	O	F			A	C	U
B	A	R	A	D	M	I	S	S	I	O	N				I	N	S
Y	U	R	T			C	O	R	F	U		V	H	S	T	A	P	E	S
O	T	O	H		D	E	N		F	I	N	I	S	H	T	H	E	J	O	B
B	O	W	L	G	A	M	E				A	N	N	O	Y		R	E	P	O
			E	L	I	A		B	O	O	T	Y				M	A	C	H	U
C	E	N	T	E	N	N	I	A	L	S	T	A	T	E		A	T	T	I	C
O	R	I	E	N	T		S	M	I	L	E	S	A	T		Y	E	E	S	H
D	R	E	S	S	Y		P	A	N	O	R	A	M	A		A	D	D	M	E

Meghan Morris is an appellate public defender living in Denver (found in the 110-Across!).

A mother of twin second-graders, this puzzle's theme of milestones is often on her mind. One recent parenting challenge — the "turf war" over who gets to do Wordle on her phone. "I try to take deep breaths and let go of my need to use my regular starting word when I see them typing in something else"

– puzzle by Meghan Morris

Sun 9/1/2024 Product Integration
		I	M	S	A	V	E	D			S	H	O	W		S	A	M	B	A	R
	S	N	O	W	T	I	R	E			M	A	R	I	E	C	L	A	I	R	E
S	H	A	R	E	A	C	A	B		F	I	N	A	N	C	I	A	L	A	I	D
T	A	S	T	E	R			T	O	R	T	I	L	L	A		S	E	T
E	K	E		T	I	A	S		R	E	E	F		E	R	R		S	H	E	D
P	A	C	3	4		W	A	I	L	S			A	S	D	O	I		L	G	A
			7	4	D	A	Y	S		H	A	I	L	S		O	N	F	O	O	T
J	P	E	G		J	K	S	I	M	M	O	N	S				D	A	N	T	E
O	R	N	U	R	S	E		T	B	A	L	L		S	T	A	I	N
C	O	R	N	S			S	T	A	N		A	H	O	Y	M	A	T	E	Y
K	V	A	S	S		F	O	R		5	8	W	I	N	K	S		A	X	E	S
S	E	G	A		C	L	O	U	D	3	3		A	G	E		E	S	P	N	U
	D	E	L	E	G	A	T	E	E		H	E	W	S			A	T	O	N	E
			U	N	I	T	Y		F	L	O	R	A		C	R	U	I	S	E	D
S	L	A	T	S				L	O	T	U	S	T	R	E	E		C	E	D	E
C	A	M	E	O	S		T	I	G	E	R		H	A	N	G	5	2
A	N	Y		R	V	L	O	T			G	N	A	T	S		4	2	B	I	T
B	E	A	R		U	G	G		S	K	Y	Y		S	E	E	P		E	M	O
		D	O	A		B	O	T	T	O	M	U	P			M	E	R	L	O	T
S	T	A	R	P	I	T	C	H	E	R	S		F	A	K	E	N	A	I	L	S
T	I	M	E	S	S	Q	U	A	R	E			F	L	I	N	C	H	E	D
Y	E	S	M	O	M		P	I	N	A			T	A	N	D	E	M	S

Chandi Deitmer, of Cambridge, Mass., writes puzzles for Elevate Labs, a brain-training app. Matthew Stock, of Gainesville, Fla., is a master's student in school counseling.

As fellow math lovers, this puzzle's theme is a tribute to all of the math teachers they've had who inspired their curiosity and love of learning.

– puzzle by Chandi Deitmer and Matthew Stock

Sun 8/25/2024 Is There an Echo in Here?
U	N	D	R	E	S	S	E	S						M	A	J	O	R	S	I	N
P	A	R	I	S	T	E	X	A	S				T	I	M	E	L	A	P	S	E
D	O	U	B	L	E	C	L	I	C	K		S	E	C	O	N	D	M	A	T	E
O	H	M	S			R	A	D	I	O	S	P	E	A	K				C	O	D
				A	L	E	X			D	E	E	D			K	I	T	E
I	T	S	A	B	E	T		E	B	I	L	L		E	Y	E	M	A	S	K	S
R	A	P	D	U	O		O	N	E	A	F	T	E	R	A	N	O	T	H	E	R
A	L	I	S	T		C	L	O	N	K			U	M	P	S			O	P	T
N	O	R			P	O	L		A	S	F	A	R	A	S		O	U	T	T	A
	N	I	G	H	T	B	I	R	D		I	P	O			O	H	H
		T	H	I	S	B	E	A	R	S	R	E	P	E	A	T	I	N	G
			E	N	D			N	Y	U		R	A	G	E	R	O	O	M	S
B	A	S	E	D		L	E	G	L	I	F	T		A	R	O			I	C	E
A	C	T			A	I	D	E			O	U	T	D	O		I	F	N	O	T
T	H	E	M	U	M	M	Y	R	E	T	U	R	N	S		A	L	L	O	W	S
H	E	A	R	T	I	E	S		V	A	L	E	T		C	L	E	A	R	L	Y
		D	I	E	D			C	E	N	T			M	A	T	S
E	L	I				S	T	A	R	K	I	L	L	E	R			G	A	S	P
B	A	C	K	U	P	C	O	P	Y		P	A	I	R	O	F	P	A	N	T	S
B	R	A	I	N	D	U	M	P				M	A	L	L	S	A	N	T	A	S
S	A	M	A	D	A	M	S						R	E	S	U	R	G	E	N	T

John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer and musician.

His puzzles often have a playful sense of humor to them, a style he attributes to his crossword constructing "North Star," the great Patrick Berry. About Patrick, he writes "He doesn't have a flashy gimmick behind every puzzle; it's just how well he pulls off the simple themes." This puzzle likewise has a simple concept, pulled off quite cleverly.

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 8/18/2024 For Your Amusement
C	A	R	D		B	A	S	A	L		C	L	A	N	G		A	S	S	T
A	G	A	R		U	L	T	R	A		O	S	C	A	R		R	A	C	E
S	U	M	O		R	O	O	M	Y		B	U	M	P	E	R	C	A	R	S
H	A	P	P	Y	N	E	W	Y	E	A	R		E	S	T	A		R	A	T
			T	A	S				R	N	A				A	C	T	I	N
		M	O	M	A		E	A	S	T		H	A	M		Y	E	N	T	E
	D	O	W	A	G	E	R	S			Y	E	S	E	S		N	E	O	N
L	O	S	E	H	E	A	R	T		P	A	R	S	E	C		A	N	N	E
A	C	C	R	A		S	O	U		A	H	A		T	R	O	N
S	K	A			D	E	L	T	O	R	O				E	A	T	E	R	S
S	E	T		R	O	L	L	E	R	C	O	A	S	T	E	R		N	O	T
I	D	O	T	O	O				R	E	S	P	A	W	N			N	A	E
			H	O	W	L		E	E	L		A	C	E		S	W	E	D	E
W	A	N	E		O	I	L	E	R	S		C	H	E	S	T	H	A	I	R
P	A	I	N		P	E	O	N	Y			H	A	T	E	R	A	D	E
M	A	T	C	H		S	T	Y		U	B	E	R		M	I	C	S
	T	R	E	E	S				P	S	I				O	V	A
S	E	A		R	U	G	S		R	E	S	E	T	T	L	E	M	E	N	T
W	A	T	E	R	S	L	I	D	E		M	A	O	R	I		O	R	E	O
A	M	E	N		H	A	L	O	S		O	R	G	A	N		L	I	M	P
P	S	S	T		I	D	L	E	S		L	L	A	M	A		E	N	O	S

Rebecca Goldstein is a research scientist living in Albany, Calif. Her co-constructor, Will Nediger, is a professional crossword constructor based in London, Ontario.

They connected over DMs, and after settling on this idea, went through countless iterations to achieve the cleanest fill. Both love Sunday themes like this one — Will likened it to "a charcuterie plate where there's a little bit of everything."

– puzzle by Rebecca Goldstein and Will Nediger

Sun 8/11/2024 Take the El Train
A	S	P	I	R	E	S			I	R	A	Q	I		L	O	G	S	O	N
L	O	I	T	E	R	E	R		B	E	N	T	O		U	T	O	P	I	A
E	X	C	H	A	N	G	E	W	E	D	D	I	N	G	V	O	W	E	L	S
		K	I	L		A	V	E	R	T		P	E	A			N	E	E	T
	P	A	N	T	Y		E	L	I	A	S			I	S	E		D	R	Y
P	A	C	K	Y	O	U	R	B	A	G	E	L	S	A	N	D	G	O
E	T	A			G	R	E	Y			R	O	E		A	G	O
A	I	R	H	E	A	D			P	E	E	L	E	R	R	E	V	I	E	W
R	O	D	I	N		U	S	U	R	P		A	N	I	L			S	R	O
			G	D	S		A	T	E	I	T			D	U	R	A	N	G	O
		W	H	A	T	S	P	A	S	T	E	L	I	S	P	A	S	T
C	O	A	S	T	A	L			S	O	L	A	R		S	I	T
A	R	K			R	A	I	L		M	O	P	E	D		D	R	O	W	N
N	O	E	L	F	L	Y	Z	O	N	E	S			I	T	S	A	L	I	E
			E	O	E		Z	O	O			A	G	E	E			I	P	O
		D	O	N	T	G	E	T	M	A	D	G	E	T	E	L	E	V	E	N
S	P	A		T	S	A			S	T	E	A	M		N	A	M	E	D
A	R	N	O			L	E	T		T	E	P	I	D		M	E	T
Y	O	U	R	D	E	L	A	Y	S	A	R	E	N	U	M	B	E	R	E	D
H	U	B	C	A	P		S	P	A	C	E		I	N	A	D	R	E	A	M
I	D	E	A	L	S		Y	O	L	K	S			E	R	A	S	E	R	S

Caryn Robbins is a retired editor living on the east end of Long Island with her husband and two Havanese dogs.

An avid lifelong solver, she discovered puzzle constructing during the pandemic through an online course. This theme came to her in the throes of planning her daughter's nuptials, inspiring the example at 23-Across. Her favorite theme clue is 38-Across, which paints a great mental picture.

– puzzle by Caryn Robbins

Sun 8/4/2024 Weather, Man!
O	H	R	A	T	S		M	A	I	T	A	I		S	A	C		S	P	A
M	O	O	S	H	U		E	N	R	O	L	L		A	D	A	P	T	E	R
S	H	O	W	E	R	S	L	I	K	E	L	Y		F	E	R	R	A	R	I
	O	M	A	N		A	T	M		L	E	A	S	E		S	O	R	T	A
			N	A	B	S		E	B	O	Y		A	T	C	A	M	P
E	Y	E		N	O	S	E		M	O	S	T	L	Y	C	L	O	U	D	Y
T	E	T	O	N	S		G	A	W	P		R	I	N	S	E		P	O	E
H	E	A	V	Y	S	N	O	W		S	T	E	V	E		S	N	I	D	E
I	S	L	E			A	I	L	S		A	M	A	T	I		A	L	O	T
C	H	I	R	R	U	P	S		E	L	M	O			N	I	M
		I	S	O	L	A	T	E	D	S	P	R	I	N	K	L	E	S
			E	O	N			M	A	D	E		D	E	S	K	D	U	T	Y
S	I	T	E		A	S	C	O	T		D	A	L	I			A	B	R	A
C	M	E	R	E		T	O	T	E	S		W	I	N	T	R	Y	M	I	X
A	H	A		D	I	A	N	E		Y	A	W	N		V	I	S	I	N	E
M	O	R	N	I	N	G	F	R	O	S	T		G	L	A	D		T	I	S
		L	E	T	S	E	E		S	T	E	W		O	D	E	S
M	E	O	W	S		C	R	O	W	E		A	G	O		A	L	O	U
U	S	O	T	O	U	R		D	A	M	A	G	I	N	G	W	I	N	D	S
I	A	S	S	U	M	E		E	L	I	D	E	S		I	A	M	T	O	O
R	U	E		T	A	W		A	T	C	O	S	T		T	Y	S	O	N	S

Scott Hogan is a patent attorney in Michigan. Katie Hale, of London, is the assistant crossword editor for The L.A. Times. This is their third collaboration for the paper, all Sundays.

Scott pitched the idea for this one, and Katie helped flesh out the rest of the examples. Their joint favorite is 125-Across.

– puzzle by Scott Hogan and Katie Hale

Sun 7/28/2024 The Big Five-O
B	R	A		I	N	C	U	R						N	E	G	E	V		L	Y	E
R	I	N	G	B	E	A	R	E	R				C	O	L	O	R	W	H	E	E	L
O	T	T	O	M	A	N	S	E	T	S		D	O	L	L	A	R	S	I	G	N	S
W	A	I	T			T	A	K	E	T	H	E	B	A	I	T			J	O	S	E
			T	O	S	S	E	S		R	U	N		N	E	S	T	E	A
	P	R	I	N	T				M	A	G	I	C				R	O	B	I	N
B	A	A		E	R	S		S	I	D	E	A	R	M		P	E	N		M	A	S
I	N	N	S		E	T	C	H	E	S		L	A	A	L	A	A		C	H	I	C
R	A	G	A		P	A	G	E	S				G	I	A	N	T		H	U	L	A
D	R	E	G	S		T	I	E		B	A	R		L	T	D		S	O	N	A	R
S	A	W		T	O	E		P	R	E	L	I	M	S		A	H	A		G	R	E
	B	A	Y	O	U				O	L	I	V	E				A	L	E	R	T
		R	E	N	T		F	U	E	L	C	E	L	L	S		I	S	A	Y
			S	E	A	S	O	N		Y	E	R		O	V	U	L	A	R
G	N	A	W		C	A	R	D	S				H	O	U	S	E		C	A	S	T
S	I	L	E	N	T	B			A	I	S	L	E			A	D	V	A	N	C	E
P	E	T	C	O		O	L	Y	M	P	I	C	F	L	A	G		O	N	I	O	N
O	C	E	A	N		T	I	M	E	A	N	D	T	I	D	E		W	A	T	T	S
T	E	R	N	S			P	A	S	S		S	Y	N	E			S	L	A	T	E

Paolo Pasco, of Brooklyn, is the Games editor for LinkedIn. He is the current national crossword champion after winning the 2024 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. In that competition, he solved a 21x21 crossword (like the one here) in just under six minutes. [Today's is 19x23.]

This puzzle came together on a cross-country flight during which all his electronic devices were close to dead. He took out a blank sheet of paper and started sketching, resulting in the theme here.

– puzzle by Paolo Pasco

Sun 7/21/2024 In My Defense ...
L	O	A	D	S	U	P		I	T	I	S	N	T			G	A	B	O	N
I	Z	Z	A	T	S	O		D	A	N	U	B	E		R	O	T	I	N	I
N	O	T	R	U	E	S	C	O	T	S	M	A	N		U	P	T	O	I	T
K	N	E	E		R	E	O			T	E	E	S		B	R	U	N	O
S	E	C		C	I	R	C	U	L	A	R	R	E	A	S	O	N	I	N	G
			P	H	D		O	N	O			S	U	M	O		E	C	R	U
S	P	R	E	E				P	O	W			P	O	U	T		M	I	I
C	H	E	R	R	Y	P	I	C	K	I	N	G		S	T	I	P	E	N	D
R	O	A	M		A	R	C			S	E	E				T	I	N	G	E
A	T	M		S	H	I	E	D		C	A	R		S	I	T	E
P	O	S	T	H	O	C	E	R	G	O	P	R	O	P	T	E	R	H	O	C
			R	O	O	K		E	O	N		Y	H	E	A	R		E	K	E
S	P	L	A	T				G	A	S			M	A	L		G	R	A	D
T	O	E	P	A	D	S		S	L	I	P	P	E	R	Y	S	L	O	P	E
O	P	T		T	U	T	S			N	A	E				T	U	N	I	S
M	U	S	H		L	A	P	S			T	S	A		M	A	G
A	P	P	E	A	L	T	O	A	U	T	H	O	R	I	T	Y		E	T	S
	B	A	L	S	A		I	T	R	Y			A	N	D		S	L	A	T
M	O	R	D	O	R		L	O	G	I	C	A	L	F	A	L	L	A	C	Y
R	O	T	U	N	D		E	R	E	N	O	W		U	N	E	A	T	E	N
S	K	Y	P	E			R	I	D	G	E	S		N	A	I	V	E	T	E

John Ewbank is a scientific writer based in Macclesfield, England.

This is the rare example of a puzzle where writing the theme clues took a similar amount of time to making the grid. John would like to put it on record that people who don't like this puzzle smell bad (AD HOMINEM) and want to dumb down the crossword to the point where a 5-year-old could solve it (STRAW MAN).

– puzzle by John Ewbank

Sun 7/14/2024 It Goes Both Ways
A	L	I	S	T	E	R			I	N	F	O	R	M				F	L	U
R	E	D	T	I	D	E	S		C	U	R	A	C	A	O			I	A	N
C	D	C	A	S	E	D	I	V	I	D	E	S	A	C	D	C		N	U	T
	T	H	Y		N	O	T	I	C	E	D			R	O	Z		A	R	O
	V	I	C	I			E	E	L			A	D	O	R	A	B	L	E
		P	A	C	E	R	S	S	E	L	F	L	E	S	S	R	E	C	A	P
			L	U	A	U			S	O	R	E	S				T	U	T	U
I	T	E	M		C	B	S			S	O	C	I	E	T	Y		T	E	N
T	I	M		T	H	I	N	G	Y				S	T	E	E	D
S	A	B	R	E		K	L	A	U	S	A	C	T	C	A	S	U	A	L	K
O	R	E	I	D	A			G	A	R	B	O			S	M	O	K	E	R
N	A	R	C	I	N	A	P	A	N	I	C	R	A	N		A	S	I	D	E
			O	U	T	T	A				S	A	L	O	O	N		T	O	M
O	O	F		M	E	T	G	A	L	A			A	R	T		D	A	N	E
P	R	O	M				A	T	A	R	I			M	I	D	I
S	E	U	S	S	I	G	N	I	T	I	N	G	I	S	S	U	E	S
	O	R	G	A	N	I	S	T			S	A	P			A	C	H	E
A	C	L		R	U	B			A	G	I	T	A	T	E		A	I	G
J	O	E		I	R	I	S	H	S	I	D	E	D	I	S	H	S	I	R	I
A	N	A			E	L	U	S	I	V	E		S	E	A	O	T	T	E	R
R	E	F				L	E	N	S	E	S			S	U	N	S	E	T	S

Jeff Chen is a professional crossword constructor from Seattle, WA. He is also the creator of Squeezy, a daily online word game.

This is his 42^nd Sunday crossword for the Times.

– puzzle by Jeff Chen

Sun 7/7/2024 Double Digits
T	A	L	C		T	A	S	T	E	I	T			Z	A	P		B	A	T
I	K	E	A		E	C	H	I	D	N	A		D	E	C	O		E	N	D
E	A	T		H		U		M		B		L	E	P	I	E		L	I	P
		S	T	Y	R	E	N	E				I	N	H	D		A	L	M	A
M	A	D	A	M	A				T	O	A	S	T	Y		A	L	I	A	S
B	L	I		N		D		E		X		P	E	R	I	M	E	N	T	S
A	B	E	L			R	E	T	A	I	L				S	U	S	I	E
				P	L	U	S	H				E	A	S	E	L
	K	A	T	E	M		I		D		D		L		E		T	O	N
M	E	D	I	N	A			C	A	R	O	U	S	E		T	Y	P	O	S
L	E	D	A		O	B	S		M	A	I		O	W	S		S	I	S	I
S	P	U	R	T		A	N	T	O	I	N	E			I	R	O	N	I	C
	S	P	A	R	R		I		N		G		P	A	R	T	N	E	R
				Y	E	N	T	A				G	E	N	I	E
	S	O	D	O	I				S	T	R	E	A	K			E	R	M	A
P		I		N		K		Y		A	N	D	T	H	E	B	R	A	I	N
F	A	L	S	E		E	R	O	D	E	S				V	A	I	N	L	Y
I	R	E	S		S	T	A	G				T	A	L	E	N	T	S
Z	E	D		F	A	T	F	I	N	G	E	R	S	Y	N	D	R	O	M	E
E	M	U		L	I	L	T		B	E	L	I	E	F	S		E	M	I	T
R	E	P		O	L	E			C	L	A	M	A	T	O		A	S	I	S

David Karp, of Victoria, British Columbia, works for the B.C. Ministry of Finance.

This puzzle was built around 107-Across, which makes its debut as an answer in the Times crossword. David was also happy to include 92-Across — in addition to neatly fitting this theme, it was one of his favorite shows as a kid.

– puzzle by David Karp

Sun 6/30/2024 Misstated
B	R	A	G		T	H	E	O	S		T	A	T	A	R			B	R	B
F	E	E	L		M	O	R	P	H		O	M	A	N	I		L	U	A	U
F	L	O	O	R	I	T	D	U	H		W	A	N	T	S		A	R	M	S
S	Y	N	T	H		C	O	S		M	I	S	S	I	S	Z	I	P	P	Y
			T	Y	P	O	S		M	A	T	S		W	O	O	D
T	E	N	A	S	E	A		D	U	D			B	A	L	L	E	R	S
R	E	E	L		P	L	A	I	T	E	D		O	R	E	A	G	A	I	N
A	R	O					L	E	T	M	E	G	O				G	I	T	A
M	I	N	I	S	O	D	A		O	A	S	E	S		I	T	S	S	A	D
	E	S	T	A	T	E		I	N	D	I	E	A	N	N	A		E	R	A
			O	U	T	A	C	T				S	T	A	L	E	R
A	B	S		D	E	L	L	A	W	A	R	E		S	A	B	A	D	O
C	O	H	E	I	R		A	L	I	K	E		W	H	Y	O	M	I	N	G
H	O	R	N				R	O	S	E	T	E	A					T	K	O
E	Y	E	D	A	H	O	E		H	E	I	G	H	T	S		A	C	E	R
	A	D	A	M	A	N	T			L	E	O		H	U	H	W	H	Y	E
			N	I	L	E		C	H	A	D		R	A	M	E	N
V	E	R	G	E	I	N	Y	E	A	H		T	U	T		R	I	O	J	A
I	S	E	E		B	E	A	D	S		W	H	I	S	K	O	N	S	O	N
S	P	A	R		U	S	M	A	P		I	O	N	I	A		G	L	U	T
A	N	D			T	S	A	R	S		G	U	S	T	Y		S	O	R	E

Ginny Too, of Philadelphia, Pa., is a V.P. of customer retention at Comcast. She first started solving crosswords on the Appalachian Trail, sharing clues from a desk calendar with her hiking buddies. She has since completed the Pacific Crest Trail (Mexico to Canada), and Continental Divide Trail (Canada to Mexico), always with the Times crossword as a companion.

This puzzle was inspired by her father, whose love of silly puns spans English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.

– puzzle by Ginny Too

Sun 6/23/2024 Picture Day
A	L	G	A		P	I	A	F		P	A	W	L		T	I	N	S	E	L
H	A	R	P		I	N	C	A	T	R	A	I	L		O	L	E	O	L	E
A	M	E	R	I	C	A	N	G	O	T	H	I	C		P	E	R	M	I	T
		A	I	D		S	E	I	N	E				C	I	N	D	E	R	S
I	N	V	O	I	C	E		N	E	A	R	S	P	A	C	E		P	O	E
G	U	E	R	N	I	C	A			M	A	H	E	R			P	I	T	A
A	T	S	I	G	N		T	H	E	S	T	A	R	R	Y	N	I	G	H	T
					C	U	T	E	Y		E	M	U		E	O	N
L	E	B	A	N	O	N		R	E	I	D			O	N	S	T	A	G	E
A	B	A	T	E		I	N	B	U	D		T	A	R	T	T		R	O	D
G	I	R	L	W	I	T	H	A	P	E	A	R	L	E	A	R	R	I	N	G
E	K	E		T	C	E	L	L		A	D	O	B	O		I	N	A	N	E
R	E	D	H	A	I	R			P	L	O	P		O	G	L	A	L	A	S
			I	K	E		W	E	E		R	I	N	S	E
T	H	E	P	E	R	S	I	S	T	E	N	C	E		T	R	O	P	P	O
W	A	D	S			L	I	A	R	S			O	F	M	E	M	O	R	Y
E	P	I		A	I	R	G	U	I	T	A	R		L	E	A	N	T	O	S
R	E	F	O	R	M	S				O	C	U	L	I		L	I	T
K	N	I	V	E	S		P	A	I	N	T	B	Y	N	U	M	B	E	R	S
E	N	C	A	S	E		A	M	B	I	V	E	R	T	S		U	R	A	L
D	Y	E	L	O	T		L	I	M	A		N	A	S	A		S	Y	F	Y

Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. This is his third Sunday crossword of the year.

Michael's antenna is always up for theme ideas — he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113-Across in a news article. Though Michael is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. "It's my happy place," he says.

– puzzle by Michael Schlossberg

Sun 6/16/2024 Connections
M	A	P	S		G	E	O	T	A	G		D	O	T	H			B	R	A
A	L	O	E		A	N	D	O	N	E		I	D	E	A		B	R	I	M
S	T	O	R	E	F	R	O	N	T	S		S	E	A	R		R	A	V	I
S	O	L	V	E	F	O	R			T	A	C	O		D	E	U	C	E	S
		H	E	L	E	N		S	E	A	S	O	N	O	P	E	N	E	R	S
G	L	A	S	S				A	S	T	E	R		R	A	K	E
P	A	L	M		T	E	A	M	L	E	A	D	E	R	S		I	S	N	T
S	O	L	E		A	C	N	E					S	I	S	I		H	O	O
			R	A	P	A	T		P	L	A	T	O	S		O	P	E	R	A
M	O	V	I	E	P	R	E	M	I	E	R	E	S		C	L	A	I	M	S
R	E	I	G	N	E	D		H	E	A	L	S		C	R	A	N	K	I	T
B	U	S	H	E	D		R	O	C	K	E	T	L	A	U	N	C	H	E	S
E	V	I	T	A		M	O	S	E	Y	S		I	N	D	I	A
A	R	T		S	I	A	M					B	R	I	E		K	F	E	D
N	E	S	S		F	R	E	S	H	S	T	A	R	T	S		E	A	S	E
			U	N	I	T		U	S	E	A	S				E	M	I	T	S
N	E	W	B	E	G	I	N	N	I	N	G	S		T	O	T	A	L
A	M	A	D	O	U		A	T	A	D			S	H	A	C	K	S	U	P
R	O	K	U		R	A	M	A		S	H	O	W	E	R	H	E	A	D	S
C	R	E	E		E	V	E	N		U	M	P	I	R	E		U	F	O	S
O	Y	S			D	A	D	S		P	O	S	T	E	D		P	E	N	T

Chandi Deitmer, of Cambridge, Mass., works for Elevate Labs, a brain-training app. Wyna Liu, of New York City, is a puzzles editor and author of the daily New York Times game Connections.

Chandi is part of the testing panel for the game, sending her weekly feedback to Wyna. Chandi conceived of this theme and thought, what better person to collaborate with than the Connections queen herself!

– puzzle by Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu

Sun 6/9/2024 Quiet Time
B	A	G	S		P	S	T		A	L	A	S		B	S	I	D	E
C	R	E	A	M	A	L	E		D	E	K	E		U	P	N	E	X	T
C	I	N	N	A	M	O	N	B	R	E	A	D		D	R	E	A	M	O	N
S	E	E	D	Y		W	O	O	E	D		A	U	D	I		R	A	T	A
		T	E	A	R	D	R	O	P	S	O	N	M	Y	G	U	I	T	A	R
G	R	I	D		O	A	S				H	S	B	C		N	E	E	L	Y
A	B	C		P	L	Y		E	D	Y	S		Y	O	G	I
P	I	S	T	O	L		S	C	I	E	N	C	E	P	R	O	J	E	C	T
			H	O	O		A	O	R	T	A	S			E	N	A	M	O	R
S	I	D	E	H	U	S	T	L	E		P	I	T	A		S	C	A	R	E
T	W	A	S		T	U	B						R	N	S		K	L	E	E
O	I	L	U	P		P	Y	R	E		F	R	U	I	T	S	A	L	A	D
A	S	A	N	A	S			I	S	R	A	E	L		L	I	L
T	H	I	S	I	S	J	E	O	P	A	R	D	Y		U	N	S	T	O	P
				G	A	U	L		A	W	E	S		B	C	E		I	N	A
A	P	B	I	O		S	I	O	N				S	U	I		A	M	E	N
D	A	M	N	W	I	T	H	F	A	I	N	T	P	R	A	I	S	E
A	L	I	S		P	O	U	F		N	O	A	I	R		N	I	L	L	A
M	I	N	I	V	A	N		S	I	L	E	N	T	A	U	C	T	I	O	N
	N	O	D	I	S	C		E	T	A	L		A	T	T	A	I	N	E	D
		R	E	E	S	E		T	O	W	S		T	A	Z		S	E	W	S

Zachary Schiff is a writer living in New York City. This is his first crossword for The Times.

The theme was initially planned for a 15x15 weekday puzzle, but it didn't quite pan out — through "trial and error and a little bit of luck," he was able to rework it into a Sunday. His favorite clue is 89-Down, a fact he heard a few years back and stored away in the hopes of one day including in a puzzle.

– puzzle by Zachary Schiff

Sun 6/2/2024 Typecasting
	B	L	A	C	K			A	S	I	C	S			M	A	S	C	O	T
S	O	O	T	H	E	S		R	A	T	I	T	E		T	V	T	A	P	E
Q	U	O	T	A	T	I	O	N	M	A	R	K	S		W	E	A	R	I	N
U	R	N		P	O	T	P	I	E		R	I	P	A	T		T	W	O
I	N	I	T			T	E	E		C	U	T	O	F	F	J	E	A	N	S
B	E	E	R	A	M	I	D		C	A	S	T	R	O		U	N	S	E	T
			I	M	I	N		H	E	S		S	T	U	B	S		H	E	L
J	U	M	P	I	N	G	J	A	C	K	S		S	L	R		M	E	R	E
A	N	I	S	E		D	E	S	I	S	T	S			I	T	I	S	S	O
M	I	C			M	U	R	A	L		P	A	T	I	N	A	S
S	T	A	R	B	U	C	K	S				L	O	N	G	J	O	H	N	S
			B	A	C	K	S	A	W		P	A	P	A	S			Y	O	U
M	R	P	I	N	K			Y	E	S	I	D	I	D		A	L	M	V	P
Y	E	A	S		E	A	R		S	P	L	I	C	E	D	G	E	N	E	S
B	A	R		A	R	M	E	D		I	O	N		A	U	R	A
A	D	A	P	T		A	S	C	E	N	T		E	D	H	A	R	R	I	S
D	A	S	H	E	D	H	O	P	E	S		B	A	H			N	A	T	E
	T	A	Y		E	L	R	O	Y		D	A	R	E	T	O		G	A	I
A	H	I	S	E	E		T	W	O	D	O	L	L	A	R	B	I	L	L	S
H	O	L	I	E	R		S	E	R	E	N	E		T	O	O	K	A	I	M
I	N	S	O	L	E			R	E	N	T	S			T	E	E	N	A

Luke K. Schreiber is a high school senior from Hoboken, N.J. He graduates this coming week, and will attend Princeton University in the fall.

Luke made his New York Times debut last December, a Monday puzzle with the theme IT'S ME AGAIN. His high school, Saint Peter's Prep, announced the feat at an assembly. "It was fun seeing people compete for the fastest time," he says.

– puzzle by Luke K. Schreiber

Sun 5/26/2024 Roughly Speaking
A	M	B	I		G	O	N	G				D	A	N	G			C	V	S
C	O	I	N	S	A	W	O	R	D			I	G	O	R		S	L	I	T
K	N	O	C	K	O	N	W	O	O	D		S	O	M	E		T	O	R	O
		N	A	I	L	S		A	R	I	A	L		S	E	N	E	G	A	L
	F	I	S	T			K	N	I	T	T	I	N	G	N	E	E	D	L	E
C	E	C	E		G	R	A	S	S		R	K	O			S	L	A	V
U	M	A		M	O	O	N			P	I	E	T	I	N	S		N	I	C
B	U	R	N	A	F	T	E	R	R	E	A	D	I	N	G		A	C	D	C
A	R	M	A	N	I	S		E	A	R	L			S	O	O	T	I	E	R
			R	A	S		C	P	U	S		F	A	T		L	E	N	O
		A	R	C	H	A	E	O	L	O	G	I	C	A	L	D	I	G
	D	I	A	L		D	O	T		N	A	V	E		O	F	T
P	O	R	T	E	N	D			S	I	R	E		S	C	O	U	R	G	E
D	O	P	E		B	L	A	S	T	F	R	O	M	T	H	E	P	A	S	T
F	R	O		S	C	E	N	E	R	Y			O	A	T	S		D	U	A
	B	R	A	H			N	E	O		A	D	O	B	E		W	I	I	S
P	U	T	D	O	W	N	O	N	P	A	P	E	R			F	O	O	T
E	S	C	A	P	E	E		I	S	L	A	M		A	W	I	N	G
A	T	O	M		I	V	A	N		F	R	E	N	C	H	R	O	A	S	T
R	E	D	S		R	E	N	T			T	A	B	L	E	S	U	G	A	R
T	R	E			D	R	N	O				N	A	S	T		T	A	X	I

John Kugelman is a software engineer and musician from Gainesville, Va.

Despite only starting to make puzzles in 2023, he is The New York Times' most-published Sunday crossword constructor this year (with three). As a lifelong puzzle solver, he doesn't know why it took him so long to discover crossword construction — "I wish I'd thought of it 20 years ago!".

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Sun 5/19/2024 Hold Your Doze
B	A	I	T				D	E	I		A	M	I	S		P	R	I	D	E
U	L	T	R	A			O	P	P	O	N	E	N	T		L	O	S	E	R
G	O	S	O	L	O		T	E	A	M	G	A	M	E		U	S	H	E	R
S	H	O	U	L	D	T	H	E	D	E	E	D	A	R	I	S	E
Y	A	K		O	E	R			S	N	L		T	E	N		O	N	E	S
			O	W	L	I	S	H			O	R	E	O	S		I	O	T	A
W	H	A	T	E	L	S	E	I	S	D	U	E			I	L	L	T	R	Y
H	E	R	O	D			G	E	R	I		L	A	P	S	E		P	A	S
A	R	C	H		D	O	A	S	I	S	A	Y	D	O	T	A	S	I	D	O
P	O	T		A	N	N				S	H	O	O	P		V	I	C	E	S
		I	T	S	A	W	R	A	P		I	N	S	O	L	E	N	T
D	I	C	E	S		A	U	D	R	A				F	I	N		U	P	S
I	T	S	A	H	A	R	D	D	O	C	K	L	I	F	E		B	R	U	T
M	A	E		A	N	D	E	S		R	E	A	M			F	I	E	R	Y
P	L	A	T	T	E			U	S	E	Y	O	U	R	D	O	O	D	L	E
L	I	L	A		M	O	R	P	H			S	P	O	O	N	S
E	A	S	T		I	C	U		E	V	A			B	O	D		A	L	T
			T	H	A	T	S	A	D	O	U	G	H	B	R	A	I	D	E	R
W	A	Z	O	O		O	H	I	D	U	N	N	O		S	N	O	O	P	Y
W	H	O	O	P		P	E	D	E	S	T	A	L			T	U	B	E	S
W	H	O	S	E		I	D	E	D		S	T	Y				S	O	R	T

Christina Iverson, of Ames, Iowa, is an associate puzzle editor at The New York Times. Katie Hale, of London, England, is an assistant crossword editor for The L.A. Times.

This is their fourth Sunday collaboration for the paper. As mothers of young kids, they often draw themes from real life — this puzzle was inspired by a congested toddler.

– puzzle by Christina Iverson and Katie Hale

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50 puzzles with Editor comments — 5/19/2024 to 4/27/2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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