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POW Sun 5/15/2022 Way Out West
M	E	T	S			S	I	S	T	I	N	E			G	E	R	B	I	L
E	T	R	E		S	C	R	E	A	M	I	N		S	O	L	O	I	S	T
T	H	E	M	O	T	H	E	R	R	O	A	D		M	A	R	M	O	T	S
R	E	V	I	V	E	R		V	O	N		P	A	O	L	O
E	L	I	T	E		O	M	I	T		F	O	L	K	S	Y		H	I	P
			O	R	D	E	A	L		B	A	S	T	E			C	O	R	A
P	A	I	N	T	E	D	D	E	S	E	R	T		S	Q	U	A	L	O	R
S	T	R	E	A	M	E	R		I	N	G				U	N	P	A	C	K
H	O	V		K	O	R	E	A	N		O	K	S	H	O	O	T
A	N	I	S	E				G	E	M		H	U	R	T		I	N	T
W	E	N	T		G	A	T	E	W	A	Y	A	R	C	H		O	A	R	S
	D	E	A		I	C	O	N		Y	A	K				I	N	T	O	W
			S	I	L	E	N	T	X		N	I	A	C	I	N		I	P	A
P	U	S	H	E	D				R	A	N		D	O	N	T	D	O	I	T
I	N	V	E	R	S	E		C	A	D	I	L	L	A	C	R	A	N	C	H
E	T	E	S			L	L	O	Y	D		E	A	T	S	A	T
R	O	N		O	N	M	E	D	S		B	A	I	T		N	A	N	A	S
				P	E	E	V	E		P	A	N		A	C	E	T	O	N	E
C	R	A	Z	I	E	R		R	O	U	T	E	S	I	X	T	Y	S	I	X
D	E	P	E	N	D	S		E	N	T	H	R	A	L	L		P	I	T	T
C	A	R	N	E	Y			D	E	T	E	S	T	S			E	R	A	S

Daniel Mauer is a software engineer in Massachusetts. He started solving crosswords with his father when he was growing up and began making them six years ago.

Two favorite activities of Daniel and his wife are solving the Times crossword, which they do first thing every morning; and taking road trips. The latter was the inspiration for this puzzle.

– puzzle by Daniel Mauer

Sun 5/8/2022 Two-by-Two
I	B	M	S		G	O	B	U	S	T			P	D	F	S		S	H	O	P
S	I	S	T	E	R	S	I	S	T	E	R		A	R	I	A		H	O	P	I
M	O	N	A	C	O	M	O	N	A	C	O		R	A	N	T		O	M	E	N
			L	O	G	O	N			H	O	M	A	G	E		T	E	E	N	S
	F	A	W	N		S	I	T	H		K	U	D	O		P	I	B	B
A	L	M	A			I	C	E	I	N		L	O	U	I	E	L	O	U	I	E
T	O	U	R	B	U	S		A	G	E		E	X	T	R	A	E	X	T	R	A
S	O	N	T	A	G				H	O	T	S			I	R	S		T	E	T
E	R	R		E	L	K		O	H	N	O		M	P	S			B	O	N	A
A	S	A	P		Y	E	S	N	O		T	S	A	R		H	O	R	N	E	T
			E	T	C	E	T	E	R	A	E	T	C	E	T	E	R	A
			S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E	S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E
C	R	I	K	E	Y		U	S	E	R		D	O	S	A	S		S	E	R	F
L	E	V	Y			N	T	H		I	D	E	S		M	M	A		L	E	O
A	R	E		A	A	A			A	E	O	N				A	P	P	A	L	L
N	A	M	E	S	N	A	M	E	S		E	T	D		K	N	E	E	P	A	D
K	N	O	C	K	K	N	O	C	K		R	I	N	G	S			A	S	I	S
		V	O	T	E		F	U	E	L		D	A	R	T		C	C	E	D
G	R	E	C	O		G	O	A	W	A	Y			I	R	U	L	E
Y	O	D	A		B	E	N	D		P	E	O	P	L	E	P	E	O	P	L	E
M	O	O	R		A	R	G	O		D	O	U	B	L	E	D	O	U	B	L	E
S	S	N	S		A	M	O	R			W	I	S	E	T	O		T	A	C	K

Matthew Stock works for a math education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. Chandi Deitmer, of Cambridge, Mass., is a social worker in the fields of psychiatry and geriatrics.

Matthew was making a themeless puzzle a few years ago and his constructing software suggested [41-Across] and [49-Across] in adjacent spots. That didn't work out, but he tucked the thought away. A fan of Chandi's last Times crossword, he asked if she'd like to collaborate on this one.

– puzzle by Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer

Sun 5/1/2022 Blank Expressions
A	H	A		L	T	E			S	C	H	M	O			I	S	H		N	I	B
R	E	X	R	E	E	D		S	H	O	O	I	N	S		D	U	A	L	I	P	A
P	H	L	E	G	M	Y		F	O	R	T	L	E	E		A	B	R	A	H	A	M
			W	A	P		G	O	O	D	N	E	A	T	S		A	D	S
A	N	G	E	L	E	N	O		P	A	P	A	L		W	A	R	N	Z	O	N	E
D	E	A	D	N	H	E	A	D		T	O	G		C	A	S	U	A	L	S	E	X
L	A	S	S	I		P	L	A	N	E	T	E	A	R	T	H		S	O	A	M	I
I	T	S		D	O	T	I	M	E				L	O	C	A	L	S		G	E	T
B	O	Y	S		D	U	E		I	B	A	R	S		H	M	O		S	E	A	S
			O	W	E	N		C	L	A	R	I	O	N		E	L	O	N
A	B	A	S	E		E	W	E		D	M	S		E	I	D		S	U	G	A	R
L	A	N	A	I	S		T	O	O	K	N	O	V	E	R		F	I	G	A	R	O
A	R	I		R	E	E	F		L	A	H	T	I		E	T	R	E		S	M	U
B	N	S	I	D	E	S		A	E	R	A	T	E	D		H	A	R	P	N	O	N
A	B	E	F	O	R	T	A	S		M	I	O		R	O	C	K	S	O	L	I	D
M	A	T	S				S	O	L	A	R	S	A	I	L				D	I	R	E
A	C	E		L	U	P	I	N	E				P	E	D	A	N	T		N	E	D
	K	A	R	A	T	E		E	N	D	U	S	E	R		G	O	O	S	E	S
			E	B	E	R	T		O	U	S	T	S		S	L	O	P	E
S	W	E	A	T	S	N	I	T		M	A	R		S	T	A	R	N	D	A	T	E
T	I	L	D	E		S	N	O	W	P	I	E	R	C	E	R		H	U	M	O	R
A	D	A	M	S		E	T	P	H	O	N	E	H	O	M	E		A	C	E	L	A
T	E	N	E	T			S	E	A	N		T	O	T	S			T	E	N	D	S

Brandon Koppy works for a digital ad agency in Austin, Tex. He has two girls, 2 and 4 years old — which he calls "black hole ages" that seem to consume all his time.

This puzzle started with a general idea and a title (above). Once he decided on the puzzle's "meta" answer, he was off to the races. After you've finished solving, look for an appropriate bonus phrase.

– puzzle by Brandon Koppy

Sun 4/24/2022 MAGAZINE RACKET
S	C	U	L	P	T		G	N	A	W		D	A	B	S		I	N	F	O
N	O	M	O	R	E		M	I	R	O		O	S	H	A		T	U	R	K
A	P	P	L	E	J	A	C	K	E	T		W	H	A	T	M	A	K	E	S
G	A	S		W	A	T	S	O	N	A	N	D	C	R	I	C	K	E	T
			G	E	N	E		N	A	N	O		A	A	N	D	E
	C	A	R	B	O	M	B				M	I	N	T	Y		I	B	E	X
C	O	C	A			P	O	S	T	B	A	C				A	T	A	N	Y
S	I	T	T	I	N	O	N	T	H	E	D	O	C	K	E	T		D	S	L
I	N	V	A	D	E		G	A	R	R		N	U	L	L	V	A	L	U	E
				L	V	I		L	A	N	D		R	A	E		P	O	E	M
	L	I	K	E	A	M	I	L	L	I	O	N	B	U	C	K	E	T	S
M	O	T	O		D	O	C		L	E	G	O		S	T	U
E	A	T	S	P	A	L	E	O		B	O	O	S		O	D	I	S	T	S
R	T	E		U	N	D	E	R	G	R	O	U	N	D	R	O	C	K	E	T
C	H	A	R	T				W	O	O	D	T	A	R			H	O	L	Y
H	E	M	I		A	L	B	E	E				P	I	T	F	A	L	L
			C	A	N	O	E		T	R	A	M		N	E	A	T
	F	R	O	N	T	O	F	T	H	E	P	A	C	K	E	T		T	A	U
Y	O	U	T	I	C	K	E	T		D	A	R	N	S	O	C	K	E	T	S
A	I	N	T		O	I	L	Y		D	R	I	B		F	A	E	R	I	E
M	E	G	A		W	E	L	L		S	T	A	C		F	T	Y	P	E	S

Sam Ezersky, 26, is the digital puzzles editor of The New York Times. He also edits the daily Spelling Bee. This is his 38th crossword for the paper.

On the day this one runs, he himself will be running the Brooklyn Half Marathon — the first time he's ever done this distance. He says, "Hoping solvers won't be struggling on Sunday morning as much as me!"

– puzzle by Sam Ezersky

Sun 4/17/2022 ON THE HUNT
W	I	L	T		O	S	C	A	R			N	E	S	S			R	A	E
A	S	E	A		O	W	E	T	O		Y	U	C	C	A		B	E	L	L
R	A	N	K		H	A	L	O	S		E	T	H	O	S		R	A	P	S
M	O	D	E	M		P	E	N	C	I	L	M	O	U	S	T	A	C	H	E
		A	H	E	M		B	O	O	T	L	E	E	R		R	I	T	A
O	P	H	E	L	I	A		F	E	S	S	E	D		Y	E	N
R	E	A	E	B	A	N	D			M	A	D		V	E	E	S	O	U	T
S	E	N	D			T	E	A	S	E	T		B	A	S	S	T	U	B	A
O	D	D		A	S	S	E	R	T			P	O	T		T	O	T	E	M
			A	W	A	Y		P	O	E	T	R	Y		M	A	R	I	N	E
D	E	A	C	O	N		L	E	O	M	Y	E	O		O	N	M	E	D	S
R	U	L	E	R	S		P	I	L	O	S	E		G	O	D	S
E	B	O	O	K		N	G	O			O	R	G	A	N	S		W	S	J
S	I	N	F	O	N	I	A		H	A	N	S	E	L			M	I	L	E
S	E	E	S	F	I	T		L	O	N			M	A	Y	B	E	N	O	T
			P	A	L		P	E	S	T	L	E		S	T	R	A	N	G	E
	K	C	A	R		T	A	G	T	E	A	M	S		D	E	L	I
B	E	E	D	T	H	E	Q	U	E	S	T	I	O	N		A	P	P	L	Y
L	E	D	E		D	R	U	M	S		E	L	B	O	W		R	E	I	E
E	R	E	S		T	R	I	E	S		S	I	E	G	E		E	E	L	S
U	S	D			V	A	N	S			T	A	R	O	T		P	R	O	M

Emet Ozar, formerly from Los Angeles but currently in Charlotte, N.C., is a program manager for a software company. She and her wife have three children, all under 6. She finds crosswords appealing partly because they can be picked up and set down easily, which is helpful due to constant interruptions from the kids.

She credits the Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory on Facebook for helping her develop her construction skills. This is Emet's New York Times debut.

– puzzle by Emet Ozar

Sun 4/10/2022 ORDERING SECONDS
H	O	T	T	A	M	A	L	E		T	A	F	F	Y		C	S	P	A	N
A	S	I	A	M	I	N	O	R		E	M	I	L	E		O	P	E	R	A
R	O	C	K	I	D	O	L	S		M	O	V	I	E	T	R	O	P	E	S
E	S	S	E		W	I	S	E		P	R	E	P		O	G	R	E	S
			M	I	E	N			S	T	E	P	S	O	N	I	T
P	O	W	E	R	S	T	R	I	P			M	I	R	Y		S	A	L
I	S	H		I	T	S	A	M	E	S	S		D	E	A	D	S	P	O	T
V	S	I	G	N			E	S	C	A	P	E	E	S		I	H	E	A	R
O	I	L	P	A	L	M			K	N	E	X			S	T	O	R	M	Y
T	E	E	S		I	M	D	B		K	L	U	M		E	S	P	Y	S
				P	E	A	N	U	T	A	L	L	E	R	G	Y
	J	A	D	E	N		C	L	A	P		T	H	O	U		B	A	M	A
S	A	V	O	R	S			G	R	U	B			W	E	T	O	N	E	S
I	N	L	E	T		E	G	Y	P	T	I	A	N			W	O	O	D	Y
S	E	A	S	H	O	R	E		S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E		D	I	E
	T	B	T		D	I	M	E			M	I	D	D	L	E	S	E	A	T
			O	P	E	N	S	P	A	C	E			R	I	D	E
	H	I	A	L	L		T	I	E	R		I	S	I	T		T	O	M	E
M	E	N	T	A	L	L	A	P	S	E		B	L	A	C	K	S	T	A	R
P	R	E	E	N		A	T	E	I	T		M	A	N	H	A	T	T	A	N
G	A	Z	E	S		G	E	N	R	E		S	T	A	Y	L	O	O	S	E

David W. Tuffs, of Pacific Grove, Calif., is a fourth-year linguistics student at the University of California Santa Cruz. In his spare time he writes for his school's satirical newspaper, Fishrap Live!

This is his third crossword for The Times, and his first Sunday. Planning the theme involved "manually sifting through endless lists" of words — which sounds tedious, but he enjoyed doing it.

– puzzle by David W. Tuffs

Sun 4/3/2022 SOFT OPTIONS
L	I	F	T	U	P		P	F	F	T		P	E	L	T		S	W	A	N
A	C	R	O	S	S		R	E	A	R	W	I	P	E	R		C	E	C	E
S	E	A	O	F	T	R	A	N	Q	U	I	L	I	T	Y		H	E	I	R
T	B	I	L	L		A	I	D	S		R	O	C	S		S	O	U	N	D
I	L	L	S		A	P	S	E		S	E	T	S	O	F	T	O	N	G	S
N	U	T		S	U	P	E	R	V	H	S			N	E	A	L
G	E	Y	S	E	R	E	D		E	R	A	S	E		B	R	O	C	H	E
			T	E	A	R		B	R	O	W	E	D		R	E	F	L	E	X
U	N	L	A	D	E		J	E	S	U	S	L	I	K	E		T	E	A	T
N	E	A	R	S		R	U	N	E	D			T	A	Z		H	A	V	E
D	O	C	S		S	A	N	D	S	O	F	T	I	M	E		O	N	I	N
E	S	T	O		O	R	K			F	A	U	N	A		M	U	S	E	D
R	O	O	F		B	A	D	R	A	T	I	N	G		T	I	G	E	R	S
G	U	S	T	A	F		N	O	D	U	L	E		S	E	T	H
O	L	E	O	L	E		A	N	D	R	E		F	A	S	T	T	A	L	K
			M	O	S	T			W	I	D	E	O	U	T	S		D	E	E
S	O	N	O	F	T	A	R	Z	A	N		A	R	R	S		P	A	N	E
A	V	E	R	T		P	E	E	T		A	R	C	O		G	A	M	I	N
L	I	A	R		S	T	A	T	E	O	F	T	E	N	N	E	S	S	E	E
E	N	T	O		R	A	D	A	R	T	R	A	P		A	N	T	O	N	Y
M	E	O	W		S	P	Y	S		C	O	G	S		E	X	A	N	T	E

Byron Walden, a math and computer science professor at Santa Clara University, is a regular crossword contributor to The Times. He says the idea for this puzzle started with the title. "I learned the phrase ‘soft option' from the [1986] Pet Shop Boys hit ‘West End Girls,'" and everything sprang from there.

Byron packs his grids with fresh vocabulary, like 20A, 35A, 53A, 70A, 86A, 105A, 51D and 61D, none of which have ever appeared in a Times crossword before.

– puzzle by Byron Walden

Sun 3/27/2022 I'M STILL STANDING
A	T	T	E	S	T	S		S	O	C	A	L		A	D	A	S	T	R	A
G	R	O	C	E	R	Y		U	N	H	I	P		C	O	N	G	E	A	L
E	U	R	O	V	A	N		I	T	E	M	S		H	E	C	T	A	R	E
S	E	T		E	C	C	E		I	O	S		G	E	R	I		R	E	X
		I	S	N	T		R	A	M	P	A	G	E		S	E	N	D
A	L	L	O	W		L	I	M	E	S	T	O	N	E		N	O	R	M	A
S	Y	L	L	O	G	I	S	M				R	E	N	T	T	O	O	W	N
T	R	A	I	N	E	R		O	F	T	H	E		D	O	W	N	P	A	T
O	A	S		D	R	A	W		A	B	E		T	O	G	O		S	H	E
			T	E	R	S	E		N	A	Y		A	W	A	R	D
	S	T	O	R	Y		E	N	C	R	Y	P	T		S	L	E	E	P
K	E	E	P	S		E	B	A	Y		A	A	A	S		D	F	L	A	T
I	N	E	S			L	I	P				M	M	A			T	E	S	H
N	O	B		C	A	S	T		S	A	P		I	N	C	H		C	T	R
G	R	A	N	O	L	A		S	P	R	A	Y		D	R	A	F	T	E	E
S	A	L	O	M	E		C	H	A	M	B	E	R		O	L	E	O	L	E
	S	L	U	R		L	O	O	T		S	O	Y	A		F	I	R	S
			G	A	M	E	T	E	S		T	H	E	B	O	R	G
B	R	E	A	D	E	D								R	H	E	N	I	U	M
I	H	A	T	E	I	T		K	H	U	F	U		A	N	A	S	A	Z	I
T	O	T		S	R	O								M	O	D		N	I	A

August Lee-Kovach is a freshman at Concord-Carlisle High School, in Concord, Mass. He started solving crosswords with his family when he was 9. Someone would read the clues aloud and anyone could call out answers. He started constructing puzzles by himself when he was 11.

This is his third Times puzzle, starting last October, and his first Sunday. At 14 years 11 months, August is the youngest known person ever to have a Sunday crossword in the paper.

– puzzle by August Lee-Kovach

Sun 3/20/2022 EXES & NOS
C	A	M	P		A	M	U	S	T			A	R	L	O			P	E	P
O	B	O	E		P	A	L	L	I	D		M	O	O	R		T	A	P	E
H	A	D	N	O	P	R	A	Y	E	R		E	T	E	S		S	L	A	W
I	C	E		O	L	I	N		D	I	D	N	T	W	O	R	K	O	U	T
B	U	L	L	P	E	N			O	B	E	D	I	E	N	T		O	L	E
A	S	T	I			E	S	P	N		M	I	N		B	E	A	K	E	R
			K	E	T	O	N	E		T	O	N	G	U	E		L	A	T	S
C	A	M	E	T	O	N	O	T	H	I	N	G		S	A	H	L
A	L	O	H	A	O	E			E	T	S		G	E	N	E	S	I	S
R	E	S	E	L	L		G	U	L	L		B	A	O		H	T	T	P	S
D	U	A	L			L	E	T	M	E	D	O	W	N			A	S	I	A
S	T	I	L	L		O	R	E		B	U	N	K		S	I	R	E	N	S
	S	C	I	E	N	C	E		C	O	E			J	U	M	B	L	E	S
			T	O	O	K		W	O	U	L	D	N	E	V	E	R	F	L	Y
T	H	A	I		T	E	N	H	U	T		R	E	L	A	T	E
H	U	S	S	A	R		A	I	R		M	E	W	L			A	P	P	S
E	M	U		B	E	A	T	T	I	M	E			O	S	H	K	O	S	H
M	I	S	S	E	D	T	H	E	C	U	T		O	S	H	A		L	Y	E
A	D	U	E		A	R	A	L		D	I	D	T	H	E	T	R	I	C	K
G	O	A	T		M	I	N	I		S	E	N	I	O	R		A	C	H	E
I	R	L			E	A	S	E			R	A	S	T	A		P	E	E	L

Brad Wiegmann is a national security lawyer for the Department of Justice in Washington. He says this puzzle reminds him of the old Steven Wright line: "I almost had a psychic girlfriend . . . but she left me before we met."

This is his third puzzle for the Times — all Sundays.

– puzzle by Brad Wiegmann

POW Sun 3/13/2022 Body Language
N	E	L	Y		B	R	O	I	L			M	R	T			L	E	S	T
H	E	Y	E		I	N	O	N	I	T		O	S	H	A		A	L	T	O
L	E	N	T		G	A	N	G	E	S	R	I	V	E	R		B	L	I	P
	E	N	I	N	G		N	E	A	T	O		P	A	Y		M	E	N	S
			S	I	E	G	E		H	O	W			N	A	M	I	N	G
M	P	H		C	R	E	E	P	E	R	S		S	O	N	I	C
E	L	I	S	E		I	S	L	A	M		W	E	S		B	E	L	O	W
S	U	P	P	R	E	S	S	E	D		F	R	E	E	S			A	S	H
A	S	T	I		S	E	L	A		S	L	E	W		T	S	E	T	S	E
	H	O	T	R	O	L	L		S	T	A	S	H		U	T	A	H	A	N
			S	A	T		E	M	E	R	I	T	A		P	A	T
A	B	L	A	Z	E		E	A	G	E	R		T	H	E	B	A	C	K
D	I	E	T	E	R		G	R	O	W		F	I	E	F		T	E	A	M
M	N	E			Y	O	G	I	S		B	U	D	D	Y	H	O	L	L	Y
T	I	S	N	T		P	S	A		S	E	L	I	G		I	N	L	E	T
			O	O	Z	E	S		C	A	L	L	D	E	S	K		I	S	H
	Y	O	U	W	I	N			A	X	L		T	R	I	E	D
P	L	U	G		L	S	D		P	O	A	C	H		C	R	O	S	S
A	L	T	A		C	H	E	T	O	N	G	U	E	E	K		W	I	I	G
P	E	R	T		H	O	L	A		S	I	R	R	E	E		E	D	D	A
A	B	E	S			T	I	C			O	D	E	O	N		L	E	E	S

Christina Iverson is a crossword constructor in Ames, Iowa. Katie Hale is a stay-at-home mom in London, England. They met online two years ago. This is their 11th and fourth Times puzzles, respectively, and their second Sunday collaboration.

They say that for a complex theme and tricky construction, as here, "It's helpful to bounce ideas back and forth … and nice to have a partner to motivate you to get it right."

– puzzle by Christina Iverson and Katie Hale

Sun 3/6/2022 PARLOR TRICK
A	P	P	E	T	I	T		I	M	O	U	T		P	A	C	I	F	I	C
S	H	A	L	A	L	A		N	A	O	M	I		A	T	A	C	A	M	A
S	A	T	I	R	E	S		S	C	O	N	E		U	P	S	E	L	L	S
I	S	H		P		T	I	P	S		O	P	T	S		A		L	I	T
S	E	T				E	S	E				O	R	E				I	K	E
I	R	O	C		T	R	A	C	Y		G	L	O	S	S		O	N	E	S
		V	I	T	A		A	T	E	A	L	O	T		W	A	R	T
I	S	I	T	O	N		C		A	D	O		H		E	L	W	O	O	D
S	A	C	R	E	D				H	O	W				A	L	E	P	P	O
O	C	T	O	B	E	R		B	O	N	U	S		T	R	I	L	L	E	D
P	H	O	N	E	M	E		O	K	A	P	I		H	A	A	L	A	N	D
O	E	R		A	S	F	O	R		I		L	S	A	T	S		C	E	E
D	R	Y		N		O	B	E				L	A	T		K		E	R	R
						R	O	D	S		S	I	N	S
S	O	D		N	A	M	E	O	F	T	H	E	G	A	M	E		C	H	O
T	H	E	H	E	L	P		M	O	W	E	R		B	A	R	G	A	I	N
A	L	V	E	O	L	A	R			O			D	I	S	G	O	R	G	E
F	O	I	A		O	R	A	L				S	E	G	O		O	S	H	A
F	O	L	L	O	W	T	H	E	B	O	U	N	C	I	N	G	B	A	L	L
	K	E	E	L	E	Y		G	O	P	R	O		F	I	N	E	L	Y
		D	R	E	D			S	W	I	N	G			C	U	R	E

Matthew Stock works for a math education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. Will Nediger, of London, Ontario, is a professional crossword constructor. As fans of each other's work, they connected via the online "puzzleverse." They still have not met or even spoken together over video.

The original idea for this puzzle was Matthew's. Together they developed the theme via Twitter direct messages, then exchanged grids back and forth until they got one they were both happy with.

– puzzle by Matthew Stock and Will Nediger

Sun 2/27/2022 Cinemagrams
A	T	M	C	A	R	D	S			B	U	R	E	A	U		A	T	I	T
P	O	O	H	P	O	O	H		E	A	S	E	S	I	N		L	I	M	E
P	I	R	A	T	E	S	O	F	T	H	E	C	A	R	I	B	B	E	A	N
S	L	R				T	O	O	H	A	R	D		S	C	O	U	R	G	E
		I	P	A	S		E	R	E				C	H	E	S	S	S	E	T
I	T	S	A	W	O	N	D	E	R	F	U	L	L	I	F	E
L	O	O	S	E	L	Y				O	N	E	U	P			P	E	G	S
L	E	N	S		V	E	G		P	U	T	O	N		G	A	R	R	E	T
			T	H	E	T	O	W	E	R	I	N	G	I	N	F	E	R	N	O
Y	A	H	O	O			N	O	R	S	E			C	A	R	P	A	R	K
E	S	E		O	L	S	E	N				A	K	I	T	A		T	E	E
S	T	R	I	K	E	R			S	P	A	D	E			I	P	A	S	S
T	H	E	D	E	V	I	L	W	E	A	R	S	P	R	A	D	A
E	M	B	O	D	Y		E	A	R	L	S		T	A	B		Y	V	E	S
R	A	Y	S			P	A	S	T	E				K	E	N	D	A	L	L
				W	H	E	N	H	A	R	R	Y	M	E	T	S	A	L	L	Y
G	L	A	C	I	E	R	S				H	A	I		S	A	Y	S
R	E	C	I	T	A	L		G	O	R	I	L	L	A				P	C	S
A	N	I	G	H	T	M	A	R	E	O	N	E	L	M	S	T	R	E	E	T
P	I	N	A		H	A	Y	R	I	D	E		E	M	P	A	N	A	D	A
E	N	G	R		S	N	A	R	L	S			T	O	Y	M	A	K	E	R

Sheldon Polonsky, of Cincinnati, is a pediatrician and medical software analyst at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He loves movies and wordplay and sees films in theaters whenever possible.

The theme clues for this puzzle took varied amounts of time to compose. 75-Across came in five minutes. 110-Across took half an hour. 22-Across, on and off, required three days. This is Sheldon's second Times puzzle and first Sunday.

– puzzle by Sheldon Polonsky

Sun 2/20/2022 PARDON MY FRENCH
C	H	A	W			W	I	E	L	D		F	E	D	S		B	E	R	T
L	O	L	A		G	E	N	X	E	R		A	V	O	W		O	R	E	O
O	U	I	S	H	A	L	L	O	V	E	R	C	O	M	E		U	N	I	T
U	S	B		O	S	C	A	R		S	A	I	L		A	T	N	I	N	E
D	E	I	S	M		H	I	C		D	I	E	U	P	R	O	C	E	S	S
			P	B	S		D	I	N	E	D		T	R	I	P	E
I	M	P	E	R	I	L		S	E	N	S		I	O	N		S	L	A	P
B	E	L	L	E	T	O	W	E	R			R	O	W		T	B	I	L	L
I	T	A	L		I	N	E		D	I	D	I	N		L	E	A	P	T	O
S	A	Y			N	D	A		I	R	I	S		A	I	R	C	R	E	W
		E	A	U	F	O	R	H	E	A	V	E	N	S	S	A	K	E
T	U	R	N	S	O	N		E	S	T	O		A	C	T			A	V	E
I	R	O	N	E	R		C	A	T	E	R		P	O	I		V	D	A	Y
P	A	N	E	S		D	A	D			C	E	S	T	C	H	E	E	S	E
S	L	E	W		E	R	R		O	K	E	D		S	L	U	R	R	E	D
			I	M	G	A	Y		U	N	D	U	E		E	G	G
L	A	I	T	T	O	W	A	S	T	E		C	A	B		G	E	I	C	O
I	N	T	H	A	T		T	A	R	E		A	T	R	E	E		H	A	N
V	I	S	A		R	E	I	N	E	C	A	T	S	A	N	D	D	O	G	S
E	T	O	N		I	N	D	Y		A	L	E	A	S	T		E	P	E	E
R	A	K	E		P	E	S	O		P	E	S	T	S			W	E	S	T

Victor Barocas is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He's a longtime member of the National Puzzlers' League, and contributes puzzles to its monthly publication, The Enigma.

Victor loves all things related to language and wordplay. Contrary to the title of this puzzle, though, he does not speak French.

– puzzle by Victor Barocas

Sun 2/13/2022 CHANGE OF HEART
C	D	S		W	I	N	D	S		C	R	A	P		A	S	S	U	C	H
P	I	A	N	O	D	U	E	T		L	I	M	E		M	U	R	P	H	Y
U	N	L	I	K	A	B	L	E		U	N	I	N	H	I	B	I	T	E	D
		I	C	E		S	I	E	G	E	S		L	O	S		L	O	R	E
T	W	E	E	N	S			P	L	I	E		I	N	S	T	A
M	A	N	N		A	B	S		I	N	D	I	G	O		E	N	Z	O
I	N	T	E	R	F	A	C	I	N	G		S	H	R	I	N	K	I	N	G
				Y	E	S	A	N	D		T	O	T		S	T	A	P	L	E
	C	A	R	E	S		L	L	A	M	A			B	A	H		D	O	N
W	A	V	E	S		L	E	O		A	U	D	R	E	Y		P	R	O	D
A	R	O	D			I	N	V	E	C	T	I	V	E			H	I	K	E
S	A	G	S		G	R	E	E	C	E		S	T	P		S	E	V	E	R
A	L	A		R	O	E			O	S	C	A	R		F	E	W	E	R
B	A	D	D	A	Y		V	A	N		O	R	I	O	L	E
I	R	R	I	G	A	T	E	D		C	O	M	P	L	E	M	E	N	T	S
	M	O	V	E		E	N	A	M	E	L		S	E	C		O	A	H	U
			I	D	L	E	D		A	M	I	D			K	I	C	K	E	R
S	E	E	D		I	N	E		P	E	T	E	R	I		N	E	E
A	L	T	E	R	C	A	T	I	O	N		C	O	M	M	A	N	D	E	D
A	M	T	R	A	K		T	O	U	T		A	C	A	P	P	E	L	L	A
B	O	A	S	T	S		A	N	T	S		Y	A	C	H	T		Y	I	N

David Steinberg, of Pacific Grove, Calif., is the puzzles and games editor for the Andrews McMeel Universal media company. The Universal Crossword, which he edits, appears in many newspapers, including The Daily News, The Boston Globe and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

David's first crossword for The Times appeared in 2011 when he was 14. This is his 101st for the paper.

– puzzle by David Steinberg

Sun 2/6/2022 Sci-Fi Showdown
P	H	D		P	A	L	A	C	E		A	C	C	O	S	T		H	S	N
R	I	O		A	V	A	T	A	R		Y	A	H	W	E	H		I	P	O	S
E	G	O		R	E	B	E	L	A	L	L	I	A	N	C	E		T	A	R	A
T	H	R	E	E	R	S			S	O	A	N	D	S	O		L	O	C	U	S
A	N	D	E	R	S		R	O	E	G			S	U	N	N	I	N	E	S	S
P	O	O	L			H	A	N	S	O	L	O		P	D	A	S		T	H	Y
E	O	N		S	T	E	E	L			A	P	P		G	R	A	P	H
S	N	O	W	M	A	N		Y	A	R	D	S	A	L	E	S		R	E	I	N
		T	H	E	I	S	M		R	O	Y		Y	E	A			A	F	R	O
	S	T	E	A	K		A	S	I	A		W	E	A	R		C	L	I	O	S
S	A	H	A	R	A		S	T	A	R	T	R	E	K		S	H	I	N	N	Y
A	B	E	T	S		W	H	O	S		R	I	S	E		N	A	N	A	S
S	I	R	I			H	E	R		P	A	S		D	I	E	S	E	L
K	N	E	E		W	A	R	M	S	U	P	T	O		M	E	T	S	F	A	N
		I	S	L	E	T		S	I	R			B	I	O	R	E		R	E	A
I	M	S		G	R	I	M		M	R	S	P	O	C	K			C	O	R	K
D	O	N	T	B	E	S	A	D			H	U	E	Y		D	O	N	N	I	E
B	L	O	A	T		T	S	E	L	I	O	T			P	R	I	N	T	A	D
E	T	T	U		T	H	E	F	E	D	E	R	A	T	I	O	N		I	L	L
T	E	R	N		M	A	R	I	N	E		I	S	I	T	O	K		E	L	I
	N	Y	T		I	T	S	B	A	D		D	E	C	A	L	S		R	Y	E

Stephen McCarthy, originally from Vancouver Island, B.C., is a Ph.D. student studying transportation modeling in Stockholm, Sweden. This is his third Sunday Times crossword and his fourth Times puzzle overall.

There is a little trick to this one, as you'll discover, and your solution may not match everyone else's. The middle part of the grid was the most challenging to construct.

– puzzle by Stephen McCarthy

Sun 1/30/2022 WATCH YOUR STEP!
S	C	R	E	A	M	O				F	O	L	D	U	P		F	R	O	S
I	N	E	X	P	E	R	T			A	V	E	R	S	E		L	E	I	A
B	E	S	T	A	L	B	U	M		C	E	A	S	E	S		Y	A	N	K
S	T	U			O	S	M	O	S	I	N	G			T	R	I	C	K	S
		R	O	A	N			O	I	L	S	U	P			A	N	T	S
F	O	R	I	N	S	T	A	N	C	E		E	A	R	W	I	G
O	N	E	N	D		E	S	L			O	R	C	H	E	S	T	I	T	S
S	E	C	T			T	P	I	S	T	S		K	O	B	E		T	I	E
S	I	T	S	O	N			T	W	O	B	I	T		S	H	E	H	E	R
E	L	S		R	O	O	K		I	R	O	N	E	D		A	Z	E	R	A
			B	A	D	D	E	S	T		U	N	N	E	R	V	E
A	C	O	R	N		S	P	I	C	E	R		T	A	C	O		P	M	S
D	O	R	A	G	S		T	A	H	I	N	I			A	C	C	R	U	E
D	N	A		E	X	E	C		O	N	E	C	U	P			H	E	R	A
S	T	L	E	S	S	G	O	W	N			A	L	E		M	A	D	A	M
			M	O	W	G	L	I		V	O	N	T	P	F	A	M	I	L	Y
	T	O	A	D			D	I	S	O	W	N			R	I	P	S
S	I	M	I	A	N			M	I	S	S	O	U	L	A			P	O	P
N	O	E	L		O	N	T	I	L	T		T	R	A	P	D	O	O	R	S
I	N	G	E		L	E	A	N	T	O			E	S	P	O	U	S	E	S
T	S	A	R		A	T	R	I	S	K				S	E	X	I	E	S	T

Ross Trudeau is a writer and puzzlemaker in Cambridge, Mass. His crosswords appear regularly in The New York Times (this is his 48th), Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other venues, including his own website, Rossword Puzzles, where he posts an original (and free) puzzle every week.

In 2018 Ross collaborated on a Times crossword with another imaginative person — his father, Garry Trudeau, the creator of "Doonesbury."

– puzzle by Ross Trudeau

Sun 1/23/2022 TURNS OF PHRASE
	A	T	T	I	C		T	A	B		T	U	B	I			S	C	L	C
	F	R	O	D	O		A	R	A	C	H	N	I	D		S	T	O	O	D
D	R	A	W	E	R	S	O	F	C	H	E	S	T	S		C	A	M	P	S
R	A	D	I	A	N	T		S	H	I	F	T	S		J	A	I	M	E
A	M	E	N		P	I	P			E	A	R		A	U	D	R	A
B	E	D		H	O	N	O	R	O	F	M	A	I	D	S		W	N	B	A
				O	P	T	I	O	N			P	F	F	T		A	D	A	M
E	N	B	I	E	S		S	L	I	D			O	E	R		Y	O	L	O
M	O	R	N	S		F	O	O	T	O	F	F	L	E	E	T		F	D	R
I	N	O	N		E	O	N			A	R	I	D		L	A	N	C	E
R	E	T	I	N	U	E		D	A	F	O	E		Y	A	M	A	H	A	S
	T	H	E	O	C		N	E	I	L			S	E	X		G	A	G	E
B	A	E		M	A	N	O	F	R	I	G	H	T	S		L	A	I	L	A
O	K	R	A		L	O	L			P	O	O	R		B	O	T	N	E	T
N	E	S	T		Y	E	T	I			G	O	O	G	O	O
K	N	O	T		P	L	E	N	T	Y	O	F	H	O	R	N		W	O	O
		F	R	A	T	S		F	A	A			S	O	D		S	A	I	D
	A	B	A	C	I		O	U	T	R	A	N		F	E	R	T	I	L	E
E	X	A	C	T		A	B	S	E	N	C	E	O	F	L	E	A	V	E	S
G	E	N	T	S		O	V	E	R	S	H	O	E		L	A	G	E	R
O	D	D	S			K	I	D	S		E	N	D		O	P	E	D	S

Nancy Stark, of New York City, is a writer, lyricist and former editor for the Literary Guild book club. Will Nediger, of London, Ontario, is a professional crossword constructor.

Nancy thought of this puzzle's theme (at 4:00 a.m. one night when she couldn't sleep), they brainstormed examples of it, Will constructed the grid and they both wrote the clues. This is their sixth collaboration for The Times.

– puzzle by Nancy Stark and Will Nediger

Sun 1/16/2022 PLAYING THE HITS
T	H	E	M	A	N		A	M	I	G	O		S	M	O	G		A	W	W
B	O	V	I	N	E		T	A	R	O	T		E	I	R	E		B	Y	E
S	H	E	S	N	O	T	T	H	E	R	E		A	L	C	A	P	O	N	E
P	O	S	H			I	N	I		I	L	L	B	E	A	R	O	U	N	D
			A	H	A	B			A	L	L	I	E	S		C	U	T	E	Y
T	H	E	P	O	W	E	R	O	F	L	O	V	E		C	A	L	F
H	U	M		P	E	T	U	N	I	A				P	O	S	T	A	G	E
A	M	E	S			A	B	E	T		C	H	R	O	M	E		C	A	T
W	A	R	T	O	R	N				L	I	E	I	N			R	E	B	A
E	N	G	A	G	E		D	E	V	I	L	I	N	S	I	D	E
D	E	E	P	E	N		U	N	I	T	I	N	G		L	U	S	T	E	R
			L	E	T	S	G	O	C	R	A	Z	Y		I	C	E	A	X	E
R	A	K	E			T	U	T	E	E				C	A	T	C	H	O	N
E	L	I		C	R	I	P	E	S		T	E	R	I			T	I	D	E
F	I	S	C	H	E	R				S	W	E	E	T	I	E		T	U	G
		S	A	A	B		J	U	D	Y	I	N	D	I	S	G	U	I	S	E
D	J	I	N	N		N	O	P	E	S	T			Z	O	O	S
R	U	M	O	U	R	H	A	S	I	T		P	R	E			F	A	R	E
L	I	M	E	K	I	L	N		C	O	M	E	O	N	E	I	L	E	E	N
A	C	E		A	M	E	N		E	L	A	T	E		S	M	A	R	T	Y
O	Y	E		H	E	R	A		S	E	X	E	S		P	A	G	O	D	A

Derrick Niederman, of Charleston, S.C., teaches mathematics at the College of Charleston. This is his 12th crossword in The Times, not counting variety puzzles, beginning in 1983 — all Sundays.

On March 7 last year the paper published an amazing novelty challenge by Derrick, "Two-for-One Crossword," that had two completely different solutions. After you finish today's puzzle, that's worth looking up, if you haven't done it yet.

[March 7 "Two-for-One" puzzle and Solutions. Requires NYT Games subscription.]

– puzzle by Derrick Niederman

Sun 1/9/2022 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
S	O	W	N		G	I	F		N	I	M	B	L	E		A	D	A	G	E
C	R	E	A	T	I	V	E		A	C	H	I	E	R		B	O	R	A	X
A	N	I	S	E	T	E	A		J	A	Z	Z	V	O	C	A	L	I	S	T
R	A	G	T	A	G		R	O	A	R			I	D	O		O	G	R	E
E	T	H		M	O	U	N	T	F	U	J	I		E	L	T	R	A	I	N
	E	T	C			T	O	T		S	A	M		D	A	H		T	N	T
		Y	O	U	B	E	T				D	E	O		D	E	F	O	G	S
	M	M	M	B	O	P		G	A	L	A	A	F	F	A	I	R
S	E	A	E	E	L		V	I	V	O		N	F	L		R	E	F	S
R	E	T	O	R	T		A	G	E	S			R	A	N		E	O	N	S
A	T	T	N		E	M	P	I	R	E	S	T	A	T	E		F	R	A	U
S	U	E	D		D	I	E			S	L	I	M		W	H	A	C	K	S
	P	R	O	D		E	K	E		T	A	M	P		M	E	L	E	E	S
			W	H	E	N	I	N	R	O	M	E		C	A	R	L	O	S
C	A	T	N	A	P		T	O	O				T	E	R	R	I	F
A	L	A		K	I	D		K	E	N		W	A	R			N	N	W
T	A	X	S	A	L	E		I	G	E	T	I	T	N	O	W		A	A	H
A	B	I	T		O	A	F			W	R	I	T		B	O	W	T	I	E
L	A	W	O	F	G	R	A	V	I	T	Y		L	O	O	K	O	U	T	S
O	M	A	N	I		T	R	I	C	O	T		E	Y	E	S	O	R	E	S
G	A	Y	E	R		H	E	C	K	N	O		D	E	S		L	E	D	E

Timothy Polin, of Central City, Pa., has been making crosswords for The Times since 2011. This is his 55th one for the paper and his eighth Sunday.

He specializes in puzzles with visuals in the grids — like a Jaws-themed crossword in 2018, in which you could connect five squares in the solution containing the letters F-I-N to form a picture of a shark's fin. Today's puzzle isn't quite as unusual, but it's close.

– puzzle by Timothy Polin

Sun 1/2/2022 COLOR MIXING
P	A	P	E	R			S	O	L	A	N	G	E		E	L	S	A
A	G	R	E	E		F	O	R	E	W	O	R	D		G	O	T	A	T
R	E	I	N	D	E	E	R	C	A	L	V	E	S		O	S	I	R	I	S
I	N	D		T	U	N	E				I	C	E	S		E	R	O	D	E
S	T	E	W	A	R	D		D	O	G	C	O	L	L	A	R		N	I	X
		P	O	G	O		F	A	V	R	E			I	T	S	A	B	E	T
	C	A	R	S		A	L	T	E	R		S	A	D	E		N	U	D	E
G	E	R	M	A	N	B	E	E	R		R	E	N	O		S	T	R	U	T
I	D	A		L	O	A	D	S		M	A	R	I	N	E	C	O	R	P	S
F	A	D		E	R	S			F	O	R	U	M		M	I	N
T	R	E	E		M	E	N	T	A	L	I	M	A	G	E		Y	A	W	N
			G	P	A		A	I	D	A	N			E	R	R		S	R	O
S	T	A	R	C	L	U	S	T	E	R		P	A	I	G	E		T	E	A
H	O	L	E	S		B	A	L	D		P	E	A	C	E	M	A	R	C	H
E	L	M	S		P	O	L	E		L	I	T	H	O		I	M	O	K
A	D	A	S	T	R	A			B	E	T	A	S		S	T	A	N
F	A	R		H	O	T	C	E	R	E	A	L		L	E	T	S	O	F	F
E	L	S	I	E		S	I	L	O				M	A	R	A		M	E	L
D	I	A	P	E	R		V	E	G	E	T	A	R	I	A	N	M	E	N	U
	E	L	A	N	D		I	N	A	P	A	N	I	C		C	I	R	C	E
		A	D	D	S		C	A	N	A	R	D	S			E	A	S	E	S

Paolo Pasco, of San Diego, is a senior at Harvard studying computer science. He sold his first crossword to The Times when he was 15. This is his 22nd puzzle for the paper. He wrote a program to help him find examples of its theme.

Regarding Paolo's plans for after graduation, he isn't sure. "I'm just counting on someone to read this blurb and think, ‘Now there's a guy I want to offer a job to!'"

– puzzle by Paolo Pasco

Sun 12/26/2021 PEST CONTROL
O	R	D	A	I	N			A	P	A	C	H	E		I	M	I	G	H	T
C	O	U	L	D	A		U	S	O	T	O	U	R		M	O	T	H	E	R
H	O	R	S	E	B	A	C	K	R	I	D	E	R		O	P	P	O	S	E
O	M	A	H	A		P	L	S		T	I	V	O	S			R	U	S	E
			A	T	S	E	A				N	O	R	T	H	P	O	L	E
R	E	G	R	E	T			T	W	I	G			Y	E	A	S
P	R	E	P		A	T	R	A	I	N			G	E	R	M		G	E	O
M	I	T	T		P	U	B	L	I	C	H	O	U	S	E		S	O	A	P
S	C	H	O	O	L	T	I	E	S		E	W	E			B	O	O	Z	E
		I	N	S	E	T				B	R	I	S	K		O	B	G	Y	N
A	R	T		T	R	U	E	F	A	L	S	E	T	E	S	T		L	E	S
B	O	C	C	E		T	R	A	C	T				N	I	C	H	E
A	B	H	O	R			I	V	E		M	A	I	N	T	H	E	M	E	S
C	O	E	D		S	P	E	A	R	H	E	A	D	E	D		D	A	T	A
I	T	D		T	E	E	S			E	N	H	A	L	O		G	P	A	S
			A	N	N	A			S	P	A	S			W	R	E	S	T	S
	S	O	F	T	D	R	I	N	K				N	A	N	A	S
P	A	I	R			L	O	O	I	E		T	O	P		C	A	N	A	L
I	C	L	O	U	D		W	O	R	K	O	U	T	T	H	E	B	U	G	S
C	H	E	E	S	E		A	N	T	E	N	N	A		A	M	E	N	R	A
S	A	D	D	E	N		N	E	S	S	I	E			G	E	T	S	A	T

Christina Iverson, of Ames, Iowa, is a crossword constructor with two young children. She has been making puzzles for The Times since 2019. This is her fourth Sunday and 10th crossword overall for the paper.

Christina says she aims to make puzzles that are fun and accessible. "I try my hardest to stay away from obscure language — and squeeze in dad jokes whenever I can."

– puzzle by Christina Iverson

Sun 12/19/2021 SEASON TO TASTE
A	C	T	S		A	R	I		P	J	S			H	A	I	T	I	A	N
T	H	R	U		B	U	S	R	O	U	T	E		U	N	N	E	R	V	E
P	E	A	N	U	T	B	B	U	T	T	E	R		D	E	G	R	E	E	S
	F	I	N	N		A	N	I			A	R	P		N	O	R	A
	S	L	I	T	S		S	N	I	C	K	E	R	H	D	O	O	D	L	E
		I	N	I	T	S			M	O	S	D	E	F		D	R	Y	A	D
G	I	N	G	E	R	T	S	N	A	P			L	E	T	S		O	R	G
E	N	G			A	T	A	N	Y		T	O	L	L	A	H	O	U	S	E
A	N	A	T		D	A	N	E		R	E	M		T	O	A	D
R	A	W	R		A	R	C		K	E	R	N	S			P	E	T	S
S	T	A	U	B		T	H	I	N	S	M	I	N	T		E	T	H	E	R
	E	Y	E	R			O	T	O	E	S		O	R	B		T	E	L	E
			S	A	G	S		T	W	A		F	R	A	U		A	B	E	S
F	I	G	E	N	E	W	T	O	N		O	L	E	I	C			E	N	O
I	L	E		C	L	E	O			S	H	O	R	T	C	B	R	E	A	D
D	I	N	A	H		L	O	G	J	A	M			S	E	L	E	S
O	A	T	M	E	A	L	M	R	A	I	S	I	N		R	A	C	K	S
		R	A	D	S		Y	E	S			M	E	A		S	I	N	E
C	O	I	N	O	P	S		C	O	O	K	I	E	C	U	T	T	E	R	S
D	R	F	A	U	C	I		O	N	I	O	N	D	I	P		A	E	R	O
C	R	Y	S	T	A	L			S	L	O		Y	D	S		L	S	A	T

Laura Taylor Kinnel is a math teacher and the director of studies at a Friends boarding school in Newtown, Pa. This is her fifth crossword for The Times.

Last New Year's Eve, when Laura got together with some wordplay-loving friends via Zoom, she gave them words from a working version of this puzzle, for which some of the celebrants suggested clues. I wonder if they'll remember any of them now.

– puzzle by Laura Taylor Kinnel

Sun 12/12/2021 JOB SHARING
A	T	O	M		T	A	L	E		M	A	S	H	U	P		T	A	R	T
C	O	R	A		A	L	O	T		A	R	C	A	N	A		O	D	O	R
L	O	C	K	S	M	I	T	H		M	O	U	S	E	R		O	L	A	Y
U	N	S	E	A	T		R	E	N	A	U	L	T		T	V	D	A	D	S
			M	W	A	H		L	A	B	S	P	E	C	I	A	L	I	S	T
C	O	P	E		M	O	B		D	I	E	T		P	E	L	E
O	R	O				N	O	S	I	R			F	I	R	E	O	P	A	L
B	A	G	G	A	G	E	H	A	N	D	L	E	R			T	O	O	L	E
S	L	O	U	G	H		O	D	E		A	X	I	L	S			L	I	P
		S	L	U	E	D				A	L	P	A	C	A		B	Y	T	E
O	U	T	P	A	T	I	E	N	T	C	O	O	R	D	I	N	A	T	O	R
U	R	I	S		T	O	M	C	A	T				S	L	A	S	H
N	B	C			O	N	E	A	M		S	T	S		O	V	I	E	D	O
C	A	K	E	D			N	A	I	L	T	E	C	H	N	I	C	I	A	N
E	N	S	N	A	R	E	D			O	R	A	T	E				S	T	Y
			T	R	E	E		W	I	S	E		V	A	N		S	T	A	X
C	I	V	I	L	E	N	G	I	N	E	E	R		P	O	R	E
A	N	O	R	A	K		R	E	A	L	T	O	R		P	O	E	T	I	C
T	A	T	E		I	C	A	N	S	O		B	A	S	E	C	O	A	C	H
C	N	E	T		N	A	V	I	E	S		E	G	O	T		F	L	E	E
H	E	D	Y		G	R	E	E	C	E		S	E	W	S		F	L	E	X

Daniel Okulitch, originally from Calgary, Alberta, is a professional opera singer of more than 25 years. He has performed for the New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and many other venues. Last month he completed a run of shows at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow as the title character in Mozart's "Don Giovanni." His partner, Lara, also a singer, introduced him to crosswords last year as part of their morning routine and he started constructing soon after.

Doug Peterson, of Pasadena, Calif., is a professional crossword constructor. The two were introduced online.

– puzzle by Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson

Sun 12/5/2021 COME AGAIN?
C	B	S			A	S	L	E	E	P		U	P	S	E	T		G	M	C
L	A	I	D		N	E	U	R	A	L		N	O	O	N	E		O	A	R
A	L	L	A		N	E	V	E	R	E	N	D	I	N	G	S	T	O	R	Y
U	S	E	D	C	A	R				U	A	E				L	O	N	E
S	A	N	S	A			B	E	A	R	S	R	E	P	E	A	T	I	N	G
E	M	T		M	A	R	I	M	B	A		D	R	A	G		S	E	G	A
		P	E	R	P	E	T	U	A	L	M	O	T	I	O	N		S	O	Y
	K	A	N	Y	E	W	E	S	T		A	G	E	N	T	S
F	A	R	M	S					E	O	S					A	S	P	C	A
E	T	T	A		N	A	N	A		P	O	P	A	R	T		I	S	A	Y
T	A	N	S		A	D	I	N	F	I	N	I	T	U	M		K	E	R	R
I	N	E	S		G	O	L	D	E	N		G	E	E	Z		H	U	M	E
D	A	R	E	I					W	E	D					T	I	D	E	S
				S	H	A	R	P	E		I	M	P	O	S	E	S	O	N
N	B	C		R	E	C	U	R	R	I	N	G	D	R	E	A	M	S
O	R	A	L		R	A	F	E		N	A	M	A	S	T	E		C	I	T
N	O	N	S	T	O	P	F	L	I	G	H	T	S			G	U	I	D	O
	C	I	A	O				A	C	R				A	L	G	R	E	E	N
C	O	N	T	I	N	U	I	T	Y	O	F	C	A	R	E		S	N	A	G
O	D	E		L	E	T	M	E		U	R	C	H	I	N		A	C	L	U
Y	E	S		S	T	E	P	S		P	O	S	I	E	S			E	S	E

Chase Dittrich, formerly of Los Angeles, is a senior program manager for Amazon in Seattle. Jeff Chen, also of Seattle, is a writer and professional crossword constructor.

Chase created his first puzzles by hand for fellow Marines while deployed in Afghanistan in 2012. He took up constructing seriously more recently. Chase came up with the idea for this puzzle and then workshopped it with Jeff.

– puzzle by Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen

POW Sun 11/28/2021 GARAGE SALE PITCHES
M	E	S	S		E	C	A	R	D	S		G	A	R	B		O	D	E	S
C	R	U	E		M	A	N	I	A	C		O	B	O	E		N	O	M	E
C	A	N	T	T	U	R	N	T	H	A	T	D	O	W	N		S	O	M	E
A	S	D	O	I				A	L	T	O	N			T	S	T	R	A	P
B	E	A	N	S	A	L	A	D		T	O	O	K	A	S	T	A	B
E	R	E			G	A	L	O	R	E			A	R	E	A	R	U	G
			D	R	O	P	E	V	E	R	Y	T	H	I	N	G		S	U	P
F	A	B	I	O		E	X	E	S		E	O	N			E	A	T	I	T
A	S	U	S	U	A	L			A	L	P	S		E	N	D	L	E	S	S
R	H	Y	M	E	S		P	I	N	A		S	I	R	I		B	R	E	D
		N	O	S	T	R	I	N	G	S	A	T	T	A	C	H	E	D
A	L	O	U		R	O	T	H		E	G	O	T		H	I	R	E	E	S
L	A	W	N	B	O	Y		E	A	S	E			P	E	P	T	A	L	K
E	M	P	T	Y			S	A	P		T	A	D	A		T	A	L	L	Y
S	E	A		L	I	M	I	T	E	D	E	D	I	T	I	O	N
	D	Y	N	A	M	O	S			I	N	D	E	E	D			N	A	Y
		L	O	W	P	O	I	N	T	S		I	T	S	A	P	L	A	N	E
I	C	A	N	S	O			A	U	R	I	C				A	O	R	T	A
M	A	T	E		R	O	C	K	B	O	T	T	O	M	P	R	I	C	E	S
D	R	E	W		T	R	U	E		B	L	E	N	D	E		R	O	U	T
B	A	R	S		S	E	E	D		E	L	D	E	S	T		E	S	P	Y

Jeff Kremer is a management consultant for KPMG in Chicago. His initial interest in crosswords was sparked by his parents, who were journalists and avid solvers. But it was his wife, who "obsesses over her solving streak and times," who inspired him to start constructing.

Jeff thinks this ad-themed puzzle — his first — is nicely timed for the Sunday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, as we all become flooded with sales pitches for the holidays.

– puzzle by Jeff Kremer

POW Sun 11/21/2021 SCREEN SHARING
D	I	L	A	T	E	S		P	O	G	O		A	L	T		F	E	M	A
E	C	O	C	I	D	E		A	W	A	Y		T	O	E		A	X	I	S
F	R	O	M	D	U	S	K	T	I	L	L	D	A	W	N		B	O	N	K
T	Y	P	E	A		A	E	O	N			E	L	L	S		I	T	E	M
			S	L	U	M	D	O	G	M	I	L	L	I	O	N	A	I	R	E
A	S	S			R	E	S	T		O	W	L		F	R	A	N	C
H	A	T	F	U	L				C	R	O	S	S	E		G	O	F	O	R
O	C	E	A	N	S	E	L	E	V	E	N		A	S	H			I	M	O
O	H	A	R	A		G	E	M	S		D	S	L		I	T	I	S	N	T
T	A	K	E	L	E	A	V	E		P	E	W		T	R	Y	T	H	I	S
			W	E	D	D	I	N	G	C	R	A	S	H	E	R	S
C	A	N	A	R	D	S		D	O	S		N	E	E	D	A	L	I	F	T
S	H	O	R	T	I		Y	S	L		P	E	E	R		N	O	R	A	H
I	O	S			E	R	E		I	N	H	E	R	E	N	T	V	I	C	E
S	K	I	P	S		E	S	S	A	Y	S				U	S	E	N	E	T
		R	E	R	A	N		E	T	S		A	C	T	I			A	D	A
T	H	E	G	O	D	F	A	T	H	E	R	P	A	R	T	I	I
A	B	E	L		S	A	R	A			E	R	I	E		T	O	P	A	Z
T	O	B	E		P	I	C	T	U	R	E	I	N	P	I	C	T	U	R	E
A	G	O	G		O	R	E		G	U	L	L		I	N	H	A	L	E	D
R	O	B	S		T	E	D		H	E	S	S		D	A	Y	S	P	A	S

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a senior copywriter for an ad agency in San Francisco. He got interested in crossword constructing a few years ago after he saw puzzles by some of his former Brown University classmates appearing in The Times.

The idea for this one came to him one night when he was in bed ("second only to the shower in terms of where my best ideas come"). He got up and spent the rest of the night finding theme examples.

– puzzle by Adam Wagner

Sun 11/14/2021 HEADS OF STATE
L	A	S	S		O	G	R	E		B	O	A	R		I	T	S	O	U	T
A	U	T	O		R	O	A	D		A	R	L	O		G	R	U	N	G	E
P	R	E	G	N	A	N	C	Y	B	R	A	I	N		N	I	N	T	H	S
P	A	T	O	O	T	I	E		S	O	L	I	D	F	O	O	D
			O	N	E	G		E	I	N			O	U	R		A	N	I	N
G	L	A	D	E		H	O	W	D	E	D	O		N	A	M	E	O	N	E
L	O	L			S	T	R	E	E	T	S	M	A	R	T	S		M	F	A
E	V	I	C	T	I	N	G				L	I	Q	U	I	D	D	I	E	T
N	E	G	R	O	N	I		A	D	T		T	I	N		O	U	N	C	E
S	Y	N	O	D		G	O	F	A	R					A	S	S	E	T	S
			M	O	T	H	E	R	W	I	T		A	M	Y		T	E	S	T
D	R	E	W		I	T	D		G	A	S	G	I	A	N	T	S
R	E	S	E	T	S					G	A	U	D	Y		R	O	S	I	E
A	M	P	L	E		L	I	E		E	R	Y		T	H	E	F	E	D	S
P	O	O	L	N	O	O	D	L	E				S	H	U	F	F	L	E	S
E	D	U		P	L	A	S	M	A	S	C	R	E	E	N			M	A	I
R	E	S	U	M	E	D		O	N	T	O	P	O	F		S	T	A	L	E
Y	L	E	M		A	E	R			A	N	G		O	A	H	U
			P	A	N	D	E	R	I	N	G		F	U	R	I	K	A	K	E
R	E	W	I	N	D		M	I	N	D	O	V	E	R	M	A	T	T	E	R
H	E	A	R	Y	E		I	C	E	T		O	T	T	O		U	R	N	S
O	K	D	E	A	R		T	A	Z	O		L	A	H	R		K	A	T	E

Aimee Lucido, of Berkeley, Calif., is a crossword constructor and children's author. Her second book, "Recipe for Disaster," came out in September. Her longtime friend Ella Dershowitz, of New York City, is an actor who's appeared in such films as Knife Fight and Addiction: A 60's Love Story.

Aimee writes: "This puzzle came about the way a lot of our collaborations come about. We decide we miss each other, get on a Zoom call and start brainstorming crossword ideas."

– puzzle by Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz

Sun 11/7/2021 THIS AND THAT
A	T	O	M	I	C	R	E	A	C	T	O	R	S				A	P	P	S
C	A	N	A	D	I	A	N	R	O	C	K	I	E	S			N	A	R	C
T	H	E	L	I	T	T	L	E	M	E	R	M	A	I	D		T	R	I	O
B	I	P	E	D			A	C	E	L	A		S	C	A	T		A	N	N
I	T	I	S		S	O	C	I	A	L		M	A	K	E	H	A	S	T	E
G	I	N		M	C	R	I	B	S		H	O	L	O	D	E	C	K	S
			M	A	R	I	N	O		D	O	N	T		A	S	T	I
		C	O	D	I	N	G		V	I	L	E		P	L	U	S
	N	U	T	M	E	G		C	A	N	D	Y	C	O	U	N	T	E	R	S
D	A	S	H	E	D		T	A	P	A	S	B	A	R	S		H	A	U	L
R	I	S	E	N		B	A	S	E		F	E	S	T		A	E	T	N	A
A	V	E	R		F	I	S	H	S	C	A	L	E		D	I	G	S	I	T
M	E	D	I	C	I	N	E	C	H	E	S	T		H	E	R	O	I	C
			N	U	N	S		R	O	O	T		C	O	M	B	A	T
		E	L	B	A		O	O	P	S		R	A	N	O	U	T
	T	R	A	I	L	M	A	P	S		V	A	L	E	T	S		M	A	G
D	R	A	W	S	L	O	T	S		N	O	W	I	S	E		R	A	G	U
W	E	S		M	A	I	M		G	O	T	M	E			B	A	R	R	E
E	M	U	S		P	R	I	V	A	T	E	E	N	T	R	A	N	C	E	S
L	O	R	E			E	L	I	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N	D	I	E	T
T	R	E	X				K	E	Y	N	O	T	E	A	D	D	R	E	S	S

Sid Sivakumar is an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. He works on medical devices that aid in stroke rehabilitation. In his spare time, he constructs and edits crosswords, including The Juggernaut Crossword, aimed at the South Asian diaspora.

This themeless puzzle is Sid's 10th for The Times. To make it, he started at 92-Across ("which has great letters"), stacked two long answers on top of that, and worked his way up.

– puzzle by Sid Sivakumar

Sun 10/31/2021 CHOICE WORDS
P	A	T		R	A	S	C	A	L	S				P	E	N		S	E	P
E	C	O		E	M	M	Y	L	O	U			W	A	G	E		A	P	E
T	H	E	W	H	E	A	L	B	U	M		H	I	T	O	R	M	I	S	S
F	E	T	A		S	R	O		D	E	P	O	R	T		D	I	D	I	T
O	D	O	R	S		T	N	T		R	E	M	E	E	T		A	B	L	E
O	F	T		A	S	I	S	A	Y		P	E	T	R	I		M	O	O	R
D	O	O	R	D	I	E		L	I	V	E	R	A	N	D	N	I	O	N	S
	R	E	A	D	S		M	U	N	I			P	S	S	T
			M	E	T	R	E	S		L	O	L			T	H	R	I	L	L
I	M	P	O	S	E	O	N		B	E	H	E	A	D			O	D	E	A
M	O	U	N	T	R	U	S	H	M		M	O	R	E	O	R	L	E	S	S
P	O	P	E			E	A	S	E	L	S		S	U	R	E	L	E	T	S
S	T	A	S	I	S			N	S	A		N	O	S	I	D	E
				S	H	A	H			T	H	O	N		A	D	D	T	O
M	A	R	C	H	I	G	O	R	D	E	R	S		I	N	O	R	O	U	T
A	V	E	R		A	R	T	I	E		H	E	P	C	A	T		U	T	E
D	A	Z	E		T	O	N	N	E	S		S	H	E		S	A	C	H	S
E	R	O	D	E		N	E	S	T	E	A		A	B	C		S	H	O	T
W	I	N	O	R	L	O	S	E		W	H	I	R	L	W	D	T	O	U	R
A	C	E		A	I	M	S			U	S	R	O	U	T	E		F	S	U
Y	E	S		S	P	Y				P	O	S	S	E	S	S		F	E	N

Alex Eaton-Salners is an in-house attorney for Western Digital, a technology company headquartered in San Jose, Calif. He has been a frequent crossword contributor to The Times since 2017.

Alex also enjoys making different sorts of word puzzles. He has a book of diagramless crosswords scheduled for publication next spring from Puzzlewright Press.

– puzzle by Alex Eaton-Salners

POW Sun 10/24/2021 SPORTS NUTS
A	L	L	A	H			D	E	B	I	T		C	D	C		S	P	A	T
M	O	I	R	A		T	E	X	A	C	O		L	A	O		H	U	L	A
O	F	F	E	N	S	I	V	E	R	E	B	O	U	N	D		I	T	E	M
S	T	E	W		A	M	I	S	S		I	B	E	T		C	E	A	S	E
			E	D	G	E	S			R	A	I	S	E	H	E	L	L
F	L	O	O	R	E	X	E	R	C	I	S	E			O	L	D	I	S	H
R	I	L	K	E			S	U	I	T			D	U	N	E		D	E	E
A	P	A		W	E	S		S	T	A	R	T	I	N	G	B	L	O	C	K
Y	O	Y	O	T	R	I	C	K			Y	O	G	I		S	A	N	T	A
			H	O	N	D	A		M	A	D	I	S	O	N		R	I	O	T
S	H	A	W		S	E	R	V	I	C	E	L	I	N	E		E	T	R	E
C	O	D	E		T	R	A	I	L	E	R		T	R	I	A	D
O	R	A	L	B		O	M	A	N			T	E	E	N	M	O	V	I	E
U	N	P	L	A	Y	A	B	L	E	L	I	E		P	S	I		I	N	A
T	I	T		T	A	D	A			O	K	R	A			D	O	O	R	S
S	N	A	P	O	N			S	E	V	E	N	T	E	N	S	P	L	I	T
		T	A	N	G	E	R	I	N	E			E	L	A	T	E
R	O	I	L	S		Y	U	R	I		D	E	L	I	S		N	E	W	T
A	W	O	L		D	E	S	I	G	N	A	T	E	D	H	I	T	T	E	R
Z	I	N	E		J	U	T		M	O	U	S	S	E		M	O	N	A	E
Z	E	S	T		S	P	Y		A	R	B	Y	S			P	E	A	R	S

Katie Hale, originally from Houston, is now a stay-at-home mom in London. She and a friend run the Reading Network, an organization that finds new homes for used children's books. A lifelong devotee of both crosswords and sports ("I can happily watch about any sport"), she set out to make a sports-themed puzzle that would be accessible to nonsports fans.

This is Katie's third Times crossword and first solo Sunday

– puzzle by Katie Hale

Sun 10/17/2021 COMMON CORE
O	M	I	T	S		S	C	H	W	A	B				O	N	S	P	E	C
H	A	D	I	T		T	R	A	I	N	O	R		P	R	E	H	E	A	T
S	L	I	D	E		R	O	G	E	T	S	T	H	E	S	A	U	R	U	S
N	A	D	I	R		O	P	S			N	E	U	R	O	T	I	C
A	L	I	E	N	S				W	W	I		S	U	N			H	E	M
P	A	T	R	O	N	O	F	T	H	E	A	R	T	S		I	M	A	G	E
					L	L	B	E	A	N		O	L	E		G	O	N	G	S
S	T	O	I	C		G	I	S	T		B	A	E		D	E	U	C	E	S
T	O	C	C	A	T	A		S	A	T	A	N		H	A	T	R	E	D
A	T	H	E	N	A		W	I	N	E	S		L	E	N	I	N
G	O	O		T	H	E	R	E	I	N	S	P	I	R	I	T		U	F	O
			M	O	O	N	Y		G	S	P	O	T		E	N	U	R	E	D
	S	T	O	N	E	D		S	H	E	L	L		B	L	O	G	G	E	D
E	C	H	O	E	S		N	E	T		A	L	O	E		W	H	E	T	S
T	R	E	S	S		A	O	L		H	Y	E	N	A	S
T	U	T	E	E		C	H	A	R	T	E	R	E	D	P	L	A	N	E	S
A	B	E			M	R	I		I	S	R				F	O	M	E	N	T
		A	S	S	O	O	N	A	S			S	O	U		W	O	O	D	Y
B	O	A	C	O	N	S	T	R	I	C	T	O	R	S		C	E	C	I	L
A	R	C	A	D	E	S		I	N	P	E	A	C	E		A	B	O	V	E
A	S	T	R	A	Y				G	A	S	P	A	R		L	A	N	E	S

Jeff Chen is a writer and professional crossword constructor in Seattle. He has written a daily online review of the New York Times puzzle at XWord Info since 2013 — and helped many other constructors get published for the first time.

His wife, Jill Denny, is an avid puzzle person, too. To date, they have co-constructed five crosswords for the paper.

– puzzle by Jeff Chen

POW Sun 10/10/2021 CLUE: THE MOVIE
L	A	S		A	T	O	M	S		E	E	K			L	A	D	I	E	S
A	S	A		S	A	R	A	H		E	L	L	E		O	R	O	N	Y	M
P	S	Y	C	H	O	A	N	A	L	Y	S	I	S		G	I	J	O	E	S
C	U	S	H	Y			O	R	E	O		M	O	N	S	O	O	N	S
A	C	M	E		I	S	W	E	A	R	I	T		S	I	S		E	H	S
T	H	E	R	E	D	C	A	R	P	E	T		P	A	N	E	L	S	A	W
				P	I	E	R	S			C	P	A				E	D	D	A
P	E	L	O	T	O	N			T	S	H	I	R	T	C	A	N	N	O	N
A	L	O	U		M	E	A	N	I	E		G	L	U	E	D		A	W	K
C	L	A	I	M	S		N	O	N	E		T	A	B	O	O	S
K	A	N	J	I		S	I	M	O	N	S	A	Y	S		B	O	R	O	N
			A	T	H	O	M	E		O	K	I	E		M	O	R	A	L	E
A	M	A		R	A	D	A	R		T	O	L	D	T	O		E	N	D	S
B	I	N	G	E	W	A	T	C	H	E	R			O	R	E	S	T	E	S
U	N	T	O				O	Y	E			I	D	I	O	T
J	O	B	O	F	F	E	R		C	H	A	N	E	L	N	O	F	I	V	E
A	R	E		A	L	S		U	K	U	L	E	L	E	S		O	N	E	D
	R	E	S	T	U	P	O	N		M	O	R	T			B	A	S	T	E
G	O	T	H	A	M		F	L	Y	M	E	T	O	T	H	E	M	O	O	N
A	L	L	E	L	E		T	I	M	E		I	R	A	I	L		L	E	I
R	E	E	S	E	S			T	A	D		A	O	R	T	A		E	S	C

Brandon Koppy works for a digital ad agency in Austin, Tex. He started solving crosswords about 20 years ago in college, doing the ones in The Onion and New York Times reprints in the student paper. He got serious about constructing around 2018.

The theme for this puzzle occurred to him when he stumbled across an old poster for the movie "Clue" and thought, hmm, that could work for a puzzle title.

– puzzle by Brandon Koppy

Sun 10/3/2021 SNOOZEFEST
S	A	I	L	S		B	F	F				B	M	A	J		O	A	T	E	R
O	Z	Z	I	E		L	A	I				I	A	M	A		O	L	I	V	E
F	U	Z	Z	Y	W	U	Z	Z	Y		A	R	R	O	Z		H	B	E	A	M
T	R	Y		F	R	E	E	Z	I	N	G	D	R	I	Z	Z	L	E
			D	R	E	S	S		P	O	E	S	Y		D	E	A	N	E	R	Y
Z	E	R	O	I	N			G	E	O	G			G	U	L	L	I	V	E	R
A	G	A	Z	E		G	T	E		R	A	Z	Z	L	E	D	A	Z	Z	L	E
L	A	Z	E	D		L	O	E	B		P	E	S	E	T	A			O	A	K
E	D	E	N		D	I	T	Z	E	S		N	A	N			M	A	N	I	A
S	S	S		P	A	T	I	E	N	C	E					J	A	D	E	D
			Z	I	Z	Z	E	R	Z	A	Z	Z	E	R	Z	U	Z	Z
	M	A	I	N	E					D	E	E	R	H	I	D	E		M	A	T
H	O	S	T	S			S	U	E		R	E	S	I	N	Y		C	A	N	I
E	T	S			S	A	U	T	E	S		S	A	N	G		N	A	N	T	Z
P	R	I	Z	E	P	U	Z	Z	L	E	S		T	O	Y		O	R	T	I	Z
T	I	S	A	P	I	T	Y			C	H	E	Z			P	A	P	A	C	Y
A	N	I	M	A	T	O		G	L	E	A	N		E	A	R	N	S
			B	U	Z	Z	F	E	E	D	Q	U	I	Z	Z	E	S		O	S	U
H	A	Z	E	L		O	L	L	I	E		F	O	R	T	Y	W	I	N	K	S
B	L	A	Z	E		N	E	I	L				N	A	E		E	L	Z	I	E
O	P	C	I	T		E	D	D	A				E	S	C		R	L	E	S	S

Trenton Charlson, 25, is a full-time crossword constructor in Columbus, Ohio. He loves words with unusual letter combinations, like 63-Across here, which he's been trying to use in a puzzle for years. He says, "I value the sort of ‘x-factor' that makes a puzzle feel playfully and distinctly ‘human'" — the fill included.

With advanced crossword software and databases available now even to first-time constructors, it takes special effort, like Trenton's, to display a personal style.

– puzzle by Trenton Charlson

POW Sun 9/26/2021 STUDY BREAKS
T	A	C	K	S		E	A	S	T			C	A	P	S			D	I	T
S	W	E	A	R	I	N	G	I	N		S	A	L	A	T		T	O	N	E
A	R	C	T	A	N	G	E	N	T		A	M	I	G	A		H	I	T	S
R	Y	E	S		T	A	S	K		E	L	I	T	E	S	T	A	T	U	S
			U	S	E	R		S	P	A	T			A	H	I	T	U	N	A
H	A	S		U	R	D	U		O	R	I	G	I	N		M	O	P	E
I	N	T	E	R	N	E	T	C	O	N	N	E	C	T	I	O	N
P	I	L	A	F			E	R	R		E	L	I		T	R	E	A	D	S
			G	A	B		R	U	D	E		S	N	O	W			H	I	C
D	U	A	L	C	I	T	I	Z	E	N	S		G	P	A		J	E	E	R
E	S	T	E	E	M	S			A	D	O			A	S	S	U	A	G	E
S	T	E	T		O	A	T		R	A	C	H	E	L	M	A	D	D	O	W
K	O	I			D	I	R	E		T	A	I	L		E	M	O
S	O	N	O	F	A		I	R	A		L	Y	E			O	G	R	E	S
			P	O	L	I	T	I	C	A	L	A	C	T	I	V	I	S	T	S
	S	V	E	N		M	E	E	T	M	E		T	I	N	A		T	A	N
S	T	A	N	D	U	P			N	A	D	A		B	O	R	N
C	A	N	N	A	B	I	S	O	I	L		L	I	E	N		O	M	E	N
U	R	I	E		O	N	E	B	C		L	A	S	T	I	N	L	I	N	E
B	E	S	T		A	G	A	V	E		G	R	E	A	T	B	A	S	I	N
A	S	H			T	E	R	I			A	M	E	N		A	N	O	D	E

Priyanka Sethy is a management consultant, originally from India, now splitting her time between the Bay Area and New York City. Matthew Stock works for a math education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. The two connected via the Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory on Facebook. The theme idea here was Priyanka's. They made the puzzle together via Zoom — including a marathon three-hour session at the start.

This is Matthew's eighth Times puzzle. It's Priyanka's debut.

– puzzle by Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock

Sun 9/19/2021 NEW LOOK
B	E	E	F	I	E	R		L	A	P	D	O	G	S		H	A	R	E	M
E	C	L	I	P	S	E		O	H	H	E	N	R	Y		A	M	A	R	E
T	H	O	R	O	U	G	H	F	A	I	R	I	E	S		H	A	D	E	S
H	O	N	E		R	I	O	T	S		M	O	N		P	A	N	I	C	S
			B	R	A	S	S			P	A	N	A	M	A	H	A	I	T	I
A	L	T	O	O	N		E	S	A	U			D	A	N	A
D	O	R	M	I	C	E		W	I	L	D	C	A	R	D		U	T	N	E
D	O	U	B	L	E	D	I	A	R	I	E	S		C	A	R	P	O	O	L
E	S	T				S	H	Y			F	I	D	O		A	R	O	M	A
R	E	H	U	N	G		A	Z	U	R	E		O	N	E	T	O	T	E	N
		S	H	O	U	L	D	E	R	H	A	I	R	I	N	E	S	S
S	W	E	A	T	S	I	T		G	O	T	T	I		O	R	E	I	D	A
T	O	R	U	S		B	O	N	E			I	T	E				E	E	R
Y	O	U	L	O	S	E		B	O	O	K	S	O	N	T	A	I	P	E	I
E	L	M	S		C	L	E	A	N	U	P	S		G	E	T	S	O	R	E
				P	R	E	P			T	H	O	R		L	O	U	P	E	S
P	O	L	K	A	I	D	I	O	T	S			I	T	E	M	S
E	M	I	N	E	M		G	P	A		A	D	R	E	P		P	A	P	A
C	A	M	E	L		F	R	E	S	H	P	A	I	R	O	F	E	Y	E	S
K	N	O	L	L		D	A	R	K	I	S	H		P	R	O	C	E	S	S
S	I	S	T	A		A	M	A	S	S	E	S		S	T	E	T	S	O	N

Peter Gordon is a puzzlemaker and editor from Great Neck, N.Y. He has been a puzzle editor for Games magazine, Sterling Publishing and the bygone New York Sun. Since 2010 he has edited Fireball Crosswords, a 45-times-a-year online-only super-challenger.

One of Peter's bugaboos as a constructor is partial phrases — multiword answers that would ordinarily require fill-in-the-blank clues (like "Getting ___ years" for ON IN). He hates them. You won't find any of them here.

– puzzle by Peter Gordon

Sun 9/12/2021 WHAT A CHARACTER!
W	I	N	E	S		N	O	T	I	N			I	F	W	E		P	H	I	L
A	N	O	D	E		A	M	I	G	O		S	N	O	O	P		R	I	D	E
S	P	O	U	T		S	I	D	L	E		P	A	R	E	I	D	O	L	I	A
P	U	N	C	T	U	A	T	I	O	N	M	A	R	K		C	O	T	T	O	N
S	T	E	A	L	S			N	O	D	I	C	E				N	E	S	T	S
			T	E	A	E	G	G	S		L	E	A	P	F	R	O	G
V	I	C	E	S		I	R	S		S	O	B		A	A	A	T	E	A	M	S
E	M	O			S	E	A		I	T	S	A	B	L	U	R			H	E	N
R	O	N	S		M	I	M	O	S	A		R	E	E	S	E		H	A	L	L
B	U	G	A	B	O	O		H	A	M			R	O	T		N	O	M
S	T	A	L	A	G			H	Y	P	H	E	N			A	T	H	O	M	E
		L	E	G		M	M	E			A	R	I		E	X	H	U	M	E	S
S	H	I	M		C	O	O	L	S		T	R	E	B	L	E		M	E	L	T
P	A	N			L	O	W	L	I	F	E	S		I	V	S			N	E	E
F	L	E	A	B	A	N	E		N	E	D		M	O	I		A	F	T	E	R
			N	E	W	S	R	E	E	L		W	A	S	S	A	I	L
P	H	A	G	E				C	A	L	A	I	S			C	R	E	T	A	N
E	U	G	E	N	E		R	O	T	A	T	E	C	L	O	C	K	W	I	S	E
S	M	I	L	E	Y	F	A	C	E		O	N	A	I	R		I	O	N	I	A
T	I	L	E		E	D	G	A	R		N	E	R	F	S		S	U	G	A	R
O	D	E	S		S	A	U	R			E	R	A	T	O		S	T	E	M	S

Alex Rosen is a software engineer, formerly of New Jersey, North Carolina, and Boston, but now living in London. His job is to help computer users avoid email-related security mistakes, like clicking on a bad link or accidentally sending an email to the wrong person.

This is Alex's third puzzle for The Times. He describes it as "luck at several different levels" that he got the symmetrical black squares and asymmetrical circles to work out right.

– puzzle by Alex Rosen

Sun 9/5/2021 GO UP IN SMOKE
A	C	T	A	S		G	N	A	R	L		S	T	R	I	P		A	D	E	S
H	A	I	T	I		M	O	N	E	Y		A	R	E	N	A		S	E	R	A
S	P	E	L	L	C	A	S	T	E	R		D	I	S	C	I		L	D	R	S
			A	E	R		R	I	C	A	R	D	O		U	N	L	E	A	S	H
J	O	H	N	N	Y	C	A	S	H		E	L	D	E	R	L	A	W
C	L	A	T	T	E	R			O	S	T	E	E	N		E	T	O	I	L	E
R	I	V	A	L	R	I	E	S		A	N	D		R	I	S	E	F	R	O	M
E	V	E				E	X	H	A	L	E		N	O	M	S	G		A	N	E
W	E	N	T		A	R	E	A	R		C	H	I	N	A		R	E	I	G	N
			W	E	S		S	G	S		B	U	C		G	U	E	S	S	E	D
A	S	S	I	S	T	S		R	E	H	A	S	H		E	R	A	S	E	R	S
L	A	W	S	U	I	T		U	N	E		H	O	N		G	T	I
L	I	E	T	O		A	U	G	E	R		E	L	I	S	E		E	T	S	Y
O	D	D		H	T	T	P	S		M	I	D	A	C	T				H	I	E
T	H	E	A	S	H	E	S		B	I	C		S	E	A	T	A	N	G	L	E
S	I	N	G	T	O		E	L	R	O	Y	S			R	E	C	O	I	L	S
			E	R	U	P	T	I	O	N		T	A	L	K	S	T	R	A	S	H
H	O	G	W	A	S	H		S	C	E	N	E	R	Y		T	R	E
O	R	E	O		A	I	M	T	O		A	T	O	N	E	S	E	L	B	O	W
S	C	A	R		N	A	M	E	D		G	H	A	N	A		S	C	O	N	E
E	A	R	N		D	L	I	N	E		S	O	R	E	R		S	O	W	E	D

Grant Thackray (rhymes with "daiquiri") recently moved from Oregon to Los Angeles, "hopefully to find a job in animation — either storyboarding or character design." He got started constructing crosswords after seeing the 2006 documentary "Wordplay" and thinking "I could do that." The idea for this one came while he was restocking wood for a campfire.

It's Grant's ninth Times puzzle and third Sunday.

– puzzle by Grant Thackray

Sun 8/29/2021 UH? OH ...
T	A	D			O	B	A	M	A		E	P	I	C			P	E	N
A	W	E	S		P	A	R	E	D		C	E	N	A		A	L	T	E	R
F	A	N	T	A	S	Y	S	U	P	P	O	R	T	S		S	U	S	H	I
F	R	I	E	D			O	P	A	H		S	E	A	O	T	T	E	R	S
Y	E	S	W	E	C	A	N		G	O	F	O	R	B	A	R	O	Q	U	E
			S	N	O	B		L	E	N	I	N		A	R	I
I	D	S			N	A	P	A		E	T	N	A			D	E	E	T
F	A	L	C	O	N	C	A	R	E	S	S	E	D		P	E	P	S	I	S
S	N	E	A	K		I	L	Y	A			L	E	E	R		I	C	K	Y
O	O	P	S	I	E		A	N	T	E	S			D	I	S	D	A	I	N
		T	H	E	R	O	U	X	I	N	T	H	E	T	O	W	E	L
P	I	L	E	S	O	N			N	O	R	A	D		R	A	M	A	P	O
E	T	A	S		D	E	E	D			A	R	G	O		M	I	T	E	R
R	E	T	I	R	E		D	E	R	I	D	E	A	P	R	I	C	O	T	S
	M	E	N	U			S	P	I	T		M	R	E	D			R	E	O
				B	I	N		A	P	R	E	S		R	A	I	N
G	R	A	V	Y	T	E	R	R	A	I	N		C	A	S	T	A	N	E	T
R	E	C	O	R	D	S	E	T		E	G	G	O			A	D	E	L	E
A	C	U	T	E		T	H	U	N	D	E	R	C	O	L	L	A	P	S	E
F	A	R	E	D		E	A	R	N		L	O	O	F	A		L	A	I	N
	P	A	R			A	B	E	E		S	W	A	T	S			L	E	S

Dory Mintz, of the Bronx, is a software engineer for a digital marketing company, Wunderkind. He likes to bowl (recently rolling a career-high 218) and calls himself "a passionate albeit subpar Scrabble player." He was reading an old art textbook when the phrase at 33-Across jumped into his head, and a crossword theme idea was born.

This is his second puzzle, and first Sunday, for The Times.

– puzzle by Dory Mintz

Sun 8/22/2021 RESETTLING LETTERINGS
M	O	A	T		I	F	S	O		R	A	D	A	R		E	N	A	C	T
O	N	M	E		M	A	I	D		I	R	U	L	E		X	E	N	O	N
M	E	A	N	G	I	R	L	S		G	R	E	A	S	E	P	A	I	N	T
S	U	N	D	A	N	C	E		S	H	A		N	H	L	E	R
	P	A	R	S		E	N	T	I	T	Y		B	O	I	L		C	A	T
			I	K	E		T	O	R	O	S		E	O	S		S	H	I	A
M	A	G	L	E	V	T	R	A	I	N		C	A	T	E	C	H	I	S	M
A	L	L	S	T	A	R		T	U	C	S	O	N			L	I	L	L	E
N	E	O		S	N	U	G		S	U	L	A		O	L	I	V	I	E	R
E	X	A	M			I	L	S		E	A	C	H	T	I	M	E
D	A	T	I	N	G	S	I	T	E		W	H	I	T	E	B	R	E	A	D
			Z	O	O	M	B	O	M	B		K	E	A			S	E	T	I
A	M	A	Z	O	N	S		K	I	L	O		S	W	A	Y		N	W	A
L	A	D	E	N			M	E	R	E	L	Y		A	S	O	C	I	A	L
L	I	O	N	E	S	S	E	S		A	D	V	E	N	T	U	R	E	R	S
O	N	U	S		T	N	N		B	R	I	E	F		O	W	E
W	E	T		D	I	E	U		A	Y	E	S	I	R		I	A	T	E
			B	L	E	E	P		N	E	S		L	E	S	S	T	H	A	N
C	A	L	L	I	G	R	A	P	H	Y		G	I	F	T	H	O	R	S	E
O	N	I	O	N		A	G	A	M	E		E	N	I	D		R	E	E	L
S	A	U	T	E		T	E	P	I	D		S	G	T	S		S	E	L	L

Stephen McCarthy, a native of Vancouver Island, B.C., is a Ph.D. student studying transportation modeling in Stockholm, Sweden. He got his start in puzzles by solving cryptic crosswords with his grandfather in Toronto's Globe and Mail. Last year he began constructing American-style puzzles, incorporating some of the wordplay sensibility of cryptics in his themes and clues. This is a good example.

Stephen's last Times crossword was Maple Leaf in June.

– puzzle by Stephen McCarthy

Sun 8/15/2021 THINK TWICE
A	D	D	L	E			L	O	L	Z		A	D	S		T	E	S	T
T	R	A	I	T	S		A	P	I	A		F	R	O		U	N	C	U	T
W	I	R	E	T	A	P	P	I	N	G		L	O	U	D	M	O	U	T	H
O	N	E	F	A	C	E	D		E	A	R		P	R	O	M		L	E	A
O	K	D		S	S	R			U	T	E	R	I		N	I	B	L	E	T
D	I	N	A			K	P	O	P		N	O	T	A	T	E	D
	N	O	T	I	F	I	E	S		W	E	B		D	A	S	A	N	I
		T	W	O	L	E	T	T	E	R	W	O	R	D	S		Y	O	G	A
			O	N	O	R			T	I	S		O	A	K			I	N	N
E	V	E	R	S	O		S	P	A	T		B	L	M			I	S	I	T
S	A	N	S		D	O	U	B	L	E	C	R	O	S	S		P	E	T	E
S	L	I	T			R	R	S		O	A	R	S		T	E	A	S	E	D
A	I	G			I	C	E		B	F	F			J	I	N	N
Y	U	M	A		T	H	R	E	E	F	E	E	T	U	N	D	E	R
	M	A	L	A	W	I		M	D	S		C	U	S	T	O	M	E	R
			B	I	O	D	O	M	E		M	O	T	T			A	P	E	S
L	A	M	A	R	R		N	A	C	H	O			W	H	A		E	A	P
A	L	A		I	K	E	A		K	I	T		F	O	U	R	B	A	L	L
S	T	O	N	E	S	O	U	P		P	O	P	A	W	H	E	E	L	I	E
H	A	R	E	S		N	T	H		T	W	I	T		S	N	E	E	Z	E
	R	I	O	T		S	O	D		O	N	C	E			A	R	D	E	N

Aimee Lucido, of Berkeley, Calif., is a full-time crossword constructor and author of children's books. Ella Dershowitz, of New York City, is an actor. A mutual friend introduced them, and Ella says "we bonded immediately through being artsy puzzle people." When Ella moved to San Francisco they became close. Now that she's back in New York, the two stay in touch by making puzzles together.

– puzzle by Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz

Sun 8/8/2021 JIGSAW PUZZLE
C	R	U	S	T		P	E	R	M		J	A	N	E		G	O	O	F	S
T	U	S	H	Y		A	S	I	A		O	D	O	R		A	D	M	E	N
R	E	C	A	P		R	A	P	S		S	O	T	S		M	I	S	D	O
			P	I	C	K	U	P	T	H	E	P	I	E	C	E	S
A	R	L	E	N	E			L	E	A	P	T			O	T	T	A	W	A
T	E	A		G	O	O	V	E	R	T	H	E	E	D	G	E		R	E	C
O	P	I	E			K	I	D	S		S	E	G	O			B	A	T	H
N	O	R	M	A	R	A	E						O	L	D	B	E	T	S	Y
			P	L	A	Y	W	I	T	H	M	A	T	C	H	E	S
P	I	G	E	O	N	S		R	A	I	T	T		E	L	A	T	I	O	N
A	D	O	R	E			S	E	E	D	I	E	R			U	P	D	O	S
Y	O	L	O		H	O	T		B	E	D		I	R	A		A	L	F	A
		F	R	E	E	D	O	M	O	F	A	S	S	E	M	B	L	Y
			S	E	R	E	N	E				P	O	S	I	E	S
B	A	M		G	E	T	I	T	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R		P	A	R
A	R	I	A	S		T	E	A	R	S	I	N	T	O		G	N	O	M	E
L	E	N	D		P	A	R	T	I	E	S	D	O	W	N		E	P	I	C
S	W	E	R	V	E										A	L	L	P	R	O
A	E	R	I	E	S		P	I	C	T	U	R	E		N	O	S	E	I	N
M	O	V	E	I	T		P	E	R	F	E	C	T		A	B	O	R	T	S
	N	A	N	N	Y		M	O	M	E	N	T	S		S	E	N	S	E

Christina Iverson, of Ames, Iowa, is a stay-at-home mom with two young kids. Jeff Chen is a writer and professional crossword constructor in Seattle. This puzzle's theme started with the vague concept of moving pieces and morphed from dominoes to magnets and finally to jigsaws ("all interests of my son," Christina says).

This is the pair's second Sunday collaboration.

– puzzle by Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen

Sun 8/1/2021 OFF BRAND
A	R	T	I	C	L	E			C	F	C	S			P	E	A	R	C	E
T	O	O	C	O	O	L		P	A	W	A	T		D	E	N	I	E	R	S
O	F	F	E	N	S	I	V	E	L	I	N	E		A	R	T	R	O	O	M
P	L	U	M		E	S	O	S		W	I	N	D	T	U	R	B	I	N	E
			E	M	T		W	O	N			C	H	A		O	N	L	Y
	I	G	N	E	O	U	S		E	M	A	I	L		A	P	B
O	S	O		G	U	S		E	W	E	L	L		L	A	Y	S	H	I	A
O	L	D	M	A	C	D	O	N	A	L	D		P	I	T			O	C	D
P	A	C	E		H	A	R	D	G		A	G	R	E	E	S		M	E	D
S	M	O	R	E			L	O	E	B		L	E	G	A	L	F	E	E	S
		M	I	L	I	T	A	R	Y	A	C	A	D	E	M	I	E	S
H	E	P	T	A	G	O	N	S		D	E	S	I			M	A	T	T	E
A	L	L		L	E	N	D	E	R		L	S	A	T	S		S	E	A	L
L	I	E			T	A	O		S	T	E	E	L	G	U	I	T	A	R	S
F	O	X	T	A	I	L		K	V	A	S	S		I	C	K		D	O	E
			E	N	T		I	N	P	U	T		A	F	C	E	A	S	T
	C	O	E	D		B	O	O			E	S	L		O	A	T
S	O	U	N	D	S	Y	S	T	E	M		P	A	C	T		O	D	O	R
O	U	T	P	O	U	R		S	P	A	N	I	S	H	A	R	M	A	D	A
A	P	R	O	N	E	D		U	P	T	O	N		A	S	P	I	R	I	N
P	E	E	P	E	D			P	S	S	T			T	H	I	C	K	E	T

Matthew Stock, who turns 25 this month, works for a math education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. The idea for this puzzle came about in January, when he was on a cross-country road trip and passed a Honda Odyssey. He reinterpreted the name as "Honda odyssey" (small "o"), which aptly described what he was on. That bit of wordplay didn't make it into this puzzle, but similar ones with other brand names did.

This is Matthew's sixth Times crossword, and his second Sunday.

– puzzle by Matthew Stock

Sun 7/25/2021 STAR SEARCH
A	S	P		S	A	T		O	A	S	E	S		T	O	M		R	D	A
*	P	A	D	P	R	O		A	L	E	V	E		A	N	T	W	E	R	P
L	I	B	R	A	R	Y		K	E	V	I	N		*	N	F	A	V	O	R
E	L	L	I	C	E			Y	*	E	L	D			E	U	G	E	N	E
S	T	O	N	E	A	G	E		A	N	D		F	R	*	J	O	L	E	S
			K	*	R	I	N		N	O	E		L	A	T	I	N
N	O	R	I			S	A	N	D	*	E	G	A	N			O	A	T	S
B	R	O	N	T	E		T	I	R	E	D	L	Y		I	F	F	*	E	R
C	A	T	G	U	T		I	C	A	N	S	E	E		D	A	H	L	*	A
			G	R	E	E	C	E				A	D	S	I	T	E
M	A	J	O	R	*	S		R	A	M	E	N		P	O	L	A	R	*	S
A	L	O	U	E	T	T	E		S	I	R		N	A	T	I	V	E	T	O
C	O	U	R	T			*	S	S	A	R	A	E			P	E	R	I	L
A	U	L	D		G	N	A	T				L	A	N	E		N	A	N	O
O	D	E		C	U	O	M	O	S		A	T	T	I	L	A		N	A	S
			B	A	S	E		I	L	A	N	A		*	M	D	B
O	D	I	U	M		*	N	C	O	G	N	I	T	O		J	O	Y	C	E
P	R	O	S	E	C	C	O		W	E	E		O	N	E	U	P	P	E	D
R	A	W		D	O	U	B	L	E	D	*	P	P	E	R	S		R	E	I
A	K	A		U	P	S	E	T	S		E	S	P	R	I	T		E	L	F
H	E	N		E	Y	E	L	E	T		S	U	S	A	N	S		S	O	Y

Chandi Deitmer, of Somerville, Mass., is a social worker in the fields of psychiatry and geriatrics. She got hooked on crosswords in college via the puzzles in The Onion (which was only in print in those days). She started constructing a year or two ago, mainly for "indie" venues. This is her New York Times debut.

The puzzle has a multilayered theme, whose subject is indicated by the designs in the grid.

– puzzle by Chandi Deitmer

Sun 7/18/2021 DIG IN
A	S	C	A	P		V	O	C	E		S	C	O	W	L		E	V	E	R
R	H	O	D	E		I	R	A	N		T	E	R	R	A		V	I	L	E
B	O	N	A	P	P	E	T	I	T		A	L	M	I	C	H	A	E	L	S
O	V	E	R	P	O	W	E	R		A	T	L	A	N	T	A		F	I	E
R	E	S	N	I	K		A	N	Y	T	H	I	N	G	I	S	G	O	O	D
				L	E	D			E	P	A					A	O	R	T	A
R	E	A	L	L	Y	J	U	S	T	A	M	E	E	T	I	N	G
A	C	N	E		S	E	A	A	I	R		P	A	R	M		E	A	R	N
G	R	A	P	H		D	E	N	S		O	C	T	A	D		T	R	I	O
A	U	T	E	U	R					I	R	O	N	S	O	N		E	G	G
			W	H	O	S	G	O	I	N	G	T	O	K	N	O	W
B	O	O		S	T	A	R	T	E	D					E	R	O	I	C	A
U	N	D	O		A	L	O	A	D		M	A	I	M		M	O	T	O	R
B	E	E	R		T	O	U	R		P	O	R	O	U	S		L	O	C	I
			E	V	E	N	P	U	T	I	T	I	N	T	H	E	F	O	O	D
A	S	D	O	I					W	E	T			T	A	U
T	H	E	S	T	E	A	K	T	O	C	O	O	K		S	N	U	F	F	S
H	A	T		A	X	L	R	O	S	E		F	O	R	T	U	N	A	T	E
E	M	A	I	L	A	L	E	R	T		J	U	L	I	A	C	H	I	L	D
N	E	C	K		M	A	M	M	A		U	S	A	F		H	I	R	E	E
A	S	H	E		S	H	E	E	R		T	E	S	T		S	T	E	E	R

Jesse Goldberg is a software engineer in San Francisco. Last year, finding himself between jobs, he tackled a big project he'd been thinking about for 30 years — creating an app to assist in designing and filling crossword grids. The result, Crosserville, is available online (free for now). Jesse isn't the first person to build a crossword construction app, but his is a highly versatile one.

This is Jesse's second puzzle for The Times.

– puzzle by Jesse Goldberg

Sun 7/11/2021 NO RUSE
D	R	E	S	S	A	G	E		M	Y	B	A	D		N	A	P	L	E	S
R	E	S	T	A	T	E	D		C	O	U	L	D		O	M	E	A	R	A
U	N	P	O	I	S	E	D		B	U	R	D	E	N	O	F	P	O	O	F
G	O	O	P	D	Y	N	A	M	I	C	S			E	N	M	A	S	S	E
				S	M	A		E	T	A		P	E	T	E	R
O	D	D	J	O	B		B	R	E	N	D	A	N		R	A	M	P	E	D
T	E	R	I		O	D	E		S	T	I	L	T	S		D	R	A	C	O
I	A	M	M	A	L	A	L	A		H	E	A	R	T		I	M	R	A	N
S	L	O	M	O		M	I	L	W	A	U	K	E	E	B	O	O	E	R	S
	S	M	O	K	E		E	V	E	N			E	E	L		J	E	D
			R	I	C	K		A	D	D	E	R		P	O	P	O
	S	S	R		I	T	O			L	O	A	F		T	O	R	S	O
T	A	M	I	N	G	O	F	T	H	E	S	H	O	O		L	I	T	H	E
A	R	I	S	E		W	Y	A	T	T		M	I	N	U	S	S	I	G	N
R	A	Z	O	R		N	O	R	T	H	S		L	O	N		I	C	E	R
T	H	E	N	F	L		R	E	P	E	A	L	S		D	O	N	K	E	Y
				B	A	R	E	S		T	M	I		S	E	N
I	M	I	T	A	T	E			B	O	O	T	S	T	R	E	N	G	T	H
P	E	N	E	L	O	P	E	C	O	O	S		E	U	P	H	O	R	I	A
S	A	G	E	L	Y		S	O	R	T	A		E	M	A	I	L	I	N	G
O	D	E	S	S	A		O	P	A	H	S		N	P	R	T	O	T	E	S

Ashish Vengsarkar, of Scotch Plains, N.J., is the head of Optical Networking Technologies at Google. Besides puzzles, he enjoys playing raga and table tennis. (He and I have a longstanding annual rivalry in the latter.)

The seed entry of this puzzle was 10-Down, which came to Ashish while he was at the dentist's. The symmetrical pairing of 36- and 40-Down (a favorite artist of his during college) was fortuitous.

– puzzle by Ashish Vengsarkar

Sun 7/4/2021 I'VE GOT A FEELING ...
	R	A	T	E	D	R		T	U	B	M	A	N			R	A	B	I	D
B	O	B	A	T	E	A		A	P	R	I	C	O	T		E	L	O	P	E
G	U	A	R	D	E	D	O	P	T	I	M	I	S	M		L	O	T	S	A
A	S	T	O		P	I	U		O	M	E	N		C	L	A	P	T	O	N
M	E	E	T		C	A	T	E		L	O	C	H		A	X	E	L
E	D	S		C	U	L	T	U	R	E	S	H	O	C	K		C	E	C	E
			P	A	T		O	L	A	Y			T	E	E	N	I	D	O	L
B	B	G	U	N		T	W	O	S		G	O	O	D		S	A	U	N	A
Y	U	R	T	S		H	I	G	H	A	N	X	I	E	T	Y		P	A	N
E	G	O	T		Z	A	N	Y		W	A	I	L		A	N	W	A	R
	S	W	E	D	E	N			T	O	W			D	O	C	E	N	T
	B	I	D	E	N		N	O	O	K		A	M	E	S		T	G	I	F
D	U	N		C	O	M	I	C	R	E	L	I	E	F		O	B	E	S	E
A	N	G	L	O		I	N	T	O		O	R	G	Y		B	A	R	T	Y
U	N	C	A	R	I	N	G			A	L	B	A		H	E	R
B	Y	O	B		U	N	B	R	I	D	L	E	D	J	O	Y		V	A	T
		N	E	R	D		O	E	N	O		D	O	U	R		D	I	V	A
N	O	C	L	A	S	S		S	F	P	D		S	I	M		A	G	E	S
O	B	E	L	I		C	R	E	A	T	U	R	E	C	O	M	F	O	R	T
M	I	R	E	D		I	P	A	N	E	M	A		E	N	R	O	U	T	E
S	E	N	D	S			I	T	T	E	A	M		D	E	T	E	R	S

Howard Barkin, of Hillsborough, N.J., is a software quality assurance specialist. He has been making crosswords for The Times since 2014.

The theme of this one started when he was driving one day and 15-Down "randomly came to mind" — which maybe reveals something about Howard psychologically? (Solve the puzzle to see.) But don't judge. Traffic in New Jersey can be vicious.

– puzzle by Howard Barkin

POW Sun 6/27/2021 GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
S	C	A	M	S		E	V	E	R	G	T	R	E	E		A	K	I	T	A
H	A	N	O	I		P	A	P	E	R	H	A	T	S		W	A	G	E	D
A	N	N	U	L		E	S	O	T	E	R	I	C	A		A	Z	U	R	E
S	T	A	N	L	E	E		C	R	E	E	D		U	P	R	O	A	R	S
T	O	L	D	Y	A			H	O	N	E	S			I	D	O	N	O	T
A	S	S		M	R	T								R	T	E		A	R	E
			M	E	L	L	O	W	Y		O	L	B	E	Y	E	S
A	B	B	A			C	R	I	E	D	W	O	L	F			R	A	F	A
B	L	O	O	D	O		S	I	L	E	N	T	U		I	G	I	R	L	S
E	A	R		A	R	L	O		L	A	A		E	R	N	O		C	U	P
T	H	E	P	L	A	Y		C	O	N	G	O		O	D	D	J	O	B	S
			H	A	N	D	S	A	W		E	N	Q	U	I	R	E
P	R	O	D	I	G	I	E	S				B	U	G	G	Y	W	H	I	P
F	I	N	S		E	A	R	T	H		J	A	I	H	O		S	A	M	E
F	C	C					E	L	O		O	I	L					S	A	T
T	H	E	R	P	L	A	N	E	T		U	L	T	R	A	V	R	A	Y	S
		D	E	L	I	M	E		S	L	R		E	E	L	I	E	R
G	R	A	D	A	T	E	S		T	O	N		R	A	W	O	N	I	O	N
O	U	I		C	O	N	T	R	O	V	E	R	S	I	A	L		G	P	A
A	T	L		I	U	D		A	N	E	Y	E		R	Y	E		H	E	S
T	H	Y		D	T	S		M	E	S	S	Y		S	S	T		T	N	T

Lindsey Hobbs, of Brooklyn, is the head of the Preservation and Conservation department at the New York City Municipal Archives. Ross Trudeau, of Cambridge, Mass., works for a K-12 education nonprofit.

They met virtually through Facebook's Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory. Ross suggested the theme idea for this puzzle, which relates to an annual June celebration. It was a joint effort thereafter.

– puzzle by Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs

Sun 6/20/2021 FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS
T	A	R	O	T		O	G	R	E		B	A	R	R	E		H	T	M	L
A	L	A	R	M		O	R	E	L		F	L	E	A	S		A	H	O	Y
C	O	N	C	O	N	F	U	S	E	S	F	U	S	E	S		V	I	C	E
O	H	B	A	B	Y		B	E	A	T	S	M	E			L	A	R	K	S
S	A	Y		I	L	K		A	N	O		N	A	T	I	O	N	S
			E	L	O	N	E	L	O	N	G	A	T	E	S	G	A	T	E	S
L	E	A	V	E	N	E	D		R	E	O			E	L	A	N	T	R	A
A	R	I	A			A	N	S			A	C	U	M	E	N		R	A	T
M	A	N	M	A	N	D	A	T	E	S	D	A	T	E	S		C	A	S	E
E	S	T	A	T	E			A	T	E		M	E	D		M	O	P	E	D
			R	O	T		C	Y	C	L	O	P	S		I	O	N
C	U	M	I	N		A	H	S		M	M	A			D	O	G	M	A	S
O	P	I	E		A	N	A	A	N	A	G	R	A	M	S	G	R	A	M	S
B	T	S		A	D	S	I	T	E			I	R	A			A	N	O	N
R	O	S	S	S	E	A			B	Y	U		E	L	E	C	T	O	R	S
A	P	P	A	P	P	R	A	I	S	E	S	R	A	I	S	E	S
		E	L	I	T	I	S	M		S	E	E		A	T	V		F	A	A
A	F	L	A	C			S	O	A	N	D	S	O		E	I	D	E	R	S
L	O	L	A		P	R	O	P	R	O	C	U	R	E	S	C	U	R	E	S
P	O	E	M		G	O	R	E	Y		A	M	E	X		H	E	N	N	A
O	D	D	S		A	E	T	N	A		R	E	S	T		E	S	S	A	Y

Michael Lieberman is an appellate attorney in Washington, D.C., currently on parental leave after the birth of his first child.

Although this puzzle isn't Father's Day-themed, he says it's nice that his first Sunday puzzle will run on his first Father's Day as a father. About five years ago he and his wife started solving the Sunday Times crossword together, first on paper, then on a tablet. Michael now does the Times puzzle every day. His wife, though, favors the Spelling Bee.

– puzzle by Michael Lieberman

Sun 6/13/2021 MAPLE LEAF
			B	A	U	M		N	A	T	C	H		T	W	A	S
O	R	W	O	R	S	E		E	M	I	L	E		A	R	C	H	F	O	E
H	O	I	S	T	E	D		S	P	E	A	R		B	Y	T	U	R	N	S
S	Y	N	C	S		I	N	T	U	R	M	O	I	L		S	T	E	E	P
N	A	T	S		S	C	R	I	P		S	I	D	E	B		S	E	T	I
A	L	E		A	P	I	A	N				S	O	H	O	T		H	O	E
P	E	R		L	E	N		G	E	T	E	M		O	B	O		E	N	S
		I	N	D	E	E	D		L	A	C		R	C	C	O	L	A
M	U	C	H	A	C	H	O		E	T	H		U	K	U	L	E	L	E	S
O	P	E	L		H	A	H		C	O	O		N	E	T		A	T	R	A
U	S	H	E	R		T	A	U	T	O	L	O	G	Y		A	S	H	E	N
S	T	O	R	E	S			P	R	I	O	R			F	A	T	C	A	T
S	A	T		M	E	H	D	E	I	N	C	A	N	A	D	A		A	D	A
E	T	E	S		Q	U	I	N	C	E	A	N	E	R	A		W	R	E	N
S	E	L	L	S		E	D	D	A		T	G	I	F		C	I	E	R	A
			A	I	G		I	S	L		E	E	L		M	U	G
O	L	D	P	R	O	S								E	A	R	S	H	O	T
G	O	R	D	I	E	H	O	W	E		L	E	S	L	I	E	H	O	P	E
L	E	I	A		S	A	T	A	Y		I	L	H	A	N		O	L	I	N
E	W	E	S		B	L	I	G	E		F	L	I	T	S		P	L	U	S
S	E	S	H		Y	E	S	E	S		T	E	N	E	T		S	A	M	E

Stephen McCarthy, originally from Vancouver Island, B.C., is a Ph.D. student studying transportation modeling in Stockholm, Sweden. He made this puzzle last September, about a month after moving. "I was homesick, and this was a way of connecting to my home." In his spare time, Stephen plays Ultimate Frisbee, sings in the Stockholm Gay Chorus, and makes and solves crosswords.

This is his first published puzzle.

– puzzle by Stephen McCarthy

Sun 6/6/2021 OLIO
A	C	T	O	R	S		A	D	R	E	P		S	C	A	M	P	E	R	S
F	R	O	M	E	A	R	T	O	E	A	R		P	O	W	E	R	N	A	P
L	I	N	E	I	T	E	M	V	E	T	O		A	M	A	R	E	T	T	O
A	M	E	N	D		T	O	E	D		P	A	R	E	R		P	I	E	T
T	E	S	S		B	A	S	S		F	E	R	R	I	E	D		C	A	L
				B	R	I	T		H	O	L	D	O	N		U	N	I	T	E
S	P	A	T	I	A	L		M	E	L	L	O	W		C	R	A	N	E	S
H	I	G	H	E	S	T	B	I	D	D	E	R		C	O	S	I	G	N	S
R	E	H	A	B		H	O	G	G	E	D		M	O	O	L	A
I	P	A	D		R	E	N	N	E	R		S	A	I	L	E	D	O	F	F
N	A	S		P	E	R	N	O	D		B	A	R	N	E	Y		N	I	L
E	N	T	E	R	T	A	I	N		W	I	N	K	E	D		H	A	L	O
			C	O	U	P	E		B	O	N	D	E	D		D	O	U	L	A
B	I	G	O	T	R	Y		F	O	R	G	E	T	A	B	O	U	T	I	T
A	L	A	N	O	N		B	R	O	K	E	R		P	A	T	R	O	N	S
L	O	G	O	N		T	E	E	M	E	D		R	H	Y	S
D	V	R		S	P	E	A	R	E	D		H	E	R	S		L	O	R	E
N	E	E	T		A	L	T	E	R		P	E	P	A		M	A	N	I	A
E	Y	E	R	O	L	L	S		A	S	I	W	A	S	S	A	Y	I	N	G
S	O	L	A	R	I	U	M		N	O	T	E	V	E	N	C	L	O	S	E
S	U	S	P	E	N	S	E		G	L	A	D	E		L	E	A	N	E	R

Robyn Weintraub, of Rye Brook, N.Y., is active in local politics and the League of Women Voters. She started solving crosswords 12 years ago. After a few months, she bought some crossword software as a birthday gift for herself and has been constructing ever since.

This is her 35th puzzle for The Times. Robyn's specialty is themeless ones (like this), with colorful, conversational entries and very little obscurity or junk. Oh, and she loves twisty clues. (You've been warned.)

– puzzle by Robyn Weintraub

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50 puzzles with Editor comments — 6/6/2021 to 5/15/2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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