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10 puzzles by Jeffrey Martinovic
with Jim Horne comments

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Jeffrey Martinovic
Wed 3/19/2025
AFLACOWLSSHE
TROLLSHINOTIS
RESEAHADABLAST
ITTSCARPEERS
ASSISTFBILAB
DARNINTRUDE
OHMELEAKSYRIA
LEASTISITSET
ARKINLINEATMS
FRESNOAIRED
ITEMSSNAKES
STRAINBEDSLAT
SUPERNOVASTAGE
PLOPERASIRULE
YUPETCHTASER
Sun 1/12/2025 I Think Knot
MEHCAMANGSTADSCPA
ALIBABASORERPITCREW
MODELUNASONEEYEROLL
ANDALSONEWTSDEVISES
ERIECATTISHRIBS
CNNTSAROHMAPSESTU
VOWSMUSTREADSQTIP
SLIPSUPFAINTINRUINS
ORALSJOINTEDABETS
SECRETELGSDENIECE
ESEALEEARNHL
TATTLEDSAYSIDO
STENOOLEMISSLOFTS
AMULETSSPINYAIRCOOL
LONEWOLFOMGPLAYABLE
AGESALLTIEDUPRYES
COOTIESSURECAN
BARORDERSNINELIVES
TAIPEITICTACSLOVETO
URGEONYOGAMATTHANOS
PASSNIXONALAN

Where the circled words cross, they're ALL TIED UP. Change directions at the middle knots to get THREAD, STRING, CORD, ROPE, CABLE, and YARN.

Wed 12/18/2024
POSYRBICABLE
UHAULORCISLES
FANTAGREENPEAS
FRAZZLEEVEUFO
YENEARLIAM
TOSSALLSORTS
SONEPEETRAIT
CONSIDERTHEODDS
ALIENETSYSOY
FOOTNOTEPEEN
SOBSTEMTBA
IFSVIMARCHERS
SITUATIONEASES
ADAPTMLKESTEE
WORSEIDSPSST

Interesting finds. The constructors found six words where a clue could match the whole word or just the word formed by combining the odd-numbered letters. "Mendel studied them" works for GREENPEAS or GENES, etc.

Sun 10/27/2024 Working the Night Shift
SATSALPSETTUWASH
KARATROUNDTRIPLATHE
IRISHAUTOLOANSUNBOX
DOASETOWINGOCTAVE
SNLBRIEFSBINARYTED
GOINGFULLCIRCLE
WARSONGIOUEMAILED
BADASSPATTERNSUBLET
ARODHABATMREFI
WIRESINLANDSEASUNIN
LONDOEREARTHKEMSABE
ONESHASMEMO
MICRODOTBRITCHES
LANAIGUESTHOSTHAYES
ICANTGOYAHOOMSEMEAT
NADIYAYETEDIBLE
ERINHONEYMSUITELATE
DOTESLYMEEMMEELLEN
OOHITSJUSTAPHASELAB
UNETREETATIMINIMO
TSRHINTOPSTORYTSK

Lunar phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent, new moon.

Tue 7/30/2024
ALTIPAARTIST
RELEARNROOMIE
KIDSMENUSTRATA
RINGANNOUNCER
GOOPENN
CHANTVIIDASH
CELSINGBACKUP
THOUGHTHASTILY
VINGRHAMESEAR
MEGAMADNORSE
SPINTHX
PINGPONGBALLS
ORELSEAIRMILES
GOTEAMRSVPING
ONSETSDIPDOT
Wed 4/24/2024
JAMWESTELMHAM
USAARCADIAOLE
TAUIMODIUMION
SPILTPATMETED
HAWKESCALY
SAYHIEMITS
EWWAPOLLOIOTS
LEASTPIEADIEU
SLITMRMOMATVS
ELIEWANNARYES
WOAHAXLE
ISAIAHIAMSAM
LATERALSYMMETRY
LGASHAPEUPUMS
SADABYSMNYT
Thu 3/14/2024
MASTSNTHRIATA
EATUPOHOUPLIT
THETOWEROFBABEL
PURPLEPROSE
MPHEASESINRCA
ALESETAL
HANOIGPSBUENO
ETHANRIPALIEN
ROAMSADADENSE
WIIYAMDRS
PAKSWAYBARTUT
ALISTEROPENERA
LINEONETSARISM
MAGENTASEMANAS

Today's puzzle is edited by Joel Fagliano. It's the first time since Nov. 20, 1993, that the editor byline has not said Will Shortz. Well, nearly:

The decimal expansion of pi goes on forever, so you can never write it out exactly, but here are the first million digits.

Wed 2/21/2024
CLASSLETSBEGMS
AESOPARENASOAT
SAHARADESERTTRY
THEKISSSALFOIL
ITTLAKETAHOE
EWANRNAYORE
MABDOESSOUSAGE
MISSISSIPPIRIVER
ALONGSKEETSENG
FOAMACLINTO
EASTTIMORLAG
NETSRONADUNITS
JOETAUTOLOGICAL
ONEIGNOREUTERI
YSLMETERSRESET

Translating the theme answers as directed results in DESERT DESERT, LAKE LAKE, RIVER RIVER, and EAST EAST.

Tue 1/2/2024
EPAALTARLEGS
LEMONSODATEXAN
STANDDOWNHITME
EASTLAKERREA
OSCARGODARK
TAKEOUTROBE
AWLUTERIMINE
DOUBLENEGATIVES
ALMAOVATEERA
SLOWMISSYOU
GIVEINMATTE
ECOMOPEREASE
SITUPSTOPLIGHT
TEEMSSELLATHON
ERRSTREYSADA
Thu 11/30/2023
SOPHSFDAREIGN
UNIONCARDENSUE
MEATLOVERCZARS
MANPAGELAYOUT
ALONGSPASM
RAISASTEWIE
SHOERACKSSING
EELLOTIONSNSA
GALLIMPROVEON
ALSACESADAT
KARMAALAMO
TIMETRAVELSUP
ADOBERAPBATTLE
ROVERLIESAHEAD
SLEDSALEHORNS
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