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Puzzles for March, 2025
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Sat 3/1/2025
S	A	L	T	F	R	E	E				L	S	A	T
A	T	A	H	U	A	L	P	A			O	P	R	Y
S	T	R	E	E	T	F	A	I	R		L	I	M	P
H	U	R	T	L	E			M	I	C		N	A	E
A	N	Y	A		S	E	T		O	H	T	A	N	I
Y	E	S		S	A	M	U	S		I	R	W	I	N
			P	O	T	B	R	O	W	N	I	E	S
		R	U	L	E	O	F	T	H	U	M	B
	B	A	C	O	N	S	T	R	I	P	S
P	A	R	K	A		S	O	U	R	S		F	O	B
U	N	E	S	C	O		E	E	L		B	A	N	A
N	S	C		T	R	I			P	A	R	R	E	D
C	H	O	I		C	O	M	M	O	N	A	R	E	A
H	E	I	R			S	I	M	O	N	S	A	Y	S
Y	E	N	S				G	A	L	O	S	H	E	S

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

The color stripes in Rainbow order hide the letters that make up those color names: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, and VIOLET.

Crosswords, including those from the NYT, have a colorful history with rainbow themes. In 1993, a young enigmatogist named Will Shortz applied for a job as a crossword editor. He didn't know until after he was offered that the company in question was the Times. He had an inkling, though. The previous editor, Eugene Maleska, had died with no obvious successor in place.

Mr. Shortz represented a radical departure for NYT puzzles. He brought in several innovations — pop culture references, constructor names on the bylines, graduated difficulty through the week, and innovative tricks and gimmicks. He wanted to make his mark right out of the gate, so his first NYT crossword was a rainbow rebus extravaganza by Peter Gordon.

Here are a few others:

Flying Colors by Rafael Musa in 2023
Gravity's Rainbow by Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs in 2021
Thursday puzzle in 2018 by Milo Beckman and David Steinberg
Monday puzzle also in 2018 by Michael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla Michaels
Lighten Up in 2005 by Patrick Merrell is a novel twist on the theme
Over the Rainbow in 1981 by Mary Virginia Orna under Eugene Maleska.

Each of these has its own unique take on the theme. Today's gimmick is only possible because they Times can now include color in Sunday puzzles. If your syndicated newspaper still shows only black and white, you likely see a different crossword for this date.

– puzzle by Adam Wagner

Mon 3/3/2025
S	T	A	L	L		G	P	A	S		E	L	I	S
A	E	I	O	U		E	U	R	O		T	E	N	T
P	A	R	K	R	A	N	G	E	R		R	A	M	I
		P	I	E	C	E			T	R	A	G	I	C
G	E	L		R	E	V	E	R	S	E	D	U	N	K
O	V	A	L			A	Y	O		S	E	E	D	S
D	E	N	I	S	E		E	T	N	A
	N	E	U	T	R	A	L	C	O	L	O	R	S
				E	A	S	E		D	E	V	O	U	R
A	F	T	E	R		S	N	L			A	S	I	A
D	R	I	V	E	I	N	S	A	N	E		A	T	M
R	A	D	I	O	S			S	A	V	E	R
O	N	I	T		L	O	W	S	P	I	R	I	T	S
I	C	E	E		A	C	A	I		C	L	E	A	T
T	E	S	S		S	T	Y	E		T	E	S	T	Y

Today's constructor is 13 years old.

– puzzle by Harrison Walden

Tue 3/4/2025
P	O	M	P	O	M	S				R	A	B	I	D
I	M	C	O	M	I	N	G			A	T	A	R	I
C	A	R	E	S	S	I	N	G		S	O	L	A	R
K	N	I	T		S	P	R	A	Y	P	A	I	N	T
S	I	B		A	M	S		L	O	S	S
			U	S	E		A	L	S		T	O	P	S
C	R	E	S	T			D	O	H	A		P	O	E
P	O	L	A	R	O	I	D	P	I	C	T	U	R	E
A	I	L		O	H	H	I			R	E	S	T	S
S	L	A	V		Y	E	N		P	E	N
			W	H	O	A		U	H	S		D	R	S
T	A	M	B	O	U	R	I	N	E		B	R	A	T
O	N	E	U	P		T	R	A	N	S	L	A	T	E
M	A	R	G	E			E	G	O	M	A	N	I	A
B	L	E	S	S				I	M	S	H	O	O	K

GNR at 14-Down stands for Guns N' Roses. Oh, you knew that already.

GNR has only appeared as an answer once before, in 1975, clued as "Man in a warship turret: Abbr."

– puzzle by Hanh Huynh

Wed 3/5/2025
A	M	I	G	O		I	D	K		B	A	B	K	A
S	O	N	A	R		N	E	O		O	N	I	O	N
K	E	N	Y	A		B	A	M		A	D	D	I	N
			B	L	O	O	D	B	A	T	H
I	T	Z	A		L	U	P	U	S		O	G	R	E
M	O	O	R		E	N	O	C	H		W	H	O	M
A	T	M				D	O	H				O	O	O
G	A	B	E		I	S	L	A	M		P	S	S	T
E	L	I	S	S	A				P	L	A	T	T	E
D	E	E	P	E	N	D		W	H	I	S	K	E	D
	C	O	R	E		O	R	E		S	T	I	R
E	L	F	I	N		G	A	G		P	A	T	T	I
G	I	F	T		C	R	I	E	R		S	C	A	N
R	P	I		H	A	U	N	T	E	D		H	I	D
E	S	C		M	A	N	S	I	O	N		E	L	I
T	E	E		O	N	S		T	S	A		N	S	A

Thu 3/6/2025
A	C	H	E		D	U	B	S			T	G	E	L
B	L	U	R		E	S	A	U		R	E	U	S	E
B	O	R	N		B	O	R	N		E	D	I	C	T
A	P	T	E	S	T		I	K	E	A		T	A	G
			S	H	O	P		E	L	C	H	A	P	O
	N	A	T	U	R	E		N	A	T	U	R	E
P	O	L	O	S		R	A	P	T		T	S	P	S
S	T	Y		H	A	S	S	L	E	S		O	L	A
T	A	R	A		D	O	S	A		H	A	L	A	L
	C	A	R	B	O	N		C	A	R	B	O	N
C	H	I	M	E	R	A		E	V	E	R
R	A	S		S	E	L	L		E	W	A	S	T	E
U	N	M	E	T		D	O	W	N		D	O	W	N
S	C	A	N	S		A	G	O	G		E	M	I	T
T	E	N	D			Y	O	K	E		D	E	N	S

Four repeated answers have to be interpreted metaphorically.

BORN BORN means born again
NATURE NATURE means second nature
CARBON CARBON means carbon copy
DOWN DOWN means double down

– puzzle by Kiran Pandey

Fri 3/7/2025
S	H	O	W	D	O	W	N	S			B	L	O	C
M	O	V	I	E	M	A	G	I	C		R	A	H	M
O	R	A	N	G	E	S	O	D	A		A	S	I	S
K	A	L	E		L	P	S		R	A	F	T	S
E	S	S		K	E	Y		N	O	W	I	S	E	R
			B	I	T		P	A	L	E	T	T	E	S
	D	A	L	E		W	A	N	E		T	A	N	S
	O	L	I	V	I	A	R	O	D	R	I	G	O
A	N	O	N		N	I	T	S		A	N	E	W
S	U	N	D	R	E	S	S		R	I	G
A	T	E	D	I	R	T		M	O	D		P	B	R
	S	T	A	D	T		P	E	T		G	H	E	E
C	H	I	T		I	R	O	N	T	H	R	O	N	E
H	O	M	E		A	P	P	L	E	T	I	N	I	S
A	P	E	S			M	O	O	N	S	T	O	N	E

Sat 3/8/2025
A	D	D	E	D	B	O	N	U	S		S	W	I	T
T	R	A	V	E	L	V	I	S	A		N	E	N	E
T	I	M	E	P	I	E	C	E	S		O	R	C	A
A	P	P	L	E	P	R	E	S	S		W	E	L	D
				N	S	A			Y	E	S	S	I	R
C	L	U	E	D		B	A	H		S	T	O	N	E
L	I	P	A		C	O	L	O	R	C	O	D	E	S
A	S	P	S		O	U	T	T	A		R	E	D	S
S	T	E	T	S	O	N	H	A	T		M	A	T	E
S	E	R	T	A		D	O	S		M	S	D	O	S
I	N	D	O	O	R			H	A	I
C	H	E	W		I	N	B	A	D	S	H	A	P	E
C	E	C	E		G	O	O	D	O	L	E	B	O	Y
A	R	K	S		U	T	N	E	R	E	A	D	E	R
R	E	S	T		P	A	S	S	E	D	T	I	M	E

50-Down: "What's added to one to make zero?" is NOT A. As in "not a one" means none at all.

– puzzle by Joe Deeney

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

Wordplay has details on each of the headlines.

– puzzle by Michael Schlossberg

Mon 3/10/2025
B	I	B	B		R	A	C	E	S		S	P	A	T
A	L	I	A		V	I	O	L	A		I	O	N	A
L	I	T	T	L	E	L	U	L	U		D	R	A	B
M	E	T	E	O	R		R	I	N	S	E
	D	E	M	O			T	E	A	M	C	O	C	O
			A	P	P	T			S	E	A	M	U	S
F	U	N	N	Y	H	A	H	A		W	R	A	T	H
O	H	O			D	R	E	S	S			H	U	E
C	U	R	D	S		P	R	O	U	D	P	A	P	A
A	R	A	R	A	T			F	R	E	E
L	A	D	Y	G	A	G	A			N	A	P	S
			D	A	R	E	D		A	S	T	R	O	S
F	O	M	O		D	O	U	B	L	E	B	A	C	K
E	X	E	C		I	D	L	E	S		O	D	A	Y
W	O	N	K		S	E	T	T	O		G	A	L	E

Tue 3/11/2025
L	P	G	A		S	I	P		S	M	O	K	E	D
O	R	E	S		P	D	A		H	O	P	E	S	O
V	O	T	E	S	Y	E	S		A	V	I	A	T	E
E	A	T	A	T		S	T	A	M	E	N
S	M	H		A	C	T	E	D		T	E	A	C	H
		E	L	B	A		U	H	U	H		C	E	E
R	O	P	E	I	N		R	O	S	E	B	U	D	S
A	S	O	F	N	O	W		C	A	N	A	P	E	S
S	K	I	T	T	L	E	S		B	E	M	U	S	E
T	A	N		H	A	L	O		L	E	A	N
A	R	T	I	E		T	R	I	E	D		C	A	M
			O	B	E	Y	E	D		L	O	T	S	A
O	N	E	W	A	Y		N	I	C	E	P	U	T	T
P	A	L	A	C	E		T	O	O		E	R	I	E
S	T	I	N	K	S		O	M	G		D	E	N	S

Wed 3/12/2025
I	T	S	A	T	I	E		A	S	P	E	C	T	S
C	H	O	L	E	R	A		P	L	A	T	O	O	N
A	R	T	E	M	I	S		S	U	S	A	N	N	A
L	E	T		P	S	Y		E	R	S		D	E	R
L	E	O	N	E						K	I	O	S	K
			O	R	B	S		N	O	E	L
E	L	P	H	A	B	A		B	E	Y	O	N	C	E
P	Y	R	O		C	L	E	A	R		S	O	A	R
S	C	O	W	L		A	D	J		P	E	T	C	O
O	R	S		A	C	T	U	A	R	Y		I	T	D
M	A	T	I	L	D	A		M	E	L	A	N	I	E
			T	A	R				F	O	B
S	A	W	A	W	O	M	A	N	I	N	H	A	L	F
A	W	O	L		M	O	D	E	L		O	H	I	O
P	L	O	Y		S	P	O	O	L		R	I	P	E

Thu 3/13/2025
C	E	D	E			A	G	E		M	A	M	A	S
U	V	E	A		A	N	O	N		E	L	E	C	T
S	I	M	U	L	A	T	E	D		M	E	D	I	A
P	L	O		C	S	I	S		M	O	P	E	D	S
	D	M	E	D		B	I	C	S		H	A	S	H
W	O	O	S		T	I	P	I	N	S
I	E	D	S		B	O	O	R		T	R	A	N	S
F	R	E	I	G	H	T		C	A	P	I	T	O	L
I	S	L	E	S		I	M	U	P		S	O	F	A
				U	N	C	A	S	T		E	M	I	T
O	T	O	H		A	S	I	S		I	R	I	S
C	A	R	E	T	S		S	T	A	R		C	H	I
C	E	S	A	R		D	O	U	B	L	E	D	I	P
A	B	O	V	E		J	U	N	E		K	O	N	A
M	O	N	E	Y		S	I	T			E	G	G	S

Across answers floating above the shapes have to DIP down and pick up the letters in those shapes to match the clues. I've fixed up the answers below the grid. SIMULATED becomes SIMULCASTED, etc.

The triangles spell CHIPS and the circles spell SALSA. (Triangular chips are dipped into round salsa bowls? Maybe?)

– puzzle by Rich Proulx and Simeon Seigel

Fri 3/14/2025
T	R	A	M	P				S	M	A	S	H	U	P
H	O	N	O	R			S	P	I	T	T	A	K	E
E	A	T	M	E		R	E	E	N	T	R	I	E	S
C	C	S		S	I	E	G	E	D		A	L	S	O
W	H	O	S	A	G	O	O	D	B	O	Y
		N	I	L	E	S		R	O	S	E	B	E	D
P	L	A	N	E	T		S	U	G	A	R	R	A	Y
O	I	L			T	Y	I	N	G			U	S	E
S	C	O	R	C	H	E	R		L	O	S	S	E	S
H	E	G	I	R	A	S		D	I	N	A	H
			P	U	T	M	E	I	N	C	O	A	C	H
I	S	T	O		A	L	L	E	G	E		S	O	O
S	K	I	P	C	L	A	S	S		L	A	I	R	S
L	I	M	E	S	O	D	A			E	N	D	A	T
A	M	E	N	I	T	Y				R	E	E	L	S

Sat 3/15/2025
L	A	W	S	O	N				B	A	N	D	B	S
I	M	H	E	R	E			Z	A	M	B	I	A	N
O	N	Y	X	E	S		S	O	N	I	C	A	R	E
N	E	W	T	S		R	I	N	D	S		P	D	A
	S	O	S		T	A	C	I	T		P	E	E	K
A	I	R		D	A	R	K	N	S	T	O	R	M	Y
B	A	R	R	Y	K	E	O	G	H	A	N
E	C	Y	C	L	E	D		B	I	R	D	M	A	N
			C	A	S	I	N	O	R	E	S	O	R	T
B	A	N	A	N	A	S	E	A	T	S		S	M	H
U	S	E	R		P	E	A	R	S		S	H	Y
T	I	A		S	H	A	R	D		P	O	P	U	P
D	A	T	A	L	O	S	S		T	O	R	I	N	O
A	G	E	M	A	T	E			H	O	T	T	I	P
D	O	N	T	G	O				C	H	A	S	T	E

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

I've colored the theme answers to make them easier to see. Blue Down answers are un-clued but "go both ways" to complete the attached Across answers. So, 1-Across is BLUE DENIM and 29-Across is DATA MINED. Those blue "connectors" are all legitimate crossword entries both directions.

– puzzle by Paul Coulter

Mon 3/17/2025
D	A	B	S		H	U	G	O		T	A	R	S	I
O	M	N	I		A	S	A	P		W	R	A	P	S
J	E	A	N	S	M	A	R	T		A	R	B	O	L
A	N	I	S	E			B	I	T		O	B	O	E
				T	A	Y	L	O	R	S	W	I	F	T
I	S	M	S		W	I	E	N	I	E
T	H	O	U	S	A	N	D	S		A	G	R	E	E
C	E	C	I	L	Y				S	T	R	O	N	G
H	A	S	T	A		B	I	T	E	S	I	N	T	O
				K	E	R	N	E	L		M	I	S	S
B	L	A	K	E	L	I	V	E	L	Y
E	A	R	N		S	N	O			U	L	T	R	A
G	R	E	E	T		G	I	R	L	P	O	W	E	R
O	V	A	L	S		O	C	H	O		D	I	N	E
T	A	S	T	E		N	E	O	N		E	N	D	S

Tue 3/18/2025
R	O	L	E		C	H	A	I		T	R	A	M
A	R	E	S		E	A	R	N		R	E	B	A	R
D	I	S	C	O	D	U	C	K		U	N	U	S	E	D
I	O	S		P	E	L	T		A	L	E		T	E	E
S	L	E	E	T		S	I	L	L	Y	G	O	O	S	E
H	E	R	N	I	A		C	A	T		E	N	D	E	D
			D	O	R	M		S	O	S		L	O	S	S
		F	U	N	K	Y	C	H	I	C	K	E	N
S	P	U	R		S	H	O		D	A	N	A
A	R	L	E	S		E	O	N		M	O	V	E	R	S
W	I	L	D	T	U	R	K	E	Y		T	E	N	E	T
E	M	O		A	R	O		P	A	S	T		C	F	O
D	E	F	A	N	G		P	A	R	T	Y	F	O	U	L
	S	I	N	C	E		A	L	D	A		E	D	G	E
		T	I	E	D		L	I	S	T		B	E	E	N

Wed 3/19/2025
A	F	L	A	C		O	W	L	S			S	H	E
T	R	O	L	L		S	H	I	N		O	T	I	S
R	E	S	E	A		H	A	D	A	B	L	A	S	T
I	T	T		S	C	A	R		P	E	E	R	S
A	S	S	I	S	T		F	B	I	L	A	B
			D	A	R	N		I	N	T	R	U	D	E
O	H	M	E		L	E	A	K		S	Y	R	I	A
L	E	A	S	T		I	S	I	T			S	E	T
A	R	K		I	N	L	I	N	E		A	T	M	S
F	R	E	S	N	O		A	I	R	E	D
		I	T	E	M	S			S	N	A	K	E	S
	S	T	R	A	I	N		B	E	D	S	L	A	T
S	U	P	E	R	N	O	V	A		S	T	A	G	E
P	L	O	P		E	R	A	S		I	R	U	L	E
Y	U	P			E	T	C	H		T	A	S	E	R

Thu 3/20/2025
N	I	P	S			N	A	I	F		B	A	L	E
T	H	A	W			O	H	N	O		A	W	O	L
H	O	R	A		J	O	A	N	C	U	S	A	C	K
S	P	A	T	T	E	R		S	U	B	A	R	U	S
		M	C	A	T				S	E	L	E	S
T	H	E	H	U	L	K		S	O	R	T
A	I	D	E		I	O	D	I	N	E		L	S	D
K	N	I	S	H		R	I	D		D	R	A	P	E
E	T	C		O	C	A	S	E	K		E	T	O	N
			M	O	R	N		S	I	N	C	I	T	Y
	K	Y	O	T	O				T	E	E	N
S	E	E	S	A	W	S		A	T	T	I	R	E	D
E	L	A	S	T	I	C	I	T	Y		P	O	R	E
A	C	R	E		N	A	P	A			T	O	I	L
S	E	N	D		G	R	A	D			S	T	E	T

This ambitious Schrödinger puzzle combines four "X or Y" answers with the corresponding circle on the same row.

16-Across HORA means "H or A" and the circle in 17-Across can be either letter. Both JOHN CUSACK and JOAN CUSACK appeared in both Say Anything and High Fidellity. 6-Down can be either AHH or AHA.

S or T makes THE HULK and SHE-HULK (ask a nearby kid), and "Hot ___" can be HOT TAKE or HOT SAKE (Japanese beverage), and so on.

It's interesting that ELASTICITY AND PLASTICITY are more or less synonymous.

– puzzle by Daniel Grinberg

Fri 3/21/2025
	R	A	R	I	T	Y			S	T	A	G	E	D
C	U	R	E	D	H	A	M		O	R	I	O	L	E
A	N	T	E	L	O	P	E		R	U	S	T	L	E
R	A	I	D	E	R		D	I	E	S		T	I	P
E	T	S	Y			F	I	R	S	T	B	A	S	E
D	A	T		A	T	L	A	S			E	C	O	N
	B	I	G	L	E	A	D		E	R	R	A	N	D
		C	H	E	A	P	A	S	D	I	R	T
A	T	L	A	S	T		R	E	E	N	A	C	T
D	O	I	N			S	L	A	N	G		H	I	D
M	O	C	A	P	S	U	I	T			P	E	R	U
I	C	E		R	A	I	N		S	H	A	M	A	N
T	U	N	E	I	N		G	A	T	O	R	A	D	E
I	T	S	A	M	E		S	P	A	R	K	L	E	S
T	E	E	T	E	R			A	N	N	A	L	S

Animators use a MOCAP SUIT (motion capture suit) to digitally capture the motions of a human actor that can then be transferred to their animated characters.

What? No more hand-drawn cels? Garson Hampfield could commiserate.

Here are some famous MOCAP examples.

– puzzle by Boaz Moser and Jacob Reed

Sat 3/22/2025
D	A	D	A		G	A	W	K		C	H	O	S	E
E	T	O	N		T	W	I	N		D	E	N	T	S
C	O	N	T	R	O	L	L	E	D	C	H	A	O	S
O	N	T	O	E			D	E	V	A		P	O	I
		M	I	N	D	M	E	L	D	S		O	D	E
L	E	O	N	O	R	A			R	E	P	S
A	A	V	E		A	D	D	R	E	S	S	I	N	G
I	C	E	T		G	R	O	A	N		I	T	O	O
T	H	A	T	D	O	E	S	I	T		L	I	V	E
		M	E	A	N			S	A	M	O	V	A	R
K	S	U		I	C	E	P	A	L	A	C	E
I	M	S		S	O	D	A			Z	Y	N	G	A
T	I	C	K	I	N	G	T	I	M	E	B	O	M	B
E	L	L	I	E		E	C	R	U		I	T	A	L
S	E	E	D	S		S	H	A	M		N	E	N	E

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

The letter U in common phrases is replaced with ME to fit the clues.

– puzzle by Andrew Colin Kirk

Mon 3/24/2025
H	E	A	P		C	C	S			A	R	G	O	S
U	R	S	A		R	O	L	D		B	E	A	D	S
B	R	I	T		O	H	I	O		R	A	M	E	N
B	A	T	H	R	O	O	M	S	C	A	L	E
U	N	I	S	O	N		Y	E	A	H		R	E	M
B	T	S		J	E	T			M	A	I	T	A	I
			M	O	R	A	L	C	O	M	P	A	S	S
E	T	T	A			L	E	O			A	G	E	S
L	I	V	I	N	G	L	E	G	E	N	D
M	E	D	L	E	Y			S	R	I		P	G	A
O	R	R		T	R	A	M		I	G	L	O	O	S
		A	L	L	O	V	E	R	T	H	E	M	A	P
C	A	M	E	O		I	G	O	R		G	A	L	E
E	V	A	N	S		D	A	T	E		O	D	I	N
L	A	S	T	S			N	S	A		S	E	E	S

Tue 3/25/2025
T	R	O	O	P	S		R	S	V	P		F	T	S
S	O	M	B	E	R		I	T	O	O		R	E	P
P	L	A	S	T	I	C	F	I	L	M		I	R	A
S	O	R	E	S		A	L	M	A		O	A	R	S
			S	P	A	C	E	P	R	O	G	R	A	M
S	A	D	S	A	C	K		Y	E	L	L	S
I	R	E		S	I	L	L			D	E	C	K	S
G	A	P	S		D	E	A	L	T		S	L	O	P
N	B	A	T	V			B	A	R	B		U	K	E
		R	I	C	O	H		S	O	A	P	B	O	X
W	A	T	E	R	F	E	A	T	U	R	E
A	R	M	S		N	A	P	E		M	A	L	T	A
G	E	E		W	O	R	L	D	S	E	R	I	E	S
O	W	N		E	T	T	U		U	N	C	A	S	T
N	E	T		T	E	S	S		P	U	E	R	T	O

Wed 3/26/2025
C	A	S	S		G	U	L	P	S		S	H	O	U	T
L	M	A	O		I	D	E	A	L		P	O	E	T	S
I	O	T	A		N	O	T	M	Y		R	O	D	E	O
C	R	I	M	E		N	A	P		B	I	C
H	A	V	I	N	G		T	H	O	U	G	H	T	S
E	L	A		D	I	V		L	L	C	S		W	A	N
			J	O	N	E	S	E	D			B	O	N	E
C	O	V	E	R	A	L	L	T	H	E	B	A	S	E	S
U	N	I	T			V	I	S	A	G	E	S
B	E	D		J	P	E	G		T	A	R		P	B	R
	G	I	V	E	S	T	H	E		D	E	G	R	E	E
			I	R	A		T	L	C		T	O	T	E	M
W	R	I	T	E		A	B	O	U	T		T	E	R	I
A	B	R	A	M		H	I	P	T	O		Y	A	M	S
S	I	L	L	Y		S	T	E	E	P		A	M	E	S

Play ball! Baseball themes are crossword gold. Here's one from 2007.

ALL THE BASES are COVERed by black squares.

– puzzle by Nathan Hale

XWord Info Home

92 ms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Puzzles for March, 2025 with Jim Horne comments

Puzzles for March, 2025
with Jim Horne comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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