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October 2026

  1. Poles Apart
  2. Unquote
  3. “Curious Address”
  4. Turnabout
  5. Zoology
  6. Degree
  7. Parable
  8. Tic-Tac-Don’t
  9. Catalog
  10. Black and White
  11. Indisposed
  12. The Miracle Stair
  13. To Be Precise
  14. Enlightenment
  15. Smile 4
  16. Counterparts
  17. False Prospect
  18. A Late Addition
  19. Criticism
  20. Relativity
  21. Two for One
  22. Query 9
  23. Strike Up the Bland
  24. Alphabetical Disorder
  25. Throughput
  26. Lineage
  27. Singing Lessons
  28. In a Word
  29. The Karidis Keyboard
  30. Esprit de Corps
  31. What’s New, Pussycat?
  32. “We and They”
  33. An Orderly Vacation
  34. Shelf Concepts
  35. Road Thoughts
  36. The Ringelmann Effect
  37. Lingua Franca
  38. A Fable
  39. Succinct
  40. “The Lacquer Liquor Locker”
  41. Turnabout
  42. Co-Existence
  43. Self-Study
  44. Unquote
  45. Scrap Mettle
  46. The Mind’s Eye
  47. Misc 107
  48. Points of View
  49. Gunner
  50. Onlookers
  51. Relocated

September 2026

  1. Also-Rans
  2. Roll Call
  3. Light Verse
  4. Decisions
  5. Veritas
  6. Clarity
  7. “Tracking the Fugitives”
  8. Summary Advice
  9. Turnabout
  10. A Late Work
  11. Math Notes
  12. Black and White
  13. Pardon?
  14. “Lines to a Lady of Quality, With the Gift of a Jaguar”
  15. In a Word
  16. Making Sense
  17. Dead Man’s Chest
  18. Morton’s Fork
  19. Frugal
  20. His and Hers
  21. Spin Doctor
  22. Miniature
  23. Oh, Thank You
  24. For Short
  25. A Magic Globe
  26. “Rebecca”
  27. Worldly Wisdom
  28. Looking Back
  29. Speed Limit
  30. Unquote
  31. Reflection
  32. Kakuro
  33. Still Life
  34. Self-Study
  35. “Ballade of Soporific Absorption”
  36. Speak, Memory
  37. A Bouquet
  38. Oops 27
  39. Orb Weaver
  40. Impostors
  41. Four Seasons
  42. Fare Division
  43. A Blow to Tourism
  44. Bad Stanzas
  45. Dinner for One
  46. Synopsis
  47. Diplomacy
  48. Flight From Moscow
  49. Small World
  50. Open and Shut

August 2026

  1. Connections
  2. A Bug’s Life
  3. In a Word
  4. For Short
  5. Nowhere Man
  6. Forward and Back
  7. Double Duty
  8. Passing Trains
  9. Kudos
  10. Applied Geometry
  11. Unquote
  12. Harmony
  13. The Other Half
  14. Balloon Balance
  15. Roundabout
  16. Things to Come
  17. O Loving Hate!
  18. Checkmate
  19. End to End
  20. All Right Then
  21. “Gloss”
  22. Having Words
  23. Dry
  24. Bhartrhari’s Paradox
  25. Taking Pause
  26. Around the World
  27. Good Enough
  28. “Scripture Cake”
  29. CyberChance
  30. Point of Order
  31. Polchinski’s Paradox
  32. Tile Swap
  33. Level Best
  34. Black and White
  35. Postal Inspector
  36. Nothing Doing
  37. Friendly Numbers
  38. In a Word
  39. Faith and Hope
  40. Flights of Fancy
  41. Reflection
  42. Portrait
  43. Level-Headed
  44. Unquote
  45. Changed Men
  46. The Same Boat
  47. Math Notes
  48. Plot Lines
  49. Casting Call

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