Sunday on Sunday
After spending a couple of days, I just finished making a Sunday crossword.
The biggest difference between a Sunday and a Weekday is that a Weekday is usually 15x15. A Sunday can be 21x21, 23x23, or 25x25.
In order to make the puzzle, I had to come up with a theme, a grid, and the words to put in the grid. I spent 2 hours off and on for 3 days coming up with my theme words. Then I spent about 30 minutes yesterday finding the grid I want, using a website with all of the New York Times crosswords since 1993. And then today for about 4 hours, I came up with the fill.
The title of my puzzle is "Foul House". A common characteristic of NYT puzzles is circles, where after the puzzle is filled, the letters in circles will stand out from the rest of the puzzle. My puzzle features 11 phrases that each feature x amount of circles consecutively. What makes this puzzle unique is that the letters in the circles can be anagrammed into a place in the house. For example, the phrase FIGHTINGBOREDOM would have FIGHTING(BOREDOM), and the words inside the circles could be anagrammed into BEDROOM.
I can't put this puzzle on Funtrivia, and I can't post it in the newspaper I'm editing, so I guess I need to have bigger plans...
And now a puzzle. Take the name of a Rolling Stones song. Remove the 7th, 8th, and 10th letter, and you get a Beatles song. What are these songs?

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