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Cocktail served in a copper mug / MON 4-14-25 / My Chemical Romance groupie,...
Constructor: Stacy Cooper and Ken CohenRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME:"WHAT'S CRACKING?" (51A: Slangy greeting ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 25- and 45-Across) — theme answers...
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Video game character in a green hat / TUE 4-15-25 / Performer at ozashiki...
Constructor: Per BykodorovRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR (35A: Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) — circled letters contain anagrams of "CIGAR"...
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Like some colors or Zoom users / WED 4-16-25 / Doing some breakfast shopping?...
Constructor: Kathy BloomerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: CEREALS AISLES (23D: Places to find items at the ends of 4-, 8- and 14-Down) — ordinary phrases turned into cereal puns:Theme...
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Literally, "equal legs" / THU 4-17-25 / Horseshoe enthusiasts? / Toward that...
Constructor: Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon KolkowitzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: You can't see the FOREST for the TREES (64A: What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle? / 38A: See...
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Watered-down espresso, essentially / FRI 4-18-25 / 1960s-'80s singer/TV host...
Constructor: Greg Snitkin and Glenn DavisRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Naomi KLEIN (10D: Naomi ___, author of 2007's "The Shock Doctrine") — Naomi Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a...
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Sound from a dental click / SAT 4-19-25 / Portmanteau pants / Move quickly...
Constructor: Alex TomlinsonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: INEZ Milholland (19A: 20th-century activist ___ Milholland, dubbed a "Joan of Arc-like symbol of the suffrage movement")...
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Juvenile locust / SUN 4-20-25 / Peach or plum, botanically / Little flap,...
Constructor: Victor Schmitt and Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Double Vision"— three-word answers where first part of middle word is the same as the first word and last part of...
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Famed shoe designer / MON 4-21-25 / Cute name for a spouse's task list /...
Constructor: Thomas van GeelRelative difficulty: Challenging (**for a Monday**) (**esp. if you're solving Downs-only**)THEME:"GESUNDHEIT!" (56A: Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and...
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Korean dish similar to sushi rolls / TUE 4-22-25 / Stately French dance, or...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: band names, literally — familiar (-ish) phrases clued via band names, which need to be taken literally to be understood:Theme...
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Head, slangily / WED 4-23-25 / Establishment in Chicago's Boystown /...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: GALAXY-BRAIN (61A: Having ideas far too profound for anyone else to comprehend ... and what might help you solve this puzzle?) — first words...
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Noted criminal extradited to the U.S. in 2017 / THU 4-24-25 / Eponymous...
Constructor: Kathleen DuncanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: GENRE-BENDING (51D: Mixing thematic elements and tropes ... or a feature of this puzzle?) — genres literally bend (i.e. change...
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Tell-all Reddit sesh / FRI 4-25-25 / Ran through some laundry, say / Number...
Constructor: Adrian JohnsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: LOMO saltado (8D: ___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish)) — Lomo saltado is a popular, traditional Peruvian...
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"That's so relatable," in modern slang / SAT 4-26-25 / Convincing...
Constructor: Sarah Sinclair and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Emily TESH (20A: Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel) — Emily Tesh is a...
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Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea / SUN 4-27-25 / Line in...
Constructor: Jacob ReedRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Numbers Game" — theme clues are written as numbers on a CALCULATOR read-out, and you have to read them UPSIDE-DOWN in order to make sense of...
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1980s skating great Thomas / MON 4-28-25 / Round Mongolian dwelling /...
Constructor: Sue FrackerRelative difficulty: Easy (Easy-Medium for me, solving Downs-only)THEME:MULTI-HYPHENATES (58A: Ones with many talents ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 35- and 51-Across)— literal...
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Bestrewn with droplets / TUES 4-29-25 / Double-decker checker / Brahma,...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of April! Did you all just hear that? Yes? That was me screaming with joy because my Liverpool Reds won the Premier League title!! In our first year with...
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Pirates' support group? / WED 4-30-25 / Stitchers' gathering / Alternative to...
Constructor: Adam VincentRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CLEAN / ONE'S CLOCK (6D: With 32-Down, beat an opponent soundly)— ordinary phrases are turned into clock + cleaning-related puns:Theme...
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Tswana for "fly" / THU 5-1-25 / Trailblazing astronaut Jemison / Modern...
Constructor: Aidan Deshong and Adam LevavRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CIRCLES BACK (37A: Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues) — in six...
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Malaysian state or island / FRI 5-2-25 / Bams, cracks or dots, in mahjong /...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: PENANG (45A: Malaysian state or island) —Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular...
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Frenetic bursts of energy in pets, colloquially / SAT 5-3-25 / North African...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: Easy (although I think I was lucky and the difficulty might actually be closer to Medium for many)THEME: none Word of the Day: Renata ADLER (51D:...
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Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine / SUN 5-4-25 / Toon fighter of Skeletor /...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Force Play"— a "play" on the phrase "May the Force be with you..." (from Star Wars); the theme revealer is the corny/punny phrase "MAY THE...
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Secondary social media accounts, informally / MON 5-5-25 / Purple "superfood"...
Constructor: Eric RolfingRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME:"WE GO WAY BACK" (59A: "I've known them forever!" ... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?) — things that...
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Dad, in Korean / TUE 5-6-25 / Orange-colored fruit pastry / Member of the...
Constructor: Enrique Henestroza AnguianoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: COTTON CANDY — "COTT" (in circled squares) sits ON top of "C" AND "Y" (in circled squares) three times in the grid:Theme...
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___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur / WED 5-7-2025 / Scientist played by...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Easy (felt like a themeless though?) (6:17)THEME: Common phrases turned "wacky" by removing the H, as a tribute to PITTSBURGH — City that had the final letter...
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Ascetic breakfast selection / THU 5-8-25 / Muddies, as water / San ___ Bay...
Constructor: Dan CapreraRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to MediumTHEME: "BUTT OUT!" (39A: "Mind your own business!" ... or a hint to the four sides of this puzzle)— four answers stick out (by one...
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