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Gets zero m.p.g., say / MON 3-10-25 / Singer Goulding with the 2015 8x...
Constructor: PATTI VAROLRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: DOUBLE BACK (63A: Turn around and return ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across?) — The "Back" of each of the theme...
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Texter's "I can't believe this" / TUE 3-11-25 / Grasp a central idea /...
Constructor: Jared CappelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ACUPUNCTURE (27D: Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?) — familiar phrases clued...
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Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian / WED 3-12-25 / Kid-lit character with...
Constructor: Chandi Deitmer and Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SAW A WOMAN IN HALF (58A: Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?)— shaded squares...
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Hits the exchange, in Wall Street lingo / THU 3-13-25 / Online shorthand for...
Constructor: Rich Proulx and Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Easy once you get the gimmick)THEME: DOUBLE DIP (61A: Commit a party foul, in a way ... or what five answers do in this...
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Classic pickup lines, familiarly / FRI 3-14-25 / Truffula forest logger in...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Rose hips (25A: Where hips do lie = ROSE BED) — The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the...
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Drink akin to a Moscow mule / SAT 3-15-25 / Cozier alternatives to motels /...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:SICKO (16D: 2007 Michael Moore documentary with the tagline "This might hurt a little") — Sicko is a 2007 American...
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Brit's jolly cry of approval / SUN 3-16-25 / Florentine artist known for...
Constructor: Paul CoulterRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Have It Both Ways"— two Across answers share a common Down segment—that segment reads one way for one of the Acrosses, and the opposite way for...
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She played Serena on "Gossip Girl" / MON 3-17-25 / Chile de ___ (very spicy...
Constructor: Kathy LowdenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: GIRL POWER (63A: Slogan that celebrates a young woman's confidence and independence ... or a hint to 17-, 24-,...
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Dance fad of the 1970s / TUE 3-18-25 / A wish might be made on a loose one /...
Constructor: Larry Snyder and Jonathan KaufmanRelative difficulty: Extremely Easy, even for a TuesdayTHEME: PARTY FOUL (65A: Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. ... or, homophonically, a hint to 17-,...
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Skills of the past / WED 3-19-25 / Brother in the Lemony Snicket books /...
Constructor: Evan Park and Jeffrey MartinovicRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (the "Medium" is because of the possibly unexpected rebus square)THEME: STARBURST (10D: Chewy fruit-flavored candy ... or a...
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Urban area associated with gaming / THU 3-20-25 / Sites for saltwater soaks /...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: Very easy to solve (somewhat less easy to understand, at a thematic level)THEME: ___ OR ___— four four-letter answers following a "_OR_" pattern must be...
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Attire often used in filming C.G.I. scenes, informally / FRI 3-21-25 / Target...
Constructor: Boaz Moser and Jacob ReedRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Sherman Act (8D: Target of the 1890 Sherman Act) — The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (26 Stat. 209, 15...
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Surrealist painter Carrington / SAT 3-22-25 / Car seen in the opening scene...
Constructor: Katie HoodyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: DEVA (21A: Long-lived being in Buddhist cosmology) — A Deva (Sanskrit and Pali: देव; Mongolian: тэнгэр, tenger) in...
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Use a Clorox wipe on, say / SUN 3-23-25 / Gummy candy company / Doomed...
Constructor: Andrew Colin KirkRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (probably just "Easy," but I got stuck for a bit in the NE)THEME:"Where'd You Go?"— familiar phrases have their "U" changed to "ME,"...
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Odysseus' faithful dog / MON 3-24-25 / Like seaweed or raw octopus / K-pop...
Constructor: Victor SchmittRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME: ALL OVER THE MAP (57A: Here, there and everywhere ... or where to find 20-, 33- and 41-Across's ends?) — last words of...
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Oregon trail vehicle / TUES 3-25-25 / Ren's cartoon buddy / Like Eeyore in...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday in March! Hope it’s been getting warmer wherever you are — I start to feel more like a real person once it’s spring. My Monday was hectic because I had a...
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Bootleg booze / WED 3-26-25 / British politico Corbyn / Alternative to a...
Constructor: Nathan HaleRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: COVER ALL THE BASES (40A: Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do)— black squares "cover" all the...
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[Can't talk, eating] / THU 3-27-25 / Event in a tent / Reflexology setting /...
Constructor: Brad LivelyRelative difficulty: Medium [14x16 grid!]THEME: pass it on / pass it back — "IT" is transferred from one answer to either the preceding or the following answer, in four...
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Poke bowl condiment / FRI 3-28-25 / Oh, brothers, where art thou? / Hybrid...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: DELMAR (50A: San Diego County beach town with a racetrack) — Del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [del ˈmaɾ]; Spanish for...
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Short Japanese sword / SAT 3-29-25 / Soffritto-based sauce / Where to get...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermottRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: TANTO (16A: Short Japanese sword) — A tantō (短刀, 'short blade') is a traditionally made...
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Architectural projection / SUN 3-30-25 / Feature of a safe landing /...
Constructor: Simeon SiegelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Mark My Words" — Clues must be understood spatially, with various punctuation "marks" standing in for "words":Theme answers:THAT'S BESIDE THE...
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So-called "king of the road" / MON 3-31-25 / Basketball shot made while...
Constructor: Ryan MathiasonRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Monday, solved Downs-only) (undersized 14x15 grid, so if it played faster than usual, that's likely why)THEME: IT'S GROWING ON ME (35A:...
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Big shot on the internet / TUE 4-1-25 / Publication where this puzzle might...
Constructor: Sande MiltonRelative difficulty: Medium? (Easy, but those pre-written letters might've confused you some)THEME: Non-pristine IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE crossword puzzles — grid is meant to...
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Rocket ___, character in "Guardians of the Galaxy" / WED 4-2-25 / Beethoven's...
Constructor: Daniel BodilyRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: FINISH STRONG — [Go out with a bang, or a hint to the theme answers] The final word of each two-word phrase is a synonym for strongTheme...
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Printer resolution spec / THU 4-3-25 / "First Blood" tough guy / Big...
Constructor: Hanh HuynhRelative difficulty: Easy (might take a little longer to enter all the special squares, but it's still easy to solve)THEME: STAR-CROSSED (62A: Ill-fated ... or a hint to six...
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